SUCCESS FOR LOCAL RUGBY YOUNGSTERS

West Bridgford Rugby Club Under 10s squad have made their way to the semi-finals and final of thePrima Bowl, sponsored by Prima Solutions, which will take place later this month at Leicester Tigers’ Welford Road stadium. It will be special day for the boys, with the semi-finals and final being played in front of a full crowd at Welford Road, including a large number of supporters from West Bridgford Rugby Club.
They will also have a photo shoot and a lap of honour at half-time which will provide a fantastic day to remember for the boys for a long time to come. The Prima Bowl is an addition to the Prima Tiger Cup being run by Leicester Tigers Rugby Club.
The club was founded in 1939 by a group of old scholars of West Bridgford Grammar School in association with the Old West Bridgfordians and known as Old West Bridgfordians RUFC. From inception in 1939, Old West Bridgfordians were always in trouble over grounds. For about 10 years the school grounds on Loughborough Road were used, but alternative accommodation had to be found when it was felt that the old boys were cutting up the school pitches too much.
There was much turmoil over the years, but after the war a memorial fund was opened, the plan being to buy a ground. This went well, and in due course the ground, at the bottom end of Stamford Road was bought. So in the 1957 / 58 season the rugby club moved a little nearer home.