Ghana commits to World Rugby’s women’s, youth development campaign

Herbert Mensah, president of Ghana Rugby, has re-confirmed his commitment to the development of ‘Women in Ghana Rugby’ following the announcement by World Rugby that a global campaign to revolutionize women’s rugby has been launched globally.

In his statement, Mensah said that his administration has been placing a high emphasis on the development of women’s and youth rugby since he took over the running of Ghana Rugby in June 2014.

World Rugby said that it has launched a new ‘Women in Rugby’ brand identity and landmark global campaign ‘Try and Stop Us’ that is aimed at “driving increased participation and engagement among fans, players and investors in the women’s game”.

The global campaign of World Rugby was developed with the support of national unions and regions and it uses the inspiring stories of 15 women and girls involved in rugby at all levels of the game from around the world.

“We believe that Ghana is the only Rugby Union in the world that has run a domestic league for the last two consecutive years that included both a men’s 15s and women’s sevens tournament in one structure,” Mensah said.

According to Mensah women’s rugby had basically “died” when he took over Ghana Rugby in 2014.

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