Jake Allen
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WRU Rugby Hub Officer at @RCCS_Rugby 🏴🏉 @Blackwood_Rugby Senior Mens Coach⚫️🔴🟡 @WRU_Community W&G Lead Dragons Region 🐉🔥
Joined June 2015
Well…what a week, what a game & what an atmosphere to be part of!!. Thank you to the great group of Staff/Players for having us, a huge thanks to @Jonhughesrugby for giving me the opportunity to be Liaison Officer for the @wallabies. #SweetAss #Hapus 🤙🏼🏉💛🇦🇺
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Great to see the community come out to support @OakdaleMiniRugb this afternoon in their Dragons Cup Semi-Final, . Brilliant Guard of Honour & Minutes silence to @mattjwatkins ❤️🏉 . Great Tribute to a Great Man!👏🏼
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Happy to announce that I got the job today and will be @IDS3to18 Rugby Hub Officer from September! .I can’t wait to get started in a new school with a New Challenge!🏉 .@IDSHeadteacher @PhysEdRCS . #HubRugby #IdrisDaviesRugby.
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Last Game as coach of Blackwood Youth tomorrow, after the game 17 players will move on to senior rugby & the whole coaching group will either move up to seniors or move on! . Huge game to finish the year, a Cup Final at Glan-yr-Afon Park!🏆🏉🏟️. #BwoodYouth | #UppaWood 🔴🟡⚫️
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I’d like to Thank Blackwood Town Council for the award this evening, it was a complete surprise, but nice to receive it! #BwoodRugby .#BwoodTownCouncil #CitizenAward
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As I start my final week at @IslwynHigh I wanted to show an overview of the rugby programme this year🏉 . Ending my 6th year as a Hub Officer I’m looking forward to the next 3 years at @RiscaCCS on Hub Programme 3.0 . @AshSweet6 @Christo11590925 . #NextChapter #MoreOpportunites🏉
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I’m looking forward to finishing my last 2 weeks at @IslwynHigh before moving on to a new challenge in September @RiscaCCS 🏴🏉 ⚫️🟡.
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I’m absolutely gutted hearing of the passing of Neil Robinson! . Neil was a big part of my first year as a Hub Officer in Blackwood Comp; this was his Retirement Golf Day at St. Pierre Country Club - RIP Robbo!
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Today is my last day @Blackwood_pe . It has been a brilliant two years at such an amazing school with with so many lovely staff and pupils! . It’s also been great to work in my local community promoting and developing rugby! . Here are my Highlights!🏉. #BwoodRugby #Jersey4All
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Huge thank you to the Hub Officers in the Dragons Region & Dragons WRU Staff for the nomination & Award!🤙🏼. Hugely appreciated!!🏴🏉.
Our #WRUHub officers hub officer of the year. Dragons Jacob Allen @riscacompRCC .Cardiff Tom Massocchi @CNSRCT .Ospreys Joe Thomas @MorristonComp .Scarlets Dyfrig Davis @Dyffrynamanpe .RGC Dafydd Williams @ysgolygogarth . #Diolch #500DaysAWeek #HubFest #Llangrannog23 ❤️🏴🏉.
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I’ve had a brilliant 3 years at IDS!! . I’ve met friends for life from @rhymneyrfc @new_tredegar & @AberFalconsRFC . I wish the pupils the best of luck for the future!! . I’ll hopefully see you all next year as I am the New Rugby Hub Officer at @IslwynHighSport #HubRugby
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Well Done Ospreys👏🏼 Involving Men, Women & Wheelchair teams in the new kit photo #KitLaunch.
