Cochrane's Bow Valley Rugby Club (BVRC) certainly has something to celebrate.

Recently ranked the second best club in Alberta, Adrian Turner, President, shares twelve months ago the governing body Rugby Alberta encouraged all clubs in the province to adopt some standardized practices and regulations in regards to proper coaching numbers, police checks being completed and just a wide variety of items to say that good business practices are indeed in place. "As a committee and as a board, we decided that was somewhere we wanted to go regardless of how much more work was involved and as a result and fulfilling all the criteria they were asking for, we were named the second best rugby club."

Turner couldn't be more proud of the young club and how far it has come in a short period of time. Starting off as the Cochrane Coyotes, BVRC has really gained momentum over the past six years and attracts members from outlying areas as well. "With the influx of new people who've got a lot of energy and different ideas, we haven't stopped growing really. As we grow and the coaching gets better more players are wanting to push on in rugby especially in southern Alberta, and Bow Valley seems to be a good choice."

When Turner and his family first moved to Cochrane from the UK nine years ago, he says rugby in Cochrane did not exist and was just a mere murmur. Working alongside a dedicated group they ground out the details and got moving forward. "We've got some extremely robust kids that took to rugby very quickly and all they needed was the fundamentals of the game."

Believing the club's momentum has come from sportsmanship, development, and philosophy, Turner shares there is a real freedom to play, especially at the junior level. "We'll give them a plan to play with but after they get on the field it is their choice, their decision making, and sometimes it's good and sometimes not so good, but we learn as a group. I think that is why we have the growth and we know that is the approach we have to have."

With the news of being ranked number two, Turner knows the benefits and spin-off effect will be huge. Where does Turner see the 2018 season going? "Our next move because the senior men have been so successful with division two, we are now looking to hop into division one. Our challenge will be because we are such a young club not having the depth of the players but we have the talent; so that's going to be our next major hurdle as to whether we can actually make that happen. For me, as President, and I sure Ty Hawes, our Director of Rugby, would be in agreement, we've got to give these guys the opportunity to be challenged and play the best level of rugby they can play."

The future of rugby in Cochrane only gets brighter each and every season and brings a great dynamic to Cochrane both on and off the field.

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