Wellington
Wellington
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Wellington
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John Warren, Senior Sales Development Manager from St Austell
Brewery, recently spoke to Rugby Club Magazine about his long and
positive association with Wellington RFC.
He said, “I have been with St Austell Brewery for seventeen years and
as a company we have been the principle drinks suppliers to the club
for the past seven years.”
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“The club have a very friendly, welcoming setup and I would like
to congratulate everyone at Wellington Rugby Club on such a great
season and wish them all the very best of success for the 2018/2019
campaign!”
Wellington RFC is a fine example of a well-run, community establishment
that plays an important role in the local area. Rugby Club Magazine
recently caught up with Club Representative Bill Sherwin to find out more
about the good work that they’ve been doing lately.
He told us, “Being a local lad, my involvement with
Wellington RFC is a long one, from Colt player (many moons
ago!) to a senior playing career that included a term as club
captain. Near the end of my playing career I became involved
with coaching and coached 14/15/16 and Colts (U19 back
then). Since those days I have served on the committee and
have now been Director of Rugby for some years.”
“WRFC is a true amateur and community club. We are a
member of the local sports federation with good contact and
relations with the other sports clubs. We hold small fundraising
events to benefit the local good causes.
“On the rugby side we run all age groups from 5’s up
to U18’s plus girls 18’s and 15’s. The youth side of the club
is essential for our survival, hopefully, providing a constant
flow of new players into the senior teams. In fact, last season’s
success of League Champions and County Vase winners was
with a predominantly very youthful squad, the great majority
of which had come through the junior ranks and, finally, for
most, through a successful U18 squad within the last few years.
“Therefore it is vital to maintain the great spirit that has
been nurtured within the squad, even though all the players
know they are all competing for limited places in the Chiefs
team. We can only put fifteen on the park on a Saturday, so
the guys know they have to be performing consistently well to
grab a spot and hold a place.
“We are ambitious in the fact that we want these y