OSPREYS IN THE COMMUNITY

Ospreys in the Community is a not-for-profit foundation that was granted charitable status in November 2016, one year after it was formally launched at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea. Although OitC shares a strong relationship with Ospreys Rugby, and forms a key part of the club's long-term business strategy, it operates on an entirely independent basis to the professional rugby organisation, Wales' leading and most successful club. Working in conjunction with commercial partners, public sector bodies and third sector agencies to generate financial support and resources, the aim of OitC is to create a vibrant and sustainable foundation that utilises the undoubted power of the Ospreys brand, and players, in a positive fashion, to harness social good and make an impact in communities. OitC has already created a wide range of strategic partnerships enabling the creation and activation of innovative programmes that will be contained within four strategic themes: Education, Health, Sport and Inclusion. These partnerships, which include international, national and local businesses, education and health authorities, and local and national government departments, enabled OitC to engage with 17,000 people in its first year. OitC's community engagement activities include  •  Creating and delivering a groundbreaking educational programme aimed at primary school children, focusing on literacy, numeracy and digital competencies, with a clear focus on complimenting the existing school curriculum. More than 3,000 children a year are now engaging with the programme, which is completely free for participating schools   •  TACKLE, a project aimed at 14-16 year olds in Communities First areas combining action-packed rugby sessions with education pathways and mentoring sessions with the aim of helping improve self-confidence, school attainment and employability skills among hard to reach teenagers  •  Facilitating rugby camps and festivals for juniors and youths of both genders, as well as development days at community rugby clubs across south Wales to encourage active young people  •  Development and delivery of both an adult and youth wheelchair rugby teams  •  A senior womens rugby team and new Rugby Cluster centres for girls teams from Under 9s through to Under 15s. Having worked with over 17,000 children, adults and families in its first year, OitC requires sponsorship to support growth plans to work with a further 20,000 individuals this year. An ideal opportunity for a company looking to sponsor a wide range of objectives and keen to support deprived communities, OitC can offer a premium programme of national and international brand exposure, marketing opportunities including access to world-class international players as well as the opportunity to connect directly with the target audience through its database of around 20,000 local families. Ospreys enjoys a solid social media following with an average engagement level of 200k per month, which will be another key platform for promoting partnerships. Contact: Paul Whapham, Foundation Manager. Address: Liberty Stadium, Landore, Swansea SA1 2FA. Tel.: 01792 616500. E-mail: paul.whapham@ospreysrugby.com.
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SOUTHWELL RUGBY UNION FOOTBALL CLUB

APACHE RUGBY 7s TEAM A major sponsor is required for this very successful and nationally renowned rugby 7s team. Contact: Wole Ayoola, Manager. Address: 24 Vanbrugh Court, Reading RG1 5NY. Tel.: 07968 394522. E-mail: wole@teamapache.co.uk. BEACONSFIELD RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Beaconsfield Rugby Football Club are an amateur rugby club based in Buckinghamshire. They play in the Southern Counties league and are looking for kit sponsors. Also, the club is seeking a sponsor for redevelopment of the club's building (including a title sponsor for the building itself). Contact: Chris Hallewell, 1st XV Player. Address: 3 Worple Court, 94-95 South Worple Way, London SW14 8ND. Tel.: 0779-220107. E-mail: hallewell_chris@hotmail.com. link to website BRADFORD & BINGLEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB * Check for updated details * Bradford & Bingley Rugby Football Club, known as "The Bees", are seeking new sponsors for the coming season. The club are able to offer a package to match a potential sponsor's corporate spend level. Many forms of sponsorship are on offer to meet all types of individual and corporate requirments. The club's new sponsorship brochure is available on request. Contact: Peter Harrison, Hon. Marketing & Sponsorship Officer. Mobile: 07517 138056. E-mail: peter.harrison26@btopenworld.com. link to website Current opportunities Match ball sponsorship Match sponsorship