Ulster Rugby Annual Report

Event

Number

Players involved

outcome will enable us to define our staffing resource for next season to ensure we continue with the positive work already undertaken. The Aldi play rugby programme, delivered through our participation staff, provided rugby opportunities to both Primary and Secondary schools during the 2018/19 season. A breakdown of the numbers involved is recorded in the table below.

20’s X7’s

28

1534

8

187

Female Blitz

14 50

1982 3703

Total

Schools Number Male

Female Supported Participants Participants

Coaching Our annual coaching audit revealed that 85% of teams within the province from mini to adult rugby were operating with at least one appropriately qualified coach per team. We continue to recognise the importance of ensuring coaches had the opportunity to attain qualifications with the rugby development team delivering courses provincially through stages 1 - 3 of the IRFU LTPD and invited coaches to attend the nationally run stage 4 head and assistant coaching courses. The breakdown of courses and coaches attending is shown below: LTPD Stage Number of Number of Courses Attendees

Primary

148

3848 8207

3339 2943 6282

Secondary 122

Total

270

12,055

Throughout the 2018/19 season rugby development staff members have worked closely with Clubs and Schools throughout Ulster to develop additional participation programmes assisting the transition of age-grade players into adult rugby, further develop playing opportunities at third level education and helping to reintegrate players who have lapsed from the game. The following 20’s & X7’s events were hosted throughout the province involving thirty seven Clubs. In addition rugby development staff hosted blitz events across the province to facilitate female Club players at U12, U14, U16 & U18, providing regular and meaningful participation opportunities.

Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4

4 4 2 1

138 123

60

7

Total

12

328

15