Drybrook RFC enjoyed a fantastic season last time around which saw them clinch promotion and now they are preparing for life in a new league . Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman Christofer Rawlings to gain an insight into their success .
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Drybrook RFC enjoyed a fantastic season last time around which saw them clinch promotion and now they are preparing for life in a new league . Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman Christofer Rawlings to gain an insight into their success .
He told us , “ I have been involved in the club my entire life as my parents were both involved , my father playing and my mother on the Ladies committee . It was around this time that mini / junior rugby was first started at the club , so I have been playing since the age of 5 / 6 and progressed through the various age groups to Colts rugby and then the 1st team . Like many players within the club there is usually a family connection as with me and I only wanted to play for Drybrook .”
“ When I became Chairman last year I didn ’ t fully appreciate the amount of work it involves running the Rugby Club . Not just in my role but other roles within the club do an enormous amount of work purely on a voluntary basis . It ’ s not just the rugby but a business as well but we are lucky as we have a great team of management within our structure to make sure we run a very smooth operation . Its very satisfying when you are successful on and off the pitch like we have been last season but we are very aware we need to keep evolving to continue being successful .
“ The atmosphere in the club at the moment is brilliant with lots of enthusiasm for the new season . The 1st XV will be playing at their highest ever level , the 2nd XV are entering a new league , the Ladies continue to compete at a level which is astounding for a small village , continually producing 22 Issue 80