Southwark
“The improvement in playing and training facilities will have a huge impact on
the coaching and development of players across the club and is key to reaching
their ambition of entering the London leagues within the next three years.”
difficult to build consistency or to plan
ahead. The bright lights of London also
creates an added distraction, so the club
will go through a significantly larger
roster of players each season than an
average club which leads to erratic
performances and inconsistent results.
Southwark have ambitious plans
for the future which will alleviate its
inconsistent and ad-hoc nature. With less
than 10% of the club hailing from the local
area it is imperative that both Southwark
and the game of rugby’s profile is raised
within the community.
More local players and more
enthusiasm for the sport will create a
buffer against the high yearly turnover
that currently plagues the club. Local
schools don’t offer rugby coaching
but could hold the key to developing a
pipeline of enthusiastic players. Chris
Callaway says, “It is definitely an area
we are looking to target and help fund
introductory coaching sessions raising
the Club’s presence in the local area is
key to our on-going development and
success.”
Over the next two years Southwark
council has plans to develop sporting
facilities at Burgess Park which will see
the club gain the use of a floodlit 3G pitch
whilst retaining their original grass pitch.
The improvement in playing and
training facilities will have a huge impact
on the coaching and development of
players across the club and is key to
reaching their ambition of entering
the London leagues within the next
three years. Exciting times lie ahead for
Southwark RFC both on the playing side
and the community development side.
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