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World Rugby announced today that all nine qualified teams have confirmed that they will benefit from the exclusive 2021 Rugby World Cup Coaches Internship Program with six coaches already identified to participate.
The transformation program will create quality deployment opportunities for aspiring elite coaches in high-performance environments, with selected participants who will be fully integrated for 12 months into the RWC 2021 national squad management teams.
The announcement comes as the 2021 Rugby World Cup draws one year to the end of the women’s flagship tournament that begins on September 18, 2021. It is the first time the tournament will be played in the southern hemisphere with defending champions New Zealand. as headquarters. the ninth edition in Auckland and Whangarei.
Confirmed Rugby World Cup 2021 Coach Interns:
- Canada – Maria Gallo: Former Canadian international aged 15 and 7, induction of the Rugby Canada Hall of Fame, current head coach of the UBC (University of British Columbia) Thunderbirds women’s rugby program and Canadian female assistant coach aged 15 years
- France – CélineAllainmat: former France international 15 & sevens, current coach at Stade Rennais Rugby
- United States – Kate Daley: Former United States international of 15, head coach of Penn State Women’s Rugby and assistant coach of the United States women’s team of 15
- England – Amy Turner: former England 15 & sevens international and current RFU Professional Pathway Officer and Women’s Performance Pathway Coach
- South Africa – Laurian Johannes: Former South Africa 15 international and current South African U-20 Women’s Head Coach
- Australia– Inge Visser: Former Dutch international aged 15 and 7, head coach of the University of New England
Fiji, New Zealand and Wales will confirm participating coaches at a later stage this year and the remaining three teams that will qualify for the 2021 Rugby World Cup will also have the opportunity to identify female coaches to participate in the innovative program.
In keeping with the ‘inspirational leadership development’ line from (https://bit.ly/2RCEQt1), World Rugby is committed to supporting the development of female coaches in sport and has set an ambitious goal of a minimum of 40 per hundred. percent of all coaches at Rugby World Cup 2025 will be women.
World Rugby Women’s Rugby General Manager Katie Sadleir said: “We are delighted to see all qualified participating unions seize the opportunity to expand and diversify their coaching teams for Rugby World Cup 2021 and continue to support the development of female coaches to through the Coaches Internship Program.
“Creating quality deployment opportunities for female coaches is a crucial and necessary step to ensure that they have relevant and meaningful experience, which we know is a barrier for female coaches when applying for high-performance coaching positions in both the men’s and women’s game. female”.
World Rugby Women’s Advisory Committee Chair Serge Simon added: “The Coaches Internship Program is a simple but effective way to accelerate the professional development of high-performing female coaches. Congratulations to all who have been identified by their respective unions to participate and we look forward to continuing their journey as they join the Rugby World Cup 2021 Senior Coaches leadership teams. ”
The Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaches Internship Program is funded as part of the International Olympic Committee International Development Grant awarded to World Rugby.
The program is a result of the comprehensive review of High Performance Coaching for Women, and the report’s findings highlight a significant lack of female representation at the level of high performance coaching. The innovative Coaches Internship Program aims to address the lack of female coaches at a high performance level in men’s and women’s rugby.
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