BROMSGROVE will be presented with the prestigious Rugby Football Union Seal of Approval before their Midlands League One game against Luton at Finstall Park on Saturday October 1 (3pm).
The award is a major landmark for the Worcestershire club and recognises the hard work that has gone into the continued development of a community-based rugby club.
The RFU Community Rugby Active Sports Seal of Approval and the Sport England Clubmark accreditation scheme are based upon a three-year award system.
During that time the club is assessed on its ability to provide a safe, effective, child-friendly environment.
A club will qualify in the first year by the completion of the assessment file and the writing of a 12-month youth section development plan.
By implementing the first year development plan and having the second year plan approved, a club will then qualify for Year II status.
The same process in year three will lead to Year III status.
The award is a benchmark test of the quality of provision a club offers, and its commitment to the development of young rugby players.
A club will receive certification to confirm accreditation, both from Community Rugby and Sport England.
The award co-incides with the 30th anniversary of Bromsgrove's mini and junior rugby section.
To mark the presentation of the award and the section's 30th anniversary a game will be played by Bromsgrove's Under 11 team as a curtain-raiser to the league match.
Meanwhile, Ledbury Rugby Club has a southern hemisphere feel about it this season, with the recruitment of three new players -- a Tongan, an Australian and a New Zealander.
Keith McCulloch has arrived from New Zealand, Tukia Foliaki Muli from Tonga and Australian Jack McCarthy.
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