Edition 10: 20th September 2013

Rugby World Cup 2015 Lead Up and Legacy Activity The RFU launched the seven strands of its national Lead up and Legacy plan on October 31st 2012. The aim of this is to set out an overall framework against which national resource will be invested in the lead up to RWC 2015 with the aim of increasing interest and participation in the game. Whilst many Clubs, CBs, Schools, Colleges, Universities and other bodies are working hard to develop local projects to meet identified local need these seven strands are areas in which we will invest national resource to create change in Rugby communities across the country. It is hoped that those delivery bodies that have not yet identified their focus will focus in on these areas and take action to improve provision and opportunities against these themes. Six Regional Activation and Legacy Groups are now up and running and are working to add value to the seven strands and to engage partners from outside of the immediate rugby community in supporting the efforts of those within it. Each group is populated by representatives from CBs and from the wider community. Attached as an appendix to this CB update is a brief overview of progress against the seven strands along with listings of clubs/projects etc involved to date – this will be updated for each issue. In addition to the work against the seven strands strong working relationships have been established with England Rugby 2015, the Organising Body for the tournament itself, and an update on relevant areas are also included in the appendix.

CB Visits – September-October 2013 You will have received information concerning the CB visits planned for September and October, to be attended by Steve Grainger and Malcolm Wharton, along with other members of the Executive Team. Many of you have already registered your attendance but if you still have members wishing to attend please let Dee Murray know as soon as possible so that final numbers can be confirmed with the venues. Dates and Venues: Tuesday 1st October – Broad Street RFC, Coventry Wednesday 9th October – Sheffield RUFC, Sheffield Thursday 10th October – Tynedale RFC, Newcastle

Monday 14th October – Stadium MK, Milton Keynes Monday 21st October – Guildford RFC, Guildford Wednesday 23rd October – Didsbury Toc H RFC, Greater Manchester For more information: deemurray@rfu.com Mini & Youth Rugby Blueprint Roadshow – October to December 2013 Following on from the letter sent to you on 15th August 2013, please note in the title above the confirmed name for the Roadshows to ensure clarity that this is about the mini and youth game in clubs, schools and colleges. The programme of dates and venues for the Roadshow is more or less finalised (see below) Communications about the Roadshow have started to build up on the back of the Kids 1st/Ruckley launch and after the 2 Years to Go announcements. This will now continue to roll out more widely across the game and RFU communications network. CB colleagues will be copied in every step of the way. A webpage has been set up with information about the project and a click through to the schedule of events. This is on www.rfu.com/myrugbyblueprint and will go live in the next 24 hours - please take a couple of minutes to have a look. An e-mail address has also been set up for people to contribute their thoughts either if they can't make it to a Roadshow event or if they want to provide follow up feedback having attended. This is myrugbyblueprint@rfu.com. E-Fliers and posters are being produced with a simple message about what the Blueprint Roadshows are and a call to arms encouraging people to come along, hear more and have their say. Any support that CBs can give in pushing these through their communications networks as well is of course greatly appreciated. As soon as they are available, they will land with CB Hon Secs. Thanks in advance for your support – more updates to follow in the coming weeks. For more information: marksaltmarsh@rfu.com Mini & Youth Rugby Blueprint Roadshows 2013

