{"id":5703,"date":"2023-06-05T16:04:17","date_gmt":"2023-06-05T23:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/?p=5703"},"modified":"2023-08-15T12:38:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:38:36","slug":"canadian-rugby-foundation-announces-the-womens-age-grade-rugby-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/canadian-rugby-foundation-announces-the-womens-age-grade-rugby-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"CANADIAN RUGBY FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES THE WOMEN\u2019S AGE-GRADE RUGBY FUND"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Rugby Foundation, in conjunction with Rugby Canada, has announced the development of the Women\u2019s Age-Grade Rugby Fund, which has been established to raise and invest funds to support Rugby Canada\u2019s women\u2019s age-grade teams and programs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Canadian Rugby Foundation, in conjunction with Rugby Canada, has announced the development of the Women\u2019s Age-Grade Rugby Fund, which has been established to raise and invest funds to support Rugby Canada\u2019s women\u2019s age-grade teams and programs.<\/p>\n

These U18, U20 and U23 programs develop up-and-coming players and coaches through a coordinated national pathway that leads towards the senior sevens and 15s programs, working in close collaboration with communities, clubs, schools, universities and provincial unions.<\/p>\n

The goal of the Women\u2019s Age Grade Rugby Fund is to invest in the future of women\u2019s rugby in Canada by raising $2 million by 2025.<\/p>\n

One hundred percent of funds raised will provide direct support to the program through reduction of the national age grade pay-to-play model, with the aim of alleviating costs associated with travel, equipment, and training. An endowment fund that will grow year after year, the hope is to enable the advancement of age-grade initiatives and support the long-term growth of women\u2019s rugby in Canada.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving the opportunity to play through Rugby Canada\u2019s age grade systems was a huge step in my development as a young player,\u201d said Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Rugby Team captain Sophie de Goede. \u201cThose experiences were a bridge from my club, provincial and university teams to the national team, and they provided insight into the professionalism and dedication it takes to wear the maple leaf. I could not be more grateful for the opportunities and coaches I had at the age grade level and the incredible teammates and friends I was fortunate to meet through those teams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last year, Rugby Canada announced the relaunch of the national women\u2019s age-grade programming. This July, in conjunction with the Canadian-hosted Pacific Four Series rounds in Ottawa, Canada\u2019s U20 Women\u2019s Team will play matches of their own in Canada\u2019s capital, including a curtain raiser at TD Place on July 8 ahead of Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Rugby Team vs New Zealand. More information about this summer\u2019s U18 and U23 women\u2019s programming will be announced shortly.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving a connected and cohesive high-performance pathway for player development is vital to the growth and prosperity of women\u2019s rugby in Canada, and we are greatly looking forward to the revitalization of our women\u2019s age grade programs this year,\u201d said Canada\u2019s Women\u2019s Rugby Team Head Coach Kevin Rouet. \u201cThe Women\u2019s Age Grade Rugby Fund is an important tool in helping our next generation of women\u2019s rugby players experience elite training and competition on the international stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Canadian Rugby Foundation will be hosting a fundraising event for the Women\u2019s Age Grade Rugby Fund in Ottawa alongside the Pacific Four Series. An evening of inspiration, gathering and merriment in support of the future of women\u2019s rugby in Canada, this will be the second \u201cRaising the Uprights\u201d event, the first having taken place earlier this year in Vancouver ahead of HSBC Canada Sevens, raising $20,000 for the Fund.<\/p>\n

Registration for the event, which will take place Sunday July 9 from 11:00am to 1:30pm ET at Barley Mow Westboro in Ottawa, is open\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. For more information, or to donate directly to the Women\u2019s Age Grade Rugby Fund, please visit the Canadian Rugby Foundation website\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

About the Canadian Rugby Foundation<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Canadian Rugby Foundation was established in 2003 as a non-share capital corporation incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act and is a registered charity under the Income Tax Act (Canada) designated as a public foundation (registration number 869159186).<\/p>\n

The Foundation\u2019s mandate is to encourage and build permanent endowed funds, student award funds and capital project funds the income or capital from which will be used to promote and support rugby activities, including but not limited to, players, clubs, coaches, officials, administrators, and rugby organizations \u2013 all to support the growth and development of rugby in Canada.<\/p>\n

Among its now 68 funds, the CRF has dedicated funds to support Rugby Canada’s age-grade and senior teams and programs such as the Monty Heald Senior Women\u2019s Fund, the U20 (Men\u2019s) Fund, the Hong Kong & Olympic 7s Fund, and the new Women\u2019s Age-grade Rugby Fund.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Canadian Rugby Foundation, in conjunction with Rugby Canada, has announced the development of the Women\u2019s Age-Grade Rugby Fund, which has been established to raise and invest funds to support Rugby Canada\u2019s women\u2019s age-grade teams and programs. The Canadian Rugby Foundation, in conjunction with Rugby Canada, has announced the development of the Women\u2019s Age-Grade Rugby […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[6,13,5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5703"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5703"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5705,"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5703\/revisions\/5705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianrugbyfoundation.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}