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Haslams
The Venue
Centrally located
Convenient to major routes
Easy to access
Ample on-site parking
Flexible room options
Wi-fi connection
Presentation facilities
Catering available
Cost effective
Ideal for:
Meetings
Training
Presentations
Corporate Hospitality
For Haslams Hire information contact
Robin Falkner on
07702 308780 or at
[email protected]
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please contact
Jane Twigg on
07969 556420 or at
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Involvement
He started by telling us about his
involvement, saying, “I have been
involved since 1979, initially as a player
for many years, then coaching in the
Mini and junior section, coaching Colts
and finally Rugby Chairman. When I
first moved to Derby, Derby RFC was the
natural choice for me as a club playing
at the right level in the locality. We are a
community club and are not exclusive in
terms of who can play for us. We cater for
serious players and social players in the
men’s senior section, have a ladies team,
Colts (U17 – U19) and junior sides from
U7s to U16s.”
The Role
“The most rewarding part of the role
is seeing young players come through
to first team rugby from the juniors and
Colts. We have had many examples of this
in recent years and the average age of the
first team currently reflects the approach
that the club has adopted.
The most challenging thing is trying to
maintain lower teams at the club to cater
for social and ‘occasional’ players. It is
sometimes difficult to get the numbers for
our teams and when we do the opposition
might cry off.”
This Season
“The mood at the moment is good in
general. It has certainly improved in
recent years and much credit for that is
down to Head Coach Roxy Fearon who,
as well as coaching, works hard to get
more involvement from players in social
events.
This season has been slightly
disappointing in terms of 1st XV results.
Last season we over-achieved in terms
of results, probably being lucky in many
matches. This season has often seen the
reverse, with matches we should have
won being lost. Most of the matches we
have lost this season we were winning at
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