Source: World Rugby

“Where We Belong”

New World Rugby film “Where We Belong” showcases the inclusive spirit of the sport World Rugby has unveiled an inspiring new short film, Where We Belong, shining a light on the unique sense of belonging that rugby fosters in communities around the globe. The film captures the game’s truly inclusive nature and the diversity that

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Source: WXV

The Eagles take wing

Sione Fukofuka has selected this team to represent the States in the big première: 15 LOTTE SHARP 14 EMILY HENRICH 13 ILONA MAHER 12 ALEV KELTER 11 BULOU MATAITOGA 10 MCKENZIE HAWKINS 9 OLIVIA ORTIZ 1 HOPE ROGERS 2 KATHRYN TREDER 3 KEIA-MAE SAGAPOLU 4 TAHLIA BRODY 5 ERICA JARRELL-SEARCY 6 KATE ZACKARY (captain) 7

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A Blueprint for Growth – Women’s Rugby

World Rugby launches ‘ A Blueprint for Growth – Women’s Rugby’ – the most comprehensive fan, data and commercial analysis ever undertaken in the women’s game World Rugby has unveiled the most comprehensive study to date on the rise, relevance, and reach of women’s rugby, offering a strategic roadmap to help the game unlock the

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Source: Rugby Canada

RWC – Who’s your money on? Part Two – Canada

I’ve waxed lyrical often enough about the Canucks, but they deserve it. They sit a proud second in world rankings, a stonking 24 places above their menfolk. Until money started pouring in, in answer to their funding campaign, most of the bare necessities for success were missing: a massive country which meant resources thinly spread;

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Source: World Rugby

Rugby World Cup to feature latest group of female coaches

World Rugby and Gallagher have announced the latest cohort of 14 female coaches selected for the Gallagher High Performance Academy, who will take up coaching roles as part of the management teams of their respective national sides during Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025. Fourteen female coaches from 14 nations join Gallagher High Performance Academy’s latest

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Source: France Rugby

The RWC – Who’s your money on? Part One

France Les Bleues have everything to play for. Theirs is an unlikely story at the World Cup: they have been ever-present, ever a threat, yet in nine attempts they have finished third seven times. Only once, in 1988, have they failed to reach the semis. Their first opponents are old rivals Italy at Sandy Park;

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Source: Japan Rugby

The World Cup – what’s different this time?

From the start the organizing committee conceived this tenth RWC on a different scale from its predecessors. Size First, the increase from 12 to 16 participating nations. This isn’t the only time – the 1998 and 2002 versions were that size. But people soon realised the problems this larger number brought. The bigger the tournament,

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