Transformational Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Programme opens for all RWC 2021 participating unions Programme will create quality deployment opportunities for aspiring elite female coaches in high-performance environments Selected participants to be fully embedded for 12 months in RWC 2021 national squad management teams Programme aims to address the lack of female coaches at
It must have come as a huge relief to all competing nations that World Rugby has stepped in with funding to help them prepare properly for the Olympic Sevens next year. It’s not only the smaller unions who are suffering from lack of income. The richest of the lot, the RFU, recently stopped its backing
On 1 September the Premier 15s and England Women’s senior team will move to stage two in the elite sport framework with the introduction of adapted training regimes to minimise the risk of face-to-face contact. The elite sport framework sits separately from the community return to play and is a strictly monitored, closed group in
Funding boost of US$2.5 million to optimise teams’ Olympic preparations for Tokyo GamesHSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 contingency plans progressing towards a return to action in Hong Kong and Singapore in April 2021 Events in Hamilton and Sydney will not take place in 2021 Series, returning in 2022 Supplementary competition opportunities being developed at
All Blacks and Black Ferns Sevens remain focused on Olympic build up World Rugby working on abbreviated 2021 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series Planning underway for Oceania invitational sevens tournament in early 2021 New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has reaffirmed its commitment to the All Blacks and Black Ferns Sevens Tokyo Olympic Games preparations after organisers
Spain begins preparations for the World Cup José Antonio Barrio, Spain’s Head Coach, has announced an extended squad of 40 players from whom he will select a team to compete in the qualifying matches for the World Cup. For Las Leonas it is a formidable undertaking. They must first make sure of winning the European
Susie Appleby’s promise of bringing international stars to the newly-formed Exeter Chiefs Women’s side continues today with confirmation of the signings of Patricia Garcia and Laura Delgado. The two Spanish internationals arrive just 24 hours after Appleby announced the arrival of highly-rated Dutch international Linde van der Velden. In what will be the club’s debut
Exeter Chiefs Women have today confirmed highly-rated Netherlands international, Linde van der Velden as the first of a number of new signings heading to Sandy Park ahead of the new season. Van der Velden, 25, is Susie Appleby’s first new arrival and joins the Chiefs having previously played for Castricum in the Netherlands and, more
Significant steps have been taken since my last update a week ago Outlook The most significant detail for women’s rugby came from cricket circles: the Women’s World Cricket Cup, due to be held New Zealand next February and March, has been postponed to the following year. The RWC organizing committee is holding its cards close
For the first time two men’s and women’s RWCs will be awarded at the same time Integrated process enables a strategic roadmap for hosting of showcase 15s events Collaborative process aims to identify and develop partnerships that will optimise host nation and World Rugby delivery, financial and legacy objectives Approach supports key objectives of World
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