Having been involved with Strathmore RFC for a number of years I have always been a strong supporter of the SCRT. I am a former Co-Chairman of the Strathie Sharks and I was able to see first hand how the Trust and the rugby club are able to work together, by using rugby and the power of sport to develop young people. The number of opportunities and projects that are currently available within the SCRT is phenomenal and I am very passionate about continuing all the great work that goes on within the local community.
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I firmly believe in the benefits sport offers people of all ages and abilities and I was consequently delighted to become a Trustee in May 2021. ”Developing People Through Rugby” what more do you need to say.
I have enjoyed being involved from the Trust’s inception through sponsoring the Rugby Academy. I have admired from a safe distance what has been achieved in the last few years, it is genuinely impressive and quite humbling to see. I have, for many more years than I care to recall, been involved in rugby as player, coach or administrator and enjoyed every minute. It would therefore be remiss of me not to take the opportunity to put something back into the rugby community.
I hope in my time as Trustee I can, from my business and rugby background, offer some tangible support and assist in the continuing development of Rugby, Health and Community in Angus.
As the founding Trustee I have been involved since day one – 1 June 2017.
I set up the Trust to increase the number of people playing rugby union and rugby league in the local area. I had a vision to use rugby to help develop people and the communities we live in. I enjoy seeing other people becoming involved not only in the Trust but in rugby, in all its forms. It is great seeing the passion and fresh ideas that they bring.
Personally, the Trust allows me to get involved in a lot of different things that I would not normally have the opportunity to do in my day job. Volunteering for the Trust therefore gives me broader experiences. Professionally I bring experience as a Chartered Management Accountant and a Chartered Manager – I am a Fellow with both organisations, and extensive local authority experience. I am a former Chairperson of Dundee City Disability Sport and was a long time Committee Member of Strathmore RFC. I am also a former Board Member of Scotland Wheelchair Rugby League and Director of Scotland Rugby League.
My involvement in rugby spans my adult life. From player to coach to club official to supporter; the natural progression. The values that underpin rugby union have helped guide me through life. It has been a privilege to have been a part of the Trust for the last three years and continues to be so. Bearing witness to how beneficial the ethos and those values, guided by enthusiastic staff and volunteers, can be to a diverse group of young people is quite remarkable.
I am a manager and work with young people in a care setting. I firmly believe that community rugby holds many riches and has the potential to be life-affirming for all involved – staff, volunteers, young people and adults alike.