A unique game will be taking place at EiriasPark Colwyn Bay. The fantastic new facilities and home of the WRU RGC Academy and RGC Regional senior rugby team will be hosting a game of Caernarfon RFC against Ruthin RFC 7.45pm K.O. £5 for adults all U16s free
Both clubs have been selected as Hub Clubs for the North Wales Region and will be launched as such before the kick Off.
Marc Roberts the WRU Performance Programme Manager for North Wales explains the role of the Hub Club “We identified quite early on that the academy programme would need to be extended beyond a simple 2 year programme and we also acknowledged that it was important to integrate academy players into the clubs of North Wales.Caernarfon and Ruthin have been through a rigorous procedure, which meant they had to match some key criteria both on and off the field and both will have a key role to play in the development of WRU RGC Academy players.
Both Caernarfon and Ruthin showed good leadership and management and had clear Values, Vision and Mission. Both clearly demonstrated that they had a player-centered approach to player development and will make great partners to the WRU RGC academy and the RGC senior regional team. We have already started placing some of our academy players into Caernarfon and Ruthin and the initial signs are really positive”.
While clearly Caernarfon and Ruthin have a lot to offer they will also receive a significant amount of supportnot just in additional players butfrom the RGC and academy staff specifically in the technical, tactical, physical, player welfare and analytical areas of the game.
Jim Salisbury the Head coach of Ruthin was delighted to be selected as the “Hub Club” for North East Wales and said “Both parties have put a tremendous amount of effort and time into this process, in which I’m positive the rewards will soon show. Ruthin RFC is working towards a 3-year plan and this appointment will only help the club move forwards to achieve their goal. Developing young players is the clubs main philosophy and this will be strengthened by the partnership the club now has with RGC, through the support structure and working with their team of highly qualified and experience coaches.
On a personal level, I would like to wish RGC every success for this season.”
Caernarfon’s new Head Coach, Chris Malherbe is again delighted to be selected as the “Hub Club” for the North West and commented:
‘We are looking forward to the match against Ruthin at ParcEirias on Friday night. We know we’re up against a confident Ruthin side, who from all accounts, are playing an attractive brand of rugby. Having started slowly against Pwllheli, we showed some glimpses of good form in last Saturday’s 52 – 21 win away at Llangefni. Having lost key personnel this season, with Liam Leung and Andrew Williams in the RGC squad, and the retirement of second row Paul Williams, our young pack performed very well against a heavy and experienced Llangefni pack. The pitch at ParcEirias will be in perfect condition on Friday, and I’m sure the crowd will witness a high quality league encounter, with two sides trying to play high tempo attractive rugby.’
Caernarfon Chairman Eifion Harding added:
“We welcome Ruthin to Parc Eirias on what I’m sure will be an exciting evening of quality rugby. I’d like to thank the staff at Eirias and RGC for all their support in making this encounter happen at such a quality venue. We’ve had major drainage works at our rugby fields over the summer and unfortunately they aren’t quite ready to play on. We are absolutely delighted to play this fixture at Eirias and hope that we are able to draw a large crowd to watch North Wales’ two Hub Clubs come face to face in what should be an enthralling encounter.”
Rupert Moon the new General Manager for North Wales commented:
“I would like to thank all North Wales Clubs who applied for Hub Club status – it was a very tough decision but our intention is to build on the programme over the next 3 years. We want to build on the rich proud history of North Wales rugby and its starts today. All 35 Clubs are key pieces of the RGC jigsaw and when we join together we can create a fantastic Rugby Development picture.
The work on the jigsaw is well underway and we relish the challenge of completing it!”
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