Kit on and off field sponsorship Programme sponsorship Perimeter board advertising Now available - sole rights name sponsor for new stand CHURCHILL HALL RUGBY CLUB Churchill Hall Rugby Club, at the University of Bristol, previously very poorly funded from within hall, is this year looking to strike out and create an extra team, with more to follow in the future. With a potential fan base of over 1,000 students, the club is looking for both a main shirt sponsor, who would have their logo on the team's shirts, and also smaller sponsors to cover various other costs, who would get an advertisement on the club's website and also on promotional leaflets and posters. These smaller sponsorship roles, they tell us, are an ideal opportunity for those companies who cannot afford to pay the vast amounts that many teams want, in particular those firms in the Bristol area who rely mainly on student trade. The club will be grateful for monetary support at any time, not just at the beginning of the season, as the team is an ongoing concern! Contact: Josh Taylor, Marketing/Commercial Manager. Address: 19 King's Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4AB. Tel.: 07765 714918. E-mail: churchill-rugby@bristol.ac.uk. link to website COBHAM RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB Over the past decade Cobham RFC have developed a thriving and very successful junior section, encompassing mini, youth and girls' rugby. The club promotes the sport to the community by developing relationships with local schools and other youth groups. The senior club runs four sides (plus Vets) and the 1st XV has just achieved its fourth promotion in five seasons. The organisers are looking for sponsors to help with the development of the club and the sport in the locality and to help to bring this team sport to as many youngsters as possible. Contact: Ian Thomas, Secretary. Address: 4 Copse Road, Cobham KY11 2TN. Tel.: 01932 863446. Fax: 01932 863446. E-mail: ian-thomas@ntlworld.com. link to website COBRAS SEVENS Cobras Sevens is an exciting, young and ambitious rugby 7s team. The team are currently on the UK sevens circuit and are competing at events and tournaments all around the country. In future seasons there are also plans to play in tournaments overseas. The club requires a major sponsor, who will appear on the front of the playing shirts and t-shirts. Contact: Oliver Heath. Tel.: 07976 096796. E-mail: cobrasrugby@gmail.com.link to website EFFINGHAM & LEATHERHEAD RFC Effingham & Leatherhead RFC is seeking a Main Club Sponsor to join this highly-competitive and progressive club. The club is based in Surrey and plays in London 3 South West League, promoting themselves as 'The Eagles'. Contact: Joanne Spratt, Recruitment Officer & Events Co-ordinator. Address: Browns Lane, Effingham, Surrey KT24 5ND. Tel.: 07799 223267. Fax: 01293 744870. E-mail: joanne@lifeyourstyle.com. link to website HACKNEY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB * Please check for updated details * Hackney RFC is a club on the up. Its adult division runs two sides, with the 1st XV having secured promotion for the second season running and the club attracting new members every week. The club's youth division was awarded the Presidents XV Award in 2008, having grown to include almost two hundred children aged 6-16, in just four years. This success has had a direct impact on the sport in the borough's schools, with several now offering rugby. The club has a comprehensive development plan in place and the backing of the RFU and Hackney Council. "Your involvement will not only make a huge difference to a small, inclusive club - it will also ensure the sport continues to grow in this inner city borough". Contact: Morgan Whitlock, Commercial Secretary. Address: Hackney RFC, Flat 7, Weavers Court, London E2 6HY. Tel: 07967 975 222. E-mail: rugby@hackneyrfc.co.uk. link to website LANCASTER UNIVERSITY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB The academic standard of Lancaster University has been rising consistently to place it highly in respected nationwide tables. In recent years, the university sports pitches have been plagued with flooding over the season but are finally beginning to return to the status they held before. Recently this has led to an inability to train appropriately and has meant that the university club's form has dropped. Looking to turn around its troubled recent history, Lancaster University Rugby Union Football Club is hoping to break through to become a serious rugby university and is therefore looking for a financial donor to aid them as sponsor next season. This will allow the club to buy new kits and perhaps a few other pieces of equipment. The university plays around sixty games