Ugo Monye: The grassroots game cannot be neglected
Ugo Monye admits it is vitally important to keep ‘shining a light’ on the grassroots game after the lower levels of the sport were rocked by the coronavirus crisis.
Sir Bill Beaumont: Community game is the ‘DNA’ of rugby
Sir Bill Beaumont says National League and community rugby is the ‘DNA’ of the sport and he also hopes everyone can pull together during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Return to recreational team sport framework: What does it mean for the NCA?
Following a Zoom call with NCA club representatives last week, Dr Simon Kemp, the RFU’s Medical Services Director, spoke about the key areas which are currently being discussed around the return of National League rugby.
RFU CEO Bill Sweeney: For me, the community game, it is more than a game isn’t it
In the latest edition of NCA Chats, Bill Sweeney, CEO of the Rugby Football Union, spoke to Joe Harvey and Chris Heal about the community game.
Tom Cruse and Guy Thompson discuss the value of grassroots rugby
On Saturday 27th June, TRU featured at The Virtual Rugby Show and ncarugby.com’s Chris Heal was joined by Guy Thompson and Tom Cruse to get their thoughts on the values of grassroots rugby.
Neville Edwards: There is no real place for people being segregated in this world
Rosslyn Park’s Neville Edwards hopes the Black Lives Matter movement will result in something tangible and he believes it is a positive step towards a change in society.
New NCA Chairman John Inverdale: We want to broaden the appeal of the National Leagues
John Inverdale has expressed his desire to broaden the appeal of the National Leagues after becoming the National Clubs Association’s (NCA) new chairman.
“The plan was to put him in a black jersey…I think that’s gone now!”
At the beginning of this season, Jacob Umaga may not have expected international recognition to fall his way. Neither, it seems, did his family as Mum, Michelle, cut short a phone call with the Wasps fly-half when he told her he had been named in England’s squad for the upcoming Six Nations. (Phot
The future of North-West rugby looks bright thanks to Sale Sharks
In just over a weeks’ time, Sale Sharks will be kicking off against Saracens in the Premiership Rugby Cup semi-finals.
Josh Hodge – The Six Nations apprentice
The rise of Josh Hodge has been nothing short of astonishing.