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t’s been a productive season for Nelson RFC both on and off the field with their team’s performing well and the social side
of the club thriving. Honorary Club Secretary Chris Bax took the time to tell us more about the good work that they’ve
been doing lately.
Involvement
He told us, “I’ve been at Nelson RFC 23 years now. I
started in the second XV and progressed to the first
XV and even captained them for 3 years, and I’m
still playing. I ended up in Nelson as that’s where
my first wife was from; her father was the kit man
at the time…bit of a long story…but I’m still here.
I am currently Hon Secretary which is a challenge in
itself juggling the commitments of that role with my
playing commitment. There are several challenges
throughout the season, particularly regarding
international ticket allocations around the 6 Nations
and Autumn Internationals. Also, it’s currently the
WRU audit time, which means collating a lot of data
from the teams in the club for submitting to the
WRU so we get our funding for next season from the
WRU. As for rewards seeing the club prosper and
be successful at all age groups is satisfying, making
sure there is a rugby club in Nelson for the future.”
This Season
“I’d say the club is bouncing at the moment. All
of our teams are having good seasons and we are
seeing the clubhouse packed for social events. When
I say packed that includes wives, girlfriends partners
etc. and their families. We have a great atmosphere
which people seem to enjoy.
The season has been a success. We re-formed our
seconds, youth and U13’s teams all of which have
had really good seasons and are going from strength
to strength. The second XV won their league easily
and gained promotion. They also narrowly lost in
their respective cup final.”
Nelson Belles
“We have girls rugby here for the second season
and this has to be the fastest growing section within
the club. When it was first mentioned I, like many
others was a little sceptical and didn’t see it lasting,
boy how wrong we were. Their attitude towards the
club and the game is simply excellent. I have never
experienced a team of young people embrace rugby,
the club and its values like the Nelson Belles.
They deservedly won their league this year and are
an absolute credit to Nelson RFC. Several players
were selected for the Dragons regional squad and
a few progressed to represent East Wales recently
down at the Millennium Stadium. But it’s not just
on the pitch - the way they conduct themselves off
the pitch is amazing, they support any event at the
club and even man the gates for First XV fixtures! A
complete success story.”
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