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We’re UYWRUFC and we would really appreciate your support by making a donation today as we work to develop our skills and beat Lancaster at Roses! If you would like to support us further please share our Challenge Week page to help us reach our goal.
The women’s rugby club here at York is one of the oldest women’s rugby clubs in the country. 40 years ago we were part of the first governing body in the UK for women’s rugby and today we are just as committed to growing and sharing the sport as we ever have been.
Each year we welcome in more members than the year before and have always worked to provide development opportunities to all of our members, regardless of ability. Last year, for the first time, we played with a third team at Roses and we are so excited to do so again this year with the help of this Challenge Week funding.
Rugby is an expensive sport to run and in particular our constantly growing club gets more expensive each year. In order to provide every member with playing opportunities and effective coaching to help them play safely, we need to have the funds to support transport and our lovely coaches.
With even a few small donations we can offer friendlies and improved coaching to our newest members in time for them to develop as players in the run up to Roses.
Your support is vital to the growth and the development of our club and we are so excited for all of the opportunities it will provide us in the next few months.
Our fundraising goal for this Challenge Week is to raise £3,500. With £3,500 we could provide our club with a third coach and up to five away fixtures.
The money that we raise will be used to develop and promote our new 3XV team in the run up to Roses this year. It would cost us around £500 for us to transport one team to an away fixture for friendlies between now and Roses. With any additional funding we can also extend this opportunity to our other teams as effective training for the competition.
We also currently have two coaches across the 70 active members of our club. To provide a third coach in the run up to Roses and across the weekend would cost approximately £1,000.
This funding is about giving every player the chance to develop their skills no matter their playing level or circumstance. Rugby is so important in building confidence and bonds that will last beyond the pitch.
With Roses approaching, we want to ensure all players, including our newest members, have the opportunity to compete and grow. A third coach would improve training quality and player safety, while covering travel costs for development games ensures no one is held back by finances.
Last year, our 3XV came so close to victory at Roses. With professional coaching and pre-Roses friendlies, we know they can go even further this year. Your support can make that happen!
Below are some of the challenges we will complete as part of the week:
We have various forms of social media through which you can keep up to date with the challenges taking place, we would love for you to follow us at @uywrufc on Instagram. If not you can probably find us at the 22 Acres.
We would love you to donate as much or as little as you are able and any donations are hugely appreciated. Your donation could also help us unlock fundraising challenges which will help us reach our goal even faster (you can see these on the challenges page).
If you are looking to support an individual athlete or challenge please put a message with your donation saying who!
Alternatively, if you are unable to donate then please do spread the word by signing up as a Challenge Week ambassador for our club, and sharing our social media posts to your own socials so as many people as possible can read about our efforts!