WRU Council
The WRU Council is made up of all elected National Council members and all elected District Council members, these are as follows;
John Manders
Claire Donovan
Anthony Buchanan
Sue Butler
Steve Powell
Bryn Parker – Joined the Board in 2016 and is now a District Council Member for District A.
During a productive playing career, he played for Blaenavon, Pontypool, Talywain, Garndiffaith and Croesyceiliog. He has also managed and coached Blaenavon, Talywain, Garndiffaith and Croesyceiliog.
He was honorary secretary of Cwmbran from 2006 – 2018, is now a Life member and a member of the Committee. He has been team manager of Monmouthshire County since 2004.
He is a Level 2 Coach. He works in various schools, supporting children of all ages, abilities and behaviours. He was formerly a senior technical process operator and training officer. He has also been a children’s mentor/ co-ordinator for Children in Need.
He is a former community councillor and was appointed chair of the Pontypool Community Council in 2016 and is a former School Governor.
Colin Wilks – Joined the Board in November 2021. He is also a District Council Member for District A, and current chair of the WRU Competitions Management Committee.
A former director, chairman and secretary at Risca RFC, Colin also served as director at the Dragons region for two years from 2021 – 2023.
Now retired, his business background was as a manager in both the mining, and steel industries, spanning both manufacturing and commercial sectors.
A former School Governor, he is a University of Glamorgan engineering graduate and holds a postgraduate degree in business administration from the University of Wales.
Lloyd Morgan
Hayley Dunne
Roy Wilkinson
Jamie Willis
Steve Owens
Kerry Frey
Jeff Davies – Joined in 2019 as a District Council Member for District E. He is a director and chair of Seven Sisters Rugby Club Ltd and has been a Community Councillor of Seven Sisters for over 12 years.
A qualified level 3 coach, he is a former player, captain and was integral in setting up Women’s Youth and Girls Rugby in the club. The club now also runs the Valley Hawkes Girls Hub.
As the chairperson for Seven Sisters for over 10 years he guided them to become a limited company.
He is also chair of the Dulais Valley Food Bank, a director of the Community Hall Association Of Seven Sisters Ltd and works as a Business Development Manager for DANSA LTD, which provides wheelchair accessible transport services to communities in the Dulais, Afan, Neath, Swansea & Amman Valleys.
Peter Hansford
Kevin Lewis
Chris Jones – Joined the Board in 2018 and is now a District Council Member for District G.
A one club man, he was a founding member of Newcastle Emlyn and has been its Secretary since its formation in 1977.
He is a life member of the club as well as a past player, captain and coach.
He is a former coach to the Welsh Schools Intermediate (Under 16) international side.
He also chaired the Intermediate Group and the Schools Council.
He represented the Schools on the old WRU Committee.
Educated at Llandysul Grammar School and Loughborough Colleges, he taught PE for 35 years until his retirement in 2010.
Delyth Summons
Alun Roberts – Was elected as a District Council Member for District J in September 2021.
He is a director and founder member of Clwb Rygbi Caernarfon having begun his involvement as a player, he became a coach, secretary and committee member and is a former chair, and is currently the President.
He is also former chair of the North Wales Rugby Union Council, and continues to be a member of the Executive.
He retired from full time employment with BT/Openreach in 2018 after 37 years of service, including as project manager for the rollout of Superfast Broadband across Wales.
He now volunteers at Hosbis Dewi Saint.
