THE HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10 2017
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75 Sport THE TWELVE participating
clubs of the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) National Championship division have formed a collaborative working organisation called Championship Rugby Wales (CRW). CRW has been designed to
provide a platform for National Championship clubs to collaborate with the WRU more effectively to ensure that the long-term interests of the National Championship division are safeguarded. The twelve member clubs of CRW include; Beddau, Bedlinog, Cardiff
Met, Dunvant, Glamorgan Wanderers, Glynneath, Narberth, Newbridge, Newcastle Emlyn, Pontypool, Skewen and TATA Steel. Pontypool RFC chief executive
officer, Ben Jeffreys, has been elected by the National Championship clubs to serve as CRW’s inaugural chairman. On the organisation’s formation,
he said: “The National Championship is home to twelve exceptionally ambitious clubs with equally driven administrators, staff, coaches, players and volunteers - all of whom have many fantastic ideas that can inject further positivity into the division.
‘B’ League
Hamiltons 6-1 Starboard Kitchener 3-4 Victoria ‘A’ Trafalgar & Whetham - byes
Table ‘A’ League Trafalgar
Victoria ‘A’ Kitchener Hamiltons
‘A’ League Kimberley ‘A’ 4-3 Avondale ‘A’
Charlies/Crowns 4-3 Kimberley ‘B’ Victoria ‘B’ 3-4 Haven Hotel Avondale ‘B’ - Bye
Table ‘A’ League
Avondale ‘A’
P W L Pts G 14 13 1
Kimberley ‘A’ 13 10 3 Avondale ‘B’
Charlies/Crowns 14 8 Victoria ‘B’ Haven Hotel
13 9 14 3
14 2 Kimberley ‘B’ 14 4
4 6
86 10 83 76 55
11 42 12 40 10 38
9 7 7 7 4 4
Congratulations to the Haven Hotel on their first win.
Avondale ‘B’ 3-4 Tree Crowns Manchester ‘B’ 2-5 Gunnings ‘A’ British Legion 1-6 Avondale ‘A’ Victoria ‘B’ 0-7 Kitchener Victoria ‘A’ - Bye
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Lord Kitchener 12 Avondale ‘A’ Gunnings ‘A’ Manchester ‘B’ Tree Crowns Victoria ‘A’
British Legion Avondale ‘B’ Victoria ‘B’
12 13 12 13 12 13 13 13
* No Phoned Result. -----------
Benbow 3-4 Whetham ‘B’ Cons. Club 2-5 Victoria ‘C’
12 10 9 7 8 7 4 2 1
0 2 4 5 5 5 9
96 86
75* 69 59 56 41
11 32 12 17
Gunnings ‘B’ 4-3 Legionaire Golf Club 6-1 Manchester ‘A’
Golf Club Legionaire Victoria ‘C’ Cons. Club
13 13 13 13
Manchester ‘A’ 13 Gunnings ‘B’ 13 Trafalgar Foresters
13 13
Whetham ‘B’ 13 Benbow
13
11 9 8 8 9 8 8 3 2 0
2 4 5 5 4 5 4 9
84 74 69 67 66 62
11 13
59* 38* 26 25
Trafalgar V Foresters: no phoned result and no card.
180’s: Vic Absalom, Avondale ‘B’ and G. Jones, Gunnings ‘A’
Least Darts: P.Power, Gunnings ‘A’ and Vic Absalom, Avondale ‘B’
P W L Pts G 13 10 3 12 11 1 14 7 14 5
Whetham 12 6 Starboard
14 2
7 9 6
69 66 64 57 55
12 35
6 5 7 8 8 7
All Captains please mark entries for the singles on the February 2 cards.
Ben Jeffreys, centre left, Championship Rugby Wales chairman with Martyn Phillips, WRU Group Chief Executive, and representatives of some of the Championship Clubs: (L-R) Ross Cornwell of Newbridge, Ross Gibbon of Glamorgan Wanderers, Liam Jenkins of Bedlinog, Ben Parry of Pontypool, Ianto Griffiths of Narberth, and James Parry of Glynneath
Local talent on show CROSS COUNTRY runners
from across Dyfed have been busy at their district area cross country championships over the past week. There were plenty of local talent and
future stars out on show during the four meetings. Pembrokeshire were the first to hold their event at the Racecourse in Haverfordwest and was followed on by three championships held in two days. Six Llanelli schools made the short
journey to make use of the fantastic views and facilities at Pembrey Country Park, the venue for the upcoming Gwent League Cross Country fixture on Saturday, March 4, while a day later, the Ceredigion and Brianne fixtures took place on a wet and windy day at the Urdd campus in Llangrannog and Ysgol Bro Dinefwr in Llandeilo respectively. The standard of competition was
Coedcae: Llanelli schools overall winners
very high which produced many encouraging performances. All four championships involved all 28 schools and colleges in Dyfed open to school children in Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and sixth form and in total over 1000 runners participated. The top 10 finishers in each age group and each race had been
invited to represent their area at the Dyfed Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships at Parc Dinefwr in Llandeilo, supported by Carmarthen Harriers and sponsored by West Wales Freemasons which was held on Tuesday. More than 300 competitors were expected to attend.
“CRW serves as the arena that
brings these ideas to life and ensures that the strategic focus of the National Championship continues to evolve to form a clearly defined position within the wider Welsh rugby pyramid. “The National Championship
can no doubt continue to grow from strength-to-strength and CRW’s positive collaborative partnership with the WRU is already demonstrating that very real progress is being made. “There is a shared acceptance of
the responsibility between both parties to enhance the supporter experience and to ensure that more people are presented with the opportunity to engage with Welsh club rugby on a regular basis.
“I am hugely honoured to have
been elected as the chairman of CRW and I am equally excited about the productivity that both parties can generate for the National Championship in the seasons ahead.” WRU Group Chief Executive
Martyn Phillips said: “CRW is an innovative development and the WRU’s support for the initiative is representative of our desire to advance Welsh club rugby to even greater heights.
“Club rugby is of huge importance
to the cultural fabric of the game in Wales and this partnership presents a real opportunity to enhance the division’s standing. “We have a publicised strategy
for Welsh rugby and we are now on the verge of signing off detailed plans for community rugby in Wales under the leadership of Ryan Jones. We will be relentless in our execution of these plans but also recognise that we must inspire and encourage more local ownership to deliver a healthy future for rugby. “CRW is a prime example of the
invaluable contribution that can be made when a committed group take responsibility for owning and shaping their own future. We can only applaud and encourage this approach. “This progressive relationship
with CRW will undoubtedly help us in our quest to safeguard the future sustainability of these historic clubs.”
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