ECCLES SENIOR COLTS Here we are, two games into the season and the stark reality of 2 loses. However, this doesn’t reflect the true picture of our performance as we build our senior colts squad. Combining the U18s with the U17s new to colts rugby, together with a number of rugby league players, our performances are improving and our numbers are rising. One of the great difficulties of rugby in our region is having a finite number of rugby players, playing both codes, league and union. I genuinely believe that both union and league benefit from skills that both codes provide. As the squad begins to work together there is a genuine improvement with each performance and as the season progresses, I look forward to developing a squad who will cement together in the time-honored friendship that rugby union can provide. It is clear that we have some very skilful players and a committed team, it remains the great challenges of coaches everywhere to take individuals from different teams and codes and transform them into a functioning winning team. As ever we continue to welcome any new players who wish to join us and incorporate them into the squad. As the world cup progresses, let’s hope we will benefit in the renewed interest and enthusiasm in rugby at the grass roots. This weekend we will face Southport in the first round of the Lancashire U18 Colts Cup. It’s a challenge we’re looking forward to and a great opportunity measure our developing team against an opponent from a League division above us. John Christey, U18 Senior Colts Coach, Eccles RFC
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