ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF THE UNION’S 4TH STRATEGIC PLAN

19th Jun 2018

The HKRU Board and management team met last Saturday for the annual review of the progress of the Union’s 4thStrategic Plan, which now has 1 year left to run.  The Plan contains a total of 38 Objectives, each of which fall under the responsibility of one of the HKRU Sub-Committees.  The Objectives have been firmly embedded in the fabric of the Union, and are referenced in both the Sub-Committee and monthly Departmental reports, ensuring that the Plan remains a relevant and “living” document.

For ease of reference, the Objectives are colour-coded to show the progress to date, with green denoting completion, amber showing a work-in-progress, while a red designation would suggest that a serious barrier had been identified.  Currently 13 Objectives have turned green, with only 1 red, and the rest on track for completion over the remaining12 months.

The review meeting noted that over the past year there have been 3 newly completed Objectives.  Firstly a full domestic league structural review has been undertaken for both the men’s and women’s Premiership and non-Premiership leagues, providing some much-needed stability of structure.

Secondly, injury prevention programmes and an injury audit system are now in place across the national squad programmes, representing a major milestone in this critical area.

Finally, the number of local primary schools with rugby programmes, targeted at 240 by 2019, has already reached an impressive 264 – this represents 48% of all local primaries.  

Reflecting on the Strategic Plan’s progress to date, HKRU Chairman Pieter Schats said; “Overall we continue to make encouraging progress towards the successful completion of the Plan by the 2019 AGM, but there is no complacency and a number of the Objectives remain a testing challenge, which is as it should be.  I would in particular like to highlight the efforts of Brandon Huang and the Community Department for the work that has gone into taking rugby into 264 local primary schools – turning the clock back a decade I don’t think anyone would have dreamed of the progress that has been made in popularising the sport within the local community.  Our challenge now is to try to retain these youngsters in the game, and provide them with a seamless pathway through to adult club rugby, and for some national team representation.”

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