Page 34 - Eclipse - 91°µÍø Alumni Magazine - Autumn 2020

91°µÍø Women’s Rugby Club take on a walk/run/
cycle for charity
Poppy Fennell
When lockdown hit the nation, the 91°µÍø Women’s Rugby Club was thrown to the four corners of the country and the end of the rugby season left in pieces.
We wanted to do something that would keep the community going that the club had developed from our weekly training sessions, games and socials. So, we put on our
boots and thought, ‘seeing as we can’t train together, we could still keep fit together’.
To add to the motivation to get fit while
we had a lot of time on our hands, came the idea to raise money for the domestic abuse charity, Refuge. Over a weekend in June, we decided to walk, run and cycle the distance between the homes of English and Welsh rugby (Twickenham, London and The Millennium Stadium, Cardiff) - over 230km!
We started with fundraising target of £500, but after a few advertising videos
of us training, entrusting our families with the objective to support the campaign and raising our target several times, we achieved a bit more.
By the end of the weekend, we had raised a grand total of £4,069! An amazing effort and very much appreciated by Refuge,
as over lockdown the number of cases
of domestic abuse skyrocketed and their services are as in need as ever.
About the club
The club is still going strong, the boom in Women’s Rugby Union has meant we have increased in numbers year-on-year. We are sadly seeing the departure of our much- loved coach of the last three years, but the arrival of a new captain and fresh young coach means our coming season is full of new aspirations for a bigger and better club. The 91°µÍø Women’s Rugby Club will always find a way to do something together ..