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Government announces funding to safeguard grassroots, elite women's and Championship rugby union

The Sports Minister has announced the latest tranche of funding from the Government’s Sport Winter Survival Package, which will see more than £40 million provided to support grassroots rugby union clubs and up to £5.5 million to support the launch of the men’s Championship competition from this weekend.

From:

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and Nigel Huddleston MP

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) will distribute a mixture of funding to the community game, in the form of loans and grants, for all levels of the men’s, women’s and youth game at grassroots level, providing a lifeline to communities across the country.

Loans and grants will be provided to community clubs, designed to cover essential survival costs due to the lack of spectators and capital works.

Rugby Union has been uniquely affected as a

Government announces boost for women's sport in latest round of Sport Winter Survival Package

Multimillion pound support for Women’s football, netball, badminton and basketball, plus 250,000 free Covid-19 testing kits

From:

Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport and The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP

• £2.25 million confirmed for Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship
• £4.2 million to netball, which has allowed the Vitality Netball Superleague to begin
• Combined £4 million funding also confirmed for badminton and basketball
• Women’s sport to be prioritised for 250,000 free Covid-19 testing kits being made available to elite sports, worth £1.5 million
• Initial 19 National League Step 1-2 clubs to be offered loans worth up to £5.4 million

The Culture Secretary has announced the latest tranche of funding from the Government’s Sport Winter Survival Package, providing a boost to women’s sport.

The Women’s Super League and FA Women’s