Rugby Club Issue 74 | Page 26

Old Leamingtonians

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Old Leamingtonians

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Old Leamingtonians RFC has been working hard to improve all aspects of their club in recent times . Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with Club Representative Sally Hemming to find out more about the progress they ’ ve been making .

Atmosphere

She told us . “ The atmosphere here is good . The grounds are looking splendid , the pitches are in great shape and we have a new floodlit pitch . There ’ s a new playing structure in place , new captain , coaches and chairman of rugby , the ladies have been promoted and we have a large squad of enthusiastic Colts - everyone is now ready for the new season to start ! We have some great sponsors on board who want to get more involved in the club which helps financially of course , but also provides community involvement .”

Present

“ We have good numbers attending training and new players joining the club . The club has been fully utilised through the off season for various external events . Another successful Rugby4Heroes festival weekend was held in May . We have become a hub club for Worcester Warriors . We had a good response from players and club members to the NWRF weekend getting involved and working together to keep our facilities the best in the area .

Our aim is to ensure we provide a welcoming ethos for all current members and encourage others to attend . Use of the new floodlights now enables us to open up rugby and other sports at any time as well as providing the traditional weekend fixtures .”

Youth

“ Youth rugby is very important and for many years the ambition of the club is to have ‘ home grown ’ players in our first XV , players that have come through our age groups and colts sections . We were very proud to have had two youth players on international duty during the summer , one who represented Scotland

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