Morganians
SMILERS
SAND & STONE
ALSO SCREENED TOP SOIL & COMPOST
DELIGHTED TO BE ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SUCCESS OF
MORGANIANS RFC
been easy as you have to develop a new
relationship with the players and that’s
very much a work in progress.”
Atmosphere
Pre-season
“We reconvene in July, for an intensive
pre-season programme, knowing we
“The mood here is buoyant.
There’s a real confidence after the
dominant season we’ve had but
I think there’s also a sense of
apprehension, knowing that
next season will be far more
challenging. The players
understand that the pre-
season regime will be
far more challenging
and require a greater
commitment in terms
of developing fitness,
skills and game
sense.”
Youth
“We’re a small club with a
mini section but our youth
team disbanded at the end
of last season. As there
are so many clubs in the
vicinity, it’s very hard
to sustain too many
junior teams in the
area. That said, where
we have benefited
is through offering
senior
rugby
to
players struggling to
make the transition
from Colts at bigger
clubs.”
Success
“Three
years
of hard work has
resulted in a core
group of players who
have good levels of skill
and physicality, and know
how to play collectively.
There have also been some
exceptional additions to the team,
who are capable of playing at a much
higher level.
The structure we ask players to work
around offers a good platform, but we
also have some excellent individuals who
enable us to exploit the unstructured
phases of play.”
Part of that will be the recruitment
of a new Head Coach to build on the
excellent work of our current coach Elisi
Vunipola. Whoever comes in has a great
group to work with, but plenty of scope
for improvement.”
Integration
have to improve certain elements of our
game if we’re to be equally competitive
again next season.
“Quite simply, we let
players coming through
play. They enjoy being
part of a 1st XV environment
with equal access to coaching
opportunities which enable them to
develop at their own pace. Some excel
and become regular starters, others take
a little longer to adapt and start on the
bench.
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