st columba &
torpoint
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St Columba &
Torpoint
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t Columba and Torpoint RFC play their home games at Defiance Field on Antony Road in Cornwall and their first team
currently competes in the Tribute Devon 1 League. They are led by Chairman Chris Goodman who is supported by
Secretary Tony Bevan and the club has made a considerable amount of progress under their guidance.
They were first established in 1927 with
a view to providing young men with
Scottish connections with an opportunity
to play the game. The club was opened
up to players not of Scottish extraction in
1931 as long as they were nominated by
members of the side.
The name St Columba was chosen due
to their association with Scotland with
the club’s royal red also coming from the
pioneer of Scottish history. Since being
set up they have put together a history of
which they have every right to be proud
and will be keen to add to these successes
over the coming years.
This season, their first team has put
together a strong league campaign, having
compiled a record of ten wins and just five
defeats from their first fifteen matches.
This has left them sitting near the top of
the table with 45 points on the board.
This should provide them with the perfect
platform from which to build as they look
ahead towards their 2015/16 campaign.
So long as they can retain their current
group of players and perhaps make one
or two quality additions they should be in
with a good chance of another successful
season.
One of the highlights of the team’s
performances this season has been the
strong defensive record that they have.
This has been reflected by the fact that
they have conceded just 197 points all
season, proving them to be one of the
strongest defensive units in the league.
This is thanks to the fact that they have
some superb individual defenders but
also is a testament to the hard work that
has been put in on the training ground.
Being so sound defensively gives them
the potential to win games even when
they are not playing at their best.
St Columba and Torpoint is not a club
focusing solely upon their senior section
however as they have been making a
considerable effort to improve their youth
set up in recent times. This part of the
club looks to provide youngsters from the
local area with an opportunity to enjoy the
game in a safe and enjoyable environment
whilst helping them to reach their full
potential.
It is important for any club to be able to
produce their own talent, particularly in
the current financial climate and this is
an area that they appear to have covered.
It will certainly be exciting to see how
their juniors can develop over the coming
years.
There is much to admire about the superb
set up that St Columba and Torpoint
currently has in place and this should
enable them to continue to prosper for
many years to come.
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