Burial will be held at Downe Cemetery, those not wishing to attend the burial can make their way to Westcombe Park RFC, where the family will join them at 1.30pm.

Dress code: Club Blazer if you have one. No black please

Former Combe Chairman and President passes away

JOHN YEATES 1929 - 2022

John Ward Turner offers these thoughts:

It is with great sadness that we have to report the death of John Yeates.

A Westcombe Park man through and through. After his playing career ended, he devoted his time to the management of the club.

He was a leading light who saw the way that rugby was going, entering a professional era, and together with Chas Chapman set the club on a five your plan that led us to gain promotion to the senior levels that we know today

John was President from 1988 to 1993 and more importantly Chairman from 1994 until 2002 guiding the club through our transitional period when we moved from Craven Road over to Goddington Lane in 1990. A very lovely man who had a wicked sense of humour, he will be sadly missed, our condolences go to his wife Valerie, son Ben and daughter Rebecca.

John Vallely
WPRFC Chairman