Date Location

Tuesday 8th October 2013 The Rose Bowl, Southampton

Thursday 10thOctober 2013 Broadstreet RFC

Tuesday 15th October 2013 York University

Wednesday 16th October 2013 Gateshead College

Monday 21st October 2013 Berkhamstead School

Tuesday 22nd October 2013 Tuxford Academy

Thursday 24th October 2013 Chesterfield RFC

Monday 28th October 2013 Launceston RFC

Tuesday 29th October 2013 Taunton or North Petherton TBC

Thursday 31st October 2013 North Bristol RFC

Monday 4th November 2013 Chester RFC

Tuesday 5th November 2013 Wigan RFC TBC

Thursday 7th November2013 Isle of Man Sports Institute

Tuesday 12th November 2013 Guildford RFC

Thursday 14th November 2013 Sir Graham Balfour School, Stafford TBC

Monday 18th November 2013 Salisbury/North Dorset TBC

Tuesday 19th November 2013 Anglia Ruskin University TBC

Thursday 21st November 2013 Preston Grasshoppers RFC

Monday 25th November 2013 Village Hotel, Maidstone

Tuesday 26th November 2013 Fiveways Old Edwardian RFC

Thursday 28th November 2013 Broughton Park RFC

Monday 2nd December 2013 Hurstpierpoint College, Brighton

Tuesday 3rd December 2013 Henley RFC

Thursday 5th December 2013 Moulton College TBC

Monday 9th December 2013 Culford School TBC

Tuesday 10th December 2013 Twickenham Stadium

Thursday 12th December 2013 Bradford & Bingley RFC

NatWest RugbyForce Business workshops - for information. After a successful NatWest RugbyForce weekend with over 400 clubs taking part in DIY and improvement projects. The support continues with NatWest RugbyForce Business support workshops. These workshops have been developed in partnership with NatWest and will be delivered by NatWest Business Managers. Two pilot workshops were run over the summer in Oxfordshire and Staffordshire to test the material and approach and the feedback from both sessions was very positive. The business workshops are being promoted to the clubs that attended the original NatWest RugbyForce workshop and will cover a number of topics from business planning, cash flow management, and marketing. Workshop tutors (NatWest) and venues are currently being confirmed across the country – below please find the current state of play. For further information please contact Dave Stubley davestubley@rfu.com or Alex Thompson alexthompson@rfu.com Area 1 – Somerset / Dorset& Wilts RFU’s workshops to be confirmed

CB Venue Date

Cornwall RFU Bodmin RFC 09/10/13

Devon RFU Cullompton RFC 07/10/13

Gloucestershire RFU (1) Chipping Sodbury RFC 09/10/13

Gloucestershire RFU (2) Oxstalls Sports Centre 14/10/13

Area 2 – Berkshire, Hampshire & Oxfordshire RFU’s workshops to be confirmed

CB Venue Date

Buckinghamshire RFU Aylesbury RFC 16/10/13

Hertfordshire RFU Hertford RFC 21/101/13

Middlesex RFU Mill Hill RFC 14/10/13

Area 3 Surrey RFU workshops to be confirmed

CB Venue Date

Essex RFU Chelmsford RFC 07/10/13

Kent RFU Footscray RFC 14/10/13

Sussex RFU Eastbourne RFC 23/10/13

Area 4 East Midlands RFU and Eastern Counties RFU workshops to be confirmed

CB Venue Date

Leicestershire RFU Belgrave RFC 25/09/13

NLD RFU (Derby / Notts) Nottingham Boots Corsairs RFC

07/10/13

Warwickshire RFU Barkers Butts RFC 02/10/13

Area 5 Cheshire, Lancashire (2) & Staffordshire RFU’s workshops to be confirmed

CB Venue Date

North Midlands RFU (1) Pershore RFC 30/09/13

North Midlands RFU (2) Dudley Kingswinford RFC 07/10/13

Lancashire RFU (1) Broughton Park FC 30/10/13

Area 6 Cumbria, Durham and Yorkshire (2) RFU’s workshops to be confirmed.

CB Venue Date

Northumberland RFU Newcastle Falcons RFC 14/10/13

Yorkshire RFU (1) Barnsley RFC 02/10/13

RFU and O2 have developed a special wifi offer for clubs We have been working with our longstanding partner O2 to develop a special offer for wifi, partnering up to make the cost to all RFU member clubs as low as possible. We will be launching this offer to all clubs on 25 September. With the RFU O2 Wifi offer clubs pay just £30 per month on a 36 month contract with no set up or registration fees, saving over £1,700 over three years. This is an offer only for RFU incorporated clubs. Any clubs that are not yet incorporated should please contact davestubley@rfu.com and we will be able to advise about how to become incorporated and able to benefit from this offer. Once installed, O2 Wifi is free for club members and visitors to use, no matter which mobile or broadband operator they're with. It’s also simple to connect to, with a one off registration process The benefits of wifi for your club include:

1. Encouraging people to spend more time in the club: guests and members can connect to a fast wireless network and look at the latest results, catch up on email or check in on social media

2. Making guests and members feel at home by creating a coffee shop environment – they’ll come and stay longer.

3. Making the venue fit for internal and external corporate events 4. Making administrative tasks easier and paperless

For more information, or to sign up, visit: http://o2wifirfuclubs.com/

Club Leaders – Mentors Available & More Modules on Offer The Club Leaders programme is here to help with the business side of things, providing free support in the form of online modules, toolkits and seminars which cover a range of topics from marketing to tax obligations. Clubs also have the opportunity to request mentoring support. One club, to have already benefitted from a Club Leader’s mentor is Sutton Coldfield RFC, who with the help of their mentor changed the administration structure of their club. Like many clubs they found working with a mentor a positive and rewarding experience. “Our mentor didn’t instruct, but support; guiding people in the right direction while making sure they stay in control of the club themselves,” said Jim Haywood, Chair of Directors at Sutton Coldfield RFC. If your club needs guidance on a specific area of club development then a Club Leader's mentor could help you too. Find out more about the Club Leaders Mentoring Programme. Find out more about the seminars & online modules on offer. To book a seminar or put forward a club for mentoring support please contact Alex Thompson, RFU Club Management & Governance Officer Telephone: 07894 489 756 or email: alexthompson@rfu.com Safeguarding Please find below, an updated guide on the responsibilities for safeguarding at CB and Club level - The CB

