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AMS Women’s Rugby Union
Sgt R Bell
The Army Medical Services Rugby Football Club (AMS RFC) are constantly looking for players to join their rugby teams - there are currently 2 Rugby Union teams (women and men) and only one (men’s) Rugby League team, but there
are plans to add a women’s team too - so there are opportunities for everyone. We are a Club of work colleagues, friends
and teammates, from all ranks, ages and backgrounds, who enjoy getting out in the fresh air to run around a rugby pitch in all weather. We have a lot of fun as well. As the current AMS Women’s Team Secretary and the only RADC representative on the Management Team I wanted to seize this opportunity to sell the team to the RADC to try and gain some more interest from our Corps.
I have now been playing for the team since 2016 and loved every moment of it.
I started playing for the team after having never played Rugby Union or in fact any rugby before; well, except a little bit of tag rugby back in school, but that doesn’t really count! As soon as I arrived at my very first session I was welcomed straight away and encouraged to get stuck in. Due to my lack of experience I started as a back, but very quickly, once I got the hang of things and showed my natural tendency to run into things rather than around them, I got moved to the forwards. After the last 2 seasons, I now know this is where I belong, I currently play second row (which is right in the middle of the scrum) and am also a jumper for line- outs. One of the great things for newcomers is there is always a mix of experience on the
pitch, so there is always someone there to push you in the right direction, and I mean this in the literal sense! It is part of the great nature of rugby, all the players have a strong bond and understanding that if you do get shoved and pulled around, this is all in the name of the game. I had to learn this very quickly, but now I find myself doing it to others, however, it’s never done maliciously, it’s always done with love.
Each training session is different, the team has a variety of players in training, some with
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