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The nations involved in the project     “ This links to learning about resourcing and approaches to budgeting.                                                                   Opportunities for                                                                                      Increased and improved
          also learned a great deal, with 96%                                                                                                                                              participation in...    Clubs                                                                           opportunities for participation
          saying that they had gained new          Some CBs said the project increased their appreciation of the RFU                                                                                                                                                                              Although increasing the number of
          knowledge.  Of particular use was        and the funding opportunities that are available in England.  This has                                                                                                                                                                         people participating was not a focus
          what they learned around approaches      led them to think about the approaches that are used in the partner                                                                                                                                                                            of the Unity Project, the desire from
          to coaching and refereeing, as well                                                                                                                                                                   Playing                                                                           the start was for the project’s work
          as a general appreciation of their       nations, which are delivered at a fraction of the budget available to                                                                                                                                                                          to help improve opportunities for
          importance.  Approaches to education,    CBs.” – REGENERIS REPORT                                                                                                                                                                                                                       participation in rugby, and not just
          such as training new youth coaches                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      in the playing sense.  By increasing
          and developing courses, were also                                                                                                                                                   Yes             Coaching                                                                            the numbers of coaches, referees,
          mentioned as areas of new knowledge                                                                                                                                                 No                                                                                                  volunteers and administrators in the
          that were particularly useful.           number of coaches and around 60%          also said that there had been an                                                                                                                                                                     sport, nations would be better placed
                                                   said that there had been an increase      increase in the number of educators,                                                                                       0%           20%          40%          60%          80%          100%     to support an increase in player
          Enhanced capacity through                in the number referees.  On top of        volunteers and union officials as a                                                                                                               % of respondents                                   number.
          workforce development                    coaching and refereeing, where the        result of being involved in the project.
          When the KPIs were drafted, more         biggest impact was felt, 50% of nations                                                                                                                                                                                                        Regeneris’ report shows that 82%
          detailed targets around improving                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       of those who responded said the
          workforce numbers were set and            Changes in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    project had provided more coaching
          project performance in relation            capacity   Educators                                                                                                                 “ As a result, this grows the game and enables greater                                                  opportunities, 78% said that it had
          to these will be analysed later in                                                                                                                                               participation in the sport.  It may take time for the                                                  provided more playing opportunities
          the report.  However, through the                       Coaches                                                                         A lot more                               effects to filter through to more participation in clubs,                                              and 71% said it had provided more
          Regeneris research we were able                                                                                                         A little more                                                                                                                                   opportunities to participate in clubs.
          to capture feedback on the overall                   Governance                                                                         No change                                however, the initial impact can be seen already.” –                                                    Hopefully, these opportunities
          impact of the Unity Project on nations’                                                                                                                                          REGENERIS REPORT                                                                                       provided by the project will now see
          workforces, including coaches,                        Volunteers                                                                                                                                                                                                                        a sustained increase in the number
          referees, union officials, volunteers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   of people playing rugby across all the
          and educators.                                          Ocials                                                                                                                                                                                                                         nations involved.

                                                                          0%          20%         40%          60%          80%         100%
          70% of respondents said that they
          had seen a significant increase in the                                                % of union respondents
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