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All the hard work, being the first there to set up & the last to leave after packing away definitely feels worth it today! 100% deserved🔰🏆. #WinnersAreGrinners #ChargersRugby
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Congratulations to @RhiwSyrDafydd on this morning game in the final at the @principalitysta - I’m looking forward to coming up later in the term can’t wait to hear about it!🏆🏉
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Huge thank you to all @IslwynHigh parents and teachers who came to support the Year 11 squad this afternoon!🙌🏼. Awesome atmosphere when the boys scored their 4th TRY👏🏼. Great memories for the boys to take with them as they leave!!🏆🏉🔵. #WinnersAreGrinners #CupFinal
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Big thanks to @rhymneyrugby U16s for presenting me with a @rhymneyrfc jersey as a thanks for my work with them over the last 3 years! . Hugely appreciate the gesture guys!. #Brewers ⚫️🔴🏉
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What a day yesterday! Huge to get an appearance at the @principalitysta in the @LMillerandCo Bowl Final & great to give pupils from Islwyn the opportunity of a finals day!!🙌🏼. Huge well done to the 6 @IslwynHigh pupils involved in the game too!🔵🏉. #WeAreIslwynHigh | #UppaSlwyn
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Night before my last day at @IslwynHigh tomorrow! Here’s a video of this years Rugby Programme! . Boys played👇🏼 .43 - 15s Games .48 - 7s Games . Girls played👇🏼.25 - Tag Games . Total of - 116 Fixtures 2021/22!!🏉 . #IslwynRugby | #UppaSlwyn 🔵🔵
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Last official day involved with the @RugbyChargers1 Hub as their Hub Lead - it has been a great 4 years that has seen huge highs as the hub has gone from Strength to Strength!. Huge good luck to @Lockleymusic & @mamahayl who take over!🔰🏉. #ChargersRugby | #WeAreChargers
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So proud of these boys, they have attended every training session offered, put the effort in and today have gone and done it!!🙌🏼👏🏼🏆 . Y8 St Julians Plate Final Winners!! . #IDSRugby #JerseyForAll #WRUHUBs .@IDSHeadteacher @IDSgeography @IDSconstruction @IDSHistory
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Congratulations @coleggwent and all the @RugbyChargers1 Players!!👏🏼. Look forward to hear all about it in training on Thursday!🔰🏉🏆 . Well Done @ScottyM67 @martyncooke19 and @matthew72537004
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It was a great game v @IslwynHigh for our Y8 this afternoon & great to see and speak to all the pupils! Of course there was one pupil missing who is now recovering at home & I hope to catch up soon! . Dylan a little message from the pupils who played today @CLMorgs #RugbyFamily
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Well Done to the 9 @IslwynHigh pupils who represented @ISRU15s this evening! Some really good performances boys, Well Done!! . #WeAreIslwynHigh #UppqSlwyn 🔵🏉
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Huge congratulations to @Max_Clem01 refereeing in the Dragons EPP Festival! . Big future ahead with the whistle buddy💪🏼. Well Done this evening! @AshSweet6 👏🏼
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Lap of honour at Halftime to celebrate the Gwent Hubs/Clubs/District Teams who made it to the @principalitysta for finals last week! . @RugbyChargers1 @NelsonBelles @ISRU15s @rhymney_valley @NPTschools15 #FutureDragons 🐉🔥
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First day @IslwynHigh today! Looking forward to meeting our new Year 7s on Monday & the rest of the school on Tuesday!🔵⚫️. I’d like to wish my friends at @IDS3to18 good luck and have a great 1st term back in school! . #NewSchool #WRURugbyHub 🏴🏉
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Hard luck guys, an excellent final played in the right manner! Awesome group and chuffed to bits that they got the opportunity 👏🏼 congrats to Heolddu on the Win! #IslwynRugby
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Congratulations to Year 9 Pupil Niamh - East Wales U15s Plate Winners🏉🏆🔰 @MissBowIHS .@IslwynHigh @IslwynHighSport
