Under the Posts – Jan 13-19 features the formation of the XV Foundation by Alycia Washington & Kristine Sommer. In our XVs section, we’re looking at squads and PR ahead of the 2020 Six Nations and a catchup of all of the top leagues like Tyrrells, Energia AIL and USA Rugby Club.
In 7s it was a light week but we’ve got a fantastic article about Argentina’s Lettizia Alcaraz and how she’s using her World Rugby Scholarship.
In Misc News we’ve got lots including an extension to the Premier Rugby Scholarships. Get your videos in today! The Scrum is covering Kate Zackary and Women’s Rugby Pod talks with Wales’ Ollie Phillips and England’s Vicky Fleetwood.
Lastly we have the most #RugbyJobs we’ve had in a long time. Get applying!
Can’t wait a week? Join us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram as we will be posting daily. We have a bit more dialogue on Twitter if you’d like to join in.
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1216782159383539714
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Excited to be part of this campagne under XV Foundation. This recruitment team strives to create an environment where professional rugby is real for women. Help us and #BeTheImpact. We ENCOURAGE monthly donations!
— Kristine Sommer (@KristineNSommer) January 14, 2020
I donated - will you?
Donate using the Link below. @USARugby https://t.co/M2e2hBLwid
What is the XV Foundation?
— USA Rugby (@USARugby) January 14, 2020
Current national team players @KristineNSommer and @Afro_lycia explain one of the primary pillars of #BeTheImpact.
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This week’s feature is the XV Foundation, created by USA Rugby Women’s National Team members Alycia Washington and Kristine Sommer. They’ve created this foundation to help create equal funding and opportunity for female rugby players in the USA.
YSC has become a monthly contributor, how much can you donate today?
At present, the USA Women’s XVs Program is the only USA Rugby team without secondary funding from outside entities. This means our sustainability is directly tied to the financial health of USA Rugby. We have been operating year-to-year, budget-to-budget, dollar-to-dollar. If we truly want to compete, we can no longer afford this approach.
To compete in an increasingly professional landscape, we must work with USA Rugby to create a financially sustainable platform through diverse, direct, and transparent revenue sources.
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https://twitter.com/WelshRugbyUnion/status/1216661130732503040
The news cycle ahead of the 2020 Six Nations is ramping up with squad announcements and articles on training camps. The first match of the tournament is February 2 and we will see Ireland host Scotland. Also on opening day is Wales vs Italy and a poorly scheduled France vs England.
We say poorly scheduled because this match could easily be the Championship on any other day. To play it in the first week…tough!
https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status/1218972901807939591
Scotland traveled to Spain today for a test match and in front of a large crowd they defeated the hosts 36-12.
https://twitter.com/WelshRugbyUnion/status/1218976629109723136
Wales Women played Ireland in a training match on Sunday. They lost the game 22-12, Alisha Butchers and Kerin Lake scoring the Wales’ two tries, Lleucu George adding a conversion but it was a much needed and useful learning exercise according to Wales coach Chris Horsman.
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1216902785456836608
After their European tour to face Italy where they tied 17-17 and Scotland win a win of 24-20…Japan has been ranked 12th in the World Rugby Rankings. This is their highest ranking ever!
Other movement in the rankings includes Hong Kong, moving from 23rd to 19th, Russia also moved to their highest ranking ever, 16th and Fiji moved up to 22nd.
https://twitter.com/Premier15s/status/1218604687454277632
Tyrrells Premier 15s finished up Round 12 and they go on break until the conclusion of the Six Nations. The top three remain the same with Harlequins on top followed by Saracens and Loghborough.
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1217869294094209025
Week 8 of Energia AIL Women Week 8 saw Bohemian maintain their spot at the top of the table. They are chased by Railway with 35 points and Old Belvedere at 24 points.
Week 9 will be a nail-biter as table topper Bohemian faces second place Railway. This will also be the last week of league play ahead of semi-finals.
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1217235083498749952
USA Rugby has picked up their USA Club Recap and we’ll feature it here every week.
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1216872606403584000
Lettizia Alcaraz of Argentina is a cross-over athlete moving from football to rugby. Years later she has now been awarded a scholarship as part of the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship.
Thanks to the scholarship, she has started post-graduate studies in coach management.
“To work better with players, staff, fans,” she said, acknowledging the work she has done with World Rugby, Sudamérica Rugby and the UAR in the last few years.
https://twitter.com/premrugby/status/1217174547176271875
We’re going to jump forward in time a bit because this indicates that the deadline has passed but it was just extended to Jan 28 (today)! Get your videos in!
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1217157123756503040
World Rugby will be trialing a few new rugby laws this summer. They will work their way through South Africa and a few other countries before possibly being adopted across the world.
Which one do you like the best and which do you like the least?
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1219046903989534720
The Scrum has started doing features on women’s rugby players and we’re here for it. This one is all about Kate Zackary and her journey from soccer to rugby 7s and now as Captain of the Eagles.
https://twitter.com/podwomensrugby/status/1217530119448866818
This week’s Women’s Rugby Pod features Ollie Phillips, Wales 7s Coach, and England’s Vicky Fleetwood. We’re hearing there is a few ‘Dumb and Dumber’ references along with some rugby discussion in this one!
Ealing Trailfinders (London) Are Looking For An Experienced Head Coach For Their Academy. https://t.co/8yocymZjWt
— Beyond The Gain Line Recruitment (@BTGREC) January 14, 2020
Full Time
Level 3 (Or Working Towards)
Closing Date - 31st January 2020 @ealingtfrugby #Rugby #Rugbyjobs #Coaching #Coachingjobs pic.twitter.com/rbOcZ9TFnp
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1218593911939194880
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1218956361360445440
With the #RLWC2021Draw taking place today for the @RLWC2021 below is a link to the latest vacancies at our local Super League Rugby Team @Saints1890 in #StHelens
— JCP in Merseyside (@JCPinMerseyside) January 16, 2020
See: https://t.co/IW0M5yK1iI#RugbyJobs pic.twitter.com/hiFJmuHyAw
https://twitter.com/yscrugby/status/1218654320201256960
Cambridge Rugby Club Are Looking To Add A Committed and Engaging Community Rugby Coach To Their Team. https://t.co/lSb4J3zJPv
— Beyond The Gain Line Recruitment (@BTGREC) January 14, 2020
Part Time - £15/hr
RFU Level 1/2 (Preferred But Not Essential) @camrufc #Rugby #Rugbyjobs #beyondthegainline pic.twitter.com/2WfRFPe0pW
Ealing Trailfinders (London) Are Looking For A Community Rugby Coach. https://t.co/OFJQGbvS71
— Beyond The Gain Line Recruitment (@BTGREC) January 14, 2020
RFU Level 2 (Essential)
Closing Date - Ongoing @ealingtfrugby #Trailfinders #Rugbyjobs #Rugby #Coachingjobs pic.twitter.com/hnSRIFa8RI
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