Rugby Club Issue 57 | Page 23

MAIDSTONE decided not to enter the Evergreen Cup following the establishing of a new tournament for rural Kent set up by our own Richard Ewence in conjunction with Kent RFU, they enjoyed a competitive but successful season taking the inaugural trophy with a solid win over Thanet Wanderers in the final in late April. The youth section continues to grow and a change in the committee added new impetus to their progress. It is very easy for clubs to operate as two separate entities of youth and senior rugby, and Maidstone were probably as guilty of this as any other club has been. However, with hard work by all of those involv V@