The Sport and Social Responsibility Summit

Benjamin Breeeze is Community Development Manager at Bristol RFC. The Bristol Rugby Phoenix Project: Bright Sparks Programme was the recent winner of the SportBusiness Group 2010 Parliamentary Citizenship Awards. Bristol Rugby pipped Premiership sides Saracens, Bath Rugby and Northampton Saints to the top award after a panel of judges unanimously crowned their Phoenix Project: Bright Sparks Programme as the winner. The four clubs battled for the title after being named as category winners in the first round.

'Bright Sparks' is a social inclusion programme that utilises the highest quality rugby union skills, drills and games with team building and leadership workshops. The aim is to attain rapport with and re-engage designated young people from schools in high risk areas back into the educational process. Working in partnership with organisations such as Avon Fire & Rescue Service, Avon & Somerset Police and SERCO Prisons, the programme provides young people with direct and tangible examples of how poor life choices will directly affect their lives.

A former Bristol player, Ben also played for Newport RFC, Newport Gwent-Dragons and won a Wales A cap and represented Wales at 7's having previously represented England at 7's.