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Dave Baldwin of club sponsor Baldwin Developments recently took the time to tell us more about his positive association with the club , saying , “ I was born in the village and have sponsored the club for many years , initially buying shirts for the juniors .
My son Mitchell is a product of junior rugby starting at aged 8 , now he is 24 – he started as scrum half , ended up on the wing and has good ball handling skills and quick feet . I wish the club the best of luck for next season – enjoy it in the higher division .” have a few players in that age grade its not enough so this year we are going to use the 2nd XV more as a Development Squad where young players can develop their game with some older heads and 1st XV players not selected for that game . We need a bigger playing squad , so this should benefit us until the following season when we should be able to field a Colts team again . Last season alone two 17-year olds , Regan Marsh and Bailey Watts , forced their self into the 1st team towards the end of the season after starring for the 2nds . They both came from the mini / junior section as well .
“ The club is always buzzing with activity and is a true community hub . We try to make Drybrook a family club where anyone is always welcome . We are home to the pigeon club , Morris dancers , Bingo , Allotment Club , Skittles
and the British Legion just to name a few clubs who use the facilities at Drybrook . We are open seven days of the week and there is always something happening .
“ We face a challenging few years ahead trying to keep us sustainable both on and off the field . The current financial climate is uncertain but we as a club are in rude health at present but need to keep pushing ourselves to keep us functioning and ahead of the game . Keeping players interested in rugby now is a challenge with more sport and recreation for people to do these days especially the younger generation . Keeping rugby fun and enjoyable is our main aim .
“ We have a development plan in place and a lot of this involves making the Drybrook experience more enjoyable . We need a new roof on our clubhouse and this will then enable us to completely refurbish our Clubhouse which could transform our image and increase revenue within the club which always gets put back into the rugby .
“ We want to see Colts rugby back at Drybrook and our 1st XV and development squad more closely linked to produce more players capable of playing South West Premier . The next couple of years at least we want to establish ourselves in the new league and are looking forward to the challenge and visiting some new clubs we have never previously played before .”
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