A warm welcome to Rosbrien to all visiting players and supporters.

It is a great honour to be selected as captain of Old Crescent for this season and I am humbled by the number of members who have wished me well since my appointment. I first captained Old Crescent as an Under 10 and little did I know then that I would go on to captain the Senior XV.

This year we have assembled a strong squad of players and are confident of a promising season. With a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck, we aim to be pushing for promotion come the end of April.

A huge thank you to all our sponsors, your support is vital to keep the club functioning. Of course, a special word of thanks has to go to our main sponsor Frost Insurances. I would encourage you to support all our sponsors in whatever way possible.

I would like to thank all wives, girlfriends, partners and families for all their support. It really is appreciated.

A final word of thanks to our loyal band of travelling supporters who follow us all over the country. On behalf of the Senior XV, we will do everything we can to give your support the positive results it deserves.

I hope that today’s game will be an enjoyable one that is free of serious injury and look forward to meeting old friends and new throughout the season.

Kind regards,

Will Hanly

Captain 2011-2012