Rugby Club Issue 77 | Page 100

Newbury Blues Newbury Blues FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG Newbury Blues RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB N ewbury Blues RFC is a fine example of a club that plays a vital role in their local community and has been progressing well in recent times. We caught up with Club Representative Hywel Price-Richards to find out more about how they’ve been getting along lately. Atmosphere He told us, “The mood at the club is fantastic at the moment. There’s always a little bit of a break over the Christmas period but we’re back into it now and things are going well. Our first team is a bit inconsistent which is frustrating because we’re 100 Issue 77 certainly capable of competing at that level so we are hoping to put that right.” weren’t able to compete at that level and had to look at how things were run. We introduced a new one club mentality with a focus on being a vital part of the community and I think a lot of people have responded to that. All our young players came through and have grown together and that has been key to our progress.” energy to the club – a bunch of nutters really! I can’t speak highly enough of the impact they’ve had; they enjoy their rugby and are very committed and it is great to see them doing so well. A lot of hard work has gone into that and it is going really well.” Lee Goodall “It is always tricky to say where we want to be in terms of league position; we just want to be a sustainable rugby club with lots of kids coming through and representing the first team. We want to continue to develop all aspects off the club and if promotion comes along as well that is brilliant but I don’t think that’s the priority. I think success will come our way but if it does it will be as a result of the processes that we have in place to fit in with our philosophy. It is a happy club at the moment with everyone enjoying their rugby and I thoroughly enjoy being a part of it.” “We brought in Lee Goodall as a coach and I think that he’s done an excellent job. Not just with the seniors but he takes a real interest in the juniors as well and I think he’s a top man, I really do. He’s very much a student of the game and fits in well with the philosophy that we have here. We’ve gone from barely being able to field a second team to where we are now with three regular sides and the potential for a fourth so things have really progressed.” Ladies Ambitions “Our ladies were promoted last year and they’re top of their table unbeaten this year. They bring a real good One Club “Newbury had been a professional club but when funding was withdrawn we www.rugbyclubmag.com 101