Midsomer
Norton
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Midsomer
Norton
M
idsomer Norton RFC
currently plays their
home games at the
Norton Down Playing
Fields in Radstock and their home
colours are red and white hoops. They
are led by the team of Chairman Neil
Denning and President Nigel Rowles
and the club has been developing well
under their leadership.
They have put together a history of
which they have every right to be proud,
having first been established in 1936
meaning that they celebrated their
75th anniversary in 2011.
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They are able to boast some high quality
facilities with 3 excellent pitches, a floodlit
training area, a clubhouse and a large car
park.
This season their first team has made
a fine start to their league campaign,
having won all four of their opening
matches. This sees them lying just behind
the leaders and if they can keep up their
recent form it will not be long before they
find themselves top of the pile.
One of the highlights of the team’s
performances has been the attacking
brand of rugby that they have
produced scoring more
than forty points a
game on average. If they can keep up the
standards they’ve set so far 2015/16 will
be a season to remember.
This is not a club that focuses solely
upon the adult game however and they
have a number of junior and mini teams in
place. The aim of these teams is to provide
young players from the local community
with an opportunity to develop their
skills and reach their full potential.
It can be a huge boost for the senior
section of any club to be able to rely upon
a stream of talent coming through their
youth system and Midsomer Norton
is confident that there are a number of
players with the potential to do just that.
It will certainly be exciting to watch how
these players are able to develop their
game in the coming years.
It can be hard for young players to
make the transition into the senior game
and many players drop out of rugby
at this point. Midsomer Norton takes
every step possible to try and prevent
this from happening and have a number
of additional senior sides in place. This
enables the club to offer young players