of rugby a year and is also looking into the possibility of a tour in December to Budapest, following the success of its tour last year to Prague. There are four university sides, three in the North-West BUPA League and a weekend side that plays local clubs. The club's budget is modest so any sponsorship would be welcome. Contact: Tom Payne. Address: Fylde College, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YF. Tel.: 0781 5073068. E-mail: tompaynemm@hotmail.com. MALVERN ANGELS RFC The "Angels", Malvern RFC's senior women's rugby squad, has successfully gained league status in the RFUW national championship. Opportunities for sponsorship and/or donors are available to provide financial and material support to the Malvern "Angels" throughout the coming season. Sponsorship packages are available. Contact: Tony Brooke. Address: Malvern Rugby Football Club, The Clubhouse, Spring Lane, Malvern Link, Worcestershire, WR14 1AJ. Tel: 01684 573728. E-mail: tony@host-magik.com. link to website PONTYCYMER RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LTD. Pontycymer Rugby Club was established in 1887 and was one of the original members of the WRU. The club is now registered as a limited company, limited by guarantee along with being accepted and registering as a CASC (Community Amateur Sports Club), one of the first clubs in Wales to re-organise its constitution and re-establish itself as one of the leading groups in the WRU. "We are looking for sponsors - match sponsors, team sponsors and programme advertisers - for the new season. We intend to produce a full colour programme with an insert for the game being played. We would also be interested in talking to companies that can professionally sell and produce this concept for us. We currently have three teams - First XV, Second XV and Youth XV, being home to the local juniors as well. Thanks for your interest!" Contact: Keith Hughes, Treasurer. Address: 83-87 Oxford Street, Pontycymer, Bridgend CF32 8DD. Tel: 01656 871195. Fax: 01656 872260. E-mail: khuws@btinternet.com. RYAN LOMAS * Please make contact for updated details * Strong in stature and huge in reputation, Ryan Lomas is destined to be one of the best Irish rugby players Ireland has had. Ryan's commitment, work ethic and skills on the pitch have been excellent and now he has the world at his feet - and a rugby ball firmly in his hands. But he needs your help to fulfill his ambition. Ryan is presently looking for sponsorship, to fulfill his expectations of becoming one of Ireland's greatest rugby players. He has already secured a 40% rugby scholarship and is now trying to raise the rest of the funding himself, to cover a three year period. He is looking to raise £21,000, which will cover the next three years' college fees. Your sponsorship would relieve the huge financial burden and emotional pressures he presently faces. Ryan is looking to send himself to one of the best rugby schools in Ireland and needs your help. As a sponsor he will keep you up to date with what is going on in his life, tell you where he is playing and (of course!) let you know how your help is making an impact on his life. For his main sponsor branding will also be a key factor: Ryan in his forthcoming years will not be a stranger to the media - indeed, he has already appeared on local radio and in newspapers, as well as making an appearance on the Irish TV network. Contact: Ryan Lomas. Address: Eversley Dale, Erdington, Birmingham B24 8JS. Tel.: 01213742598. E-mail: ryan@ryanlomas.com. link to website   https://www.facebook.com/RyanLomas13 TRINITY COLLEGE RUGBY CLUB Trinity College Rugby Club is looking for a kit sponsor for its first XV. Trinity is one of the largest and most well-reputed Oxbridge colleges, both in academia and sport, giving the team a potential fan base of over 1,000 students. Moreover recent successes, including reaching the final of the cuppers plate last season, have increased interest. The sponsorship would include having the sponsor's name across the shirt and possibly on other team clothing which would be worn around the university, resulting in a very large amount of exposure for the company. In this way the sponsorship would also serve as a chance to reach a large pool of potential future graduate employees of the highest standard, within the rugby club, the college and the university as a whole. Contact: Julian Temple, Club Secretary. Address: Trinity College, Cambridge CB2 1TQ. E-mail: jct48@cam.ac.uk. WELSH RUGBY UNION GROUP Various sponsorship opportunities are available currently. Contact: Nathan Williams, Sponsorship & Branding Manager. Tel.: 029 2082 2410. E-mail: nathanwilliams@cardiff-stadium.co.uk. link to website

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