Women's Rugby Network

Welcome to the first episode of the Women’s Rugby Network podcast, with Susan Maxwell of ‘She Shoots Sports’ and Aoife Clarke, IRFU Director of Communications, in the studio to discuss all things female visibility.

They chat:

– Introduction by Ava Elders Gallagher (0:06)

– WXV Global Series, club and international game relationship (1:21)

– Natural stories developing, personalities, bond with audience (2:09)

– TikTok personalities, social content, Anna McGann (4:29)

– Importance of social media presence (7:09)

– Difference in men and women's content (8:14)

– Separate social media pages for men and women? (10:22)

– Instagram and TikTok generation (13:46)

– Female visibility, content creators and role models (17:27)

– Photography, what to look for, new guidelines (20:55)

– Different types of content to utilise (25:36)

– Top recommendations for clubs (33:00)

Top tips for your rugby club can be accessed below.

https://www.irishrugby.ie/participation/spirit-rugby/resource-library#welcoming-clubs-toolkit

Keep an eye out for our next episode on Female Health & Nutrition, which will be released in November.

If you are not a member of the WRI Network, join the Women’s Rugby Network for release dates using the links below for LinkedIn and WhatsApp, where we send weekly updates on all things women’s and girls' rugby.

The network is open to anyone involved in the female game in Ireland.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14356293/

WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/F2YjcHjSaojKIjoXS9Br3V