Taunton Titans head coach Tony Yapp paid tribute to the club’s loyal supporters after the team had just beaten Old Redcliffians 42-36 in their last home game of the season.
The former Exeter Chiefs player, who has been part of the Titans coaching set up since 2010, said: “To see it so busy, not just today but over the course of the season, is great, and I know that the boys love playing in front of our own crowd.
"With every game we play, their support gets louder and they get more involved as well, which makes such a huge difference.
"We are very lucky to have such good support here at Taunton.
“We have a massive crowd here and there’s a lot to be said for this league.
"We are playing against teams like Old Reds, Hornets, Exeter Uni, Barnstaple, and Redruth, so there are lots of local derbies, and to see so many people here watching is a credit to everyone.
"Our social media is helping massively and it enables us to highlight what we can offer on a Saturday afternoon.”
Talking about the game, the head coach said: “We had to work so hard and it wasn’t until later in the second half that we were able to take the game away from them.
“Games between us and Old Reds tend to be quite close and quite physical, so we knew it was going to be tough and I was just pleased we were able to play in the right areas of the field, create enough pressure to score, and despite their burst at the end we were Abe to hold on at the end, which was nice for our last home game of the season."
Reflecting on the season overall, the head coach said: “We are just above par on where we wanted to be.
"There are a number of teams in this league who are ambitious and want to get promoted and we are one of those, but we are also very mindful of where we are at, what we can do, and what we can afford.
"We are in a position where we are trying to build all the time.
“On the whole, when you look back at how we started the season it has been good.
"We are all learning and when you look at the number of injuries we had it gave opportunities to a lot of young players, and I think we now are having the reward with a lot of those guys having played so much.
“From our point of view we are pleased with the way its gone, we’ve got one game to go down at Exeter Uni on Saturday which is going to be as full bloodied affair and a tough one.”
Looking towards 2026-7, the head coach said: “Everyone seems pretty happy and I think most of the guys are really positive about staying for next season and what we will do now is reflect very quickly after the Exeter game and then start to get things moving and prepping for next season.”
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