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Sarah Massey to lead Rugby World Cup 2025 delivery
Preparations for England’s Rugby World Cup 2025 hosting have reached another significant milestone with the appointment of Sarah Massey as Managing Director of the Local Operating Company (LOC), a joint venture between World Rugby and the RFU.
Bárbara Pichot during trip to Fiji
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Bárbara Pichot setting an example through Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme
We spoke to the Sudamérica Rugby Women’s Rugby Coordinator about her life in the game and time on the Capgemini Women in Rugby Leadership Programme.
Peris Mukoko
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Peris Mukoko aiming to use Scholarship platform to raise standards in Kenya and East Africa
We spoke to the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient about her life in rugby and campaign to become vice-chair of the Kenya Rugby Union.
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Retired Argentine weightlifter Natalia Díaz devotes life to rugby
Former weightlifter Natalia Díaz took up rugby upon retiring from regional competitions, a sport that has helped her win a World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship.
Abigail Mnikwa
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Abigail Mnikwa is using her passion for rugby to inspire female leaders in Zimbabwe
We caught up with the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient to discuss her career in the game, volunteering at a COVID-19 hospital in Harare and her hopes for the future.
Meaghan Howat attending a Rugby Canada ceremony
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Meaghan Howat striving to give rugby players in Canada a positive experience
We caught up with the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient to talk about her life in the game, motherhood and her hopes for the future.
Lanna Assaigo-Kami
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Lanna Assaigo-Kami keen to repay Papua New Guinea rugby community through scholarship
We spoke to the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient about her hopes for the programme, the game in Papua New Guinea and honouring late husband, Steven.
Nahid Biyarjomandi - Iran
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Unstoppable Nahid Biyarjomandi driven by “heavy responsibility” to empower women in rugby around the world
We spoke to the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient about an exciting year, in which she has also given birth to her first child.
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Hana Schlangerová eager to give back to Czech rugby through Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship
The chair of the Czech Women's Rugby Committee spoke to World Rugby about the programme and what she hopes to achieve with it.
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Sarah Abd Elbaki keen to use scholarship to “lead more women into rugby”
We caught up with the World Rugby Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient to discuss the life-changing impact the game had on her life.