DaveAitch wrote: ↑Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:56 pm
Kendal seem to have two websites on the go. An internet search finds this at the top of the list:
http://kendalrufc.rfu.club
It's up to date on results, and fixtures are given. Maybe Bowdon has another website too.
The site that you've linked to is run by the RFU and is linked to the GMS (Game Management System) that the RFU really, really, really wants grassroots clubs to uses in it's entireity, rather than just for fixtures, results and league tables etc. Unfortunately, it (cough, cough, ahem) may not be the most user friendly piece of kit and at one stage was about as popular as VD in a knocking shop. This may have changes slightly, as resistence from Clubs to use it was intense at one stage
The other site is a free site (you can pay for extra features) that is run by Pitchero and is very poular with grassroots clubs due to its user friendly interface (plus you're not going to get someone from the RFU kicking your door in at 3am because you've not done something that the RFU says that you should have done).
IMO (not backed by a lot of research, but rather from looking at various sites from time to time), Clubs that put out very little other than results and upcoming fixtures will use the RFU system (the website will be automatically updated when a Club updates its results directly to the RFU). Whereas Clubs that put out a lot more information, via several people within a Club, will use the Pitchero site.
The RFU site will update automatically, whereas sites like Pitchero need people to actively be involved and get their fingers out to post relevant information - Bowdons Offy has no mention of todays game against Kendal being off !
https://www.bowdonrufc.co.uk/
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