Ladies - Looking for fun, friendship and fitness? : Royal Navy Rugby Union

Ladies - Looking for fun, friendship and fitness?

Come along and be part of the team

Sam Alderson, the Western Area player/manager in action at the Army v Navy match 2017

Yeovilton area player/manager, Emily Park enjoying a rugby coaching session Oct 16

The Royal Navy Rugby Union is delighted to announce the launch of a new initiative - Women's Rugby Development. With Women's Rugby attracting more and more players every week and quickly becoming the fastest growing Women's Sport in the UK the RNRU are keen to get a piece of the action! So this season a new Women's Rugby coaching programme has been developed by the RNRU Rugby Development Officer, Ady Cherrington, and RNRU Women's Team Manager, Jane West (Jane.west549@mod.uk)

The coaching programme is designed for absolute beginners, returning players and experienced players alike. The weekly sessions will take place at regional hubs - in Plymouth, Yeovilton and the Portsmouth area, with the same sessions being delivered in each venue in order to ensure that those travelling between bases or attending courses can attend the full programme wherever they are. The training will be delivered by the Community Rugby Coaches in the East and the West, Dave Wakefield and Spider Kelly, with assistance from other RNRU/RFU trained coaches.

RNRU Women's XV players have volunteered to be the regional player/managers to co-ordinate local players and be the point of contact for any questions or queries. If you are in the West Country then Sam Alderson is your lead (aldersons198@mod.uk), near Yeovilton then contact Emily Park (parke750@mod.uk) and in the Portsmouth area Lauren Salisbury is the person to speak with (lozsalisbury@outlook.com).

The coaching programme is detailed below.

Date	Session	West	East	Yeovilton
08/11/17	The Maul	Keyham 1800	Collingwood 1730	Heron 1630
15/11/17	The Ruck	Keyham 1800	Sultan 1730	Heron 1630
29/11/17	Continuity at the Breakdown	Keyham 1800	Temeraire 1730	Heron 1630
06/12/17	Ruck & Maul	Keyham 1800	Collingwood 1730	Heron 1630
13/12/17	Defending Our Try Line	Keyham 1800	Temeraire 1730	Heron 1630
20/12/17	Kicking	Keyham 1800	Sultan 1730	Heron 1630
10/01/18	The Re-Start & Set Piece	Keyham 1800	TBC	Heron 1630
17/01/18	Continuity in Attack/Backs Attach Set Piece	Keyham 1800	TBC	Heron 1630
07/02/18	Creating Pods/Game Scenario	Keyham 1800	TBC	Heron 1630
14/02/18	Defensive Play	Keyham 1800	TBC	Heron 1630
21/02/18	Recap - Game Plan	Keyham 1800	TBC	Heron 1630

In addition to these regular coaching sessions, the RNRU have entered a team to play in the Army Women's Corps League. This will enable players to get the opportunity to put their new or refreshed skills into practice in a fun, friendly environment. Each side entered in the league is only permitted to play 5 capped players so this allows developing players the chance to improve their game in a less-intense, properly supervised match. The Army League matches are scheduled as detailed on the fixtures page.

So if you are interested in taking up a new sport, making new friends or just fancy a bit of fitness training and/or something different, contact the player/manager for your region and come along to the next coaching session on Wednesday. We look forward to seeing you there.