Race & Ethnicity at RFU

One of the key priorities in our D&I action plan is to better support our colleagues form ethnically diverse communities and to improve our representation, particularly in leadership positions. We are working to make rugby more attractive to Black and South Asian communities through our Rugby United Project.

We are also trying to remove barriers for ethnic minorities accessing opportunities by working with Middlesex Uni to support their Msc Scholarship in Performance Analysis.

The aim of the scholarship is to address the underrepresentation of people from ethnically diverse backgrounds in the discipline of Performance Analysis. We provide students on the scholarship receive one-on-one applied mentorship from a Senior Performance Analyst currently working in the field. We are currently supporting the development of an Ethnic Minorities (name to be confirmed) Network and are keen for new members.