A warm welcome to all CI members and our guests as we start our new season. This is not just another season, but our centenary. It is a tremendous honour to be President of this great club in such a special year. We have much planned “off the pitch”  to celebrate our first 100 years, of which our Centenary dinner on 29^thOctober will be a main event.

The year will be an opportunity to meet old friends and bring the wider CI family together again. I ask everyone to join us, in some way, during the season. Watching a game at Belmont, enjoying a pint with friends, going to the odd pre-match lunch.. involvement comes in all forms.

At time of writing this welcome, pre-season training is in full swing. Good luck to all our coaches and players, from all 3 senior teams, our minis players and coaches, and our newly formed youth section, which performed so well last season.

To all our new players.. you are very welcome at Belmont and I am sure you will  quickly settle into the CI family. It will be a challenging year for us but we are working hard to meet those challenges.

In conclusion, I once again welcome all our guests to Belmont. You can be guaranteed a warm reception, on and off the pitch. Finally, to all CI people, near and far, happy anniversary.

Tommy Andrews
President of CIYMS RFC