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In which year did Clydesdale Amateur Rowing Club start at position 126 in the Thames Head of the River Race?

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  • this is my second year playing rugby, and im decently good and start on the wing for the grade 9/10 team(im in grade 9)and in 2 seasons ive started at fullback wing and flyhalf. but all my grade 9 friends have a position that are coaches call natural, the other starting wing is going to move to starting flyhalf next season, and our starting flank is going to move to 8th man. and apparently i will move into the centers next year because i play backup there and my coaches think im gritty and "a hard runnin boy", so i was wondering if i have a "natural" position that suits my body type and abilities. heres my 'stats' 5"8 127 lbs average/ slightly above average speed decent tackler (and improving alot) good head real nice sidestep and good at avoiding tackles not realy good at breaking tackles once ive been wrapped or grabbed not afraid to run into contact at all good leadership good passing decent catching the high ball below average rucking (decent for my position though & only do bad when first to the ruck i push well if i bind on in support) i also kick good of both feet, my right my stronger though i am very determined and put in second third and fourth efforts if i get lined up right i can tackle hard so thats pretty much what i look like, and yea im good at alot of things but not really amazing at much, so if you could tell me my natural position or somethings i could improve on to get to what i need to be for my natural position(ie. wing-speed, fullback tackling ect.), i hope that all makes sense and thanks sorry for how long this was too and do you think i should play club rugby, even though i probably wouldnt start, and do you think i could play in the forwards at all, cuz i have friends who say i could play hooker because of my size and stuff

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    From what you have said full back or wing sounds about right. Center also may be alright if you work at breaking tackles. You will need to work on your lower body and legs, a good model for braking through tackles is Stirling Mortlock just watch how when tackled he just pumps his legs. Why not join a club and see how they want to use you, it may be different from school and may be you will end up as one of those utility player who can play all over the pitch. What ever you do enjoy your rugby.

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I would say wing for your size, but generally wings are pretty quick. Having a good sidestep helps with that though. I probably wouldn't put you at center or fly half because of the breaking tackles thing, but that can be improved by working your lower body and core especially. The good leadership and passing does help with fly half... Scrum half would be good too, but the breaking tackles thing would be really good to work on. I can't tell you how many tries have been scored with our scrumhalf doing a quick tap breakthrough of the defencive line in a penalty. For hooker, you need to be able to ruck. It's just a really important part of the position. If you're not that good at it you might want to improve for any position, though. Overall, most things point to wing in my opinion. My second choice would probably be fly half. Work your lower body and core especially, work on breaking through tackles and speed, and get that rucking improved. The great thing about club rugby is that even if you don't start, you get to watch and learn from others, condition, gain experience, etc... If you enjoy it, go for it! Hope that helped!

Elle

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