• Appoints and manages a CB Safeguarding Manager and, where appropriate, a deputy • Ensures that the CBSM has representation or a reporting mechanism within the CB structure • Ensures that each club running activity for children has its own safeguarding policy • Co-ordinates the management of DBS disclosures through the CBSM • Ensures that all safeguarding incidents or issues are reported to the RFU Safeguarding team and manages disciplinary cases referred back to the CB by the RFU • Conducts a Safeguarding Audit on a minimum of 10% of member clubs per year

The Club

Appoints a Club Safeguarding Officer (CSO), and where appropriate a

deputy, as the first point of contact for safeguarding and welfare concerns

Ensures that the CSO:

is a member of, or attends the appropriate club committees making safeguarding issues a priority at the proper level; and

works in accordance with the Safeguarding Toolkit

Develops a safeguarding training plan ensuring that as a minimum:

the CSO attends an ”In Touch” Workshop within six months of taking up the post

each mini and youth age group has at least one person who has attended the “Play It Safe” course

Informs all members, parents and children when a new CSO is appointed

Publishes the club’s own safeguarding policy and makes it accessible to all members

Ensures all club officers and committee members are aware of their safeguarding responsibilities

Ensures that at any youth disciplinary panel the CSO supports the child and ensures the panel considers the child’s emotional wellbeing throughout

Identifies any signs of harm and reports them to the CBSM and/or the RFU Safeguarding team

Ensures that the club’s children’s workforce have up-to-date DBS checks in accordance with Best Practice Guidance and Regulation 21.

For more information: richardsmallbone@rfu.com

Further information:

– Internal use only –

APPENDIX 1

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015 LEAD UP AND LEGACY

ACTIVITY – SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO

DATE AGAINST SEVEN KEY STRANDS

20th September 2013

Better Facilities – committing an additional investment of £10m to create £25m worth of

improvements to benefit over 500 clubs nationwide

The first year of the Lead up and Legacy facilities enhancement programme has seen grants

totalling £2.47m made to support 182 projects with a total value of £6.2m. Clubs across the

country have benefitted from both major projects and small grants strands.

Projects were identified in conjunction with CBs, in most cases utilising the facilities

strategies that are in place and included floodlights, pitch drainage, pitch maintenance

equipment, social spaces and changing rooms – all designed to improve the ‘rugby

experience’, to attract players and volunteers, and to help clubs to be ‘Fit for 15’. These

projects would not be underway had England not been staging the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

49 projects have been identified for investment under Round 2 of the lead up and legacy

facility improvement programme (season 2013/14) where a total of £2.3m will be allocated.

LEAD UP AND LEGACY PHASE ONE FACILITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

