Llandudno
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“Last season went well, losing only one league
game, considering the injury count we had, yes we
could have done better in the National Cup but on
and off the field has been great. With the backing of
a great general committee, secretary and treasurer
and not forgetting all the supporters who followed
the team everywhere.
“We expect the 2019/20 season will be
challenging, we need to focus on retaining the
Division One North League and Cup and will see
how we progress in the National Cup.
Then off the field of play we need
to improve our playing surfaces,
ground development and club
facility’s.
“Youth Rugby is very
important at our club as we
know they are the future,
sadly we did not field a
youth team last season,
but will be this season.
We invested heavily in
playing floodlights so
as to allow our youth to
play evenings as well as
weekends, as we find some
need to work Saturdays, so
it gives the lads a choice, as
long as the opposition agree. The
youth train with the seniors to give
them confidence and improve the skill
sets, especially in the contact areas.
“We are definitely a community club; sadly our
club is situated in a troubled area where there have
been two female drug related deaths in the last few
months, so we have successfully applied for planning
permission to enclose our pitches for the safety of
all our players, members and the community as a
whole. Then we want to progress to install CCTV
to monitor the situation, we have the urdd, local
Morris dancers having area competitions, army
displays, every year we have a welly tournament for
8 to 11 year olds in memory of Llewelyn Evans who
died in the first gulf war with over 400 youngsters
taking part.
“The whole community gets involved and helps,
Sodexo helps with allowing parking at the local
schools car park as a PFI Council partner, the local
council, with road guarding traffic management and
lots of locals help out. Hungry Harry’s our kitchen
concession does a fantastic job. The industrial
compound next to the club also assists with the car
parking.
“We face massive challenges in the years ahead,
funding is always hard, all club members are
volunteers
and give there all, but as always
it is the same people year in year
out, keeping all involved and
interested as we all get burn
out due to work and family
commitments.
“The coming years
will be very hard as we
see a national decline
in youths continuing to
play rugby so we need
to get a good balance of
rugby and community
using our facility. We will
definitely need to diversify
to keep it financially feasible
and attractive for all to continue
attending Llandudno Rugby club.
“Our club ambitions are that we
must continue being successful on the
fields, contending every year
In the North Wales league and cup competitions
and getting as far as we can in the National Cup
competitions. Not just our 1st XV, but all teams at
the club including the 2nd XV, youth, getting our
vets out of there wheelchairs and back on the fields
of play as well.
“We must have the addition of a players lounge
and new bar area at our club and we must keep up
our partnership with all the agencies, police, council,
community’s and charity’s we support, St. DAVIDS
hospice and Llandudno RNLI. We want to keep
developing the club into a successfully run club for
the community as a whole to use.”
Huw at Teejac, kit manufacturers and suppliers to Llandudno RFRC,
would like to congratulate everyone at the club on an outstanding
season wishing everyone all the best for the 2019/2020 campaign!
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