Rugby training open to women

To generate ‘rugby confidence’ among women players – a rugby smart workshop will be run in May before the start of the Rarotonga club rugby season in June.

With the growing international opportunities for women rugby players, the Cook Islands Rugby Union is keen to grow the sport among women in the Cook Islands.

2010 was a historic year for women’s rugby in the Cook Islands when the first ever national women’s rugby team returned home from their first tournament in Borneo with the plate.

Female rugby players gathered for their first training run this week with their eyes firmly fixed on the New Caledonia Pacific Games women’s rugby sevens tournament later in the year.

The two-day training session for women’s rugby is open to all women and girls keen to learn and play rugby.

If you are thinking of taking up rugby as a new sport this year, national players from last year’s history making squad are more than happy to introduce you to the game they love.

The rugby smart programme that will run in May will be all about understanding the game and playing smart rugby.

Rugby clubs on Rarotonga are also encouraged to organise a women’s rugby team with the women’s rugby competition to run alongside the men’s tournament when the season gets underway in June.

So if you are keen to get into women’s rugby, head to the BCI Stadium for training on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons or call women’s rugby coordinator Lara Sadaraka on 55714.