Since September 2016 Le Rocquier School has been delighted to secure significant sponsorship for the ever developing football programme at the school. This season the specific need for corporate sponsorship was identified to allow a particularly gifted Year 7 side to enter the prestigious English Schools Football Association National Cup. Having met with the team of directors at Oben Law and Regulatory they were equally excited to support the entry into this competition to allow these young players the opportunity to test themselves at the highest level against new opposition in the UK.
The team went on to shock many much larger schools from the UK in reaching the last-16 of the National Cup, only losing eventually to a team directly linked to a professional club’s academy. To put this in to perspective, the competition beganwith almost 300 schools entered. In addition to this the Le Rocquier side also reached the National 5-a-side Finals in Birmingham; having been crowned Jersey and then Anglia Region Champions, where they finished 7th against some exceptional teams featuring countless Premier League Academy players.
Head of Football at Le Rocquier Joel Hayward said “Without the support of the team at Oben it would have been impossible for this side to travel for the repeated fixtures in the UK for either competition. They have given a group of young players an amazing opportunity to represent the school and the island nationally and we can’t thank them enough.”
Alex Ruddy, one of the Directors of Oben said:
“The directors of Oben are very proud to support the football programme at Le Rocquier school. Oben is a new legal and regulatory business having launched in September 2016 which coincided with the start of the U12 football team’s journey through secondary school. When Le Rocquier school asked for help finding sponsorship through the media, we were delighted to help in any way. The boys have defied the odds coming from a small island and competing against the best school teams in the country which include many academy players. They have shown perseverance and determination and we are very proud of how far they progressed in the competitions.”