Dallaglio Foundation Rugby for Change

The Dallaglio Foundation and Cricket for Change have joined forces to create 'Dallaglio Foundation Rugby for Change’.

The aim of Dallaglio Foundation Rugby for Change is not to get thousands more young people playing the game and joining clubs.

The aim by 2015 is to have a profound impact on the aspirations and self esteem of around 2,000 young people who are at risk of making the wrong life choices.

Motivate to make a positive difference

Dallaglio Foundation Rugby for Change will motivate young people to make their mark on the world. 

It is an inexpensive, scalable community based youth rugby programme, that gives young people at risk the opportunity to play rugby on their doorstep and become part of a team while tackling social issues from youth crime, to lack of engagement in education. 

Inner city rugby teams formed by kids on some of the country’s most troubled estates will be supported by the Dallaglio Foundation to become part of the wider rugby community with year round competitions every half term and school holiday hosted by Premiership clubs. 

An inspirational team of coaches from two very different backgrounds will set up a long term development programme and recruit players from the streets, Pupil Referral Units and school exclusion units. 

The Rugby Expert
The ‘rugby expert’ is drawn from the academies of professional/semi professional and amateur rugby clubs, uses their spare time away from training, matches and college to put something back into the game and into wider society. They will create progression routes for the team and the players into the wider world of rugby. 

The Street Expert
The ‘street expert’ is a local 18-22 year old who identifies strongly with local young people and who, we will train up to educate and inspire their peers.  Rugby for Change has been using two ex-offenders on our recent programmes to inspire at risk young people to make positive changes in their lives and divert them away from gang and criminal activity. They have had an extremely powerful effect on the young people they have been working with.

More details on the planned activities and how you can get involved will follow very soon!  

Please contact Andy Sellins on andy@cricketforchange.org.uk or 07960476733 if this programme is of interest to you.