Vipers
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Vipers
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
B
ased in Blaby Leicestershire,
Vipers RFC prides themselves
on offering people of all ages
a welcoming and friendly
atmosphere. Club Captain Dominic
Green took the time to tell us more about
the good work that the club has been
doing lately.
He told us, “I’ve been with the club
for four seasons now. In my first year
with the club we were relegated from
Mids 2 South; that was difficult for me to
deal with. I didn’t like the fact we’d been
beaten even though we’d worked so hard,
so I was determined to come back the year
after and make things right.
“In the second year Houlty and Smash
took over and things started to get really
interesting for the senior set up. He
clearly had the bigger picture in mind,
unfortunately we didn’t get promoted
that year and to make things worse I
broke my arm a couple of games from the
end of the campaign.
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“In year 3 the squad had a slow
start to the year and I couldn’t
play until December because
of my arm. By the time I got
back playing promotion was
possible but there was a
lot of work still to be done.
After Christmas we got into
some really good form and
we managed finally to get
promoted back to Mids 2
East. It was brilliant, and we
managed to make it better
still by beating Jimmies in the
county shield.
“Going into year 4 there were
some big questions around the team,
not least who would be captain, we had
lost Simmo to an injury that stopped him
playing altogether and Rumble had taken
over and done a great job. He had had
enough though and that left the position
available.
“In preseason a players vote was held
and to my surprise I was chosen as club
captain for the 2015-16 season. I was so