Salford Red Devils players have been busy attending school and community club events to spread the message of rugby league at a community level.
Some of the Super League’s top stars, including Junior Sa’u and Mason Caton-Brown have been touring local clubs like Langworthy Reds and appearing at school fayres at the Foundation’s new partner school, Abbotts Community Primary School.
Through the Salford Red Devils Foundation the club are heavily involved in their community, providing expert coaching at a wide variety of community clubs. So far the charitable enterprise is engaging with 134 schools across Salford, Manchester, Trafford and Bury, promoting healthy lifestyles, whilst introducing children to the sport of rugby league.
The player visits have proved to be a big hit with Salford supporters, who have not missed the opportunity take photos with their rugby league heroes.
Foundation Director Mark Brocklehurst is delighted to see the way in which players have been interacting with the Salford community, and thinks this will continue to have long term benefits: “Our players are fantastic in the way they interact with the community, and support the work being carried out by the Foundation. Hopefully these meetings and visits can inspire the next generation of rugby league supporters and players, which will help to secure the long term future of the club.”
The players will be out and about again on the 29 and 30 July, as they support the #RidetoRio cycle challenge at the Trafford Centre.
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