LATEST NEWS & BLOGS
Keep up with the latest from Fill Your Boots and the wider game, with news, opinion, community stories and updates from clubs across rugby.
Grassroots Stories – My brother Luni
Happiness Is Egg Shaped’s Bruce Aitchison is back with another incredible Grassroots Story, he tells the tale of meeting his brother Luni…
Grassroots: The Lifeblood of Rugby
Rugby Union is alive & well at the top of the game as England reached the Rugby World Cup Final in Japan, but has that trickled down to the grassroots rugby game?
East Grinstead RFC Launch “One-Ball” Campaign
East Grinstead Rugby Club have taken part in the making of an exciting community rugby film. The aim of the film; to celebrate and showcase the diversity and inclusivity of rugby at all levels across their club.
Grassroots Stories – Newly formed Eagles soar in Women’s Challenger Series
Upper Eden RUFC have launched a new Women’s Rugby team, The Eagles, that has attracted over 40 women into the club & will play in the Women’s Challenger Series
Grassroots Stories – History Made As Three Sets Of Twins Take The Field For Bognor Purples
History has been made as Bognor Purples fielded three sets of twins together in the same team for the very first time. Find out more…
Over before it started? – Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player
After a great first game of the season, has Erik’s last season ended before it got started? Here is the latest chapter of Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player
The Struggles Within Grassroots Rugby in England – BBC Radio 4 – Broadcasting House – 22/09/2019
Fill Your Boots was asked to take part in a BBC Radio 4 piece about the struggles within grassroots Rugby in England.
Launching like a Raging Bull – Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player
Part 4 of Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player. Erik is back and talks about the first match of his final season as a grassroots Rugby player…
Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player – Being an “Aging Athlete”
The latest part of “Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player” sees Erik speak to Damian Hughes, sports psychologist with Sale Sharks, they discuss what it takes to be an “aging athlete”
Chairman’s Report – “Yeah mate, the clubhouse is on fire… again”
Read the latest article in Chairman’s Report, where the Chairman of Mitcham & Carlshalton RUFC in South London tells us the woes of being a young chairman
Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player – Surviving Pre-Season Training
Surviving pre-season is the 2nd part of Diary of a Retiring Rugby Player, which follows Erik’s candid journey through his final season as a Rugby player…
Unsung Heroes – Kathleen Digby, Head of Ladies & Girls at Alton RFC
In our latest Unsung Heroes post, we speak Kathleen Digby who is the Head of Ladies & Girls at Alton RFC, about the growth of Women’s Rugby…
GOT A RUGBY STORY TO SHARE?
From club success stories and community initiatives to opinions, experiences and ideas worth sharing – we want FYB to give grassroots rugby a voice.