New role for coach at Rossy

ROSSENDALE Rugby Club Junior Section have appointed a community coach.

The venture has been in the pipeline for a while and was slowed down by the pandemic.

The support from the main committee of the club has been fantastic and the project is now off the ground.

The former Mini and junior member and now first XV player Danny Rylance has been appointed.

Danny started as a Mini at the club at the age of six and played through to Under 14s where, along with a few other players, left to joined Sedgeley Park.

Danny left Sedgeley Park to return to Rossendale for his Senior Colts Year in 2011.

Making his first XV debut in 2012 For Rossendale, Danny left in 2013 to go to university where he attended Sheffield Hallam and joined Sheffield RUFC.

In his time at university Danny was employed as a lead coach for Rugger Eds, a Community Project Run by Rotherham Titans.

Danny later returned to

Rossendale where he is a very prominent member of the senior team.

Danny said: “I am really exited to be taking this role working with schools and communities in the Rossendale Valley.

“School sports in Rossendale from what I know has always been great representation for the area.

“My under graduate degree in sports coaching is where I developed most of my coaching, knowledge and skills.

“After my studies I then took on a primary PGCE with physical education specialism.

“I have worked in many schools in the Sheffield and Greater Manchester region.

“I feel the Valley is very special place for sport and with this role I hope to develop rugby in the Valley to produce some more sports men and women.”