If You Can See It You Can Be It

“It’s massively important because if you can see if, you can be it,” said Kennedy, speaking at Bishopton RFC – a club in Renfrewshire that has benefitted from National Lottery funding throughout its girls’ and women’s programme.  The support has been invested in its coaching team, aligned with Scottish Rugby’s women and girl’s strategy, led by two females that head up the men and women’s side of the club.

“When I was young, there were no role models apart from men. You can actually see now that there’s women rugby players out there on the world stage, like Fran McGhie, who these girls can aspire to be.

“That’s why accessibility and allowing these girls to play is so important. Without that investment in grassroots, we might not have had an Emma Orr or a Fran McGhie.

“There will be more to come with the investment we are getting from The National Lottery.

“The funding of grassroots rugby is where it all starts, so it is absolutely crucial that The National Lottery are putting this investment into grassroots rugby. Whether it’s on the pitch or off the pitch, it just makes a massive difference.”

Scottish Rugby receives £750,000 of investment from The National Lottery each year to develop the grassroots of the game.

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