Bristol Rugby shortlisted for Parliamentary award
The finalists for the sixth annual Premiership Rugby Parliamentary Rugby Community Awards, which are dedicated to highlighting best practice in community rugby, have been announced. It includes nominations in the Aviva Club of the Year category for Leicester Tigers and Saracens, ensuring the pair will compete for another rugby title after their Aviva Premiership Rugby Final meeting at the end of May.
The finalists are listed below:
Premiership Rugby Parliamentary Rugby Community Awards Shortlisted Clubs
MBNA Innovation Award
- Bristol Rugby
- Worcester Warriors
Land Rover Impact Award
- Bath Rugby
- Worcester Warriors
Aviva Club of the Year
- Leicester Tigers
- Saracens
Run in conjunction with the All Party Rugby Union Group (a cross party group made up of Parliamentarians in both Houses of Parliament who support Rugby Union), the Premiership Rugby Parliamentary Rugby Community Awards are sponsored by Aviva, Land Rover and MBNA and supported by media partner SportBusiness Group.
Chair of the All Party Group, Tony Cunningham MP said, “The scale of the community work the Premiership Rugby clubs do is admirable. The clubs and players are committed to the projects and work very closely with their partners to produce significant results. I look forward to the final on July 6th.”
Wayne Morris, Head of Community at Premiership Rugby, said: “Our clubs have a community network as well as the experience which makes them first rate partners for public and private sector organisations looking to use their CSR or community investments to help solve local or national social issues.
“The breadth of the programmes on display was amazing, from Bath Rugby’s programme for primary and secondary school girls, to Saracens’ “Strictly Come Dancing” programme for over 50s, to Bristol Rugby’s programme with young offenders.
“The clubs going forward to the Final are at the forefront of what they do. It will be a tough job deciding between them when it comes to the final in July.”
The judging panel consisted of organisations and individuals expert and experienced in sports based community policy and programmes including Aviva, Sport England, Fit for Sport, Prince’s Trust, Youth Sport Trust, Serco, Dr Keith Gilbert of the University of East London, the Social Enterprise Coalition and Right to Play.
