Jersey RFC
will be offering free admission to spectators aged under 17
throughout the coming season.
The move is
designed to attract even an even higher number of young supporters,
including members of the Club's thriving Academy section, to watch
Jersey's games in the Greene King IPA Championship as well as the
British & Irish Cup.
Chairman
Bill Dempsey said: "The club and our sponsors are always looking to
the future and we believe that next generation of both players and
supporters should be encouraged to come and cheer on the local side
as they compete in the second tier of English professional
rugby."
Free
admission was formerly restricted to the under 13s, with spectators
aged 13-16 inclusive paying £3. Proof of age will be required.
Full-time students aged 17 or over can buy tickets for £5 on
production of appropriate student ID.
Tickets for
Jersey's 2013/14 campaign will have a new design. The logos of main
sponsors ORA and Jersey.com, as well as league sponsor Greene King
IPA, will be displayed on the top line of each ticket. Further
sponsors will feature on the bottom line on the ticket; Dunnell's
Premier Wines, Rathbones, La Motte Ford and new clothing line
Ashworth & Bird.
The support
of sponsors is helping to aid Jersey RFC's new community plan,
which aims to encourage kids to support their local team and get
involved with playing rugby.
Tickets for
all JRFC 1st team games will be available a fortnight before each
match, and can be bought from the Club Shop at St. Peter (10am- 1pm
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays). Tickets are also available
from The Jersey Evening Post offices at Five Oaks (8.30am- 5pm
Monday- Friday) and Red Properties on the Esplanade, St Helier
(Monday- Friday 9am- 5pm).
