Shorts: Rugby 7s, Miller, Tour Of Britain
As part of its ongoing partnership with the RFU, Red Bull has today launched a unique opportunity for anyone in England to have a chance of representing their country on the international stage of Rugby 7s.
The Red Bull Rugby Combine is a new talent pathway made up of four bespoke tests that are designed to assess a candidate’s speed, power and agility before ranking them against the rest of the country. Their results will be analysed to identify the top performers. The winners will be invited to train in the England Rugby 7s environment to see if they have what it takes to progress to an elite level.
RFU England’s Women’s and Sevens Performance Manager, Charlie Hayter said, “The Red Bull Rugby Combine will give the RFU an opportunity to unearth untapped Rugby talent across the country. The key to any successful national sports team is its ability to spot and nurture talent, which might otherwise have gone unnoticed.”
Miller Insurance has announced that motorsports specialist James Martin has joined the company as Account Executive. He joins Miller’s Sports & Entertainment team as the firm continues to invest in its specialist motorsports insurance services.
With over 30 years’ experience in the motorsports insurance industry, James joins Miller from James Hallam where he was Divisional Director of the Sport team, responsible for London Market placement and insurer relationships.
World Bicycle Relief will be an official charity partner of the Tour of Britain, Britain’s biggest professional cycle race, in 2022.
World Bicycle Relief delivers specially designed, locally assembled, rugged bicycles to students, healthcare workers, and entrepreneurs in rural low-income regions and are committed to helping people conquer the challenge of distance, achieve independence, and thrive. In both the build-up to the race and during the event, which runs 4th to 11th September, fans of the Tour of Britain will be encouraged to raise funds.
The Professional Cricketers Association (PCA) has signed a first-of-its-kind agreement with the fantasy cricket game Cricket Draft for use of player data.
Cricketers Tom Abell, Issy Wong and Matt Parkinson to be brand ambassadors, and all funds raised from deal will be reinvested in PCA membership to benefit the players.
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