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games even when they are not playing at
their best.
A key reason for the sides attacking brand
of rugby was the performances of Callum
Irvine and Lewis Minikin. Irvine was their
leading try scorer with 13 whilst Minikin
contributed 11. They will be hoping these
players can continue to perform with such
distinction in the future.
Harrogate is not a club to focus solely
upon their senior section however and
they also have a number of youth sides
in place. These teams look to provide
youngsters from the local area with an
opportunity to play the game in a safe and
enjoyable environment whilst helping
them to reach their full potential.
It is important for any side to be able
to produce their own talent if they are
to be successful over a sustained period
of time and this is an area that Harrogate
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appears to have covered. It will certainly
be exciting to see how their juniors can
develop over the coming years.
In order to help ensure that these players
enjoy a smooth transition into the senior
game they also run additional sides. This
allows them to gain experience of the adult
game even if they are not yet considered
ready for first team action which can be
an important step in the development
process.
Another benefit of having extra sides is
that it allows the first XV to benefit from
far greater strength in depth. If they are
ever left short on numbers through injury
or work commitments they have the
option of calling players up with a limited
amount of disruption.
This is also a club that is committed to
playing a vital role in the local community
and this was demonstrated recently
when they donated an entire commercial
kitchen to Corrina & Friends, the town’s
first ‘pay as you feel’ community café.
Speaking to www.harrogaterugby.com,
Club Chairman James Smithies said, “We
are so pleased that the club has been able
to contribute to Corrina’s café by donating
our old kitchen equipment. The club
moves to its new site on Rudding Lane in
September, so no longer needs the kitchen
from Claro Road. We are delighted that
it will go towards helping such a worthy
cause and wish Corrina every success
with the venture which we will continue
to support in any way we can.”
Harrogate is a terrific example of wellrun, superbly administered establishment
and hopefully they will be able to continue
with the fine work that they’ve been doing
for many years to come.
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