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World Rugby launches Women Coaching Rugby Toolkit to recruit and retain more female rugby coaches

by ranMedia | May 8, 2020 | Member News

The World Rugby toolkit aims to assist unions in increasing the number of female rugby coaches globally The toolkit is designed to create a robust framework and pathway to address barriers facing women in rugby Women currently make up 25 per cent of the rugby playing...

Drive behind Burke’s ascent through coaching ranks

by ranMedia | May 8, 2020 | USA

As a player, Jamie Burke was driven by a desire to find out exactly how good she could be. It was an internal mantra that yielded 51 test caps, appearances at three Rugby World Cups and a place in the U.S. Rugby Hall of Fame Class of 2020. No small feat for a woman...

World Rugby launches virtual High Performance Academy

by ranMedia | May 7, 2020 | Member News

Rugby activity continuing online Webinars aimed at ensuring optimal alignment and capacity when rugby restarts World Rugby Virtual High Performance Academy launches World Rugby match official education launches More than 20 training and education modules available on...

Sir Bill Beaumont re-elected as World Rugby Chairman

by ranMedia | May 3, 2020 | Member News

World Rugby Council elects Beaumont as Chairman for four-year term Beaumont achieves first round majority to confirm second term Fédération Française de Rugby President Bernard Laporte elected Vice-Chairman New World Rugby Executive Committee elected Early...

Eagles renew continental domination – A look back at the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship

by ranMedia | Apr 24, 2020 | Americas Rugby Championship, Canada, Rugby Americas, USA

The third edition of the Americas Rugby Championship ratified the growth of a tournament for the six top nations in the continent The hashtag #AméricaCrece – America Grows – encapsulated the third edition of the continental competition, with the sustained growth of...

Continental development brings a champion from the North – A look back at the 2017 ARC

by ranMedia | Apr 22, 2020 | Americas Rugby Championship, Canada, Rugby Americas, USA

The second season of the Americas Rugby Championship bore fruits to the new competition model: develop high performance in the north and the south of the Americas. The success of the Americas Rugby Championship in its new format previewed a good second season. No one...