The RFU will distribute 10,000 new balls to clubs this week to help them cope with the expected influx of young people wanting to play

“Over the next 10 years we want to be a visibly more inclusive spot than we are today,” he added. “We are still largely male dominated and we are still not as representative of the sort of English community as we would want to be or should be.

“We have a lot more diversity in the England team than we have ever had but we want to see that replicated at a local level,” he added. “Big strides have been made the last few years in the number of women and girls playing the game, but we want rugby to be seen and recognised as an inclusive sport for all. We’re constantly trying to say to our community rugby clubs that they need to be working really hard to reflect the community in which they are located.”

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