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RC: What are your plans for 2018?
DW: Onwards and upwards. We have recently made some
improvements to the club house making it a nicer place to be. I
would like to see us attract more players to enable us to run a
regular third team again to bring some fringe players and some
of the old boys back to the club.
AS: We will be launching girls rugby at the Club in the
New Year and with the increase in senior players, hope to be
organising some midweek or Friday night 3rd team fixtures.
RC: How important is youth rugby to the club?
DW: Immensely important. We have a thriving youth and
mini section. We are working hard on the message that we are
one club and the focus of our being is not just to support the
first team. We also run coaching sessions at local schools when
requested and are trying to set up partnerships with these
schools.
AS: Essential - The Youth players of today are future senior
players, club volunteers and committee members of the future.
We must do everything that we can to keep the Youth players
involved in the club and Rugby in general.
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RC: How does the club ensure that young players enjoy a
smooth transition into the senior game?
DW: Some of the first team players attend youth training at
various age groups and assist with coaching sessions. The first
and some Development Squad players are encouraged to help
out at Youth and Mini events whether that is cooking the food
for the barbeque or assisting with car parking! At Colts level
we try to integrate them gradually and ensure that they are
seen as part of the group early on.
AS: We try to integrate our Colts players into our senior
sides as soon as we feel that they are capable and they
themselves are confident and comfortable. Over a third of our
Development team squad is under the age of 20.
RC: What are the clubs ambitions for the next five years?
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DW: I would like to see the first team promoted and
established in a higher league with a strong team made up of
players who have primarily come through our youth system. I
would also like to see the Development Squad strong enough
to be pushing the first team for their places and to be running
a third team.
Most importantly I would like to see our youth section
going from strength to strength and if I am being greedy I hope
to see our plans for the return of ladies rugby to Ely to be a
success.
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club, saying, “I used to play for the club as a
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