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Mark Mapletoft joins Southend Rugby Clubs Coaching Staff
MARK MAPLETOFT has been appointed as Southend Rugby Clubs head coach. Mark will join Saracens Kris Chesney, Gary Cook and Ben Green on the Coaching committee.
The 34-year-old, ex-England fly half has and will continue to coach England’s U21 squad as well as using his experience and knowledge at Warner’s Bridge Park.
Mark Mapletoft
Born 25.12.1971, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire
Mark Mapletoft attended Lawrence Sheriff School in Rugby and Loughborough University (BSc in Sports Science). He spent the best part of a decade at Gloucester before spells at Saracens, NEC Harlequins and London Irish. He returned to Vicarage Road as Saracens Assistant Academy Manager in May 2005 following his retirement from playing. He won one cap for England, against Argentina in Buenos Aires in 1997.
Press Release
Southend rugby club now has a formal agreement with Premiership giants Saracens. The aim of the agreement is to benefit the development of both clubs players and to assist in talent identification and recruitment processes. Southend RFC will profit by periodically having Saracens players on loan whilst Saracens will reap the advantage of being able to offer good consistent rugby that is available in National Division 2 to those players who find themselves outside of the Premiership match day squad.
Eddie Jones, the former Australian National team head coach and now director of rugby at Saracens, has already visited Warners Bridge and was impressed by the ethos, ambition and facilities that Southend Rugby Club possess.
Whilst the agreement will obviously help improve on the field performances the partnership also allows Southend to benefit from Saracens expertise on matters such as coaching, fitness and conditioning and medical principles as well as administrative and commercial assistance.
Ben Green, Southend Director of Rugby, said "Over the last few seasons we have fostered an informal relationship between the two clubs with Saracens and Barbarians player Kris Chesney coaching our forwards as well as players such as Stefan North and Mike Stanley being loaned for us at various times last season. This agreement has cemented this relationship and will allow us to develop closer ties with Sarries that are mutually beneficial."
Southend RFC plays their rugby in National Division II, only two levels below the top flight of English rugby. This puts Southend in the top 35 clubs in the country and currently one of the highest placed clubs in the whole of the Eastern Counties. Home games are staged at Warners Bridge Park on the Temple Farm Industrial estate and new support is most welcome! The first league game of the season is at home against Cornish side Launceston on 6th September 08. For more information on Southend Rugby Football Club please visit the website – www.southendrugby.com
Southend Rugby Club are currently looking for a main shirt sponsor for the upcoming 2008-09 season if interested please contact Nathan Strange (SRFC Marketing Director) on 07908222005 or email on marketing@southendrugby.com
Race Night @ Southend Rugby Club -
Friday 11th July @ 7.30pm
£2 entry, money raised going to Macmillan Cancer Support
For more details contact Nathan - 07908222005
Everything Rugby
Together with hundreds of other clubs around the country we now have a website published on this new web based rugby site.
As well as the website I am now able to post news about the club on their site. I have been doing this during the development stages. It is now up and running, follow the link to keep abreast of rugby news.
Southend Radio
The club has come to an arrangement with the new Southend Radio, based at Adventure Island.
They have agreed to cover our games for the rest of the season and the next and to broadcast a regular weekly round up of the previous and following fixture.
Club officials and players will represent the club in these activities.
Broadcasting on 105.1 FM the station reaches from Colchester to Barking and Kent to Hertfordshire, giving the club a wide range of listeners, and hopefully a bigger supporter base.
Good news for all sponsors, supporters and players. | 
