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Craig Dunain
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
nverness Craig Dunain RFC has been enjoying a positive campaign this time around in both the men ’ s and women ’ s sections . Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their President innes MacDonald to find out more about the set up they have in place .
Involvement
He started by telling us about his involvement , saying , “ I ’ ve been here for approximately 27 years and I still pull on the boots now and again and love every minute of it .
Way back around 1990 , I hadn ’ t played rugby for a few years but I was keen to get back involved after playing it in School . I was playing football when I overheard one of the guys talking about rugby and when I asked him , he was delighted to get me along to training .
Everyone at the club made me feel a part of it right from the start and the social aspect was very strong which has remained to this day . The club had the perfect mix of ambitious and social players . We also had an excellent pitch in a beautiful area of Inverness .”
The Role
The challenging parts of my role have been on the administration side of things . We ’ ve had to deal with a number of issues from trying to find available pitches and social venues to trying to establish how and where to get the correct funding from the SRU . I ’ ve been very lucky to have had a strong and committed Club Committee during my time as President .”
Atmosphere
“ Generally the mood here is good , although everyone is still suffering the January blues . Both the men ’ s and ladies ’ teams have performed well so far this season . The men ’ s team has started well but had a narrow loss at the start of the month but providing we can keep the core players available we should finish strongly . The ladies team have been extraordinary so far and really need a stronger and more regular challenge .”
“ The most rewarding aspects of my role are seeing the men and ladies enjoying playing and improving at rugby but also having a great social time as part of a rugby club . The way our club has improved in becoming more professional in the way it operates over the last two or three years has also been very satisfying .
This Season
“ The rest of the campaign is about improving ourselves as individuals and as a team . We have a couple of functions coming up which involve hosting away teams with after match events like “ race nights ” which is great for team bonding and creating a better relationship with opposition players , which is what
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