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Welsh Rugby Union (WRU)

Community Impact Report Season 23/24

The Welsh Rugby Union Community Impact Report covers season 2023-24, with 59,661 registered players across Wales including a record 6,500 women and girls. Hub Officers delivered 39,012 young people engaged through 1,348 sessions and 318 events; 7,623 sessions supported young people with additional learning needs; 6,500 children participated in Fit Fed Fun holiday hunger camps; 7,999 participants engaged in wheelchair rugby; and over £2m in grant funding was secured for club facilities. The apprenticeship programme engaged 39,012 young people.

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Hub Officer Programme (95 establishments; school, club and community delivery); Girls Hubs (40 hubs, 4,800 girls aged 6-18); Walking Rugby (31 teams); Wheelchair Rugby (5 teams); Mixed Ability Rugby (11 teams); Fit Fed Fun holiday camps; Emerging Player Programme (U15/U16); coaching and referee courses; Club Self-Assessment Tool; Dysgu WRU online learning platform; Esports Cymru Leagues; WRU Digital Classroom (WJEC Skills Challenge); safeguarding and anti-doping education; apprenticeship programme

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 59,661 registered players in Wales (52,779 male; 6,882 female); record 6,500 women and girls actively registered — target 10,000 by 2029
Key Metric 2 39,012 young people engaged by Hub Programme across 1,348 sessions and 318 events; 7,623 sessions and events for young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
Key Metric 3 7,999 participants engaged in wheelchair rugby; 6,500 children in Fit Fed Fun holiday hunger camps; £2m+ grant funding secured for club facilities

Key Outcomes

  • Nation of Sanctuary Contribution to Sport Award 2024 won for work with Welsh Refugee Council; 88% of senior and youth matches played without incident; 96% club safeguarding officer compliance; 650+ children and adults at WRU Inclusion Day
  • 5 new women's teams formed through New Team Process; 955 girls transferred to Girls Hubs from schools; 200 women 'new to rugby' in senior game; 2,354 boys transferred to clubs
  • First year of U15 skills centres engaged 1,700+ players across 30 playing opportunities; 13 clubs admitted to National Leagues as 2nd XV clubs; WRU apprenticeship programme graduates receive unconditional Cardiff Met University offers; 570 volunteers attended Dysgu WRU live webinars

Geography

Wales

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