League Reorganisation - 18 January

A meeting held at Penrith on Monday evening discussed the matter of possible RFU League reorganization. All but one of the Cumbrian Clubs were represented and a wide variety of views were expressed. There were three options on offer. The first was for no change, the second was for some change including the introduction of A Cumbrian/ North Lancashire Division 2 and the third, more radical by far, was for Cumbria to stand alone and have a three tier system containing only Cumbrian Clubs. The meeting recognized the need to maintain the status quo and retain the current system. This decision was unsurprising and a relief to those clubs like Keswick who enjoy RFU Level 7 status, and above and are members of the Cumbrian North Lancashire Division, and North West or North East One.

County council proves itself prop-ular with Keswick rugby club deal - 8 December

“Keswick rugby club has just one ambition – to have the best possible rugby facilities at Davidson Park. Our commitment, tenacity and determination as a club has been proved in recent days, when our club house was up and running again and open for business just seven days after the floods hit and left the club house five feet under water. I’d like to thank the county council in helping us take this important step forward.”

David Etherden, special projects co-ordinator of Keswick RFU, said:
“I’ve been very impressed with how committed this club is and how much it brings to the local community in Keswick and surrounding areas. The club has a firm financial footing, is clearly prospering and has big plans to improve the quality of the pitches. It’s right that they should press ahead with the plans safe in the knowledge that they own the freehold to their pitches.”