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It divides naturally into two parts. First, the four heated chang-


ing rooms, showers and rooms for a physio and match officials – all of which had to fall in line with the standards dictated by the Rugby Football Union and Sport England. Second, the clubroom and entertaining section, featuring a bar and a kitchen that are designed to seat and cater for 120 diners. The new structure’s position was determined by the need to


retain the existing clubhouse in working order while building the replacement one. The solution was to locate the new building close to the first team pitch and centred on the halfway line. This now means all vehicle parking is behind the building and not between it and the main pitch. However, the main benefit is that the clubroom opens onto a


viewing balcony that runs the full length of the building and which provides a marvellous vantage point to watch games. The building is built in a traditional manner with load-bear-


ing cavity brickwork/blockwork that is externally clad and which supports a sandwich insulated ‘wriggly tin’ roof set on timber trusses. There is a service corridor set at first-floor level running centrally between the trusses, giving full accessibility to the roofspace. The main floor is block and beam. Generally the external walls are clad in black Marley


Weatherboard over a brick plinth with door and window sur- rounds in brickwork. The roof, the gable ends and all trimmings are formed in a light grey-coloured Kingspan plastic-coated gal- vanised corrugated steel sheeting – the roof cladding being in a composite insulated sandwich construction (KS 1000RW). Door and window frames are timber. A small local building company was awarded the main contract,


with a number of specialist firms brought in as sub-contractors. A feature of this build was the involvement of companies with existing links to the rugby club. The CCTV, burglar alarm and the public address system were installed by club sponsors; the plastering and decorating were carried out by firms with direc- tors who are club members.


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Clockwise from top left: The new bar; timber roof construction


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