Beckenham
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“I became involved in Beckenham RFC
through my brother who plays for the club.
I get down to watch them play whenever I
can and was pleased to see them do well last
season. The coaching style there is excellent
and I’d like to wish them the best of luck for
the new season. Hopefully they’ll be able to
claim some silverware.”
-Lee McGinley of LMG Building Services
Last season, their first team put
together a solid league campaign as they
compiled a record of fourteen wins and
just eight defeats from their twenty two
matches. This saw them finish in the top
half of the table with 66 points on the
board.
This should provide them with a solid
platform from which to build as they
look to build for their 2016/17 campaign.
As long as they are able to retain their
current group of players and can perhaps
make one or two quality additions they
should be well positioned to push on up
the table.
A standout feature of the Beckenham
set-up is the strong youth system that
they have in place which looks to help
players from the local area to reach their
full potential by providing them with a
safe environment in which to play the
game.
It is important for any side to be able
to produce their own talent, particularly
in the current financial climate, and it
will be a major boost for the first team if
they can rely on young players coming
through the ranks to challenge for a place
in the side.
Coaching staff involved in the youth
section at the club are confident that they
have a number of players on the books
who have the potential to go on and play
“Beckenham RFC is a terrific example of the important role that a club can
play in their local community. The work that they are doing at present should
put them in a good position to go on and enjoy a successful future.”
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