Example Club	Cheltenham RFC	Dorking RFC
No. of Players	330	100
No. of Senior Teams	3 male 1 female	3 male
No. of Junior Teams	12 male	15 male 2 female
No. Vets teams	1 male	1 male
No. of Pitches	2	5
Pitch Floodlights	Y	Y
Training  Area	Y	Y
Training Floodlights	Y	Y
Indoor Training Facilities	N	N
Clubhouse	Y	Y
Changing Rooms	5	2
Refs Changing Rooms	Y	1
Male Toilets	Y	Y
Female Toilets	Y	N
Disabled Toilets	Y	N
Bar Kitchen	Y	Y
Medical Facilities	Y	Y
Meeting/function Room	Y	Y
Office	Y	Y
Store room	Y	Y
Car Parking	Y	Y
Spectator seating	500	0

    4. This stage of the framework set by the RFU identifies the development and management criteria which clubs and other venues must meet if they are to be recognised as a strategic priority. Venues wishing to develop their facilities should:

• be sustainable

• be backed up by development and management plans

• have recognised sports development programmes

• demonstrate a commitment to sports equity principles and the improvement of access to all sections of the community

• have sufficient appropriately trained or skilled personnel to support the programmes

It is necessary to set priorities because:

• sufficient financial resources will not be available to meet all the identified facility needs for sport

• resources will not be available to allow every club and rugby venue to be improved, upgraded and extended within the timeframe of the RFU Strategy

• they provide maximum benefit and target resources to area of the sport or country where there  is most need

The facility priorities for Rugby are projects which:

• ensure equality of access, increasing opportunities for all sections of the community

• encourage, develop and promote rugby in  areas of under provision and social deprivation

• improve the quality and quantity of pitches

• provide a central venue for player, coach, referee and volunteer development and training

• improve the quality and quantity of floodlights

• provide a venue for the world class Programmes, including the development of RFU and RFUW Academies

RFU Framework Strategy for  a club at the level of Dorking RFC:

WHY

• Up to 6 mens sides

• training for 3 sides

• Junior Girls programme

• mini & junior programme including age group sides, mini coaching and festivals

• CB/RFUW representative squad training and competition

• ideally a service agreement with CB

• potentially part of active sports programme

• management committee, ground staff and paid administrator

• qualified coaches and officials

• development and management plans 

What Facility Specification (recommended)

• 3 full size pitches

• 2 training areas (1 floodlit)

• male, female and officials changing commensurate with number of pitches to allow for use by men or women

• catering facility

• Social/community area

• disabled access to all areas and toilets

• playing equipment

• access to fitness equipment

• storage with separate grounds maintenance equipment store

• access to scrummage machine

• easy access to specialist medical facility

• pitch drainage system

• Floodlit match pitch

• access to indoor gym

• training room with OHP, video TV

• fully equipped weight training

What Facility Specification (desirable)

• up to 5 pitches

• access to separate minis training area

• floodlights in 2/3 areas

• maintenance programme

• fitness equipment

Strategic priorities for this level of Venue

• increase opportunities for women juniors and minis

• improve coaching opportunities and performance pathways

• improve the quality of pitches

• improve the quality of changing areas

• improve the quality and quantity of floodlights

"...development priorities...will depend on funding, expertise, knowledge, skills and experience of a range of people involved in the sport"