Go With Her, Girls!

On the eve of the Rugby World Cup 2025, let’s address some top barriers to girls getting involved in rugby and how smash to them like Botterman going into a ruck.

Reasons girls hesitate to join their local rugby club:

🤔I don’t know the rules.
All girls start off new to contact rugby, every single one of them. Because everyone has started from the same place they will get it, and your coaches are there to teach. No one is expected to know what they haven’t learned yet!

💪I’m too big/ I’m too small.
There is no “typical” rugby player body. The sport itself is designed around utilising all different shapes and sizes. Your team will work with you to find which position suits you best… there will be one (or a few!)

😳I’m shy. I get nervous around new people.
Your team, and the supporters, are made up of all different types of personalities. No one expects you to behave in a way that is uncomfortable for you, we need you to be yourself. Something that all of the girls have found over the time they’ve been training together is that they quickly became much more comfortable with each other, there’s no cliques or judgement, just rugby. Just rugby and a good laugh with your new mates.

🏋️‍♀️I’m not fit enough, I won’t make the team.
Firstly, your entire squad is part of the team. The team doesn’t work without everyone’s input. With that in mind though, the best way to improve your fitness level (and your skills) is to train each week, with your mates, and by putting in the work you’ll be amazed at how quickly you’ll see progress!

🏉Rugby is just for boys.
Come to training and you’ll see who rugby is for!