Girls Rugby Club are excited to introduce our newest member of the Advisory Board, Emily Hope! At just 18 years old, Emily has already achieved so much including being a match official at Twickenham for a county final as well as winning Girls Rugby Club Female Match Official of the Year in 2021! We sat down with Emily to discuss some of her previous experiences as well as future ambitions with Girls Rugby Club: How did it feel to win our first ever female match official of the year award in 2021? “I was really surprised actually because I saw who I was up against, and there are some great refe ..read more

Following our recent survey into female friendly club facilities, a group of brilliant and dedicated mums at Reeds Rebels decided to completely revamp the girls toilets to make them more welcoming to girls!     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Reeds RFC Rebels (@reedsrebels)   Here’s what they had to say about the project: “When Girls Rugby Club drew attention to the lack of facilities for female players in grassroots rugby, it struck a chord with Reeds Rebels, based in Weybridge, Surrey. Reeds has built a thriving, competitive and truly spe ..read more

Ealing Trailfinders and Brunel University have today announced a partnership with the Girls Rugby Club to help promote the growth of the female game in the area.   Ealing Trailfinders’ state of the art facility at Trailfinders Sports Club will become the first dedicated Girls Rugby Club Hub in the UK and play host to workshops, camps and residential training.   The Girls Rugby Club, which was founded by World Cup winner Rachael Burford, is a global club that has been built by girls for girls and helps develop pathways across the world by providing education, access and opportunities ..read more

We sat down and caught up with Girls Rugby Club Advisory Board Member, Alice Soper, to find out what she has been up over in New Zealand growing the women’s game. For those not in the know, or for those who have perhaps been living under a rock, Alice is a fundamental advocate for the growth of women’s rugby. She recently dived full time into this with the creation of Women in Rugby Aotearoa, a group which brings together hundreds of representatives from across New Zealand with one goal in mind: to grow the women’s game.     View this post on Instagram   A post shared by WiRA ..read more

UK’s leading sports bra specialist boobydoo have announced a partnership with the Girls Sports Club. Boobydoo will become the official partner of the Girls Sports Club and support the development and growth of the Girls Rugby Club XV and Girls Cricket Club XI, part of the ground breaking Girls Sports Club which is a collective created by World Cup winners Rachael Burford and Lydia Greenway.     The respective rugby and cricket groups of young leaders in their sports are leading the mission to help to shape their respective sports for girls in the future. Members of the GRC XV and GC ..read more

Shuffle Up Games have added to the already successful portfolio of products with a new rugby skills and fitness game. The game encourages young rugby players to get moving in an exciting way, whilst teaching core principles of strength and conditioning that are often neglected at grassroots level. Each card within the game relates to movements preformed on a rugby pitch. The game includes 70+ different cards, with each one demonstrating the correct technique of the movement, along with step-by-step guidelines for rep ranges and difficulty levels.   The game has been specifically designed ..read more

Girls Rugby Club and LooseHeadz commit to improving access to rugby through innovative new partnership.   LooseHeadz is today delighted to announce a long-term partnership with Girls Rugby Club as part of their commitment to help improve access to the game as part of their mission to #TackleTheStigma.   Through this innovative new partnership, LooseHeadz will be using their presence within rugby, including a number of ambassadors to help grow the women’s game, and support Girls Rugby Club in their mission to harness the power of rugby to develop extraordinary females.   View t ..read more

What exactly would the formation of a women’s Lions team mean for young, aspiring rugby players? In short, it would mean everything. For those not in the know, the British and Irish Lions squad brings together the most talented players from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to play in a global tournament.  The tournament is played every four years and started back in 1888. To say the tour is a big deal is an understatement. You only have to look at the amount of attention, both from fans and the media, the squad announcement gained this year to understand just how important this compet ..read more

Rugby is so much more than a sport. It’s an incredibly powerful tool which, if given the chance, can be used to shape the lives of women and girls across the country. The skills rugby provides extend well beyond a player’s time on the pitch. Teammates often become lifelong friends, and clubs become family. Many international players still speak to this day of the life skills that rugby has given them.       However, for many young girls, rugby isn’t an option. PE lessons in schools are segregated based on sports which ‘appeal’ to both sexes. You know the drill, girls are encour ..read more

Female rugby coaching platform the Girls Rugby Club has today launched a campaign calling on schools to offer rugby to girls as part of the PE curriculum or as an after-school activity as it looks to tackle stereotypes and gender inequalities within the sport.   Girls Rugby Club founder Rachael Burford, ex-England international and Harlequins captain, has penned an open letter addressed to the Secretary of State for Education, Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE, and signed by 31 of the Girls Rugby Club Advisory Board members – including current and former male and female rugby internationals, of ..read more