Bristol Rugby are set to launch the 2011/12 Coach Education Programme in September, giving coaches from across the region a unique opportunity to develop a greater understanding of the game. In conjunction with the RFU, the club’s coaching staff will run quarterly coaching development sessions throughout the year at the Clifton RFC training base....
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Scotland international coaches Gregor Townsend (attack), Graham Steadman (defence) and Duncan Hodge (kicking) are set to kick off Scottish Rugby’s 2011 National Specialist Skills Programme at Murrayfield tomorrow (25 July). As part of the event, the trio will run a coaching session giving an overview of training themes and exercises that will be included...
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Stephen Ferris has returned to pitch based running this week as he targets a return to playing action. He has been undertaking a progressive running programme that was conducted by Alan McCaldin on an Alter G treadmill. The anti-gravity running machine controls the pressure exerted on the body, allowing Stephen to load his knee...
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The England RU Counties XV, the representative flagship of the community game outside the Aviva Premiership, will play three matches in Spain in June 2011. The summer tour, from May 31 to June 12, 2011, will include games against a Madrid XV (Saturday, June 4 in Madrid), a Castilla Leon Union XV (Wednesday, June...
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The 12 Premiership Rugby clubs – Bath Rugby, Exeter Chiefs, Gloucester Rugby, Harlequins, Leeds Carnegie, Leicester Tigers, London Irish, London Wasps, Newcastle Falcons, Northampton Saints, Sale Sharks and Saracens – along with Bristol Rugby and Worcester Warriors, currently have opportunities for 76 new Community Coaching roles as part of their Future Jobs Fund Scheme....
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Marsh today hosted the launch of the Rugby Football Union’s Scrum Factory programme at its offices in the City of London. The insurance experts are supporting key programmes for grassroots rugby in England, including Scrum Factory, which aims to recruit and train front row players together with developing all players in the scrum. Pupils...
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Hitz, the pioneering inner city rugby coaching programme that targets some of London’s most deprived boroughs, has today been awarded funding of £200,000 by the Mayor of London. The award will allow Hitz to continue to deliver and further extend its programme across the capital over the next two years. Hitz is one of...
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The International Rugby Board has announced further details of the programme for the 2010 IRB Medical Conference, which will be held in London from November 3-5. Under the central theme of Putting Players First, the Conference will bring together physicians from 25 Member Unions, independent medical experts and playing representatives to drive global best-practice...
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The International Rugby Board has announced an exciting schedule of matches for Tier 2 Unions during the 2010 November window, ensuring that 24 of the world’s top 25 ranked teams will all be in action during the period. The programme sees an exciting programme of matches for Rugby World Cup 2011 qualified nations Tonga,...
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Irish International Luke Fitzgerald was on hand today to launch the Irish Rugby Football Union Play Rugby programme that is intended to target increasing participation levels in primary schools across Ireland. The Play Rugby programme contains classroom plans and teaching aids to assist teachers, coaches and parents involved in rugby at mini and primary...
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