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The Untold Story of the First Women’s Rugby World Cup – A Groundbreaking Documentary
A new documentary tells how four women defied the odds in 1991. Help fund this untold story of women’s rugby.
Royal London Launches 2025 Grassroots Rugby Award for Women and Girls
Royal London has opened applications for its 2025 Championing Women and Girls’ Grassroots Rugby Award, offering £10,000 grants to four standout clubs across the UK and Ireland that promote inclusion, equality, and participation in women’s rugby
RFU and ICE Education Launch National Programme to Empower School Rugby Leaders
The RFU partners with ICE Education to launch a nationwide support programme for school rugby leaders, aiming to boost participation, leadership, and long-term engagement with the sport across England’s schools.
Celebrate Your Club’s Spirit – Enter the Club Mirror Rugby Club Awards!
Fill Your Boots is proud to partner with the Club Awards, celebrating everything that makes grassroots rugby so special. Now’s your chance to spotlight the passion, dedication, and heart that define your club.
LIVE STREAM – Community Cup Finals – 18th May 2025 – Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Live stream from Allianz Stadium, Twickenham is the the second day of 2024/25 Community Cup Finals.
LIVE STREAM – Community Cup Finals – 17th May 2025 – Allianz Stadium, Twickenham
Live stream from Allianz Stadium, Twickenham is the the first day of 2024/25 Community Cup Finals. Match one: 11am – Papa Johns Men’s Counties 2 Championship Final Old Elthamians RFC v Smiths Rugby RUFC Match two: 1pm – Papa Johns Men’s Counties 1...
100 Days to Go: How Rugby Clubs Can Prepare for the Women’s Rugby World Cup
With 100 days to go, discover how rugby clubs can prepare, engage their communities, and grow the women’s game.
From Grassroots To Greatness: British & Irish Lions Squad Announced
Discover the grassroots rugby clubs that shaped the 2025 British & Irish Lions squad. Celebrate the community heroes and local teams behind today’s international stars.
From The Brink: The Rebrand (Part Three)
Our membership accepted this proposal and with that Racal Decca RFC was ending, with several suggestions and a vote, we would now be Surbiton Decca RFC. A nod to where we had come from with a geographical reference to where we would now be.
British Airways Launches Grassroots Rugby Fund to Boost Community Clubs
Over the next three years, the grassroots rugby fund will back more than 30 community clubs, helping to make rugby more inclusive and welcoming at the local level.
Rugby Community Invited to Shape the Future of the Game’s Governance
From today (30 April), players, clubs, coaches, volunteers, administrators, and fans are encouraged to have their say on proposals aimed at modernising the Rugby Football Union’s (RFU) structures and ensuring every voice is heard in the game’s key decisions.
From The Brink: Blank Sheet of Paper (Part Two)
Lacking games in our own colours was becoming increasingly worrying so we gathered as a club to face our fate and have a very open and honest chat with ourselves, a come-to-Jesus meeting!
From The Brink: Would This Be The End? (Part One)
To appreciate this tale, we need to rewind to the end of 2023: The outlook for our club, Racal Decca RFC, was bleak to say the least approaching 2024, our 65th year, and reeling from the effects of the post covid drop-off, our lack of success with recruitment hit us like a kick right between the posts!
England Students Women’s Rugby Returns in Time for a Monumental Year
The England Students Women’s Rugby programme is being relaunched after almost 20 years. Find out more here…
Live – RFU SGM
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