PEMBROKE Rugby Club received the very sad news recently of the sudden death of their long-serving groundsman Mike Watts, who suffered a heart attack at home.

Mike served the club faithfully for over 20 years, making sure the pitches were always in tip top condition and well presented on match days, at all times of the year, in all weathers.

The directors, management committee, members and all on the playing side of the club send their sincerest condolences to his son Rhys, close family and friends, who are mourning their loss.

Mike was a popular, well respected club member, who was well known around the town. He had an encyclopaedic knowledge regarding local, national and international rugby, a sport that he loved and supported throughout his whole life.

He will be very fondly remembered and missed by those he regularly interacted with at the club and around the town, with whom he was always willing to chew the fat over a wide range of social and sporting issues.

The funeral is at Parc Gwyn Crematorium on Wednesday, 14 August at 12.15pm, followed by a wake at the clubhouse.