Rugby Club Issue 76 | Page 42

Sheppey FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG Celebrating 125 years at Sheppey RFC S heppey RFC is celebrating 125 years of rugby and continues to play a vital role in their local community. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman Tony Southgate to find out more about how the club is getting along. Atmosphere Present He told us, “To be honest, the general mood within the club is not very good at the moment. We have only won one game in the league all season and presently lie 2nd from bottom and we will most likely be relegated. This is our 2nd season in London South East 3, and last season we also came very close to relegation, but we remain upbeat.” “Apart from the poor results from our senior side, on the plus side our 2nd team are doing very well, and our Junior section on Sundays continues to attract more than 60 juniors both male and female at all ages from 5 to 16 We aim to apply more effort into our new clubhouse project and also to having first class floodlights fitted around the 42 Issue 76 1st team pitch. We cannot do both but costs will decide which route we take. We hope our junior section continues to thrive and increase in numbers.” Youth “Our youth development program is essential for our club. They will provide the backbone of our 1st team in years to come. Our 1st team already has members