Friends of Newport Rugby have recently helped the Newport RFC coaching team improve their communications on match days. Some years ago FoNR purchased some radios to allow the coaches to communicate with each other during the game. These have proved to be very successful and so the team manager, Mike Sage, approached FoNR about supplying some more radios so that all of the pitch side support team could keep in contact.

FoNR were delighted to be able to help out and have made a sum of £500 available to support this request. New radios were purchased and were well received by the Newport coaching team of Sven Cronk, Dai Gray and Jon Bryant.

Mike sage commented, ‘It is essential during matches that the coaches sitting in the stands or watching from the sidelines can get messages concerning tactics to the players quickly. Likewise, the on field physio can relay information back to the coaches concerning injuries. We know that Friends of Newport Rugby like to be able to support projects that make a direct contribution towards the performance of the team and this is another great example of that support.’