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Ysgol Bro Hyddgen
TWO Montgomeryshire teenagers have been selected to help form the
first ever Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) Youth Board.
Llanbrynmair’s Dafydd Duggan and Kay Davies of Trefeglwys joined the
rest of the 15 member council at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in the
group’s historical first meeting which saw a number of issues raised.
Both impressed the WRU with their on-line video application and were
delighted to join the new body.
Duggan, a student of Machynlleth’s Ysgol Bro Hyddgen, is a product of
the Llanidloes RFC junior and youth system.
“After finishing junior rugby at Llanidloes and starting youth, many
players dropped the sport and stopped playing as I carried on,” said
Duggan.
Congratulations to the Deputy
Head Boy for being chosen to
be on the WRU’s Youth
Board.
Llongyfarchiadu Dafydd!
“This is the main aspect we’re trying to change as a team; to increase
youth participation and as a result get more playing senior rugby in Mid
Wales.
Trefeglwys raised Davies is a sport management student at Cardiff
Metropolitan University and is also a coach for Sport Cardiff.
Davies said: “I am looking forward to seeing how we can develop youth
rugby over the next two years across Wales. The role looks specifically
at how we can break down participation barriers and become more
inclusive, something I've been trying to do at multi-sports events over the
past few years.
“I am hoping to increase participation in rugby, whether it be as a player,
volunteer or supporter and create more incentives for young people to
become coaches and stay in the game.
“It's important to get more people involved from a young age and create
a stronger development pathway from schools into clubs, keeping people
involved in the game after leaving school.”
WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips hailed the creation of a new board
of younger people.
“We have gathered a rich and varied array of young talent to form the
inaugural WRU Youth Board,” said Phillips. “We are going to go right to
the heart of some of the big issues affecting Welsh rugby at the
moment, with no holding back.
“The new WRU Youth Board will play an important part in the future of
the WRU as will the advisory panel we have selected to sit alongside it.”
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