As any amateur rugby club chairman is well aware, it takes a great deal of sacrifice and financial juggling to keep a club afloat.
The best chairmen are always searching for new ways to balance the books including shirt sales, sponsorship, raffles, open days and garage sales.
Another way of raising money internally is club fines. At first glance, some of the offences on the list seem quite reasonable.
#1. Urinating in the shower - £5
#2. Missing training - £2.50
#3. Missing a match - £5
#4. Using someone else's shower gel - £1
#5. No cakes on Birthday - £20
#6. No jewellery to be worn during training - £5
#7. Being a dickhead - £5
#8. Items Left in Changing Room - £1
#9. Being late for a game - £1 for every 10 minutes
#10. Dirty boots on match-day - £3
#11. Phone not being on silent in changing room - £2
#12. Not attending team nights out - £10
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