Newtown v Welshpool

CHAIRMANS WELCOME / CROESO’R CADEIRYDD President Today is a special day as we say thank you to all our volun- Dai Davies teers at Newtown Rugby Club. We have a fantastic team of dedicated people here at Newtown, giving their time both Chairman on and off the pitch, without whom the Club simply couldn’t James Holloway function. We all follow our local club to watch our children, family and friends play rugby and enjoy their company after [email protected] the game, we owe a debt of gratitude to our volunteers for allowing us to enjoy this experience season after season. If Secretary you see a volunteer today, please say thank you, they are Neil Farrington our Club Champions. [email protected] They say, ‘many hands make light work’ and so we are al- ways looking to get more people involved in the club. Being Treasurer a volunteer is about being part of a team and having some Michelle Jones fun, please speak to us if you would like to lend a hand. [email protected] This afternoon, we welcome Welshpool in the 3rd Round of the WRU Bowl. Today promises to be another competitive Vice Chairman encounter. In our last fixture Welshpool finished the game Bob Jones strongly to take a deserved win, but it hasn’t gone unnoticed the huge strides this young Newtown team are making. We [email protected] are looking forward to another fast expansive game this af- ternoon with plenty of tries, it will be interesting to see how Clubhouse/Community the final score looks after 80 minutes. Alan Owen Unfortunately our Development XV have no game this af- [email protected] ternoon, with successive fixtures being postponed. This team are the cornerstone of our senior squad and funda- Head of Rugby mental to the future success of our club, we hope to see Gavin Randell them back on the pitch as soon as possible. [email protected] Before I sign off, please take a look at the calendar of events in the programme, we have a number of social Fixtures Secretary events planned in the next few months. We have also Derek Murray launched our 50th Anniversary Club Membership offer and there is a brand-new sponsorship program which can put [email protected] your business at the heart of a thriving community-based club. All that remains for me to say is enjoy the game and I will see you in the clubhouse after the match. James Holloway, Chairman

TODAYS TEAMS / TIMAU HEDDIW NEWTOWN RUGBY / RYGBI DRENEWYDD WELSHPOOL / Y TRALLWNG Ryan Goodwin Kieron Evans Tom Williams Harry Davies Tom Davies Kieron Done Euan Harris Dylan Walton Huw Williams Connor Thornton Billy Evans Sam Ward Matt Francis Nick Morris Drew Griffiths Ed Jones Rhys Williams Tom Manuel Max Cadwallader Lewys Cooke



PENDING IMPROVEMENTS / GWELLIANT MEWN LLAW “THE REC” We have a new fabricated entrance archway on order, currently being fab- ricated and due for delivery very soon. We recently ran a social media event where supporters were invited to come up with a name for the tea hut. A shortlist was put to the vote and the ‘winning’ entry was…..

UPCOMING FIXTURES / GEMAU NESAF 1st XV Dev XV 10-Sep Llanidloes A 11-Sep 18-Sep Machynlleth A COBRA 2nds A 25-Sep 02-Oct Llanidloes H Bala 2nds A 09-Oct Dolgellau 2nds H 16-Oct Welshpool 2nds A EVENTS CALENDAR / CALENDR DIGWYDDIADAU Event Date Volunteers Day 04-Sep Machynlleth Supporters Away Day 18-Sep Derby Day Pre-Match Hospitality 02-Oct Halloween Party Oct/Nov Station Couriers 20yr Charity Pull Nov Christmas Party Dec Charity Day tbc

WELSHPOOL V NEWTOWN 14TH AUG 2021 PHOTO CREDIT IAN FRANCIS