Canterbury Unveils Women’s Rugby Film Series

Global rugby brand Canterbury has released the first in a six-part series of mini-films which aims to share the stories of trailblazing women in rugby.

The films will highlight the stories of a variety of players, officials and coaching staff and discuss the barriers they faced and how they overcame them to be a part of the sport as it continues to grow. Canterbury said it is aiming to use these stories to inspire and encourage the next generation of players to take up and continue to play rugby.

Canterbury is offering up to £10,000 worth of kit and equipment to would-be players, which will be made available throughout the month of March on their social media channels.

Launching on International Women’s Day, the first story focuses on filmmaker and activist Victoria Rush who speaks out about how young girls are not offered the opportunity to play rugby at school.

Speaking in the video, Rush says, “Rugby is available to boys at a very young age but very rarely available to girls before they are at university. Most people I know didn’t start playing until a PE teacher introduced it to them – usually as a one-off session at school.”

Jack Richardson, Vice President at Canterbury, said, “Many female players face a multitude of barriers to getting into the sport and we wanted to tackle these head-on and try to break down as many as possible.”

The remaining films will be published individually on YouTube and Canterbury’s social media platforms throughout the month of March ahead of this year’s TikTok Women’s Six Nations.

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