Where to Look
Contacts and sources of information include:
- Books, Magazines and Videos
- Rugby Clubs
- Rugby Organisations
- Links
Books, Magazines and Videos
Books and videosCheck out the local library for books about rugby. It is a popular sport and large libraries will contain autobiographies of famous players as well as information books about the game itself.
A good bookshop and larger newsagents will also stock a good range of books and possibly videos.
Magazines
Rugby News, at http://www.rugbynews.com/, is a collection of rugby stories from news sources all over the Web.
The Scottish Rugby Mag, at http://www.webadvert.co.uk/~webad/scottishrugby/contents.htm, covers the world of rugby north of the border.
Rugby Clubs
Rugby Clubs are a good place to develop your knowledge of rugby and improve your game. Most have several teams for different age groups.Membership fees vary, but often there are low rates for juniors and young people. [See Getting Started]
To find your nearest club, check out these web sites:
League Clubs at http://www.rugbyclub.co.uk/index1.htm
Hot wired to English Clubs at http://snipe.ukc.ac.uk/law/spu/clubs.htm
Rugby Organisations
The Rugby Football Union is the main organisation for rugby union football in England. There are comparable organisations in Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The RFU has various branches that deal with different aspects of the game. Most of those relevant to youth rugby are listed here.
Rugby Football Union (RFU)
National organisation that governs all aspects of the game in England. The RFU has also developed a Coaching Award structure to improve the game nationwide. They have various departments dealing with youth development and school rugby throughout the country. The Union's headquarters are at:
Twickenham
TW1 1DZ
English Rugby Football Schools Union (ERFSU)
Run on the same lines as the RFU, this is the administrative headquarters for school and junior rugby.
Castlecroft
Wolverhampton
WV3 8NA
Tel. 01902 380 302
RFU National Coaching & Youth Development
Resources and written materials are available from the headquarters at:
Nortonthorpe Mills
Scissett
Huddersfield
HD8 9LA
Tel. 01484 866363
RFU Divisional Offices for Youth Development
Youth Development Officers provide advice and help for schools, clubs and coaches. Regional locations:
North Tel. 0113 2326887
Midlands Tel. 01788 561137
South-West Tel. 01823 279479
London Tel. 01708 735840
Irish Rugby Football Union
62 Landsdowne Road
Dublin 4
Scottish Rugby Football Union
Murrayfield
Edinburgh
Welsh Rugby Football Union
National Stadium
Cardiff
The International Rugby Football Association (IRFB)
The IRFB co-ordinates rugby union worldwide.
Rugby Links
Here are just a few of the sites available on the web:Organisations
The Rugby Football Union On Line
Stacks of information about the structure of the game in England, with an informative section about youth coaching.
http://www.rfu.com/
International Rugby Football (IRFB)
Lots of information about the world scene plus useful sections about coaching and women's rugby.
http://www.irfb.com/
Scottish Rugby Union
Contains everything you need to know about the game in Scotland.
http://www.sru.org.uk/
Welsh Rugby Union
Contains everything you need to know about the game in Wales.
http://www.rwc99.com/WRU/
General Interest Sites
The World of Rugby
http://www.scrum.com/
The Unofficial English Rugby Site
Very informative with an up-to-date statistics page.
http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Field/8385/INDEX.HTM
League Clubs
http://www.rugbyclub.co.uk/index1.htm
Hot wired to English Clubs
http://snipe.ukc.ac.uk/law/spu/clubs.htm
Special Interest Sites
The Five Nations Page
http://www.OneRugbyPlace.com/5nations/index.ihtml
World Cup Sevens
includes information about the Rules of the Sevens Game
http://www.webhk.com/worldsevens/
Rugby and History
http://www.vuw.ac.nz/~pjpower/rugby.html
Magazines
Rugby News
Rugby stories from news sources all over the Web
http://www.rugbynews.com/
Scottish Rugby Mag
http://www.webadvert.co.uk/~webad/scottishrugby/contents.htm
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