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Welcome to the Rugby Football Union for Women Newsletter
You are receiving this mail because you are a registered member of the RFUW |
| As the club season draws to a close I hope you are enjoying the summer. For the RFUW and the England team the season has certainly not slowed down with much time and effort being put in to getting England ready for the Rugby World Cup in Canada, which starts in August. To track the team’s progress, check out rfu.com/women’s rugby for all the latest news or if you fancy coming out to support the team in Edmonton all the details are below. |
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England Women's Supporters - Rugby World Cup 2006
The RFUW has teamed up with England Rugby Travel, the official travel company for the RFU, for the Women’s Rugby World Cup in Edmonton, Canada. England Rugby Travel is organizing supporter travel packages to the global event that kicks off on August 29th, with the final being held on September 17th 2006. For more information on supporter travel packages for the Women’s Rugby World Cup, visit www.englandrugbytravel.com or call 0870 120 1111.
World Cup Selection
On July 3rd England head coach Geoff Richards named the 26 players who will represent England in this year’s Rugby World Cup. In August the squad will undergo an intense three week training camp prior to leaving England on August 23rd. During these camps, the players will work on individual rugby skills, unit team work interspersed with team building and strength and conditioning. Camp one and three will be at Loughborough University with the team being based at the Royal Marine camp in Lympstone, Exmouth for the middle week. England, who are ranked second, will play the US Eagles on August 31st, before taking on South Africa on September 4th and France on the 8th. The semi-finals, which will be contested by the top four teams in terms of points scored, will take place on the 12th with the final on September 17th. For all the latest news on the Women’s World Cup, check out rfu.com/women’s rugby.
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Super League
The RFUW would like to extend their thanks to all clubs for their cooperation in helping this season’s Super League be so successful as we prepare for the Rugby World Cup. Super League has certainly helped our preparations for the tournament and for the clubs we anticipate that the players will be returning to you as much improved all-round athletes.
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2006/07 Calendar
The final calendar for the 2006 / 2007 season is enclosed for your information and planning, and league fixtures are now available on the RFUW website.
Click here to view the Calendar
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England Under 19 trials
The England Under 19 trials will be held on Saturday October 7th (venue to be confirmed although likely to be in the Midlands). Although the trials remain open we request that all players wishing to attend are of regional standard. Players must be 16-years-old or over (and under 19-years-old) on or before September 1st 2006. All information and trial forms will be available on the website to download from early to mid August. Forms must be returned to the RFUW by Monday 18th September.
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PDA's
The 2006 Performance Development Academies (PDA's) kicked off over the weekend of June 24th & 25th at Nottingham, Guildford and Worcester respectively. Over 120 players attended the sessions. The second PDA weekend takes place over the weekend of July 15th & 16th. Players attending are aiming for selection for the Super 4 trials, the next step towards selection for England representative squads. Super 4 trials will take place on Saturday September 30th, with players then being selected for the Super 4s matches, which will be held in October/November. Impressive displays in the Super 4s in front of England selectors may well lead to selection to the England Elite 44. Regional Under 14 and Under 17s players also attended June’s PDA’s with over 100 players from each age group participating. Junior players are looking to impress coaches ahead of England Under 19 trials in October and new programmes lined up for next season.
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Physiotherapists required
If you are a qualified physiotherapist and interested in doing more within the women’s game please send your CV to RFUWPerformance@theRFU.com. The RFUW are looking for physiotherapists for the Regional Programme, Performance Development Academies and Elite Training Centres.
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Posters
Updated Girl Power posters have been posted out to all club contacts with blank boxes for you to insert contact details to help you promote your team and attract new players in your area. We have also enclosed some Six Nations Grand Slam and World Cup promotion posters and car stickers for you to display to promote the team prior to their departure to Canada.
If you require further Girl power posters please click here
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RFUW 2006 AGM
It is anticipated that the RFUW Annual General Meeting will this year be held alongside the final Super 4 matches on November 12th 2006. Please put the date in your diary and we will confirm details and venue in due course.
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| Girls places available on Martin Johnson Summer Camps
Click on the link below for more information and on how to book your place.
http://www.johnnocamps.com/home.html
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Affiliation for 2006/07 Season
The deadline for teams to enter the senior league has passed, all teams should now have affiliated.
Please note the following deadlines for affilaiition in order for your team to be included in the RFUW contacts mailing (this is posted to all affiliated teams in order to arrnage fixtures)
- Senior non-league teams - 31st July 2006
- Youth teams - 31st July 2006
- University 25th August 2006
Click here for list of affiliated teams for 2006/07 season.
Click here for information on how to affiliate
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