Bridgend Ravens
Bridgend
Ravens
RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB
B
ridgend Ravens are a semi-professional rugby union club that currently competes in the
Welsh Premier Division. Club Representative Christopher Edmunds took the time to
tell us how the club is getting on ahead of the new season.
Involvement
He told us, “I started attending
matches a few years ago and quickly
became involved with the media team.
A long-time fan of my local Welsh
Premiership club, I started attending more
regularly and volunteering as a friend
already involved with the club invited me
along.
The most challenging thing is
probably the silent journey home after a
tough loss. It’s always rewarding to see
the club progress, or see a good news
story shared by the media team get lots
of views and comments from the online
Rugby community.”
with each other on the pitch as the season
went on, and the players finished the
season with a great run of performances.”
Youth
excellent professional players, possibly
even internationals. These players will
help our club along their journey, as well
as inspire yet more quality young players
in the area.
“As with any rugby club, youth rugby
is incredibly important. The Bridgend
area has a great history of developing
youth players. Undoubtedly,
there are young players
currently in the
area that will
develop into
Present
“Everyone’s optimistic, we have a
young and ambitious squad as well as
an exciting coaching set up; we’re all
looking forward to the challenge of the
re- structured premiership division.
After losing a few key players before the
beginning of last season, the coaches and
remaining senior players did a great job of
pulling the team together and integrating
young, local, talented players. You could
see the squad becoming more comfortable
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