SMALL GRANTS Club Project

Alnwick Goalpost Safety

Ashbrooke Sports Club Goalpost Safety

Aspull Goalpost Safety

Banbury Goalpost Safety

Barnet Elizabethans Goalpost Safety

Blandford Goalpost Safety

Bletchley Goalpost Safety

Bridlington Goalpost Safety

Bridport Goalpost Safety

Brockleians RFC Goalpost Safety

Carlisle Goalpost Safety

Castle Cary Goalpost Safety

Castle Donnington Goalpost Safety

Clacton Goalpost Safety

Dukinfield Goalpost Safety

Eastbourne Goalpost Safety

Edwardian Goalpost Safety

Egham Hollowegians Goalpost Safety

Evesham Goalpost Safety

Fakenham Goalpost Safety

Goole Goalpost Safety

Guildford Goalpost Safety

Haverhill & District Goalpost Safety

Hessle Goalpost Safety

Hope Valley Goalpost Safety

Isle of Wight Goalpost Safety

Kesteven Goalpost Safety

Kingswood Goalpost Safety

Leamington Goalpost Safety

Leighton Buzzard Goalpost Safety

Lichfield Goalpost Safety

Maldon Goalpost Safety

Matson Goalpost Safety

Nuneaton Goalpost Safety

Old Gravesendians Goalpost Safety

Pewsey Vale Goalpost Safety

Pinner & Grammarians Goalpost Safety

Reading Goalpost Safety

Sandown & Shanklin Goalpost Safety

Sheffield Tigers Goalpost Safety

St Austell Goalpost Safety

Stockton Goalpost Safety

Stothert & Pitt Goalpost Safety

Stourport Goalpost Safety

Syston Goalpost Safety

Tabard Goalpost Safety

Tadley RFC Goalpost Safety

Tiverton Goalpost Safety

Towcestrians Goalpost Safety

Trafford Goalpost Safety

Trentham Goalpost Safety

Verulamian Goalpost Safety

Wadebridge Camels Goalpost Safety

Warlingham Goalpost Safety

Warrington Goalpost Safety

Wasps RFC Goalpost Safety

West Park St Helens Goalpost Safety

Wisbech Goalpost Safety

Workington Goalpost Safety

Alchester Pitch Maintenance

Anselmians Pitch Maintenance

Ashbrooke Sports Club Pitch Maintenance

Ashby Pitch Maintenance

Ashton Under Lyne Pitch Maintenance

Bedford Athletic Pitch Maintenance

Bishops Stortford Pitch Maintenance

Brentwood Pitch Maintenance

Bromsgrove Pitch Maintenance

Charlton Park Pitch Maintenance

Cheshunt Pitch Maintenance

Chobham Pitch Maintenance

Crediton RFC Pitch Maintenance

Cullompton RFC Pitch Maintenance

Devizes RFC Pitch Maintenance

Drifters Pitch Maintenance

Esher Pitch Maintenance

Grasshoppers Pitch Maintenance

Harpenden Pitch Maintenance

Horsham Pitch Maintenance

Hull Ionians Pitch Maintenance

Ipswich YM RUFC Pitch Maintenance

Kingston Pitch Maintenance

Medway Pitch Maintenance

Northern Football Club Pitch Maintenance

Nottingham Corsairs Pitch Maintenance

Old Bedians Pitch Maintenance

Old Richians RFC Pitch Maintenance

Penrith Pitch Maintenance

Penryn RFC Pitch Maintenance

Reading Abbey Pitch Maintenance

Ruislip Pitch Maintenance

Scarborough Pitch Maintenance

Scunthorpe Pitch Maintenance

Sefton Pitch Maintenance

Southampton Pitch Maintenance

St Austell RFC Pitch Maintenance

Stafford Pitch Maintenance

Sutton Coldfield Pitch Maintenance

University of Bristol/St Brendans RFC Pitch Maintenance

Weymouth RFC Pitch Maintenance

Whitchurch Pitch Maintenance

Winchester Pitch Maintenance

Winlaton Vulcans Pitch Maintenance

Winscombe Pitch Maintenance

Worksop Pitch Maintenance

Avonmouth Old Boys RFC Social Spaces

Bingham RFC Social Spaces

Brixham RFC Social Spaces

Burton on Trent RFC Social Spaces

Caldy RFC Social Spaces

Camp Hill RFC Social Spaces

Castleford RFC Social Spaces

Chelmsford RFC Social Spaces

Cheltenham North RFC Social Spaces

Chinnor RFC Social Spaces

Crawley RFC Social Spaces

Dunstablians RUFC Social Spaces

Exmouth RFC Social Spaces

Folkestone RFC Social Spaces

Halifax RFC Social Spaces

Harbury RFC Social Spaces

Harrow RFC Social Spaces

Hayle RFC Social Spaces

Ilford Wanderers RFC Social Spaces

Ilkeston RFC Social Spaces

Keynsham RFC Social Spaces

Leigh RFC Social Spaces

Littlemore RFC Social Spaces

Lutterworth RFC Social Spaces

Market Rasen & Louth RFC Social Spaces

Marlow RFC Social Spaces

Mitcham RFC Social Spaces

Morpeth RFC Social Spaces

Mossley Hill RFC Social Spaces

Northern Football Club RFC Social Spaces

Old Crossleyans Social Spaces

Old Whitgiftian RFC Social Spaces

Readingensians RFC Social Spaces

Saffron Walden RFC Social Spaces

Salisbury RFC Social Spaces

Sidcup Social Spaces

Silloth RFC Social Spaces

Tabard RFC Social Spaces

Tenbury RFC Social Spaces

Tewkesbury RFC Social Spaces

Wellingborough RFC Social Spaces

West Park St Helens RFC Social Spaces

Wigan RFC Social Spaces

Winnington RFC Social Spaces

Woodbridge RUFC Social Spaces

Workington Social Spaces

Yatton RFC Social Spaces

LARGE GRANTS Club Project

Barnet Elizabethans RFC Floodlight

Beccles RUFC Floodlight

Burnage RFC Changing Room

Datchworth RFC Floodlight

Guisborough RUFC Agronomy

Heath RUFC Changing Room

Kenilworth RFC Agronomy

Leek RUFC Floodlight

Market Bosworth RFC Agronomy

Market Harborough RUFC Changing Room

Minehead Barbarians RFC Changing Room

Nottingham Moderns RFC Changing Room

Oakham RFC Floodlight

Ramsey (Isle of Man) RFC Floodlight

Richmondshire RUFC Changing Room

Rugby St Andrews RFC Floodlight

Ryton RFC Agronomy

Samuel Cody SSC AGP

Sandal RFC Agronomy

Southport RFC Changing Room

Trojans FC Floodlight

Trowbridge RFC Floodlight

Upper Clapton AGP

Upton-upon-Severn RFC Floodlight

Wadebridge Camels RFC Floodlight

Wallsend RUFC Agronomy

Warrington RUFC Changing Room

Wiveliscombe RFC Floodlight

Wootton Bassett RFC Floodlight

Investing in People – supporting coaches, referees and volunteers

Lead up and Legacy funding has been used to subsidise coach and match official courses

and this is already paying off – the 2012/13 season saw record attendances of 29,915 on

courses. Already since 1st July this year, there have been 4,666 registered attendances on

coaching and refereeing courses.

