Vale of Lune
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Vale of Lune
RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB
After a solid 2016/17 campaign, Vale of Lune RUFC has already turned
its attention towards strengthening for the future. Rugby Club Magazine
recently caught up with Chairman Paul McLaren-Dorrington to find out
more about their efforts to progress.
Involvement
He told us, “I started as a mini
junior, and then became Junior club
captain, played colts and then I
moved away for 10 years. When
I returned I played senior rugby
for one year and then became
chairman, a role which I have held
for the past three seasons
The most challenging part of
my role but probably the most
rewarding as well is implementing
change. We have modernised the
clubhouse, built a new stand and
improved the playing facilities with
most of the work being carried out by
volunteers which we rely heavily upon
on.”
Present
“The mood at the club is generally
very optimistic; we finished 5th in North
West One this year and we are really on a
recruitment drive at the moment to bring
in new players as we really want to go for
promotion next season.
The season started slowly, but the
year really gathered momentum towards
the start of November and in the second
half of the season we played a lot of fast
paced, attacking rugby which is what we
want to continue into next season. We
struggled with injuries throughout the
season and used upwards of 100 players
across the four senior teams which shows
we have great strength in depth.
Player recruitment is a big focus
for us over the summer and we would
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like to develop the clubhouse further
as we need to modernise our kitchen
facilities along with further bar
refurbishment.”
Youth
“Youth rugby is really
important to us here. We have
over 300 registered mini and
Juniors and we run two very
successful mini and junior
tournaments. We are working