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GROWING THE GAME GROWING THE GAME
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Linking With Schools New to Rugby Education - Club Links

The RFU’s CBRE All Schools programme has been A club link is an agreement between a school, college
developed to introduce rugby into state secondary or university and a club to work together for the mutual
schools not currently playing, to provide a pipeline benefit of the players, club and the institution. England
of players transitioning into the local rugby club.
Rugby, with a number of other key agencies and partners,
Growing The Game Resource and Funding is provided for each selected have invested funding and developed programmes to help
develop sustainable club links – details of which will be
school over a three year period to build school activity,
capacity and sustainability around the linked club. Each provided in a full club links guide that can be found on
www.englandrugby.com/education
selected school receives a £10,000 package of resource
The education and community sectors are a pivotal part of the game and where many and support over three years and clubs play a crucial As well as the obvious benefits to clubs, these
players begin their rugby. This is a rich resource for recruiting players, volunteers and role in the development of the programme from the education links also benefit the institutions (through
sharing expertise, resources and facilities. Linking your club with local schools, colleges and onset. Generally schools are in clusters of three built the development of students, use of facilities and
development of staff) and most importantly the players
geographically around the linked club who offer support
universities can help to place your club at the centre of your community. There is huge growth through the duration of the CBRE All Schools and beyond. themselves, through increased opportunities to play
potential in the girls’ game, with more schools offering rugby for girls every year; this may be and volunteer.
a new opportunity for your club to consider.
HOW?
Rugby Development Officers (RDOs) decide HOW?
rollout locally in consultation with individual Use the Education Club link guide on:
clubs in areas with non-rugby playing schools www.englandrugby.com/education
and significant socio- economic challenges.
Visit: www.englandrugby.com/rdtlist WHEN
Year round but ideally at the start of the
academic year.
WHEN?
CBRE All Schools was launched with 100
schools in season 2012-13, with 100 new schools WHO?
identified and recruited every September from Contact your Rugby Development Officer (RDO)
then. In September 2017 a new 100 schools will or University Rugby Development Officer
join the programme to reach the ambition of (URDO). Details Can be found in the index
having 600 schools in the programme by 2017 of this guide.
and to be on target for 750 new self-sufficient
rugby playing schools by RWC 2019.

WHO?
Check local coverage with your Rugby
Development Officer (RDO). Details can be
found in the index of this guide.

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