Rugby Club ISSUE 80 | Page 74

Wellington Wellington FOLLOW US ONLINE TWITTER.COM/RUGBYCLUBMAG Wellington RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 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.” QUALITY SPEAKS FOR ITSELF “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