Training on Friday under a gorgeous Swindon sunset was graced with 17 of us at training.
It’s fantastic to see the club building, new people getting attracted to try out touch rugby and the core OG’s passing on their skills and experience to the new-comers.
Trying out any new sport is always intimidating – meeting new people; worrying about your fitness; anxiety about embarrassing yourself and figuring out the rules and personalities to see how you’ll fit in… but in the last few weeks we have had 5 new players come along to try touch rugby for the first time.
Some have come back after a long break from playing rugby in their youth and looking for a minimal contact option as they get older, others have been attracted along by friends passing on their experiences and some just looking for an activity to get fitter and meet new friends. What is wonderful to see is the smiles on the faces… everyone getting stuck in… experienced players working with newcomers to help them understand and work on their skills… and the fact everyone is keen to come back for more.
2 years ago when I first went along to give touch rugby a try [pardon the pun] I had no idea the positive impact it would have on my fitness, friendship group and enthusiasm to get along to training every week.
If you fancy giving it a go… Get in touch. We’d love to see you.
