Henley
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Henley
RUGBY CLUB
Henley Rugby Club continues to play a vital role in their
community. Rugby Club Magazine recently caught up with
Club Representative Alistair Beynon to find out more about
how they have been getting along lately.
Involvement The Role
He told us, “I’ve been involved with the Club for
over two years now. I used to work in the Commercial
department for Wasps going back nearly ten years. This
was back in the days when the Club was based at Adams
Park in High Wycombe. At that time, Wasps played it’s
A League (2nd XV games) at Henley on Monday nights,
so I’ve always known about Henley Rugby Club and
been impressed with the set-up.
When the opportunity came along to head up the
Commercial and Marketing operation, I jumped at the
chance as I’d been out of the sport for a long time, and
wanted to get back involved. The Club have recently
built a new Clubhouse and Changing rooms and is very
forward thinking and dynamic, something that also
really attracted me to the role.” “Being a very small team here, you get used to having
to deal with tasks that wouldn’t ordinarily be part of your
remit. However, we have a fantastic group of volunteers
at the Club who are always extremely helpful and go out
of their way to support me.
Every day is very different, and always presents new
challenges and opportunities. I love that the Club is such
an important part of the local community, and seeing
people coming down on a Saturday afternoon and
enjoying the Match Day experience is hugely gratifying.”
Atmosphere
“The general mood here is very positive. We had a
difficult 2017/18 season in which we saw a change in the
coaching set-up for the Hawks, but the players and staff
“We opened our business in 2012
and have sponsored the club ever
since. I’m now on the fundraising
committee and help with their
events including the beer festivals,
quizzes, dinners etc.
I became involved with the club
as a player many years ago. I
was a winger and although I no
longer have time to play I still get
to the games when I can and the
performances have been excellent.
We are proud to be associated
with the club and would like to
congratulate them on this season
and wish everyone involved the
best of luck for the future.”
Laurence Morris
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