rotherham
clifton
Youth
“Until recently we have always run a successful
and busy junior section. We have struggled
in the very recent past to maintain full
teams; however, our current 1st and 2nd
team squads include 17 players that
are a product of our junior section.
One of our key objectives for next
season is to re-establish this and
provide a strong pipeline, as well
as involving youngsters from
our area in the club.”
Community
“We are very much a community
set up, we consider ourselves a
grass roots club, but with some
ambition to improve the standard
of rugby played. The social side of
rugby is important to our players and
members. Many of our members are
former players, equally so on the club’s
committee, in fact our current chairman was
the clubs longest serving 1st XV Captain, and has
been involved with the club from the beginning as have
a number of other members.
We regularly provide players for local charity games,
particularly the annual Boxing Day fixture between
south Yorkshire clubs. We have also run events
for charity in conjunction with the MS
society and our coaching team is also
involved in school and county rugby.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“Next season represents a big
step up for us on the playing
front, though the recent bowl
competition and tour has shown
that we are capable of competing
at a higher level; however we
are constantly looking for new
talent to give extra strength in
depth in order to cope with the
extra travelling commitments and
increased number of fixtures.
We are also working hard off the
field. We have developed strong
relationships with a number of local
partner sponsors and we continue to work
hard to consolidate and develop new links in
the local community. We want to establish ourselves
as a Yorkshire 3 team (requiring another promotion) and
increase th e number of senior teams and establish and maintain
a thriving junior section.”
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