Giving female rugby players from Asia’s poorest communities a once in a lifetime opportunity
by ChildFund Ireland / Public Statement
BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND and SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, 8 JUNE 2017: Women’s Rugby World Cup 2017 is set to inspire young girls in Asian communities as the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), World Rugby, and ‘ChildFund Pass It Back’ bring girls from across the world’s most populous continent to Ireland to take part in an international rugby competition.
Marginalised rugby players to compete in Ireland
by Viet Nam News / In the News
Young female rugby players from Việt Nam, Laos and the Philippines will compete against the girls’ team from Belfast at the ChildFund Pass It Back Cup 2017.
The game will be played at the Belfast Harlequins RFC on August 21, a day before the Women’s Rugby World Cup semifinal.