Featherstone Rovers Learning Disability Super League team proudly wore their new kit to represent the club and Featherstone Rovers Foundation in a LD SL festival at the Olympic Legacy Park Community Stadium in Sheffield.
The event, hosted by Sheffield Eagles Foundation saw other local LDSL teams and 100 participants including Hull FC, Sheffield Eagles, Wakefield Trinity, Halifax Panthers and Sheffield Mencap team come together for the festival in the Sunshine.
“It was a fantastic event, there were some super skills on show and great comaraderie shown by all the players – the smiles at the end of the day said it all,” said Jacob Merrick, Featherstone Rovers’ LDSL coach.
The formidable Blue and White LD squad also had the honor of leading the Featherstone Rovers team onto the field while donning their brand-new uniforms, which were made possible by sponsorship from Keats Engineering and Education Ltd., Millennium Support, Ross Travel, and Bodyworks Gym.
The event also marks the start of the National Learning Disability week in which Featherstone Rovers Foundation and Millennium Support will be celebrating how they support people with Learning Disabilities.
For anyone interested in joining the Featherstone Rovers Learning Disability team, training takes place on Tuesday evenings from 5-6pm at the Millennium Support Stadium in Featherstone WF7 5EN. There is no financial committment to join or train and they welcome all new players. For more information please visit: LDSL | Featherstone Rovers Foundation or email foundation.admin@featherstonerovers.co.uk
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