Club newsletter No 1 Sep 14 2021
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Please note carefully the revised Benefits of Membership following the revamp of the Cup and League programme announced by the WRU on September 10, 2021
Benefits of membership
1) On production of the membership card, free entry for member + 1 guest to every home Indigo Premiership Cup and Indigo Premiership League games at Church Bank, 2021-2022
2) Guaranteed two complimentary (free) tickets for one of Wales’s Six Nations matches (according to allocation). Sat Feb 12 Wales v Scotland (KO 2 15 pm); Fri March 11 Wales v France (KO 8 00 pm); Sat March 19 Wales v Italy (2 15 pm)
Please contact Gina Deering at the RFC office when preferences are known.
3) Use of “25 Room” for members + 1 guest before the home Indigo Premiership Cup games against both Llanelli and Carmarthen Quins.
Dates are confirmed as October 2 (Llanelli) and November 6 (Carmarthen Quins)
All inclusive – buffet and wine/beer – served between 1 00 pm and 2 25 pm before both games.
NB As an extra thank you for members’ club support, the Cardiff League game on April 2 will be designated a “free buffet” day
4) Automatic entry into a members only prize competition at every home Cup and League game.
Two prizes of £50 per game for a) first Llandovery try scorer b) last Llandovery try scorer.
Members will be allocated a club number between 1 and 25 corresponding to a Llandovery match day shirt, plus a penalty try category (24) and no try category (25).
The no try category will come into force if no try has been scored or if there is just one Llandovery try in the whole game.
Prize awarded immediately post match if member is in attendance at Church Bank. Otherwise payment will be made in the week following the game.
Member numbers from 1 to 25 will be allocated on Friday evening September 17 at 6 30 pm. Club President Handel Davies will make the draw
A member will keep the same number throughout that entire season.
5) Members + 1 guest will be invited to an exclusive lounge suit/club blazer /cocktail dress gala dinner for 50 people at the end of the season. It will include a 3 course meal + coffee plus all wines and beers.
The evening will also include a question and answer exchange with the club coaches.
(Extra tickets for friends/customers @£50 per head can be purchased by a member for the 3 course meal + coffee plus all wines and beers).
- CLUB NUMBERS WILL BE DRAWN OUT OF A HAT AT THE CLUB ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 17at 6 30 PM. 25 CLUB MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO WITNESS THE DRAW MADE BY CLUB PRESIDENT HANDEL DAVIES.
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Updated fixtures for the attention of all 25 Club members.
Premiership Cup and League games marked with an asterisk are £50 prize competition games. Hospitality games are marked with a double asterisk.
CUP
Sep 18 Llandovery v Swansea *
Sep 25 Ebbw Vale v Llandovery
Oct 2 Llandovery v Llanelli **
Oct 9 Llandovery v Bridgend *
Oct 16 Aberavon v Llandovery
Oct 23 Swansea v Llandovery
Nov 6 Llandovery v Carmarthen Quins **
Nov 13 Llanelli v Llandovery
Nov 20 Bridgend v Llandovery
Nov 27 Llandovery v Aberavon *
In December, semi-final play offs will occur between the top two of the West Conference and the top two from the East (Cardiff, Ebbw Vale, Merthyr, Newport, Pontypridd and RGC.
There may be an extra home or away game for Llandovery if the club gets into the West top two.
The final will not be until April/May 2022
LEAGUE
Dec 11 Llandovery v RGC *
Dec 18 Ebbw Vale v Llandovery
Dec 27 Carmarthen Quins v Llandovery
Jan 3 2022 Llandovery v Bridgend *
Jan 15 Aberavon v Llandovery
Jan 29 Llandovery v Newport *
Feb 19 Merthyr v Llandovery
Mar 5 Swansea v Llandovery
Mar 12 Llandovery v Pontypridd *
Mar 26 Llanelli v Llandovery
Apr 4 Llandovery v Cardiff **
Top four play offs will complete the season in April
4) Club Members 2021-2022
FINALISED LIST
PAUL ADAMS
ROBIN BARLOW
ANTHONY BARRY
DAVID BOORER
NIGEL CLARKE
JAMES COURT
DOUG DAVIES
GERI DAVIES
KATHRYN DAVIES
MICKEY GOUGH
JOHN HERRING
ROB HUNT
BRIAN JONES
DAN JONES
DEREK JONES
GERAINT MORGAN
WYN MORGAN
HOWARD POTTER
PHIL RATCLIFFE
ROB SALT
DAI THOMAS
HUW S THOMAS
MARK VINCE
TONY WILLIAMS
LOU WILSON
All enquiries to Huw S Thomas on 01550 720028 and at huwiest@gmail.com
or
Gina Deering at the clubhouse on 01550 721389 and droversrfc@gmail.com
HUW S THOMAS
25 Club Organiser
14/09/2021