We are also working in partnership with QBE, the business insurance specialist, to increase

the quantity and quality of rugby coaching in England. The QBE Coaching Club has been

established to recruit and train 2,015 new level 2 coaches by September 2015, delivered

through dedicated RFU run courses.

A plan is in place to develop more young volunteers in clubs across the country. Rugby Clubs

will be invited to nominate four 16-20 year olds who will undertake the role of Young Rugby

Ambassadors in the lead up to 2015. They will be provided with support materials on a

quarterly basis from England Rugby 2015 and will use this to promote the tournament in

their club and in the local community. In addition they will support efforts to increase the

number of players by working to bring back 16-24 year olds to their club and will be charged

with activating the cultural strand of the legacy programme by engaging with their local

community to get local people talking about Rugby. 250 Clubs will be involved in phase one

which kicks off with ten regional training days on October 31st – phases two and three will

get underway in April and October 2014.

More Schools – offering more young people the opportunity to play rugby

All Schools represents one of our major development programmes and seeks to introduce

Rugby into 400 non Rugby playing state secondary schools by 2015 and to a total of 750 by

2019.

104 schools commenced their involvement in September 2012 and 100 new schools get

underway this month.

Schools are introduced to the programme in clusters of 3 or 4, each cluster being linked to

an existing Rugby Club.

An in principle agreement has been reached between RFU, ER2015 and the Youth Sport

Trsut (YST) to develop a Schoools Resource Pack for launch into secondary schools in

September 2014. YST will also support ER2015 with the engagement of schools in

supporting delivery of Team Welcome Ceremonies.

ALL SCHOOLS – PHASE 1

CB Clubs Schools

Berkshire Reading RFC Prospect School

Reading RFC Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School

Berkshire Reading RFC John Madejski Academy

Cumbria Egremont RUFC / Whitehaven RFC / St Benedicts RFC

St Benedict’s RC High School

Cumbria Egremont RUFC / Whitehaven RFC / St Benedicts RFC

West Lakes Academy

Egremont RUFC / Whitehaven RFC / St Benedicts RFC

Whitehaven School

Keighley RUFC Oakbank High School

Bees Beckfoot School

Devon Plymouth Argaum RFC, Stonehouse Sharks/DHSOB RFC

Sir John Hunt Sports College

Plymouth Argaum RFC, Stonehouse Sharks/DHSOB RFC

Tor Bridge Academy

Plymouth Argaum RFC, Stonehouse Sharks/DHSOB RFC, Plymstock RFC

Lipson Community College

Eastern Counties Haverhill RFC Castle Manor Academy

Haverhill RFC Samuel Ward Academy

Haverhill RFC Linton Village College

Eastern Counties Norwich RFC /Lakenham Hewitt RFC

Open Academy

Norwich RFC /Lakenham Hewitt RFC

Sewell Park College

Eastern Counties Wisbech RFC / Ely RFC Witchford Village College

Wisbech RFC / Ely RFC Thomas Clarkson Community College

Eastern Counties Lowestoft RFC Benjamin Britten School

Lowestoft RFC Great Yarmouth High School

Lowestoft RFC East Point Academy

Lowestoft RFC The Denes High School

Essex Millwall Rugby Club Bow School of Maths and Computing 2012

Millwall Rugby Club Langdon Park School

Millwall Rugby Club George Green's School

Gloucestershire Bristol Saracens Henbury School

Kingswood RFC for boys and girls Kings Oak Academy

St Bernadettes RFC Bridge Learning Campus

Hampshire Southampton & Millbrook Oasis Academy Lordshill

Southampton & Millbrook Regents Park Community College

Hertfordshire Stevenage , Hitchin , Letchworth, possibly Datchworth

Barnwell School

Cheshunt , Hertford. Goffs School

Cheshunt, Hertford John Warner School

Kent Whitefoot Lane RFC Prendergast Ladywell Field College

Whitefoot Lane RFC Conisborough College

Beckenham RFC and Blackheath FC Prendergast Hilly Fields School (Girls)

