Club Captain 2025/26
At the presentation evening recently, Jason Strange announced that Joe Franchi will continue as club captain for the 2025/26 season.
Joe passed 200 appearances for the Steelmen in 2024/25 and was named the Clive Burgess Man of Steel and the Ebbw Addicts Player of the Year at the end of season awards.
In an incredible season, Joe also topped the SRC scoring charts with 20 tries in the SRC trophy with a total of 25 tries in all competitions.
On being announced as captain, Joe stated,
“It goes without saying it’s a huge honour to captain my hometown club for another year. The boys were a pleasure to captain last year, and our togetherness showed with us reaching two finals and keeping the SRC Shield for practically the whole season.
We’ve managed to retain a lot of the players from last season and I know Chippy has already started to strengthen us in key positions, which is very exciting for the coming season. I’m looking forward to getting back to work with the boys.”
Joe
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