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A gift we all deserve

I want to highlight the good work that Ystradgynlais, my local club, has done for my 82-year-old father and other retired players. Knowing how lonely some of our elderly ex-players are, they’ve set up a club each Friday for former team-mates aged 70-plus to meet up. They’ve fed them too.

Many of these past players live alone or suffer illness and this gesture has made a world of difference. My father gets so excited to be with his team again, it’s given him belonging. We have gentlemen travelling from Neath and Gorseinon to be part

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