East Yorkshire Girls and Women’s Rugby Development group’s windfall of £5,000 from Awards for All has enabled them to promote player development sessions, coach education, coaching opportunities for girls and club development as well as to purchase much needed equipment.

Their second Player Development Day at Driffield RUFC offered assistance to clubs by providing work on core skills. Driffield RUFC have also been actively supporting the development of girls’ and women’s rugby and have introduced U16s girls rugby, while a recent RFU Foundation coaching course at Malton & Norton RUFC was aimed at increasing the number of qualified coaches in East Yorkshire and specifically aimed at women. Malton & Norton Ladies want to increase the number of players qualified to coach rugby, while recruiting new team players. They are actively promoting girls and women’s rugby in East Yorkshire and are keen to start an U16s Girls side.