BEN WARD’S WELCOME

With the season heading towards a very exciting finish, everyone involved within the club are working exceptionally hard to ensure we achieve our objectives this campaign, and put ourselves in the best possible position heading into 2023/24.

Our men’s team have continued their consistent form in 2023, maintaining our lead at the top of the Championship table and securing our place in the Championship Cup playoffs. Our Trailfinders Rugby Academy at Brunel University have delivered another great season, with our women’s programme achieving an unbeaten campaign, and our men’s team winning the BUCS Vase Cup. We’re hopeful by the time you read this, our men’s squad have achieved promotion to BUCS Super Rugby.

Our women’s programme, headed up by Giselle Mather, is preparing strongly for what will be an incredible first season in the Allianz Premier 15s. Giselle and her team are working hard to build a talented group of players, coaches and staff. We’re excited to watch this develop over the next few months and look forward to announcing our squad in due course. Watch this space.

Over the last few months there has been a lot of talk about the future of rugby, and the structure of the game going forward. The new Professional Game Agreement will come into force ahead of the 2024/25 season and no doubt there will be changes made. While we don’t know how this will impact the structure of the game just yet, we must continue to plan accordingly.

Our ever developing and highly successful rugby programme maintains its standing as one of the very best in the country. We have built an elite player pathway, with opportunities for players to progress through our partner schools, into our academy programme and eventually into our men’s and women’s programmes at Ealing Trailfinders. The future is incredibly exciting and we are hugely thankful for the significant support of owner Sir Mike Gooley and Trailfinders. As we head towards the business end of the season, I want to thank you for your great support. We have some important fixtures to look forward to over the next month and I’m excited to see you there!

Ben Ward