Falmouth
element of the game as much as
attack. So there is a real focus on
building the team, to trust, respect
and work for one another. So we
encourage the players to all travel
to matches on the bus and the social
secretary has been busy arranging
bonding sessions. That ethos has
started to become embedded among
the squad and the results are being
seen on the field.
“As with many clubs in Cornwall
we have found it to be a struggle to
field a reserve team and Colts side
in recent years, we have taken the
decision alongside Penryn RFC to
merge at Colts level, both clubs have
committed coaches and resources
and the team will play at both clubs.
This is a fairly radical departure as
the two clubs are fierce local rivals
but with the decline in schools
rugby and the apparent decrease in
the number of players available in
the under eighteen age group, both
clubs feel that this is the only way to
ensure that we can keep producing
a competitive team from this area
and is our best opportunity to keep
generating players for both clubs for
the future.
“A benefit from the successful
start to the season has been that there
is real competition for places among
the first team squad and those
not in the match day squad have
committed to playing for Falmouth
reserve side, so there is a bounce
forward into that side. This is also
really important to the development
of players for the future as not all
players that graduate from Colts
rugby are able to make the step
into 1st team rugby so a period
of transition via the reserve team,
watched and mentored by a few
‘old heads’ can be pivotal in their
development and keeping them in
the game.
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