ANOTHER EXCELLENT SEASON FOR SEATON YOUTH RUGBY WITH NUMBERS INCREASING THROUGHOUT THE SEASON. THE U16S SEASON ENDED IN JUNE AND THEY HAD A BRILLIANT SEASON FINISHING 3RD IN A STRONG LEAGUE AFTER HEADING IT FOR MOST OF THE YEAR. THE U16S ALSO ENTERED THE YOUTH NATIONAL CUP FOR THE FIRST EVER TIME AND THEY CAME UP AGAINST A MASSIVE BLACKBROOK SIDE WHO WON THE PREMIER LEAGUE IN ST HELENS. SEATON PUT UP A BRAVE FIGHT BEFORE GOING DOWN 20-6.THE U14S ALSO HAD AN EXCELLENT SEASON AND FINISHED 3RD IN THE LEAGUE AND REACHED THE LEAGUE CUP FINAL WHERE THEY CAME UP AGAINST LEAGUE WINNERS KELLS. SEATON PUT IN A FANTASTIC PERFORMANCE IN THE GAME AND LED FOR MOST OF IT BEFORE GOING DOWN NARROWLY BY A LATE SCORE. SEATONS SCOTT ROOKE TOOK THE MAN OF THE MATCH AWARD.
THE MINI MODS WERE A MAJOR SUCCESS WITH 20 NEW PLAYERS COMING INTO THE U8S AND U9S SECTION. BOTH TEAMS HAD GREAT SEASONS GENERALLY PLAYING AGAINST LARGER OPPOSITION. THEY ALSO PLAYED AT HALF TIME AT WIGAN’S JJB STADIUM DURING THEIR HOME GAME AGAINST HARLEQUINS AND THE EXPERIENCE WILL STAY WITH THEM FOREVER.
SEATON HAD SO MANY U11 PLAYERS THAT THEY DID A UNIQUE THING AND ENTERED 3 TEAMS INTO THE COMPETITION. TEAM C WERE MADE UP OF BOTTOM AGED LADS AND THEY PERFORMED SUPERBLY AGAINST BIGGER AND OLDER OPPOSITION. TEAM B PUT IN SOME GREAT PERFORMANCES OVER THE SEASON AND HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF PLAYING AT HALF TIME AT LEEDS RHINOS HEADINGLEY STADIUM. TEAM A HAD AN EXCELLENT SEASON ONLY LOSING ONE GAME AND WINNING A COMPETITION AT WATH BROW WHERE THEY WENT THROUGH THE DAY UNBEATEN.
THE END OF SEASON PRESENTATION NIGHTS HAD TO BE SPLIT INTO 3 NIGHTS TO ACCOMMODATE ALL THE KIDS AND GUESTS AT THE FIRST NIGHT WERE TOWNS JARROD STACK AND PADDY COUPAR. THE SECOND NIGHT WAS ATTENDED BY WHITEHAVENS HOWARD HILL AND KARL EDMUNDSON AND THE LAST NIGHT BY WIGANS STUART FIELDEN.
OFF THE FIELD THE YOUTH SET UP PUT 4 VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THEIR LEVEL 2 COACHING COURSE AND SEVERAL OF THE AGE GROUPS ENJOYED STADIUM TOURS AT WIGANS JJB STADIUM AND THE U14S HAD A DADS V LADS GAME WHICH WAS CLOSER THAN ANTICIPATED.
SEATON PLAYERS MADE UP A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE ALLERDALE AND CARLISLE SERVICE AREA AND NUMEROUS PLAYERS ARE ON SCHOLARSHIPS WITH WORKINGTON TOWN AND WHITEHAVEN.U16S SECOND ROW FORWARD CARL STEPHENSON BECAME SEATONS FIRST YOUTH PLAYER TO SIGN PROFESSIONAL WHEN HE JOINED WHITEHAVEN RLFC. CALLUM PHILLIPS WHO STARRED FOR THE U16S LAST SEASON TOURED AUSTRALIA WITH GREAT BRITAIN U18S - A FANTASTIC ACCOLADE FOR THE CLUB. SEVERAL OTHER YOUTH PLAYERS ARE HOLDING DOWN REGULAR FIRST TEAM PLACES AND THE THE A-TEAM HAS BEEN STRENGTHENED BY MORE PLAYERS FROM THE YOUTH SET UP.
SEATON RUGBY IS IN A VERY HEALTHY STATE AND THE FUTURE LOOKS VERY GOOD FOR THE CLUB.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL THE KIDS FOR THEIR EFFORTS AND TO ALL THE COACHES FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK. THANKS TO THE WOMEN FOR THE POST MATCH FOOD AND TO ALL THE OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE HELPED THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.
ALSO MANY THANKS TO THE SPONSORS - PAUL BLANEY PLASTERING. MICHAEL HUGHES REMOVALS AND J.W.BURROW AND SONS ROOFING.
THANKS TO DONATIONS FROM DOBIES, ALCAN, EON AND SEATON HOUND TRAILS AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD FORUM FOR ALL ITS INVALUABLE HELP.



The future of Rugby League has never looked brighter.

Article about Seaton youth teams on barla site here 
http://www.barla.org.uk/News/Details.asp?id=710

If anyone would like to get further information on youth rugby league at Seaton Rangers or details of sponsorship opportunities or how to become involved  please do not hesitate to contact  Geoff Symes on  01900 64991
 

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