RUGBY LEAGUE

This work is co-ordinated within Rugby League by the Rev. Allen Bagshawe and Pastor Peter Dale.

Allen is chaplain to Hull RLFC and Hull City AFC. He was also the lead chaplain at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup and organised the chaplaincy programme there.

Peter is chaplain to Bradford Bulls RLFC.

The opportunities within Rugby League continue to expand, with effective chaplaincies already established at Bradford Bulls, Hull RLFC, Leeds Rhinos, London Harlequins, and St Helens RLFC, Wakefield Wildcats and Wigan Warriors and with several other clubs interested in using Score to create a chaplaincy position.

Allen and Peter work on a very part time volunteer basis, but SCORE is seeking funds so that Rugby League might have it's own chaplaincy co-ordinator, to parallel in the 13 a side code what David Chawner is doing for the Union form of the game. We are seeking sources of funding to support such a position, maybe in a full or part time capacity.

RUGBY UNION

This work is coordinated within Rugby Union by the Rev. David Chawner, who himself is the Chaplain at London Wasps. 

Chaplaincy is now well established at a number of significant clubs, including Bridgend, Bristol, Gloucester, Leeds Carnegie, Harlequins, Llanelli, London Scottish, London Scottish, London Wasps, London Welsh, Newcastle Falcons, Newport Gwent Dragons, Northampton Saints, Nottingham, Ospreys (academy), Plymouth Albion, Pontypool, Sale Sharks, Saracens, Swansea, Ulster and Worcester Warriors.

These initiatives are providing a firm foundation for future work, with other clubs on the verge of similar SCORE-negotiated appointments.