Find all information on Women's & Girls Rugby in Cumbria in this section.
Supporting Cumbria's women and girls to find their Inner Warriors.
Women's and Girls' Rugby in the County is growing as part of rugby in Cumbria, but we do need more help!
Women's and girls rugby in Cumbria is growing. Nationally the game is growing, the RFU are focusing resources in our county, and are running regular recruitment events for women to find their Inner Warrior. The clubs are also taking the initiative and really working to develop the game. At the summer camps 31 new women and girls tried the game for the first time in the county.
We currently have women's rugby teams at Carlisle, Kendal, Workington, Windermere and Creighton, and girls rugby at Millom, Cockermouth, Penrith, Kirkby Lonsdale Egremont, Netherhall and Carlisle. Plus County squads operating at Under 15s, Under 18s and senior level.
When the game was a fledging of what it is now in the county a women's and girls sub-committee on which representatives from all the clubs and county teams met regularly over the season. As it has grown, the support of the Cumbria Rugby Union Management Committee has also flourished. The vision we have is to integrate the women's and girls game effectively into the structures that manage the game in general rather than do things separately.
However as the game grows - new challenges in terms of communication, and volunteer development and local decision making can arise. So to help keep the growth and integration happening smoothly we will continue to run a women's and girls sub committee. The draft terms of reference of the group and current representatives are captured here. This group report to the County's Management Committee through Katie Harper.
We are seeking a representative of the women's clubs and a representative of the girls clubs to come along to the three meetings a year and be part of the discussions.
There are also opportunities to support events or other initiatives in the county to support the growth of the game. Anyone interested please contact Katie Harper: katie.j.harper@hotmail.co.uk