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Still can’t get over the double wins in the East Wales Plate Finals for both the U15s & U18s @RugbyChargers1 🔰. Coaches & players worked extremely hard to make this happen!! A brilliant end to a tough 2020-2021 season!🏉. #WinnersAreGrinners #Chargers💪🏼🏆
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Great to catch up with Lee from @OakdaleMiniRugb to talk about upcoming CPDs and to drop a donation of boots off to the club! . #BootsToGrassRoots @OakdaleRFC
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There has been so much effort put in by these staff members to get the result today!🔰 Huge thank you to all the staff and coaches from the U15s and U18s for what you have given up over the last few months to give our girls the opportunities! . #WeAreChargers | #NationalFinals 🏆
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Well Done to Year 11 pupils Tom, Max & Jordan representing Dragons 🔴 against Cardiff Rugby this evening!🏉. @IslwynHigh @IslwynHighSport
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Wow! What a great festival yesterday was, so many girls playing with smiles on faces that is all we wanted! . Massive thank you to all the @RugbyChargers1 Coaches, Managers, @DragonsHUBs Staff & @crosskeysrfc for Hosting 🙌🏼🔰🏉. #GirlsLoveRugby #BringABestie 💁🏼♀️
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A total of 40 Year 7 pupils represented the school this week in games Vs Cwmbran & Blackwood! . An excellent week & great to see so many pupils involved and having an opportunity to play! . #WeAreIslwynHigh #IslwynRugby🔵🏉
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4 years ago, I took over @RugbyChargers1 with the mentality .“Build It & They Will Come” 🔰🏉. A massive thank you too everyone who has supporting the Chargers over the last 6 years but especially the last 3/4 Years - we have made something special!!🏆🎉. #ChargersGirlsRugby
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A great afternoon @newbridgerfc for today’s @WRU_Community Female Rugby Camp @RugbyChargers1 . Smiles on faces in rain or shine this afternoon☔️☀️.Onto @rhymneyrfc tomorrow!🏉🏴 . #WRURugbyCamps #SummerOfFun
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3 years ago when I was asked to get involved with @RugbyChargers1 we put a few goals in in place! . Get every team back up & running✅ .Start a U18s Side✅.Get U15s & U18s sides playing in traditional winter season✅. Thanks to our volunteers & players for making this happen!🔰🏉
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Good Luck to @IslwynHigh pupils Ethan P & Ethan S today & @blackwoodrfcjnr Youth Player Ollie F all representing @WalesRugbyL U16s this afternoon against England! . Looking forward to getting across for the game this afternoon 🏴🏴🏉🐉
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Excellent to see the girls back on the field playing some regular rugby again!. Any female players interested in giving rugby a try contact @RugbyChargers1
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Another Regional Season over with the @DragonsWomen U18s! Great group of players and staff this year!! . #DragonsWomen #CoachingStaff 🐉
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Another Good Test this Evening! . Minutes Silence for Owen Parfitt who unfortunately passed away on Monday! .Owen did so much for Community Rugby, He Will be Missed! #RIP . #IslwynVsRhymneyValley 💙v💚❤️
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Well Done to @rhymneyrugby & Abergavenny having a minutes silence in respect and memory of Brooke! . #ForBrooke 🖤🦄🏉🐉 💙
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All set for tonight’s Dragons 18s Championship game away to Ospreys!🐉
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Great to see Regional Female Rugby back up and running even better to see girls from @RugbyChargers1 involved in the regional set up!!🐉🏉. Good first game between Cardiff & Dragons U18s @WelshRugbyUnion . #GirlsOfGwent #Wrugby 🏴🏉🐉🏆
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Great day at the Dragons Dewar Festival @CSEYstradMynach . Great to see 17 @IslwynHigh boys involved today!🔵🏉 @Islwyn2018_2023
