KEYNSHAM
Keynsham
K
eynsham RFC is committed to providing the local community with a vibrant sporting outlet focused on improving
the standard of rugby they play. Rugby Club Magazine caught up with their Chairman David Thorpe to find out more
about the good work they’ve been doing.
Involvement
He started by telling us about his involvement with the
club, saying, “I have been at the club for the last nine years.
This is my first season as Chairman after four as Mini’s
Chairman. I brought my son down to play when he was six
and slowly started helping out with car parking, Barbecues,
and finally coaching and playing.”
The Role
“Everyone has their own expectations of what a club
chairman should be but really a chairman can only get
things done with the help of the membership. A rugby club
has a lot of different types of members, from 6 year old
new players, through to parents, social members, players,
coaches and Veterans and all have their different needs.
The challenge is to get the members to look at the club as
a whole. So the majority of my role is helping and cajoling
different parts of the club to work together. When it works
that is when it is most rewarding.”
“The majority of my
role is helping and
cajoling different
parts of the club
to work together.
When it works that
is when it is most
rewarding.”
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