Old Patesians
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Old Patesians
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ld Patesians RFC is a Cheltenham based rugby club with three senior
teams and a thriving mini/youth section. Rugby Club Magazine recently
caught up with their Head Coach Craig jones to find out more about the club.
Involvement
He told us, “This is my 4th season
at Old Patesians. I initially joined
as player coach and took the
responsibility of head coach
alongside this. Old Patesians is
one of the leading rugby clubs
in Gloucestershire. The offer
to coach at one of the highest
levels available locally and to
continue playing was too good
to turn down. Old Patesians is
a club full of history and too be
part of this is a real privilege.”
The Role
“At Old Patesians we are not
blessed with the greatest playing,
training and changing facilities. This is
both very challenging, but also very rewarding
at the same time. To produce three quality senior
teams and a thriving junior section with this hurdle is a real
credit to all involved. The club continues to grow from strength
to strength despite the logistics of overcoming these issues. It is
an honour to be part of the community of Old Patesians RFC.”
Atmosphere
“I would say the mood here is outstanding, enjoyable,
workman like, determined, sociable and a pleasure to be part
of. We have suffered a couple of difficult seasons in terms of
senior results, but the one thing that has remained throughout
is the team spirit amongst all involved with the senior section.
This very much filters down throughout the club as many of the
senior players also support some junior teams.
We have a group of players, where the majority have grown
up playing together for Old Patesians. When things are hard,
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the squad very much pull together in the same
direction. There are not many clubs around
our level who can replicate what we
have.”
This Season
“This season has been very
positive. To get relegated
last season was a massive
disappointment
for
all
involved, but it has ultimately
made the group of players
stronger. We were lucky enough
to have some quality players,
who are really positive figures,
join in the summer as a result of
relocating with jobs etc. We were
also able to retain the majority of our
squad, which has been crucial to the
success of this season. We are currently
2nd in the league with five games remaining.
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