Cockermouth
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RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
ockermouth RFC is a fine example of the important role that a club
can play in the local community. Rugby Club Magazine recently
caught up with Club Representative Steve Stainton to find out more.
He told us, “The atmosphere at the club at the
moment is tremendous and it is very nice to be part of
it. I’ve always enjoyed my time at Cockermouth. We’ve
brought the juniors through to the senior sides and so
there is terrific continuity here. A lot of people have put
in a lot of time and effort to making sure that pathway
work and we are seeing the rewards of their endeavors
now. What we’re seeing now is some of the players are
now bringing their children down to play so it is full
cycle now.
“We’re a completely amateur club and have built
a strong identity here with the young players coming
through. The players have a loyalty to us here and
there is a real community atmosphere here with a lot of
families here.
“We’re very pleased with how the season has gone
and the first team has been progressing well. It is a very
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competitive league so we’re not kidding ourselves but
we’re confident in our ability and are hoping to do well.
There are still some tough fixtures to come against sides
who play terrific rugby so we’re looking forwards to the
rest of the season.
“Like many clubs we have face challenges financially
but we are solvent now so have everything in place to
enable us to continue to move forward. We’ve a strong
committee and I’d like to give a special mention to Julie
and David Coulthard (daughter and father), Susanne
Irvine and Jeff Peters who have played big parts in
helping us to be financially stable.
“Over the coming seasons I’d like to see us doing as
well as we can climbing the leagues competitively whilst
still maintaining that special atmosphere that we have
here.”