SOUTH GOWER
The club has a history of which they have every right
to be proud with their roots going back to a meeting
which was held in the ‘Long Room’ at the Valley Hotel,
Bishopston on the 8th January 1974. The meeting was
attended by 18 people and one boy at the former skittle
alley.
There aims were to bring the joys and disciplines of
Rugby Union to the young people in and around the
Bishopton and South Gower area. Their first training
session saw thirty eight children between the ages of
ten to 14 with teams being entered in the Swansea
Schools League and Swansea Boys League shortly
after.
They have continued to do some tremendous work with
youngsters in the years that have passed and still have
a thriving youth section to this day. This part of the club
looks to provide young players from the local area with
an opportunity to play the game in a safe and enjoyable
environment whilst helping them to reach their full
potential.
It is important for any side to be able to produce their
own talent, particularly in the current financial climate
and this is an area that they appear to have covered.
It will certainly be exciting to see how their juniors are
able to develop over the coming years.
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At first team level they put together a strong campaign
last time around as they compiled a record of having
won 12, drawn 1 and lost 3 of their 16 matches. This
saw them finish near the top of the league with 58
points on the board.
A particular highlight of last season’s play was the
attacking brand of rugby that they managed to produce.
This was reflected by the fact that they managed to
rack up 467 points which saw them finish as one of the
top scorers in the league.
This certainly ensured that any supporters attending
their matches were well entertained and should
encourage more of the community to get behind the
club in the future. This in turn has the potential to
provide them with a valuable source of additional
revenue.
Their attentions will now have turned towards the
2014/15 campaign and getting off to a good start. As
long as they are able to retain their current group of
players and perhaps make one or two quality additions
they should be well positioned for another successful
season.
There is much to admire about the set-up that South
Gower currently has in place and this is thanks to the
hard work that their Committee puts into making them
a success. Hopefully they will be able to continue in the
same manner for many years to come and everyone at
Sport in Profile Magazine would like to wish them the
best of luck.