The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) has three vacancies for the post of Player Development Manager.

Rugby is stepping up its efforts to guard itself against the betting scandals currently afflicting cricket.

The Rugby Players' Association (RPA) successfully defended London Wasps lock, Marty Veale, in a claim brought against him by an agent in a county court last week.

British Judo's Performance Institute in Dartford hosted phase two of the National Governing Body's 2016 Olympic heavyweight talent search on Sunday 22 August in conjunction with the English Institute of Sport and UK Sport's Pitch2Podium programme.

Attendees at last week's RPA Academy Induction Day have praised the value of the day in setting young players on the road to professionalism.

The Professional Players Federation represents the athletes at the heart of UK sport and this year they'll hold their first ever national conference which is taking place on Monday 4th October in London.

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The RPA currently has two vacancies as follows:

Despite the threat of a washout at Kew Cricket Club, the annual RPA Gentlemen versus Players cricket match proved to be another spectacle of flashing bats, challenging bowling and comical fielding.

On August 7th, RPA staff members Louise Kaiser, Amanda Ewe and Fiona Hackett, and ex-Sale Sharks player Robert Todd took on the London Triathlon to raise funds for the RPA Benevolent Fund, the Players' Charity.