Rugby Club Issue 79 | Page 55

Pontefract It’s a good opportunity for people to exercise in a different manor to which they normally would. There is a mixture of abilities playing which is great and we have twelve regulars at the moment and are four weeks into training. We hope to keep attracting more players over the next few months.” Community “I would consider us a community club. “We are currently going into local schools to try to get more junior involvement at the club. The majority of our players and families who come down to the club are from Pontefract, so it’s hard not to be a community club. Our club charity is Prince of Wales Hospice which family members of the club have been in and as a result the club wanted to give back to them.” Ultrasonic DPF Cleaning Cars Vans Commercial Plant The only real alternative to a replacement DPF MOT SAFE CARS, VANS, 4x4’s AND COMMERCIAL DPF’S CLEANED FROM £159 +VAT Challenges/Ambitions “The biggest challenge for senior rugby is keeping the first team in Yorkshire One and retaining certain players and coaches. The main issue for the junior and girls is player retention and keeping the departments growing! The ambitions for the club are to keep growing as a club in all departments; mini, junior, girls and women’s whilst keeping our high standard of men’s senior rugby going. We would like a new clubhouse and better facilities as we are on the verge of outgrowing our current facilities. So updating the clubhouse or a new clubhouse is the main priority over the next five years, this should then enable us to get the club into more avenues within the community.” Tel: 01977 790271 / 01977 600630 www.thedpfcleaningco.co.uk Unit 5b, Prince George Industrial Estate, Skinner lane, Pontefract, WF8 1HG “I played through the junior age groups at the club and also used to watch my dad, Mark Armstrong play. I now play alongside my business partner Colin Swift in the 3rd team and we have sponsored the team’s shirts for the past three seasons. We were happy to finish the season in mid-table and were able to pick up some good victories along the way. It was great to see the first team being successful and I’d like to take this opportunity to wish everyone at the club the best of luck for the future.” Richard Armstrong, DPF Cleaning Company www.rugbyclubmag.com 55