Featherstone
Featherstone
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Featherstone Lions
Amateur Rugby League Football Club
F
eatherstone Lions ARLFC is a fine example of a club playing
an important role in their local community, providing people
in their area with a chance to enjoy the game. Rugby Club Magazine
recently caught up with Secretary Richard Taylor to find out more.
He told us, “I have been involved
with the Lions from the beginning. The
club came together when the three local
clubs amalgamated back in 1994 when
a new clubhouse was built with lottery
funding.”
“The biggest challenges of my role
are the constant need to raise funds
and keeping Volunteers involved.
The most rewarding thin g is watching
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young children grow and develop and
mature into well-adjusted adults. When
this happens you get a great feeling of
satisfaction of a job well done. This is
magnified when they win trophies and
are successful.
“The club as a whole is looking
forward to the new season, especially the
Open Age following a rather lacklustre
season last year with a new coaching
and continue to build on the clubs
facilities with a new pitch added this
year and are seeking more changing
rooms to accommodate the girls and the
1st team are looking to consolidate and
hopefully get a top 4 finish.
“Youth rugby plays a big part in our
club as most of our current Open age
players were all Lions juniors. There are
a number of challenges in trying to keep
them together as a team with the many
distractions of today.
“Lions is very much a community
club, in fact it is included in the name
Featherstone Lions Community Sports
Club and is used by the local community
for many different functions especially
our indoor training facility.
“The big challenges are constantly
trying to keep the lights on and pay the
ever rising costs associated with running
a large club. Attracting and keeping
volunteers and coaching staff is never
easy; it’s hard to let them know they are
appreciated by all at the club.”
team in charge there is a great feeling of
optimism in the camp.
“2017 was a season of mixed fortunes;
the first team just avoided relegation,
however some of the junior teams had
very successful campaigns. We also ran
a Girls U16s team for the first time who
really achieved well above expectations.
“We are looking to operate a further
Girls team at U14s this coming season
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