Coronavirus (Covid-19) update
This week’s RFU headlines include:
1. Lockdown rugby activity
2. Live Q&A with England International (Save the Date)
3. #ShowYourShirt (Last Call)
4. Mental Health Webinar
5. Newbury Women RFC – 6 Nations challenge for NHS
7. Share your ideas
RFU HEADLINES
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Lockdown Rugby Activity
Physical activity
A reminder of the rugby activity run in partnership with the Youth Sport Trust last week, led by Nolli Waterman, can be found here. This session is aimed at school children. More content and activities can also be found below.
Also, a reminder that Get Your Shirt On sessions are running on Sunday mornings on the England Rugby Youtube Channel.
Live Q & A with an England International
On Monday 1 February we will be joined by a member of the England squad as they dial in from camp to answer any questions from your players about staying motivated during lockdown and what skills you can practice at home.
The 15-minute Q&A will form part of a series of chats with members of the Red Roses and England Men’s squads to help clubs keep players engaged in rugby while they can’t play.
The live session will start at 19:10. We have a limited number of places available at this first Q&A, so please book early via the link below. Please note, this session is dedicated to the community game, so players will need to include their club name to register.
England players we speak to during February will be confirmed on the day, so you can either post questions in the live chat function that evening, or send general questions in advance to ChrisDodd@rfu.com.
#Showyourshirt (Last Call)
England RFU continue to recognise the community game and support from clubs, CBs and universities in our #ShowYourShirt Campaign during the Guinness Six Nations 2021. We are looking to build on the 583 shirts that we received in the autumn, at our first 2021 Guinness Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday 6 February. Please send your shirt using the freepost label below by Friday 29 January.
If you were a CB, University or club that didn’t manage to send your shirt to us last time but would like to be represented, please use the freepost label below. To date, the known Berkshire RFU clubs who have participated with social posts are Aldermaston RFC, Newbury RFC, Reading RFC and Tadley RFC. If your club has also participated then please send us a pic and we will share them all on the Berkshire website. (Email: Berkshire RFU@gmail.com) Can we get a clean sweep?
The RFU have also created a short video to share across your club media channels if you would like, and you can find more information on it here.
Mental Health Webinar
Following on from the successful Berkshire RFU Mental Health Awareness Session that was run this week and well attended by several clubs across the county.
On Thursday 4 February England RFU will also be running a Mental Health Webinar. They are in the process of finalising the speakers for this but wanted to make everyone is aware to book into their diaries with plenty of time. We will share the registration details next week and across the social media channels before then.
Look out on our own Berkshire RFU website in the coming days for more support and reference areas.
You can see all our previous Coaching, Refereeing, and Club webinars online.
Newbury Women RFC – 6 Nations challenge for NHS
Newbury Women’s Rugby Club has a number of players on the team working for the NHS, players and their families are grateful for the treatment and services that the NHS provides and wanted to give back in some way. Read their story and how any of the players are the front line workers themselves.
Share your ideas
Please let RFU know if there are any further resources or specific support Clubs could benefit from during lockdown, by contacting ClubSupport@RFU.com or emailing ChrisDodd@rfu.com.
We will carry on highlighting the wonderful activities that our clubs and teams are doing on the Berkshire RFU and England Rugby channels.
Please share your stories and videos with ChrisDodd@rfu.com or PatriciaMowbray@rfu.com and within the county to BerkshireRFU@gmail.com and we will be sure to share across our channels, #berkshirerugby
