Bristol Ladies will open the RFU Women’s Premiership campaign at Ashton Gate in a unique double header on Sunday, September 6. Immediately following Bristol’s Greene King IPA Championship clash with Bedford Blues, the Ladies will face Worcester (5.15pm KO) The game is free entry for supporters. “We couldn’t ask for a better way to kick
The coaching team at Bristol Ladies has been expanded since last season, LJ Adams remains in the Head Coach role, with vacancies created for Backs and Forwards coaches for each of the 1st and 2nd teams. The first three appointments were announced back in May. Roy Davies secured the role of 1st XV Forward Coach, whilst
With one year to go until the world’s best rugby sevens players make their Olympic debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, World Rugby President Bernard Lapasset is predicting a special and game-changing event that will take rugby to new audiences and inspire even more men, women and children to get into rugby. Rugby will
Today, QBE Insurance, in partnership with the Rugby Football Union (RFU), has announced that the QBE Coaching Club programme, an initiative to recruit and train 2,015 new Level 2 rugby coaches has reached its milestone. The programme was established to ensure the game in England has enough quality coaches to welcome new players and encourage
Girls’ Summer Development Programme Underway – U13s and U18s Camps in August Last month saw the launch of Bristol Ladies Rugby Girls Development Camps, created in partnership with Breaking Boundaries. Nineteen U15s from across the South West descended on the Portway Rugby Development Centre for two action packed days, led by a top class coaching team.
England players Victoria Fleetwood and Abbie Brown (pictured above) have been awarded central contracts from the Rugby Football Union for the forthcoming season. The duo join a squad of 17 players from last season who have had their contracts renewed. A 20th and final member of the squad will be confirmed shortly. Fleetwood and Brown
Source: TRFCThurrocks invitational ladies 7s outfit The Thunderbirds were in action again this weekend playing at the prestigious Find Rugby Now tournament at Wasps RFC. Sponsored locally by Wallis Teagan and World Freight and playing for BreakThroughBreastCancer they eventually came 3rd on a highly competitive day in West London. Having secured wins versus their old
Great Britain Rugby Sevens have today announced the coaching structure for the men’s and women’s programmes ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games. The women’s programme will be led by England sevens women’s head coach Simon Middleton with Richie Pugh, Wales women’s sevens head coach and men’s attached coach, as assistant coach. Middleton was appointed
A spectacular flash-mob dance involving local schoolchildren ensured the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour arrived at the University of Bath in style on Monday. Bath Rugby head coach Mike Ford was in the audience to see the energetic performance from youngsters at Oldfield Park Primary School and the BANES Youth Dance Company. All the children
Paves the way for a uniformed approach to player welfare All elite tournaments strongly urged to follow suit World Rugby prioritises injury prevention with concussion at the heart of the plan Evidence indicates that injury rates are not increasing In a significant step forward for player welfare, the World Rugby Executive Committee has paved the
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