COVID has impacted so many of us around the world and it continues to do so. Here, on this World Mental Health Day, rugby playing Ashleigh Rollins shares how it has impacted her mental health and how sport, and in particular, rugby, helped her. Thank you Ashleigh.
Read MoreThis month should have been the Rugby League World Cup hosted here in the UK but due to the pandemic, it has been postponed to next year. It was great speaking to one of England’s stars, Amy Hardcastle, earlier in the year before we knew it had been moved to 2022.
Read MoreWomen's rugby is one of sport's great success stories. Every weekend across the United Kingdom, women lace up their boots, pop in their gum shields and run, ruck, tackle, maul and scrum – all in the name of their favourite sport - rugby. We are Girls in Sport had the pleasure of interviewing Georgie Lilly Perris-Redding on her career in rugby and how she’s working hard to help others.
Read MoreRugby union used to be perceived as traditional, elitist, and dominated by men, but that impression is slowly shifting thanks to the rise of women’s rugby and the amazing women featured in this blog.
Read MoreRugby is, and always has been, traditionally a man’s game, yet gradually, more women and girls are muscling in on the action. In June 2019, World Rugby launched a new ‘Women in Rugby’ brand identity and landmark global campaign ‘Try and Stop Us’ aimed at driving increased participation and engagement among fans, audiences, players and investors in the women’s game. Participation levels are at an all-time high with 2.7 million players globally — making up more than a quarter of the global playing population — and a 28% increase in registered players since 2017. For the second year running, globally, more young girls have started to play rugby than boys and more than 40% of rugby’s 400 million fan base is female.
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