With three days to go before club’s have to make a decision regarding their participation in the NCA Cup competition, it is extremely positive to have witnessed an overwhelming majority of teams wanting to take part. Photo Credit: (Shawn Pearce)Read More
Developing talent is the key attribute of professional rugby clubs, ensuring that there are players in the pipeline to allow a surge to success.
NCA Chairman John Inverdale believes the government’s rescue package of £300 million of emergency funding for sports in England will be a big boost for rugby union. Photo Credit: (Ceri Davies)
Compared to other sports, there are very few rugby video games on the market, which is surely something that should be rectified soon; especially as the sport is growing in many countries.
Given that there will be no league rugby this season, the Rugby Football Union have put into place a cup competition for NCA clubs to give our teams a competitive environment when we are able to resume playing contact rugby.Read More
As you are no doubt aware, the RFU announced on Friday that the leagues for this season would be cancelled.
Barnes RFC women’s player Zainab Alema has been recognised as the Sunday Times Vitality Grassroots Sportswoman of the Year 2020.Read More
In a recent interview with The Guardian newspaper, legendary international referee Nigel Owens bemoaned the fact that powers were being taken away from referees so that technology could take greater control of games, which in his opinion is all to the detriment of the sport.
Following a vote in Parliament, England is now in national lockdown until Wednesday 2 December and all team sports have been suspended.Read More
The Rugby Football Union Council have today made the difficult announcement to cancel the National League season for 2020/21.