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# Accreditation boost for Burntwood RUFC
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/accreditation-boost-for-burntwood-rufc/
- Published: 2012-05-16T08:00:27.000Z
- Updated: 2012-05-15T19:07:08.000Z
- Author: Rob Forsyth
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 21:41

[![Steve Peters (Regional Rugby Manager for Midlands West), Bob Osbourne (BRUFC President), Bill Leason (SRU President), Carole Thelwall-Jones (RFU Volunteer Manager) and Steve Thompson (Burntwood's Valued Volunteer for 2012)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00989.jpg "Steve Peters (Regional Rugby Manager for Midlands West), Bob Osbourne (BRUFC President), Bill Leason (SRU President), Carole Thelwall-Jones (RFU Volunteer Manager) and Steve Thompson (Burntwood's Valued Volunteer for 2012)")](//lichfieldlive.co.uk/2012/05/16/accreditation-boost-for-burntwood-rufc/dsc00989/)

Steve Peters (Regional Rugby Manager for Midlands West), Bob Osbourne (BRUFC President), Bill Leason (SRU President), Carole Thelwall-Jones (RFU Volunteer Manager) and Steve Thompson (Burntwood's Valued Volunteer for 2012)

Burntwood RUFC has become one of only a handful of clubs in Staffordshire to achieve the new RFU Club Accreditation status combined with Clubmark Accreditation from Sport England.

The process replaces the RFU Seal of Approval which the club also obtained for its Mini/Youth section.

Club Chairman Martyn Smith, President Bob Osbourne, Chair of the Mini/Youth section Julia Grundy and Treasurer Gerry McGann went through the process with Staffordshire Rugby Development Officer Tom Bartram.

According to the RFU Rugby Development Department, the accreditation scheme is about “strengthening clubs and growing the game in the communities around them”. It provides a framework for a club to show what it is doing, how it does it and where it can improve.

Steve Grainger, RFU Rugby Development Director, said: “In the lead up to Rugby World Cup 2015 we are all aware that our clubs are at the forefront in growing and developing the game.

“We want to help them to make sure they are at the very heart of their communities, welcoming new players and volunteers, while developing those they already have. To do this successfully they will all be looking to provide the kind of facilities that attract members and to a club that is well run.”