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Perfect
time for schools to Choose Rugby
 This Rugby World Cup and new school
year sees the launch of the Choose Rugby schools offer. Every head
teacher in the country has received a copy of the Supporting Whole
School Improvement brochure, outlining what rugby union can do to
support schools in raising standards. With World Cup fever at its
height, there's no better time for school management teams, teachers
and other staff to use rugby's many benefits that stretch well beyond
the pitch. Now is the perfect time for them to Choose Rugby. Rugby union
provides a unique variety of positive development opportunities for
teachers and young people. The RFU has worked closely with teachers and
education partners to develop many FREE online tools for schools. Go
to RFU.com for more information about the wealth of support and
resources on offer.
Rugby
curriculum for schools
 A brand new Rugby Curriculum Resource for Primary
Schools has been launched by YAZOO and the RFU, complementing the
hugely successful Yazoo Tag 2 Twickenham competition. Game centred and
skill based, the resource helps children to develop their understanding
of tag rugby via innovative, progressive and enjoyable lesson plans,
which can be tailored for any playing level. This resource sits
alongside the RFU Secondary Rugby, Curriculum for Schools, a set of
four resources that supply a terms worth of rugby lessons covering
years 7, 8 and 9 as well as a specific Tag to Tackle sessions. All of
the resources are available to download
FREE from rfu.com/schools.
Rugby
World Cup alive in the classroom
 The RFU has developed a series of FREE downloadable
teaching resources that harness the inspiration and excitement of the
Rugby World Cup to deliver engaging lessons. Covering both Primary and
Secondary there are four resources based on Numeracy and Literacy and a
host of other cross-circular subjects. The lesson plans come with
whiteboard activities, teacher notes, student worksheets and
interactive games. The resources, accessible through rfu.com/schools,
use exclusive rugby footage and photos and are based on the National
Curriculum key concepts and outcomes.
Win
a signed RWC 2003 Shirt with JSC
The
England Rugby Junior Supporters Club is running a competition to win a
signed shirt from the victorious 2003 RWC winning team. To enter, all
you need to do is sign a junior up for only £5 and answer the question
which can be found in the teaser version of the online magazine Game
On.
 The
JSC is packed full of benefits for a junior rugby fan including
competitions, free ticket offers, discounts, exclusive JSC events and
while stocks last, new members also receive a free rucksack and water
bottle as a welcoming gift.
Sign
up now for your chance to win
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Draw's On
The
Grand Draw is up and running for another Season and thanks to the
generosity of our donors some wonderful prizes await, as well as 90 per
cent of the proceeds going to your club, school or society. New
sponsors include; TAG Heuer, SSE, Aviva and RSA as well as stalwarts
like Nike, O2, Greene King, Guinness and Land Rover. A full list of
prizes and donors will appear on the Grand Draw page on RFU.com
shortly. Once again the top prize is an amazing £10,000 and
Mentzendorff have donated a Salmanazar of Champagne which contains
nine, yes nine, litres of bubbly. The bottle has to be worth something
too. So if you have not already registered to take part in the Draw
this year: Get to it.
A
Pre-Registration form is available on RFU.com, or contact grand.draw@therfu.com and we
will send one directly to your inbox. Starter kits will be sent to all
RFU and ERFSU Daily Mail clubs on October 5/6. So just in time for the
latter stages of RWC. If you have not pre-registered it will
automatically go to the Hon. Secretary at your club or the last known
contact at the school. If this is not correct you must get in
touch. Good luck with your fundraising this season and remember the
Draw makes it so much easier.
RFU Recognition Portfolio
Review 2011
The
RFU is committed to helping clubs and CBs to recognise the volunteers
that make rugby happen. The volunteer team are conducting a complete
review of the RFU's current recognition portfolio and would appreciate
your opinions and ideas of how we can update and improve volunteer
recognition in time for the beginning of next season. We would like all
volunteers from all sectors, including clubs, schools, universities etc
to complete the survey in order to get meaningful feedback.Please take
five minutes to complete the survey and pass onto your networks and
teams of volunteers to complete by October 31.
You
can see the current portfolio on RFU.com.
Get free tickets to Rugby Expo 2011
 On behalf of the RFU and Premiership Rugby we are
delighted to be able to offer two free tickets to all community rugby
clubs to attend the second day of Rugby Expo, the only global rugby
focused exhibition and conference taking place on November 24 at Twickenham.
Download
the invite and apply for tickets or go to the Rugby
Expo website.
We
Are
You
may have noticed RFU.com has a new homepage that will get fans
closer than ever to a touring England team. As well as offering match,
interview and behind the scenes content, the page invites you to join
the England Rugby team's Digital Army. Using social media, you can sign
into the England Rugby Facebook page from RFU.com and see your profile
picture and those of your friends make up the site background.
The page is part of an online campaign called 'WE ARE' and allows fans
to access all of the RFU's digital content, from social media channels
and RFU.com, in one place, meaning supporters won't miss a thing from
NZ despite the 12 hour time difference.
Join
England Rugby's Digital Army now
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