Berkswell and Balsall
Berkswell and Balsall RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
Berkswell and Balsall RFC is based on Honiley Road in Warwickshire and their first team currently competes in Midlands 2 West ( South ). They are led by the team of Chair Adrian Fahy and President Graham Parry and the club is looking to progress under their guidance .
This season the club enjoyed an encouraging league campaign , putting together a record of fourteen wins and eight defeats from their twenty two matches . This saw them finish in the top half of the table with seventy points on the board .
This should provide them with a solid platform from which to build as they look ahead to their 2017 / 18 campaign . As long as they are able to retain their current group of players and can perhaps strengthen with a couple of quality additions they should be well set up for mounting a title challenge .
Berswell and Balsall is not a club to focus solely upon their senior section however and this is reflected by the fact that they also have a number of youth sides in place . These teams look 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 club looking to be successful over a sustained period of time to be able to produce their own talent and this is an area they appear to have covered . It will certainly be exciting to see how their youngsters can progress over the coming years .
In order to help ensure that they enjoy a smooth transition into the senior game they also run a second XV . This allows them to gain experience of adult level rugby even if they are not yet considered ready for first team action which can be an important step in the development process .
Another benefit of having an extra side is that it allows the first team to benefit from far greater strength in depth . If they are ever left short on numbers through injury or work commitments they have the option of calling up replacements with a limited amount of disruption .
There is much to admire about the fine set up that Berkswell and Balsall currently has in place and this is thanks to all of the hard work that is put into the club . Hopefully they will be able to continue in the same manner for many years to come . www . rugbyclubmag . com 71