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Oakdale
O
akdale RFC competes in Division 3 East A of the Swalec Leagues
and has been playing some terrific rugby this season. We
caught up with Club Representative Julian Baldwin to
find out more about the good work they have been
doing lately.
Involvement
He told us, “I have been Club Treasurer since 2009.
I played 82 times for the club during the late 80s
and early 90s having grown up in the village
but then moved away to study. The most
challenging aspect is keeping everyone happy
whilst at the same time balancing the books.
Every different customer group wants
different things (facilities improvements,
price discounts, entertainment etc). The
most rewarding aspect is being able to
improve the club facilities for the benefit
of all members.”
Atmosphere
“The mood here is excellent, we move
into March and we are in the quarter
finals of the Ben Francis (District)
cup and will play Abergavenny at
home before the end of March and
we are also in the quarter finals of the
SWALEC Bowl against Nantyffyllon,
the furthest we have ever gone in the
competition. Our league form is good
and if we win our games in hand we
will be in the promotion places. We
have welcomed six players under the age
of 20 into the squad this season, we have
lost 3 games, drawn one and won 14 and
our junior section has now grown to four
teams (U7s – U10s).”
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