UoN Rugby Minds

A massive thank you to UoN Women’s Rugby Union and University of Nottingham Men’s Rugby Union for repping Rugby Minds 🧠 during their warm up for the University of Nottingham Sport Headliner !

We look forward to working with both teams throughout the rest of the year, and wish you all the best for the upcoming season 💚💛

To find out more about the Rugby Minds Campaign visit our website, which is linked in our bio!

Rugby Minds Ambassador Role 🔰

Do you think you could be the next rugby minds ambassador?

📣 We are recruiting two Rugby Minds ambassadors for the 26/27 year

Rugby Minds is a University of Nottingham initiative created by students to improve the welfare and culture within university rugby. Ambassadors help to develop the Rugby Minds campaign and deliver key campaign objectives: Mental Health, Inclusion, Culture, Women’s Rugby and Community Outreach.

Apply before the Monday 25th May 🏉🧠

The full job description is on Unitemps.

https://portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDetails/40502080

🏉🧠 Rugby Minds Consent Workshops

Last week, and sat down to have honest conversations about the importance of consent. Players were part of three discussions that focused on topics of:

1. Understanding what sexual violence and harassment are.
2. Taking action: How to step in when something doesn’t feel right, the importance of accountability and how to spot early warning signs.
3. Support and report: What services are available at the university and in our local community, how to show up for someone who shares an experience and what gets in the way of speaking out.

Five years of these conversations. Thank you to everyone involved! 💚💛

Rugby Minds Consent Workshops 🏉🧠

Last week, and sat down to have honest conversations about the importance of consent. Led by Rugby Minds ambassadors and welfare secretaries, conversations were facilitated by committee members focusing on:

1. Understanding what sexual violence and harassment are.
2. Taking action: How to step in when something doesn’t feel right, the importance of accountability and how to spot early warning signs.
3. Support and report: What services are available at the university and in our local community, how to show up for someone who shares an experience and what gets in the way of speaking out.

Five years of these conversations. Thank you to everyone involved! 💚💛

Rugby minds is a campaign that aims to connect all rugby clubs at the university of Nottingham and promote positive mental health within the sport🏉🧠

Women’s Rugby is one of the fastest growing sports in the country and is the only thing saving declining participation rates of rugby in the UK. It’s here to stay but it needs better visibility and greater respect.

Come down and watch UoNWRFC play Surrey this Wednesday for a place in Super BUCS, the highest level of university rugby.

📆18/03/2026
📍HighFields Sports Complex
⏰ 7pm Kick Off

The Rugby Minds marquee will also be there with shirts available to buy.

Come down and Show your support💚💛

📣Rugby Minds Player Feedback Form📣

Your voice matters 💚💛

As a way to ensure we continue to support all players across the university rugby programmes, our feedback form is a now open as a confidential space for you to:

* Suggest how the rugby culture at the University of Nottingham can continue to improve
* Raise any concerns about your rugby environment
* Suggest ideas for future Rugby Minds initiatives/events/series
* Provide feedback on how Rugby Minds can support you as players

The form is available in the linktree in our bio🏉🧠
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PlayersVoice

📣Rugby Minds Committee📣
Introducing the Rugby Minds committee for the 2025/26 year🏉🧠!!

Happy International Women’s Day 💛💚

Today we celebrate the strength, resilience and passion of women everywhere, especially the amazing women of

At the UonWRFC they don’t just play rugby but have built a community of strong, inspiring and empowering women.
From training hard together to supporting each other they are unstoppable.
Well done 💪🏻

Women’s Rugby is the fastest growing sport in the country and is the only thing saving declining participation rates of rugby in the UK. It’s here to stay but it needs better visibility and greater respect. Equality must be met in access and opportunity for women and girls to play.

We’ve made a push with the Men’s clubs to work towards greater equality for the women’s team this year; it has not changed overnight and it is still nowhere near where it needs to be, but it has taken strong individuals from both the Men’s and Women’s clubs to make change. Change only comes from pro-active ally’s.

Thank you to everyone who’s supported, and to the people who haven’t, now’s your chance to do more!💚💛

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Get yourself and your friends down to Lady Bay this Friday for 2pm. 2 hours of bitter rivalry and good atmosphere.

Help grow the women’s game. Bring the energy and Enjoy! 💚💛

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