Lancashire West Park St Helens RUFC, Liverpool St Helens RUFC

Haydock Sports College

West Park St Helens RUFC, Liverpool St Helens RUFC

Knowsley Park Centre for Learning

West Park St Helens RUFC, Liverpool St Helens RUFC

Rainford High School

Lancashire Sefton RUFC and Liverpool Collegiate RUFC

Gateacre Community School

Sefton RUFC and Liverpool Collegiate RUFC

West Derby School

Sefton RUFC and Liverpool Collegiate RUFC

St Francis Xavier College (SFX)

Lancashire East City Saints (Satellite) Manchester Health Academy

Satellite - Manchester Medics / East City Saints

East Manchester Academy

Broughton Park / East City Saints Chorlton High School

Lancashire Bury Rugby Club Broad Oak School

Bury Rugby Club and Sedgley Park Woodhey School

Sedgley Park Bury Church of England High School

Lancashire Tyldesley Rugby Club Fred Longworth School

Tyldesley Rugby Club St Marys' Catholic High School

Eccles Rugby Club St Patricks School

Leicester Aylestone St James RFC Boys Hamilton Community College

Aylestone St James RFC Boys Judgemeadow Community College

St Pauls Catholic School

Leicester Aylestone St James RFC Girls Stonehill High School

Aylestone St James RFC Girls Wreake Valley College

Aylestone St James RFC Girls Judgemeadow Community College

Middlesex Hampstead Rugby Club William Ellis School

Hampstead Rugby Club Haverstock School

Hampstead Rugby Club St Aloysius’ College

Middlesex Enfield Ignatians RFC Lea Valley Secondary School

Enfield Ignatians RFC Chace Community School

Enfield Ignatians RFC Bishop Stopford School

Middlesex Hendon RFC/Saracens Whitefield School

Hendon RFC/Saracens St James School

Hendon RFC/Saracens Totteridge Academy

North Midlands Moseley / The Ackers Golden Hillock School

Moseley / The Ackers Small Heath School

North Midlands Aston Old Edwardians North Birmingham Academy

Aston Old Edwardians Broadway School

North Midlands Birmingham Exiles / Old Saltleians International School

Birmingham Exiles / Old Saltleians Grace Academy

Northumberland Jarrovians RFC & Westoe RFC Hebburn Comprehensive School

Jarrovians RFC & Westoe RFC St Joseph's School

Jarrovians RFC & Westoe RFC Boldon School

Northumberland Houghton Rugby Club / Washington Rugby Club

Biddick Sports College

Houghton Rugby Club / Washington Rugby Club

Oxclose Community School

Houghton Rugby Club / Washington Rugby Club

St Robert's of Newminster

Northumberland Wallsend RFC Churchill Community College

Wallsend RFC Burnside Business College

Wallsend RFC Benfield School

Northumberland Girls focus, Birkenhead Park RUFC Prenton Girls School

Girls focus, Birkenhead Park RUFC University Academy Birkenhead

Girls focus, Birkenhead Park RUFC St John Plessington Catholic College

Nottingham Nottingham Moderns RFC The Nottingham Emmanuel School

Nottingham Moderns RFC Bluecoat School

Nottingham Moderns RFC Djanogly Academy

Surrey Old Alleyians RFC / Batterseas RFC Archbishop Tenison School

Old Alleyians RFC / Batterseas RFC Evelyn Grace Academy

Yorkshire Castleford Garforth Academy

Castleford / Selby / Pontefract Sherburn in Elmet High School

Morely Bruntcliffe School

Yorkshire Hull RUFC St. Marys Sports College

Hull RUFC Kelvin Hall School

Hull RUFC Hull Trinity House School

ALL SCHOOLS – PHASE 2

CB Clubs Schools

Bucks Bletchley RFC Sir Herbert Leon Academy

Milton Keynes RFC Stantonbury Campus

Milton Keynes RFC/Bletchley RFC Oakgrove School

Cheshire Ellesmere Port Ellesmere Port Catholic High School

Ellesmere Port University CoE Academy Ellesmere Port

Ellesmere Port Neston High School

Cornwall Camborne RFC Camborne Science & International Academy

Hayle RFC Hayle Community School

Camborne RFC Pool Academy

Derbyshire Ilkeston RFC Kirk Hallam Community Technology and Sports College

Ilkeston RFC Ormiston Enterprise Academy

Ilkeston RFC Eastwood Comprehensive School

Dorset Weymouth RFC Bishop of Winchester School

Weymouth RFC All Saints CofE School

Weymouth RFC Isle of Portland Aldridge Community Academy

Eastern Counties Norwich RFC and North Walsham RFC

Sprowston Community High School and College

West Norfolk RFC Kings Lynn Academy

Lowestoft & Yarmouth RFC Pakefield High School & Learning Community

Eastern Counties Ely RFC and Wisbech RFC Cromwell Community College

Ely RFC and Wisbech RFC Ely Community College

