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CLUB ACCREDITATION

Ballyclare RFC has received good news from the IRFU that their bid to

achieve the Club Excellence Accreditation has been successful.

The Club Excellence Accreditation scheme

has been developed by the IRFU to celebrate

and promote best practice in on & off pitch

management of a Rugby Club. To achieve the IRFU

Club Excellence Award, a club must demonstrate

that it has established above average standards in

the areas of Club Operation: Rugby Development,

Club Management, Child Protection, Volunteer

Management, Community Engagement and Health

& Safety

Ballyclare RFC, over the past number of months,

has been working hard on developing the club’s

infrastructure and building their evidence base

to satisfy the Club Excellence criteria. Upon

completion of a detailed portfolio, site visit and

assessment by the IRFU (Ulster Branch) and the

IRFU, the club is delighted to learn of their success.

Ballyclare RFC Chairman Peter Kirk said,

“Achieving the IRFU Club Excellence Award is the

culmination of a lot of hard work by our coaching

staff and dedicated volunteers across the whole of

the club.

“It also follows another great success earlier in the

year when the club won Junior Club of the Year at

Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Sports Awards.”

IRFU (Ulster Branch) Club & Community

Development Officer, David Johnston, commented,

“This is a great achievement for the club and the

dedicated team of volunteers that have worked on

this scheme. The Club Excellence award is a very

worthwhile process for clubs to progress through,

providing them with a best practice benchmark to

strive towards, in terms of sustainable on and off

field management and operations.”

Ballyclare RFC fields four adult teams, alongside

strong age grade sections and a developing

women’s section. Last season, a special needs

rugby team, ‘Clare Hares’, was also established at

the club.

Ballyclare RFC welcomes new players to

The Cloughan, Doagh Road, Ballyclare.

For more information on the club, go to

BALLYCLARE RFC SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR CLUB

EXCELLENCE ACCREDITATION SUBMISSION