World Rugby Issues Apology For ‘Misogynistic’ Coaching Guidelines
By Rachel Gore Under two weeks after the beginning of the 2024 Women’s Six Nations, World Rugby has had to make a formal apology for “misogynistic” coaching framework that they published on the World Rugby website. The coaching framework, derived from a 2006 literature review, listed outdated gender stereotypes across six main areas, from how men and women differ in …
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82,000 Seater Twickenham To Host Women’s Rugby World Cup
Twickenham Stadium will host the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup final.
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WXV3 Fixtures Confirmed For October
Photo by Paul Devlin/Sportsfile World Rugby has unveiled the bumper match schedule for WXV, the new women’s international 15s competition designed to increase the competitiveness, reach and impact of elite women’s rugby, on Monday, August 14. Ireland will kick off their WXV3 challenge under new coach Scott Bemand against Kazakhstan on October 13th in Dubai. The three-level tournament, which begins …
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Ireland Will Head To Dubai For The World XV Tournament In November
World Rugby has officially announced that the upcoming Tier 3 matches of the newly established WXV competition will be held in Dubai this November. Ireland is set to face off against Fiji, Kazakhstan, Kenya, and the winner of the play-off between Brazil and Colombia, which is scheduled to take place next month as part of the tournament. The renowned Sevens …
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Deborah Griffin Set to Make History As The First Female President Of RFU
Deborah Griffen is set to make history in 2025 by becoming the Rugby Football Union (RFU) first-ever female president. Griffin’s landmark appointment in 2025 will hopefully pave the way for the growth of women’s rugby and encourage additional females globally to participate. As the founder of the Women’s Rugby Football Union in 1983, Chair for the first women’s Rugby World …
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Smart Ball Technology To Aid Rugby Refs At U20 World Championship
World Rugby is to introduce ‘smart ball’ technology at this summer’s U20 World Championship. Collaborating with Sportable and Gilbert this will be the world’s first trial of smart ball technology in a live match officiating capacity. It could transform the way in which the sport is officiated. The motivation is to explore how the emergence of new technology and artificial …
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World Athletics Proposes New Guidelines for Transgender Athletes
World Athletics has proposed continuing to allow transgender women to compete in women’s events, but tightening eligibility rules for those races based on testosterone levels. The global track and field governing organisation has submitted a document outlining proposed policy to national member federations as part of a consultation process. A vote will follow in March. In a statement World Athletics …
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RFU Go Against World Rugby To Clear Trans Women To Play Women’s Rugby
The Rugby Football Union in England have revealed they will continue to allow trans women to play women’s rugby at non-international level.
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World Rugby Set To Ban Trans Women From Playing Women’s Rugby
World Rugby are considering banning trans women from playing women’s rugby due to considerable safety concerns.
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