Strathaven
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Strathaven
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
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t is an exciting time to be involved with Strathaven RFC at present with
developments taking place both on and off the field. Rugby Club Magazine
recently caught up with their President Garry Tough to find out more about the
work they’ve been doing lately.
Involvement
He told us, “I started coaching S1
in 2011 in support of my step-son who
was, and still is, at the club. It was an
opportunity to give something back to
the game that I had enjoyed personally
and got so much from over the years.
The biggest challenge of my role is
keeping momentum going and in the
right direction! The club is, and will
be into the foreseeable future, driven
by a volunteer engine. Ensuring there
is a clearly communicated plan that is
consistently acted upon over time to
ensure it is achieved is vital.”
Atmosphere
“The club is on a high right now as
we have had some terrific news about
several of our U16 players being selected
to play regional representative rugby. We
have just re-launched a 2nd XV, our U18
team is progressing in the cup, our 1st XV
continue to push for the 2nd place slot in
their league and we have just opened a
3G, all-weather, floodlit facility to ensure
we have all-year round rugby.”
This Season
“We have had an immense season
with representative selection, a growing
junior pool (mini) and coaching pool
along with development of our new 3G
facility. We continue to work hard to
implement our plan and are seeing clear
benefits year-on-year.
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We are coming to a close for this
season so we want to ensure we deliver
on the upgrade to our infrastructure for
this year, continue to attract corporate
support for next season, bring as much
success to our 1st XV and U18 campaigns
as is possible and continue to provide
a thriving and enjoyable place to play
rugby.”
Youth
“Youth rugby is absolutely vital to us.
Without a thriving and successful youth
section, any amateur club eventually will
die. We put a massive amount of effort
into various recruitment campaigns,
events and family occasions as well as
driving a successful engageme nt with the
local schools to ensure rugby is at the top
of everyone’s agenda.”
Community
“We are absolutely a community
club. You just need to look at how the
3G all-weather, floodlit facility has come
into being to see that. We joined forces
with the local football club (Strathaven
Dynamos) to attract the necessary level of
funding and to provide a joint facility that
we both share with the wider community
and school. A true community club with
a clear community ethos.”
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