Stanford
combining my current youth side and the
two senior teams making the club even
stronger.”
Present
“The general mood at the club is good,
with promotion last season for the 1st
team and our 2nd team and ladies doing
extremely well this year we are very
pleased with the continued growth of
the club. We have a large youth and mini
section, that on a Sunday when they are
all at home gives such a fun and exciting
atmosphere. As a club we are very positive
about the coming seasons.
It has been a hard season for our 1st
team getting to grips with the tougher
league but we have achieved our goal of a
mid-table finish with the knowledge that
there were some games we could have
gained a different end result in. The 1st
team have also reached the semi-final of a
cup so fingers crossed we might still finish
the season with some silverware.
The 2nd team have done well in their
league; we are just waiting for all the final
results to come in but it looks like that they
will come second and earn promotion
into the next league. The 2nd team are
also doing well in their cup competition
so more chances there too. Our senior
Ladies have performed outstandingly this
season and have just missed promotion
but they go from strength to strength. The
clubs youth and mini section is growing
stronger and stronger so the foundations
are there for many years ahead.”
Stanford Rugby Club is heavily involved
within the local community. Robin
O’Connell owner of HDS Securities,
the club’s principal sponsor, told
Rugby Club Magazine, “I am a former
player myself, and my son has played
for the club since the age of seven.
I recognized the club was working
very hard within the local community
and was only too happy to help out
financially.
HDS SECURITIES ARE PROUD TO BE WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH STANFORD RUGBY CLUB.
I am now a junior and senior coach, and
I am honored to currently hold the post
of Junior Chairman. Graham Loughran
and I reach out to the local community,
taking the rugby message to schools
in the Stanford area, showing what
Stanford RFC can offer them not only in
terms of playi