🏉 FYB Rugby Round Up – 2 November 2026

This week’s grassroots stories show community rugby improving the places people meet, creating conversations around mental health and rallying behind one of its own.

Aldwinians celebrates 90 years with an accessible clubhouse

Aldwinians Rugby Club has marked its 90th anniversary by completing a £16,641 clubhouse transformation, funded through Tameside Council’s Pride in Place Impact Fund. Improvements include a more welcoming entrance, upgraded accessible toilets and a modernised function room with better lighting and audio-visual facilities. The work will allow more families, organisations and community groups to use the Audenshaw clubhouse throughout the week. It is a strong example of investment in rugby facilities delivering benefits far beyond matchdays—and helping an established club remain welcoming, useful and sustainable for its next generation.

Read more: Tameside Council – Aldwinians clubhouse transformation

Rugby brings mental-health organisations together in Cardiff

The second Match for Mental Health was scheduled to take place at Cardiff Arms Park on 30 October, bringing former Wales and Cardiff players together in support of better mental-health awareness. The event involved LooseHeadz and Tough Enough to Care, two organisations working to challenge stigma, create support networks and encourage conversations across the rugby community. With adult tickets priced at £10 and children under ten admitted free, the fixture was designed to bring families into an important discussion. It demonstrates how rugby can use its venues, connections and shared identity to help people feel supported beyond the pitch.

Read more: Cardiff Rugby – Match for Mental Health

Derby RFC rallies behind fundraiser following MS diagnosis

Derby RFC facilities manager Chris Glover has raised £1,425 for the MS Society UK after organising a charity race night at the club. Chris was diagnosed with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis earlier this year and was inspired by the encouragement he received from family, friends and the rugby community. The event brought together members and supporters for food, racing, raffle prizes, fireworks and an after-party, with Derby’s mayor opening the evening. The final total matters, but so does the club’s role in providing Chris with a community ready to support him and help others affected by MS.

Read more: Derby RFC – £1,425 raised for the MS Society

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