Rugby Club Issue 48 | Page 90

GWENDRAITH VALLEY RAIDERS GWENDRAETH VALLEY RAIDERS Gwendraeth Valley Raiders is a relatively new club having first been established in 2013 and they play their home games at Parc Gwenllian in Carmarthenshire. Their home colours are White and Purple and they compete in the Welsh Rugby League Conference. They are led by Chairman Emyr Jones who is supported by Secretary Neil Davies and the club is progressing well under their guidance. They have already demonstrated the potential that they have on the field and are beginning to get to a stage where they play a vital role in their local community. Their first team put together a solid league season in 2014 as they compiled a record of having won 6 and lost 4 of their 10 matches. This saw them finish in 4th place in the league with 12 points on the board which was enough to earn them a spot in the end of season playoffs. They took on the Aber Valley Wolves but were unfortunately not able to come away with the victory. This should not take away from what has been a successful campaign all around however and the team heads into the off-season with a good platform from which to build. So long as they are able to retain their current group of players and perhaps make one or two quality additions they should be in with a good chance of pushing on in 2015. Gwendraeth Valley Raiders is not a club to focus solely upon their senior section however and they also have youth sides in place. These teams look to provide young players from the local area with 90 ISSUE 48