Firwood Waterloo
Firwood Waterloo
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Firwood
Waterloo
RUGBY CLUB
F
irwood Waterloo Rugby Club
is based at The Memorial
Ground on St Anthony’s Road
in Merseyside and they are led
by the team of President Mark
Flett and Chair George
Moore. They state on their
official website, that,
“Our club aspires to be
a leading rugby club
in the North-West of
England with strong
community links.”
“There is much to admire about the fine set up that Firwood Waterloo
Rugby Club currently has in place. If they continue in the same manner
then they should be able to look forward to a bright and successful
future for many years to come.”
Their first team has put together a
solid league campaign so far this season,
having put together a record of eleven
wins and nine defeats from their twenty
league matches. This has left them sitting
in the top half of the table with 63 points
on the board.
They will now be looking to finish
the season with a good run in order
to end on a high. This in turn would
provide them with an excellent platform
from which to build during the summer
months.
Firwood Waterloo is not a club to
focus solely upon their senior section
however and this is reflected by the fact
that they also have a number of youth
sides in place. These teams look 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.
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 they appear to
have covered. It will certainly be exciting
to see how their youngsters can progress
over the coming years.
In order to help make sure that they
enjoy a smooth transition into the senior
game they also run 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 having 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 up replacements
with a limited amount of disruption.
There is much to admire about
the fine set up that Firwood Waterloo
Rugby Club currently has in place. If
they continue in the same manner then
they should be able to look forward to
a bright and successful future for many
years to come.
Proud Sponsors of Firwood Waterloo Rugby
Ben Whawell is the Chief Executive Officer of the
Energy Division at club sponsor Stobart Group
and recently took the time to tell us more about
the company and their positive association with
Firwood Waterloo, saying, “Across our various
associated companies we employ over 7,500
people having initially started as a small haulage
company in Cumbria, growing to where we are
now with a diverse range of business activities
relating to our logistics heritage.
“Stobart Group likes to support sport and
sponsors horseracing, cricket, football and
rugby. We have sponsored Firwood Waterloo
for around four years now delivering mutual
brand recognition.
www.stobartgroup.co.uk
“I currently coach the Under 12s and my sons,
Charlie (U9s) and Archie (U12s) both play for
the club. I hope the 1st team can win promotion
this season and that the Ladies Team can
continue to excel in the top division. I’d also
like to take this opportunity to wish everyone
associated with the club the best of luck for the
rest of 2018.”
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