luctonians
Luctonians
L
uctonians RFC is based at Mortimer Park on Hereford Lane and their first team currently competes in National League
2 North. They are led by the team of President David Thomas and Chairman Simon Whiteman and the club is looking
to progress under their guidance.
As part of the larger Luctonians Sports
Club they are committed to playing an
important role in their local area which
is highlighted on www.luctonians.
co.uk where they state that they pride
themselves on, “being a Community
Club offering excellent facilities, quality
coaching for all and social enjoyment.”
As well as rugby the club also caters for
cricket and ladies touch rugby, netball
and rounders.
Last season it would be fair to say that
their first team did not perhaps enjoy the
campaign they would have liked as they
put together a record of eleven wins, a
draw and eighteen defeats from their
thirty league fixtures. On the plus side
they did manage to avoid relegation and
compiled a total of 61 points.
They will now be keen to have a productive
off-season in order to ensure that they are
well prepared for 2015/16. As long as they
can retain their current group of players
and perhaps strengthen with one or two
quality additions they should be in with
a good chance of pushing on up the table.
One positive from their last campaign
which helped them stay in the league was
the fact that they had a better defensive
record than the teams below them. This
allowed them to grind out results at times
even when they were not playing at their
best.
This is a testament to the commitment of
the players who represented the club and
also to the hard work that was put in on
the training ground in order to ensure
that they are a well drilled unit. If they
can build on this they have the potential
to be one of the better defensive sides in
the league.
Luctonians is not a club to focus solely
upon their senior section however and this
is reflected by the fact that they also have
a number of youth sides in place. These
teams look to provide young players
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 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
youngsters can progress in the coming
years.
Lucton School
Proud to sponsor
Luctonians RFC
Lucton School and Old
Luctonians have
always been
proud to be at
the the heart
of this
great
club.
www.luctonschool.org
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