Pontefract RUFC are welcoming their junior section back to rugby on a bumper day on 24 April. The Junior Elite Programme successfully engaged many young people to get involved in rugby before the pandemic hit. Ponty are carrying on where they left off with the JET programme and are hoping to see all their minis and juniors back at the club on Saturday 24 Apil along with some new faces.
Leeds Tykes are lending a hand to the return of JET in the form of captain and ex Pontefract player Jake Brady. Brady will help with coaching on the day and give a short talk to the youngsters about his own journey from Pontefract U14s to Leeds Tykes captain.
Brady commented about the club’s support of Pontefract: “Some of my earliest memories are of running around the back pitches at Ponty and watching my dad play there. When I heard that Leeds Tykes were supporting the JET programme, I was keen to help out. Pontefract are a true community club and hopefully any support that Leeds Tykes provides can spill over into Ponty’s crowdfunding return from COVID fund.”
Like many clubs, Pontefract have seen a massive loss of revenue due to the pandemic. Since the return to rugby roadmap was announced, the club have been proactive in getting back up and running for its members and the rugby community. They launched their return from COVID crowdfund to raise money for a standalone changing facility for their women’s and girls’ teams, to create more training space and expand their outside café area. Here are the details if you would like to find out more about Pontefract RUFC’s crowdfunding project.
