During my term as President of the Union I was privileged to visit many countries, Romania, New Zealand and Australia to name but a few, as well as being heavily involved in that great success for the spreading of the rugby gospel, the World Cup. One duty which gave me as much pleasure as any of the others was to be invited to open your new clubhouse at Woodside. Having personally suffered the trials and tribulations of the Chanonry (choice of bath - home. Uptown Baths or River Don) and having sympathised with the problems of your nomadic existence over so many years, it was heartening to see your Club at last installed in its own playing and social headquarters.

The Club is now well set for the next hundred years and I am particularly appreciative of your efforts in bringing on the youngsters through your excellent youth policy over the years. This can do nothing but good for the Club and for rugby in the North-east.

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