Rochford
Hundred
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The community spirit is augmented every
year when the club host the Donna
Pickering Pink Sock Day, in memory of
former player Mark Christopher’s wife who
sadly passed away in 2006.
The day revolves around the main event,
which is a light hearted rugby match
accompanied with; hog roast, sweet and
cake stalls, auction, raffle, DJ, live music,
bouncy castles, all day bar and much more.
Mark told, us “all proceeds are donated to
Southend Hospital, and the event seems
to get bigger every year. The rugby club
and it’s community have always been there
for us as a family and it’s great to put on
such a tremendous day and in the process
give something back to Rochford in return.”
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This will certainly have meant that
any supporters attending their matches
will have been well entertained and
should encourage more of the local
community to get behind the side in the
future. This in turn has the potential to
provide them with a valuable source of
additional revenue which is particularly
important in the current financial climate.
Rochford Hundred is not a club to
focus solely upon their senior set up and
this is reflected by the fact that they also
have a thriving youth section. This part of
the club looks to provide young players
from the local area with an opportunity
to play the game in a safe and enjoyable
environment whilst helping them to
reach their full potential.
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It is important for any club looking
to be successful over a sustained period
of time to be able to produce their own
talent and this is an area that they appear
to have covered. It will certainly be
exciting to see how their youngsters are
able to progress over the coming years.
In order to help make sure that
they enjoy a smooth transition into the
senior game they also run a number of
additional sides.
This allows them to gain experience
of adult level rugby even if they are not
yet considered ready for first team action
which can be an important step in the
development process.
Another benefit of running extra sides
is that it allows the first XV to benefit
from far greater strength in depth. If they
are ever left short on numbers through
injury or work commitments they have
the option of calling replacements up
with a limited amount of disruption.
There is much to admire about the fine
set up that Rochford Hundred currently
has in place and this is thanks to all of
the hard work that has gone into making
the club a success. Hopefully they will
be able to continue in the same manner
for many years to come and everyone at
Rugby Club Magazine would like to take
this opportunity to wish them the best of
luck.