The game’s governing body is removing obstacles to participation for women and girls by providing sanitary provision to more than 500 rugby clubs nationwide for their female players, members and visitors.
Red Roses captain Marlie Packer has hailed England Rugby’s groundbreaking new sanitary provision initiative as a ‘fantastic scheme’ as the Impact ’25 programme gathers pace.
Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Packer said: “I think clubs offering these facilities just makes it more inclusive. Just the simple things of sanitary bins. A study conducted by Women In Sport, funded by Sport England, found that 7 in 10 teenage girls avoid activity when they’re on their period with 62% of those citing ‘fear of leakage’.
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