Fawley
“I have lived in the area for
thirty years and played against a
lot of the guys who are now on
the committee. I’ve sponsored the
club for ten years and it is nice to
see them moving forward to the
higher divisions. I would like to get
down to the club more but always
keep up to date with how they are
getting along.
Congratulations on a great
season, the success was brought
on by all the hard work everyone
put in. The club has good young
talent coming through and
provides a solid platform for
youngsters to transition into the
senior game. All the best for the
coming seasons!”
Shaun Armstrong
a higher league. Our first target will
be to consolidate our position in the
league and that should give us a
solid platform from which to build.
“Youth development is very
important to us and is the key to
the continuation of the club because
they are our future players. Since
we’ve moved to our current location
the youth section has grown from
around twenty to 140 now and is
still growing. The junior section
is becoming very successful and
going out and beating some of
the biggest clubs in the area.
“We have a couple of years before
we see the junior players stepping up
into senior rugby so it is going to be
important to create a clear pathway
for them as the last thing we want
to do is lose any players because
they’ve not been handled correctly.
“We had a girls team in the past but
struggled for numbers which made
it difficult but we’re hoping to build
that side of the club and once we
manage to build our clubhouse we
will hopefully be more attractive in
that regard.
“Building our clubhouse is the
biggest challenge for us moving
forward both from a financial
point of view and gaining planning
permission. We have been doing a
lot of work with the council so we
are hopeful regarding the planning
permission and then it will be a case
of working hard to raise the required
funds.
“Five years from now I would like to
see us competing in the Hampshire
Premier League with all of our junior
section age groups filled in and the
clubhouse complete. That would
set us up for a bright and successful
future for many years to come.”
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