Bradford on Avon Bradford on Avon RFC is a fine example of a grass roots club that is playing an important role in their local community. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman Clive Roberts to find out more about the good work that they’ve been doing lately. About Us “He told us, “We are a grass roots club with over 300 children attending on Sundays; we run Junior teams for every age group from U6 up to U16 and then Colts (17, 18). We also run Girls teams at U13, U15 and U18. We run two senior sides playing on Saturdays. We haveRead More →

Whitstable Whitstable RFC enjoyed a season to remember last time around and is now working hard to make sure that they continue to be successful for many years to come. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman Peter Hudson to gain an insight into their success. He told us, “I’ve been involved in the club for about 30 years, playing several positions from hooker, flanker and eventually prop (both tight and loose) before eventually captaining the side at the age of 50.” “I’ve been on the committee for many a year being social secretary, mini and junior liaison, club captain, mini and junior chairman andRead More →

Old Gravesendians The mood at Old Gravesendians is currently very positive and vibrant, where the club will look to build on the upward trend that has been developed in the past few seasons. With a recently introduced youth section, consolidation of the first team in Kent 1, the introduction of a number of new faces to the 2nd team and a Vets team collecting some silverware the club will be looking to continue this success in the 2018/19 season. Whilst the 1st team 2017/18 league position saw them finish in the lower half of the Kent 1 table, this doesn’t tell the whole story on an injuryRead More →

Stocksbridge Stocksbridge Rugby Club is committed to playing an important role in the local community and does a fine job of providing people with the chance to play the game in a safe and enjoyable environment. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Director of Rugby Andy Tyers to find out more about the good work that they’ve been doing lately. Involvement He told us, “I joined the club as a player in the early 80’s when I moved north from Barnstaple, Devon. It was a local club, who enjoyed their rugby and the culture. I then enjoyed a Rugby League career as a playerRead More →

Drybrook Drybrook RFC enjoyed a fantastic season last time around which saw them clinch promotion and now they are preparing for life in a new league. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with their Chairman Christofer Rawlings to gain an insight into their success. He told us, “I have been involved in the club my entire life as my parents were both involved, my father playing and my mother on the Ladies committee. It was around this time that mini/junior rugby was first started at the club, so I have been playing since the age of 5/6 and progressed through the various age groups to ColtsRead More →

Old Newtonians Old Newtonians RFC was established in 1904 by former pupils of the Alderman Newton’s boys grammar school in Leicester. The crest depicts a Fatimid Soldier surrendering his sword to an ancestor of Alderman Gabriel Newton at the 11th century Battle of Ascalon. The club motto is “Non Sibi Sed Posteris” which translates as “not to them but posterity” or  “Not for Oneself but for Those Who Follow” and this still lies at the heart of the club today. In the 1950s members acquired land in the rural outskirts of the city and built the present clubhouse which has since undergone extensions in theRead More →