- The first webinar of 2026 will focus on supporting Girls in rugby and keeping them involved when they first start out in the game
- Session to be held on 23 June at 1100 GMT Registration is free and open now
- Further sessions to be held this year on knee injuries in female players and other health and welfare related topic in the women’s game
World Rugby’s webinar series on women’s health in rugby returns this month with a session on developing young players. The first session takes place at 1100 GMT on Tuesday 23 June. The webinar is aimed at coaches, parents of young girls and anyone else supporting players who may be just starting out in the game.
The session aims to provide relevant information, practical tools and useful resources on how to support girls when they take up rugby.
Registration is open now via this link
The women’s health series started last year ahead of the record-breaking Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 which took place in England and saw the home nation’s Red Roses crowned world champions.
Both 2025 webinars and the 2026 sessions will be available to watch for free, anytime on the World Rugby website.
In 2026 there will be three webinars on the following topics:
- Supporting Girls in Rugby
- Knee Injuries in the women’s game
- Other women’s health and welfare related topic
World Rugby Science and Medical Manager Dr Lindsay Starling is coordinating the series and has encouraged anyone involved in coaching young girls to get involved.
Dr Starling said “It’s an exciting time for young girls when they first take up a team sport like rugby. But as with many contact sports it can also raise questions for parents and coaches alike. Our webinar on the 23 June will help to show parents and coaches from anywhere in the world, where they can find, high quality accurate and helpful information to help their young players starting out on their journey in this great sport.”
