Stoke achieve Whole Club Seal of Approval

Stoke have become the first club in the West Midlands region to achieve Rugby Football Union Whole Club Seal of Approval status.

Stoke, and volunteers Tim Dyer and Jeremy Edwards in particular, have worked hard over the last six months to meet the stringent criteria required for the Whole Club Seal of Approval, and are among the first 20 clubs in the country to achieve the award.

The Whole Club Seal of Approval award recognises the effort and achievement of volunteers in achieving the standards needed in developing and sustaining rugby union
in their clubs.

Introduced last year and building on established Seal of Approval awards for provision of youth rugby, the new accreditation requires clubs to provide evidence of good practice in areas including club management, player development and recruitment, child protection, sports equity, coaching and refereeing, as well as the recruitment and management of volunteers.