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Strathaven
What a difference a year makes!
L
ast season Strathaven RFC
suffered the disappointment
of a relegation following
a difficult campaign for
their first XV. They have
wasted no time turning things around
however, having demonstrated their grit,
determination and talent to sit proudly
atop BT West Division 3.
Club Representative Colin Dalgarno
took the time to tell us more about the
good work that they’ve been doing. He
started by telling us about his long-term
association with Strathaven, saying, “I’ve
been involved with Strathaven RFC since
1993 when I was six years old. Since I
began playing for Strathaven RFC I’ve
held the roles of Vice-Captain and VicePresident of the club but had to step down
last year due to undertaking a master’s
degree while still working, this meant that
I couldn’t give the role my full attention
which wouldn’t have been the best thing
for the club.
“I’ve been at the club for a very long time
and I can honestly say that the mood at
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the club currently is absolutely fantastic.
We’re getting results across the board, not
only in outcomes of matches but seeing
development across all levels of the club.
“Our plan is to keep progressing at all
levels, we have a great youth section and
for the first time in 4-5 years as well as a
full minis section we have a U15’s, U16’s
and U18’s team as well as our full senior
squad and guys playing in a second’s
team jointly with East Kilbride.
“Our aim is to keep this going and
hopefully with some youth players
coming through the age grades we’ll be
able to put out a seconds team in the next
couple of seasons. In terms of the 1st XV
we want to win the league.
“Youth Rugby is essential to the club; this
was highly evident last season when we
had a couple of players move on and no
youth players coming through to fill the
gaps. This led to our senior squad being