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Final Figures from Todays Primary Tag Rugby Festival #BwoodRugby . 👫- 100 Year 3&4 Pupils. 🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♀️- 28 Rugby Leaders. 🏆- 28 Tag Games Played. 🏉- 122 Tries Scored. 💙for Rugby - Unlimited 👏🏼. #BwoodHubRugby #TagRugby 🏉. @Blackwood_PS @FDLPrimary @MarkhamPrimary
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Excellent evening @ Blackwood RFC for the Jack Thomas Memorial U15 & U16 Cup Games! Friday Night Lights Raised £589, more to come tomorrow and Sunday! For a great cause @CRY_UK #BwoodRugby
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Last Afterschool Rugby Session at @IslwynHigh. Well Done Boys! Have a great Summer! #IslwynRugby 🏉🏉
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First Boys & Girls Year 7 Rugby Training Session this Afternoon! . It was brilliant to see 39 pupils in attendance of those 15 were taking part in rugby for the first time!! . Really looking forward to our next session and games in a few weeks🙌🏼. #IslwynRugby #WeAreIslwynHigh🔵⚫️
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Thinking back to last night; I’m so proud of the group of boys we have in Rhymney Valley this Year; .Attitude, Effort & Enthusiasm what more would you want as a Coach from a Group of Players! . Looking forward to see what the next few weeks & months bring! #WeAreRV💚❤️
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Awesome efforts from these boys who just keep on improving!!👏🏼🔵. Can’t wait to see them run our at the @principalitysta 🙌🏼🏆🏴🏉. #UppaSlwyn #RoadToThePrincipality.
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Great day @CSEYstradMynach today for the Dragons Regional 10s! 4 wins from 4 games means we’re this years Regional Champions! Great too see everyone representing the school today! #BwoodRugby🐉🏆
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What a Weekend… 😅 Dragons Cup ✅. Great to see so many smiles on faces over the weekend and lots of players getting the opportunity to play at @rodneyparade 🙌🏼 @dragonsrugby . Top work @AshSweet6 & @Christo11590925 for the organisation! . #DragonsCup | #WeAreGwentRugby 🔥
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Great day yesterday at @crosskeysrfc playing for #PrangsBoys in the Wetter Cup ⚽️ 6aside! . Unfortunate to lose out in the Bronze Final 1-0 but a cracking day for a good cause!. #PrangsBoys | #UppaLads 🖤🤍
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Our School Rugby Pitch is looking Sharp, Clean & Ready for this Terms PE Lessons, Extracurricular & Games!! . Please can we keep it that way! There’s plenty of space on site to walk your dogs, please do this away from the marked school rugby field! .#KeepOurFieldClean | #NoDogs
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Huge thank you to @AJMEmbroidery1 for sorting our kit out! New Rugby 7s and Girls Rugby Kit #RCCSRugby 🏉. @RCCS_MrsPerry | @RCCS_MrKnottPE
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Another great day at our WRU Easter Holiday Rugby Camps - today we were at @new_tredegar 🟢🔴🏉. @Adrian_Evs01 @Christo11590925 @AshSweet6 @NigelRWay . #WRUFitFedFun | #WRURugbyCamps
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4 Great Battles Yesterday in Day1️⃣ of the @GMG_DistrictA Dragons Cup! . Congratulations to the Winners, 4 brilliant games of rugby to watch👀. Day 2️⃣ starts at 10am @rodneyparade . #JerseyForAll #DCFinals2019🐉🏆🏉
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Huge effort and attitude displaced by @ISRU15s last night! .Really tough conditions, in a SF with a chance to get to a final at the @principalitysta. Great to be a part of it and support the squad & coaches! Great to see our @RiscaCCS boys involved as well🔥. #MakingTheDifference
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Huge thank you to all that attended this evening RV Presentation!🟢🔴. Great night & nice to send the 2021 group off with their representative honours for the year!. #SigningOff #Season2021 #WeAreRV
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Top way to finish the block!! . A win at CAP! #CARvDRA 🐉🏉🔵⚫️. Top work this block to the 2 Blackwood Youth Boys involved!! #GwentRugby
