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LESCO ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
SPECIALIZING IN THE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL SERVICES:
DOMESTIC - COMMERCIAL - INDUSTRIAL
VERY PROUD SPONSORS OF NANTYGLO RUGBY CLUB
Telephone: 07786912613
Address: 1 Maple Way, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, Gwent NP23 5SA
Andrew Cook is principal club sponsor with his business Lesco Electrical. He recently spoke to Rugby Club Magazine,
saying, “My involvement with Nantyglo RFC is due to my friends being involved within the club. I have been a player as
well, for other clubs, including Blaena Gwent, Abertillery and Ebbw Vale with my main position being either inside or outside
centre.
Jason Williams, club coach, has performed wonders with the players and as a company who sponsors the club we like to
help out as much as we can. The players, the committee, members and sponsors are just like a group of friends enjoying
ourselves together and I find I am very proud to be associated with Nantyglo RFC. I can’t speak highly enough about Sharon
for her tireless work in taking care of everyone at the club. Good luck to everyone in the new division next season and
congratulations on a great 2014-2015 season!”
“One of the biggest challenges for us is the financial side of the
game because if that isn’t managed well there will be nowhere
for players to play. Managing our injury list has always been
a challenge as well whilst I’ve been here but the commitment
level has been outstanding and that has helped us overcome the
difficulties that we’ve faced.
“We’ve got very good people in charge of the club that ensure
that it is well managed. We don’t pay players which is a good
thing as it’s important to retain our amateur ethos. We’re a great
advert for the idea that you can get success without paying for it
so long as you build a strong core of players.
“There’s a great atmosphere at the club amongst the players
and that’s been an important part of what we’ve achieved. The
camaraderie at the club makes coaching really easy and the social
side of our set up is an important part of what we do here.
“It’s the togetherness of the players that has been the key to our
success this season; our players never know when they’re beaten.
They do need warming up from time to time but they respond
excellently to the feedback they’re given and are a great bunch.
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“We’ve based our approach on hard work. I’ve always hated
losing and want to ensure that we do everything we can to
compete. The key to that is togetherness and having a strong
team ethic; if we play as individuals we’re easy to beat where as
if we are a group of 15-20 we will pose teams a tough challenge.
“That carries through to our approach to training and if you
don’t perform well there you won’t play in matches regardless of
your skill level. We work to give players a platform to develop
their strengths and improve their weaknesses so that they can
reach their full potential.
“Obviously financially there’s going to be a cut-off point whereby
our current approach will only take us so far. The next league
up is a high quality league and we may need to gain funding
of some kind to allow for a bigger squad and to cover the extra
travel involved. We’re delighted to have secured the title this
year and will just look to continue to progress as we have been in
recent years; going in the right direction and playing an attractive
brand of rugby.”