Trojans
manage to get some of the Academy to
play senior Rugby before they go off
to University but even that is difficult
as our Academy has historically been
strong and done very well in both local
and national competitions. With that
kind of success at Academy level it can
be difficult to tempt them into Senior
Rugby.”
Community
“We are very definitely a community
club. Simply by having such a large
quantity of youngsters, male and female,
experiencing the joys and the culture of
sportsmanship that Rugby brings just
has to be beneficial not only to them but
also others they come into contact with
at School and elsewhere.
We are a totally Amateur club and
the whole ethos around the club is one
of taking pride in our club, our players
and our teams at whatever level. Within
social media we have taken to using
#proudtobeatrojan as our rallying cry.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“I think the biggest challenge will
be keeping the lower Senior sides
going. Locally many clubs struggle
with numbers in the lower sides and
the problem seems to be getting steadily
worse with, some weeks, five out of six
matches cancelled or postponed in the
lower merit tables.
Like many other clubs our lower
teams wouldn’t exist without the
dedication of some of our elder
statesmen, turning out week after week
(as an aside a few weeks ago our third
team played with a front row – yes just
the three – whose ages added up to
171! And we won the game). When that
generation finally retires I fear there will
be a major hiatus.
By and large our ambition is to do
more of the same. We want to keep our
teams at the level they are at or higher
(definitely not lower!) and to continue
to provide Sunday morning rugby for as
many young people as we can fit in the
space we have. We do hope to have more
space in the next few years so I suppose
we want to fill that too.”
“My father, Chris, used to play
for the club as a tighthead prop
and my nephew, Jack, now
plays in the colts as a hooker. I
got the opportunity to work for
them in 2007 as a medic and
started sponsoring the club in
November of 2017. Solent Sports Injury Clinic
It is a fantastic club with a
friendly atmosphere running
through the ages and I hope
that they can continue to
succeed to the best of their
abilities.” • Back pain • Neck pain • Headaches and Migraines
• Whiplash associated disorders • Extremity joint conditions
• Adhesive capsulitis • Tennis elbow • Planter fascilitis
• Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee
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and non sports related injuries.
We have many years of experience treating a
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