Steven Meenagh says his job at Hamilton Rugby Club is simple: to get kids interested in playing the sport, and cultivate the rugby culture that exists within the town. As development officer at Laigh Bent, Steven, 25, is responsible for making sure that every primary school-age pupil in Hamilton is able to access enjoyable rugby, get teachers involved as much as possible and oversee the coaching network that creates a pathway for kids to work their way up to the 1st XV. “My job covers quite a wide area within the club, especially now that it is a club development officer role. “It covers everything from promoting and recruiting players from primary level right through to secondary. It involves maintaining – and I say maintaining – because the level within the club is really good already, so it’s not really creating that culture as it’s already there. “Walking in, I was given some tasks by the committee to really focus on, because the club is in such a good place they were really specific with the aim and the target. “I’ve put a lot in place that hasn’t made my job easier, but is almost pushing it further ahead because… Read full this story
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