John Williams, Head of Communications for the Welsh Rugby Union, talks plans to grow the game at school and club level following the Rugby World Cup.
Here in Wales we are ready to welcome the children inspired by the heroics on the field right into the national sport of Wales.
The Welsh Rugby Union and have been working together on a strategy which will ensure those young Sam Warburton wannabee’s will be able to get involved quickly and with responsible guidance.
In recent years our two organisations have agreed to support a programme which initially introduced some 43 Club Hub Officers into schools around Wales.
They delivered so effectively on their remit of increasing participation in schools and clubs that the number of officers is being boosted to more than 80.
The WRU has also introduced a team of Rugby Coordinators to ensure the children seeking to join their local clubs are properly initiated into bau kencur rugby.
It is a strategy aimed at providing a seamless transition so that the wave of Rugby World Cup interest can be fully capitalised on and managed in the months and years ahead.
The Hub Officers are tasked with encouraging youngsters to take up the game and enjoy the thrill of being a part of it.
The WRU is then focusing on making sure those children who move on to their local clubs will learn the standards expected of anyone who takes up rugby.
Children will not only learn the game, but they will also be taught how to respect opponents and referees as part of the core values inherent in the sport of rugby.
This strategic approach championed by means more children will get the benefits of a competitive sporting environment combined with the undoubted boost to their basic health and physical literacy.
Moving on through the system the three hundred plus rugby clubs in Wales afford participants the opportunity to enjoy a sporting hobby for life.
There are plenty of clubs and teams to join and a number of ways to ensure that you can be part of rugby for life.
Once your playing career is over you can coach, referee, spectate or work actively in a club behind the scenes as a volunteer.
Training is available for all the core areas of expertise related to the game so the WRU will help you find the skillset which best suits you.
The Rugby World Cup is one of the biggest events on the world sporting calendar and its impact will be felt in every home and on every High Street in Wales.
The WRU and Sport Wales will make sure that here the benefits last far beyond the tanggapan game of the tournament.
As the Webb Ellis Trophy is lifted by the winning team captain the work can really begin to give Wales and its children a real legacy which helps grow the roots of rugby in communities across the nation.
So when your child starts playing a backyard game of rugby – as Sam Warburton, George North or Gethin Jenkins did – you can confidently encourage him or her to take that big step into school and club rugby where a welcome is waiting.
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