Staines
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Staines
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
S
taines RFC is a club making
superb progress at present and
appears to be well set up for a
bright and successful future. We caught
up with Chairman Bob Lawless to find
out more about the good work that the
club has been doing lately.
Involvement
He told us, “I have been at Staines
for the past 29 years and have had
various positions which including Club
Coach, Director of Rugby, President
and Chairman. My first visit to the Club
was running RFU Coaching courses. I
was invited back to assist with the club
coaching, was impressed by the set up
and friendly attitude of the players and
members and soon become a part of the
Staines family.”
The Role
“My interests in being involved
in Rugby, is both Club and Player
Development. Rugby has gone through
a changing landscape and it is interesting
to see the personal development of young
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players coming through the club and
how volunteers, members and all those
involved have developed in their work/
family lives.
Being Chairman of a club that owns its
own facilities also has its own challenges.
Ensuring that income streams are there
to support club growth and providing
playing pathways for all our mini and
youth players is a very rewarding aspect.”
Atmosphere
“There is a very good squad spirit
with the seniors, the mini and youth
numbers are increasing with the sides
doing well and we have an U17s Youth
team in a transition period to Senior
Rugby. We have been active with the
Nat West workforce weekends over the
past few years and our club, with all the
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