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Atherstone
RFC
F
irst established in 1968, Atherstone RFC is based on Ratcliffe Road in Warwickshire and their first team currently
competes in the Midlands 4 West (South) League. They are a family friendly club which plays an important role in the local
community and we caught up with a number of their members to find out more about the good work they’ve been doing.
Julie Douglas – Honorary Secretary/Press and Media
“The mood here is very good
considering the challenges we have
faced this season. At the end of
last season we lost our coach and
five regular first team players. The
new coach stayed for about three
matches. In addition we were unable
to use our floodlit training area and
had to gain funding for potable
floodlights. Despite all of this, the
lads have produced some tremendous
performances. Team spirit is fantastic
thanks to the work of both the first and
second team captains Phil Mulvey and
Matt Kent.
We are committed to playing an
important role in the community.
We do not own a ground; we do not
own a club house. Our club house is
Atherstone Sports Club Ltd which
supports cricket, hockey football
and rugby. The Club House is made
available for hire to the community.
The difficulty with this is that any bar
monies do not come into the rugby club
directly. We are a family oriented club
and whenever we put on any social
activities we make sure that children
are welcome (where appropriate) and
that we do traditional party games to
keep them happy.
We want to survive to our 50th year
and beyond! It will be important to
continue to build the junior and senior
section. We are also going to work
with Atherstone Sports Club to ensure
their financial security as without the
facilities we could not survive as a
club.”
“This is my 3rd season at Atherstone rugby club. The mood here is good, even with
everything that’s gone on this season. Our plans for the rest of the season are to encourage
the younger players to get involved and help bring them on, as for the first team my aims
are to keep this squad together and keep the spirit there. For me personally seeing the
youngsters coming through is very rewarding.”
Phil Mulvey – Club/First Team Captain
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