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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Villager</strong> - April/May 2013<br />
THE DALE LLEWELLYN<br />
MEMORIAL FESTIVAL OF<br />
SCHOOL RUGBY<br />
“Don’t count each day make each day count”<br />
was Dales Advice to young people and this was<br />
the <strong>The</strong>me of the festival. <strong>The</strong> Young players<br />
took this to heart and made each ball count<br />
and they played with “Pride and won or lost<br />
with dignity.” Emphasis is placed on having<br />
fun and playing the game with friends, and<br />
close friendships being formed between the<br />
schools through a shared love of the game.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Undy Rugby Academy hosted a mini<br />
school rugby festival in memory of Dale<br />
Llewellyn who died on January 2nd 2013. At<br />
the age of 25. Dale was known to the schools<br />
through his work with Attribute Sports which<br />
took him into many schools were he coached<br />
rugby.<br />
<strong>The</strong> festival attracted five schools,<br />
Magor/Undy, Eveswell, Mount Pleasant,<br />
Shirenewton and Northcote Lodge School,<br />
London. <strong>The</strong> event was very successful with<br />
over 75 primary school children playing a<br />
very high standard of rugby. <strong>The</strong>y were<br />
refereed by Simon Alsopp a Professional WRU<br />
referee. All the children are taught to respect<br />
each other and value the key role of the<br />
referee.<br />
Northcote Lodge were the festival winners<br />
with Eveswell School runners up. <strong>The</strong><br />
Sportsman award went to Shirenewton<br />
School. <strong>The</strong> games were hard fought and<br />
highly competitive but most of all everyone<br />
had fun and learnt a lot. Trophies were<br />
presented by the Mrs Llewellyn who attend<br />
the event with her family.<br />
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