Nuneaton
Old Edwardians
floodlit games. And we aim to collaborate further with local
schools to promote school rugby festivals on our pitches and to
use these festivals as recruitment opportunities for our junior
academy.
We want to continue encourage the local community to
utilise our facilities both for social functions and sporting
activity: for example we host outdoor Commando
boot-camps, local static bike club activities, coffee
mornings for our local community of dog-
walkers and we aim to do more of the same.
We have invested in our Social Media
presence and will continue to do so,
with nearly a thousand likes on our
Facebook page so far...”
Youth
“We started a junior academy
in November 2016 and from this
humble beginning we are seeing
steady growth in numbers with over
30 players registered so far. We are
working closely with the RFU, Wasps
and local schools to reintroduce rugby
in to the curriculum and to act as a fertile
source of recruitment for our academy. We’re
planning to hold another Junior 10s tournament
on Sunday 29th April 2018 open to U13s, U14s, U15s
and U16s.
We’ve had two players represent Warwickshire at senior
level this last season, Zac Cooper a promising second rower
who also represented the County at under 20 level this term
and Tom Hill a strong No 8 who shows promise after a long
layoff due to reconstructive knee surgery. One of our Junior
Academy players is signed up with the Wasps Academy and
looks a real prospect for the future.”
Community
“We are a Community Amateur Sports Club (CASC) and
actively encourage the local community; schools, colleges,
clubs and residents to utilise our facilities both for social
functions and sporting activity.
We host outdoor Commando boot-camps, local static
bike club activities, coffee mornings for our local community
of dog-walkers and we actively aim to do more of the same
via our Community Development Officer Louisa Crook:
[email protected].”
Facilities
“We are very happy with our
facility but we are also keen
to develop further; a three
phase project is being drawn
up that will see: two new
RFU compliant and self-
contained
changing
rooms, refurbishment of
existing changing and
showering facilities and
an extended or possibly
even a new clubhouse
that will accommodate all
ages, cultures and genders.
That’s enough for now,
though the first two phases
of this plan are realistic and we
aim to raise funds internally and
from funding agencies to manage
these aspirations in to a reality.”
Challenges/Ambitions
“Our biggest challenges ahead will be playing numbers
and succession planning for senior management roles. We
had our first female delegate Roz Emson through the RFU’s
Leadership Academy and Roz graduated in May this year.
It is our ambition to consolidate our position in Midlands 2
West (South), regularly field two teams growing to three and
to make Nuneaton Old Eds the best Social and Family oriented
Club in the area.”
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