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Nice club visit this evening @IslwynHigh 3G - Great to see @OakdaleMiniRugb U13, U14 & U15s using out facilities for training this evening!! . Even better to see new faces from school training for the first time with the club!🔴⚪️. #HubClub #SchoolHubClubLink 🏉
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First Term @RCCS_Rugby @RiscaCCS. 22 - Games Played.146 - Pupils engaged in extra-curricular .128 - Pupils represented school in games.23 - Y10/11 Rugby Leaders ✅.5 - Y10/11 Rugby Referee Level 1 ✅.12 Club Transfers & Regular Club Visits. #RCCSRugby | #MakingTheDifference
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Great to see some community hub club rugby back on a Sunday morning! . Excellent game of touch between @rhymneyrugby & @ebbwvaleu13s . Looking forward to seeing & supporting more of the same!!🙌🏼🏉. #HubClub #TouchRugby #RugbyIsBqck
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A massive thank you to the pupils and Bradley T for my gifts! It’s very much appreciated - bring on next years rugby! @IDS3to18 @PhysEdRCS @IDSHeadteacher . #IDSRugby #JerseyForAll #WRUHUBs
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Big thank you to all the boys for an outstanding block of district rugby! . A great group of players who I wish the best of luck for the future!🏉👏🏼. #WeAreRV 💚❤️
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Outstanding Effort & Display from @coleggwent - Best Team out there and massively deserves that win!!! . Joe Westwood taking the late hits and still slotting the winning points!. Massive Congratulations Boys!🔴⚫️🏆.@ScottyM67 @CGXKeyRugby.
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Congratulations @dragonsrugby U18s on winning the Regional Championship!! . Huge Comeback Win congrats to all Players & Coaching Staff shows how hard the boys have worked over the last few months!👏🏼🐉🏆🏴. #DragonsU18s #RegionalChamps.
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Top Work from Club Members, Committee & Local Volunteers @BlackwoodRugby Club Yesterday & Today!. Club house is looking better than it did 36 hours ago, great to see so many people pulling together to help! . #StormDennis #LocalClubSupport
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Cracking game of local rugby played by Newbridge & Blackwood U16s,.Congratulations to Newbridge on the win! #IslwynRugby #16s #HubClub
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𝑻𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑶𝑵 2024🇫🇷. Tour to Toulon complete as we are on the bus back from Stansted! A great experience and opportunity for the lads from Islwyn! . Awesome few days in the Sunshine ☀️ . #UppaSlwyn | #SlwynOnTour 🇫🇷✈️🏉
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Really proud of our Year 7s squads first games yesterday for the school! . We scored a lovely try and played some really attacking rugby throughout both game! . Looking forward to next week game Vs St Cenydd School! #IslwynRugby 🔵
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A massive thank you to all that attended and supported tonight’s CPD! Thank you @JoelRaikes it was enjoyed by both coaches & players! .@Adrian_Evs01 @NigelRobertWay1 @Christo11590925 @lewie_9 🏴🏉
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Happy that I managed to get over to the #Disability6Nations @CSEYstradMynach @sport_leisure nice catch up with Matt as well!👍🏼 @AJMEmbroidery1 Well Done @paultaylorsport @RyanJonesOnline. #Rugby4All #OneTeam 🏴🏉
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Final Figures from Todays Year 6 Tag Rugby Festival #BwoodRugby . 👫- 90 Y6 Pupils. 📚- 6 Cluster Primary Schools . 🙋🏼♂️🙋🏼♀️- 25 New Rugby Leaders. 🏆- 28 Tag Games Played. 🏉- 179 Tries Scored. 💙for Rugby - Unlimited 👏🏼. #BwoodHubRugby #TagRugby 🏉 .@DRA_Community
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𝑾𝑹𝑼 𝑺𝑲𝑰𝑳𝑳𝑺 𝑫𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑳𝑶𝑷𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻 𝑪𝑨𝑴𝑷. Great start to the day! . Education with @elerijackson & Lily Jones around Menstrual Cycle! .@WorldRugby Activator Programme into Fundamental Skills & Conditioned Games outside & S&C in Gym💪🏼. #GirlsInRugby | #MerchedYnRygbi 🐉
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Gutted🫠 .One of the best performances and best atmospheres I’ve witnessed for years🔥. Onto the next! #DragonsRugby 🫡🐉.
