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Blairgowrie FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG Blairgowrie RUGBY CLUB Blairgowrie RFC is a fine example of the important role that a club can play in their local community. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their President Stephen Souter to find out more about how they have been getting along lately. He told us, “The mood at the club is very positive at the moment. Coming off the back of a successful season where we won the league and promotion to Caledonia 1 League. We are now playing some summer touch rugby for all the family with an average of 30 players down every Tuesday night.” “Preparations are now underway for preseason. We have most players confirmed to play again next season and also a few new faces coming on board. Confidence is 76 Issue 86 high and we hope we can keep the good form going in a more competitive league. “Youth rugby is very important to us. As a small-town club, we do struggle to bring in new players, especially as it is predominantly a footballing town. This means that we need to focus on the development of our youth all the way up to senior level. We identified a few years back that, when the under 18s were transitioning to