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Hessle
Hessle RUFC had a fantastic season last time around and has wasted no time
establishing themselves as a force to be reckoned with once again in 2015/16. Their
Chairman, Malcolm King, recently took the time to give us an insight into their
success.
Involvement
He told us, “I have been at the club
17 years now having started playing
Rugby at a late age. The thing that
most attracted me was the colourful
Characters that were at the club. We had
four teams back then and the Social side
was very interesting to say the least.
It has always been a great club and is
proud of its grassroots status.”
The Role
“As Chairman, with a reduced amount
of volunteers, I find that the time is
made up of admin, especially as we
are now accredited and also have Ltd
company status. It’s almost like running
a business. The Rugby side is also
challenging and we are lucky to have
some very supportive sponsors who
make it easy to fund this part of the club.
We were flooded 2 years ago and the
club had to be totally refurbished which
was a strain but now it’s done it is a
really nice venue for social events and
rugby. On a late autumn day the setting
is spectacular.”
positivity from loyal people has been
manifest and when we got to the lowest
league we started winning matches. A
few older players returned and with
2 coaches in the last 2 years it has
remained difficult to keep the buzz but
as a