Wisbech RFC and March RFC Neale Wade Academy

Eastern Counties Felixstowe RFC Garrision Academy

Southwold RFC Leiston High School

East Midlands BBOB RFC Malcolm Arnold Academy

BBOB RFC Kingsthorpe College

East Midlands Northampton Casuals RFC Weston Favell Academy

Northampton Casuals RFC Abbey field Academy

East Midlands Stewarts & Lloyds RFC Lodge Park Technology College

Stewarts & Lloyds RFC Corby Business Academy

East Midlands Luton RFC & Stockwood Park RFC Denbigh High School

Luton RFC & Stockwood Park RFC Barnfield South Academy

Luton RFC & Stockwood Park RFC Ashcroft High School

Essex Witham RFC Maltings Academy

Witham RFC New Rickstones Academy

Witham RFC Alec Hunter Humanities College

Hampshire US Portsmouth St. Edmunds Catholic School

US Portsmouth Priory School

US Portsmouth Miltoncross Academy

Kent Sheppey RFC The Isle of Sheppey Academy

Sittingbourne RFC Sittingbourne Community College

Sittingbourne RFC Abbey School, Faversham

Lancashire Blackpool RUFC Unity College Blackpool

Blackpool RUFC Montgomery High School

Blackpool RUFC Highfield Humanities College

Lancashire Broughton Park Loreto High School

Wythenshawe St Paul's Catholic High School

North Manchester Manchester Creative and Media Academy for Boys

Middx Staines & Feltham RFC Rivers Academy

Staines RFC Cranford Community College

Feltham RFC Heston Community School

NLD Grimsby RFC / Cleethorpes RFC Havelock Academy

Grimsby RFC / Cleethorpes RFC Ormiston Maritime Academy

Grimsby RFC / Cleethorpes RFC John Whitgift Academy

North Midlands Aston Old Eds Great Barr

Exiles King Edward VI Sheldon Heath Academy

Camp Hill Light Hall School Specialist Mathematics and Computing College

North Midlands Warley Rugby Club St Michaels CofE High School

Warley Rugby Club ACE Academy

Warley Rugby Club Oldbury Academy

Northumberland Whitley Bay Rockcliff Whitley Bay High School

Whitley Bay Rockcliff Monkseaton High School

Whitley Bay Rockcliff Norham High School

Oxfordshire Abingdon RFC John Mason School

Abingdon RFC Fitzharrys School

Wheatley RFC Wheatley Park

Staffordshire Longton RFC Discovery Academy

Longton Ormiston Stanley Matthews Academy

Longton Sandon Business & Enterprise College

Staffordshire Wednesbury RFC Grace Academy Darlaston

Wednesbury Wood Green Academy

Wednesbury Wodensborough Community Technology College

Surrey Reigate (M) Old Reigatian(F)

The Warwick School

Old Caterhamians (M&F) de Stafford School

Reigate (M) Old Reigatian (F)

Oakwood School

Surrey Mitcham Carshalton Boys Sports College

Croydon The Quest Academy

Mitcham Harris Academy (Merton)

Sussex Hastings & Bexhill RFC Hastings Academy

Hastings & Bexhill RFC St Leonards Academy

Hastings & Bexhill RFC William Parker Academy

Warwickshire Redditch RSAAcademy Arrow vale

Droitwich Droitwich Spa High School and Sixth Form Centre

Stourport The Stourport High School and Sixth Form Centre

Warwickshire Coventry Saracens Whitley Academy

Coventry Saracens Ernesford Grange

Coventry Saracens Lyng Hall Sports College

Yorkshire Redcar RUFC Bydales School

Redcar Redcar Academy - A Community School for the Performing and Visual Arts Academy

Redcar Rye Hills School

Yorkshire Thornensians RUFC Trinity Academy

Thornensians RUFC Ash Hill Academy

Wheatley Hills (Doncaster) RUFC Outwood Grange Academy

Yorkshire Wath Upon Dearne RUFC Mexborough School

Wath Upon Dearne RUFC Swinton Community School

Wath Upon Dearne RUFC Rawmarsh Comprehensive

Yorkshire Stanley Rodillians Rodillian Academy

Pontefract Carleton Community High School A Specialist Science College

Hemsworth RUFC Hemsworth Arts & Community College

Wilts Swindon RFC, Supermarine RFC The Dorcan Academy

Swindon RFC, Supermarine RFC Kingsdown School

Swindon RFC, Supermarine RFC Swindon Academy

Returning Players – inspiring 16-24 year old players back into clubs

Bringing back 16-24 year old players into 15-a-side rugby is a major focus of our work; £250k

has been allocated for investment into Constituent Bodies this season for the delivery of

innovative projects to achieve this.

All CBs are now being encouraged to come up with a simple project to bring back 16-24 year

olds who have left the game and we are hoping dfor some great small projects that can be

replicated on a national scale.

