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careers so everyone needs to be managed differently. The key
to doing it right is understanding and compromising on what
each person can offer.
The best thing is enjoying the season with your teammates
who then end up becoming mates for life. Not to sound
unambitious, but any silverware that can be had, comes
as a second thought and isn’t the reason I enjoy being Club
Captain. That said, it does help having friends around who
are supportive as the responsibilities can sometimes become
overwhelming.”
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Atmosphere
“The mood down the club is positive and optimistic toward
the rest of the season as we’ve gone into the new year with both
teams in a position to make a success of the results. After every
home game we ensure the opposition is looked after with some
bevvies and we always ensure every game day is celebrated
by getting the boys up on the chairs for a ‘man of the match’
or ‘dick of the day’ pint. We have a good group of players and
this usually carries on into most Saturday evenings once the
£10 jugs start getting ordered from behind the bar.”
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“It’s generally been a good season for us so far and
both men’s teams remain in contention for league titles and
promotion. Previous years have been a relegation battle and
we have now turned a corner after years of hard work as a
club. We all look forward to continuing this progression into
2019.
Our plans for the rest of the year are to continue to build on
our standard of rugby. Within the men’s section we are looking
to build a stronger bond with Kingston University so we can
continue to encourage their players to come down and give us
a try ahead of them leaving University and possibly remaining
in the area. Our mini’s and juniors are also continuing to build
and maintain relationships with local schools to get more
youngsters to try the game.”
Youth
“We view youth rugby as a priority at Kingston RFC with
some of our senior players assisting with coaching the juniors.
We’ve recently brought incentives in for senior players to help
support our Juniors coaches. The players are expected to assist
with a number of Juniors training sessions or match days and
the club will cover any costs with regards to coaching training
for the player.
Our Minis section starts from U5’s but there remains a gap
between our U13s and the senior team, once we have a colts
team in place we will be in a better position to transition these
players over. With a few of our senior players supporting the
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Juniors coaches it gives the kids a chance to meet and know
some of the senior lads which will help when then they start to
transition in their later teens.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“As we are a relatively small amateur club, with us
currently fielding only two men’s seniors teams and our minis
and juniors section spanning from U5’s-U13’s, a constant
challenge we have is retaining our player base and recruiting
new players. We are generally very proactive with recruitment
and advertise on social media all year round. We are a very
inclusive club and are always happy to welcome new players
down.
We are continuing to put a lot of effort into developing our
Juniors section. We hope this continues into a colts age group
which will then eventually feed into our seniors. As a club we
aim to play a brand of rugby which keeps up with the modern
game and we aim to progress up the leagues.”
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