FULL TIME: @dragonsrugby 🐉21-44⛈️ @THESTORMERS. A valiant effort from the Men of Gwent but the visitors show their power in the final ten minutes. Thank you for your support tonight and all season long! 👏. #WeAreGwentRugby #DRAvSTO
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End to another @Dragons_Academy RAG Block! Great to see a big number of boys back on the field! . #FutureDragons #BringYourFire🐉🔥
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Extremely proud of these girls today, only been playing rugby 2/3 months! Great achievement getting to a final in its self! #PlateFinal 👭💜🏉
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Well Done to all @IslwynHigh pupils involved in Dragons Cup Finals this weekend 👏🏼 awesome efforts from all!🏆🏉
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Excellent to see 12 @IDS3to18 pupils playing for @RhymneyJ U13s tonight again @OakdaleMiniRugb Well Done on the win, also cracking 70M Try from Keenan E on Debut! #IDSRugby
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Huge good news this morning!💙.
Thanks to everyone who have offered their kind words & support to Dylan. The boy is an absolute warrior. Thank you all from the bottom of our 💙❤️ @Barg_BullsU13s @RhymneyU @Bargoedrfc @MonmouthRFC u13’s @WelshAmbulance #welshairambulance #heathhospital #pengam u13
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Congratulations @Blackwood_U14s on Winning the U14s Dragons Cup! #BwoodRugby @WRU_Community @newbridgepe @IslwynHighSport @blackwood_pe
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𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙡𝙨 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙏𝙖𝙜 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡 💪🏼. Great start to the day at @crosskeysrfc over 150 Year 8 girls playing! Trys being scored!! SMILES ON FACES!!!🔥. #GirlsRugby | #WRUHUB 🏴🏉
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Good day at Day 1️⃣ of the Dragons Cup U15s & U16s Semi-Finals🐉🏆🏉. Great to lots of @IslwynHigh pupils involved from @PontypoolUnite U15s, @BlackwoodRugby U16s & @Riscarfcu12S U16s!👏🏼. @AshSweet6 @Christo11590925 .#DragonsCup #SupportingSunday
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Changing Rooms Ready to go, looking forward to this one tonight!🐉🏉🏆
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Great morning so far, U7/8, U9/11 & U13s hosting @WestSwanseahawk . Too efforts @WRU_Community Apprentices Tom Prew & Lewys Price for helping referee & support!🔰🟡
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Huge result for the DRAGONS!!!🐉🐉. @MrHughesHub @MrLewisLSP @dosbarth2missh @DRA_Community . @dragonsrugby | #SUFTMOG
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Great to get out and support @IslwynHigh pupils Ethan P & Ethan S as well as @blackwoodrfcjnr player Ollie F - Well Done boys congrats on the Win 👏🏼🏉🏴. #IslwynRugby | #BwoodYouth
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Day at the dragons supporting the @RugbyChargers1 in the #GirlsOfGwent Female Engagement Day & then sit back and support the boys!🐉🔰🔥 . #WeAreChargers #SUFTMOG 🐉🏉
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Minutes applause for Darryl before the @RugbyChargers1 v @NelsonBelles U14s game this afternoon!❤️💚. Our thoughts are with all at @new_tredegar @NewTredegarU14s 💛
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Great experience for the Girls at the National Finals in Cardiff!! .Unfortunately didn’t make the final but we made memories instead! . #BwoodRugby #GirlsRugby 👭🏉
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Great to see @IslwynHighSport pupils Kaitlyn & Niamh out playing for the @RugbyChargers1 Female Hub this afternoon! Great game girls! . #GirlsRugby #IslwynRugby 🏉🙌🏼
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