RNRU Royal Navy Rugby Union

Following a Rugby Football Union Annual General Meeting like no other, where Covid-19 requirements forced the meeting to go online, His Honour Judge Jeff Blackett, was elected to be the 111th President of the Union; the fourth member of the Royal Navy Rugby Union to have held this prestigious position.  Jeff’s election to President comes twenty years after he was first selected to represent the RNRU on the RFU Council in 2000 where he served for four years before remaining on Council as the RFU’s Disciplinary Officer and more recently in a co-opted role.  Like his two immediate ‘Navy’ RFU President predecessors Jeff, as Sole Selector, delivered an Inter ...

The Royal Navy Rugby Union’s member club, United Services Portsmouth RFC appointed a new Director of Rugby, Nick Parker, just as the COVID19 government lockdown was established.  One of Nick’s immediate priorities was to build a sense of ‘club community’.  Community spirit has become a key topic on our national agenda, it has helped many get through one of the toughest periods in our lifetimes, which is why this rugby club (like many others around the country) saw it as essential to build a community that looks out for individual physical and mental welfare. They have creatively hosted digital team social events to bring people together and build thos...