Touch Rugby – making rugby appealing to more people

We have been providing opportunities for more people to play Touch across the country.

There are now over 3,500 players registered, with 55 Club Touch Centres, 9 University based

Touch Centres and 57 colleges up and running this year. The aim is to have a further 70

Touch Centres in clubs and 31 new University centres by February 2014.

O2 TOUCH RUGBY CENTRES

YEAR 1 CLUBS YEAR 1 CLUBS YEAR 2 CLUBS

Aston Old Edwardians Oakmeadians RFC Burton

Basingstoke Old Emmanuel Hungerford

Broughton Park Old Northamptions RFC Ilford Wanderers

Canterbury Old Plymothians Lymn

Chester RUFC Park House Maidenhead

Chippenham Portsmouth US Percy Park

Chobham Preston Grasshoppers Upper Clapton

Cleve RFC Sale FC Upminster

Coalville Sandbach Richians

Crawley Scarborough RUFC Clifton

Crewe and Nantwich Selby RUFC YEAR 2 UNIVERSITIES

Dover Sheffield Oaks RUFC Bristol

Droitwich Shooters Hill Brunel

Eccles Silhillians Edge Hill

Gosford All Blacks Stafford Exeter

Grasshoppers RUFC Sutton Coldfield Hartpury

Guildfordians RUFC Teddington RUFC Kings College London

Hallamshire RUFC Thatcham RUFC Liverpool

Handsworth RFC Thirsk London South Bank

Harborne RUFC Trojans RUFC Manchester Met

Hove Vale of Lune RFC Sunderland

Ipswich YM Weybridge Vandals UCL

Lichfield YEAR 1 UNIVERSITIES Solent

Lincoln RUFC Bath YEAR 2 ARMY BASES

London Scottish Hull Army Aldershot

Longton Leicester Army Tidworth

Luton Nottingham

Maidstone Plymouth

Marlow Sheffield

Millwall Surrey

Milton Keynes Warwick

Norwich York

Nottingham Moderns

Other Nations – building links with other European nations

Following a fantastic response from CBs wanting to be involved in supporting development

of Rugby across Europe all geographical CBs have now been linked with a European nation.

Scoping visits, where representatives from each CB will join RFU and UK Sport staff in

outward visits to their link nation, will commence in October. During these visits an

identification of needs will be made and an incoming study visit then arranged. The resulting

development plan will be worked on over the next few years and presents a great

opportunity to grow the game across Europe and to bring new ideas and thinking to all CBs.

They will identify this is a project to link our Constituent Bodies (CBs) with European Rugby

nations to promote sharing of knowledge and ideas on how to develop and grow the game.

Two CBs have been linked with each nation and initial scoping visits will commence in

October.

PARTICIPANT CONSTITUENT BODIES AND NATIONS

CONSTITUENT BODIES COUNTRY Eastern Counties, NLD Belgium

Northumberland, Durham Spain

Surrey, Sussex Poland

Cheshire, Lancashire Portugal

Berkshire, Middlesex Russia

Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire Romania

North Midlands, Staffordshire Czech Republic

East Midlands, Cambridge University Hungary

Hampshire, Hertfordshire Germany

Kent, Essex Georgia

Dorset & Wilts, Somerset Switzerland

Leicestershire, Warwickshire Ukraine

Cornwall, Devon Netherlands Cumbria, Yorkshire Sweden, Denmark, Norway

Buckinghamshire, Oxford University Serbia

Cultural Engagement – bringing rugby alive in communities

This strand aims to get more people talking about, and engaging with, Rugby. The launch of

Posts in Parks – installing single posts in parks across the RWC host cities seeks to raise

awareness and profile and get people talking about the game. As we get closer to 2015,

more opportunities to engage local communities in projects to generate excitement and

interest will be launched around art, photography and local history. .

OTHER WORK UNDERWAY WITH ENGLAND RUGBY 2015

In addition to work on the seven key lead up and legacy strands a number of other work

areas linked to RWC 2015 are underway. These include:

Work with England Rugby 2015 to support development of the volunteerng strategy.

The England Rugby 2015 Board have agreed that 75% of volunteer places be

awarded to the Rugby Community and we are working hard to ensure that as many

clubs as possible get the opportunity to be involved in this. We are also exploring

how we can create opportunities for more volunteers to be linked through their

efforts at local clubs during the period of the tournament.

Work with England Rugby 2015 to support aspirations to enable the Rugby

Community to get some priority access to tickets. Whilst there is a requirement for

significant numbers of tickets to go on public sale it is hoped that some priority

access for individual members of Rugby Clubs can be secured.

Following submission of 85 applications to become official Team Training Bases the

process of site visits is underway. RFU Area Facility Managers are involved with these

and announcements are expected in the second quarter of 2014.