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Who We Are


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The RPA employs fifteen members of staff.


Nine of the team are based at the RPA's head office in Twickenham, whilst our six Player Development Managers are stationed regionally across the country, visiting our members in their clubs.


The RPA Management Board consists of 13 Player Representatives, one from each of the Aviva Premiership Clubs, and one from the RFU Championship.


The RPA has four Non-Executive Directors, Mark Campion, Vic Luck, Bill Page and Ann Roughead, all of whom bring a variety of business skills to the workings of the Board.


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RPA Head Office Team

Damian Hopley CEO
Aimee Twine PA to the CEO
Alex Anderson Commercial Manager
Stuart Munday Head of Finance & HR
Melissa Platt Head of PR and Marketing
Louise Kaiser Head of Events & Team England
Caroline Guthrie Player Services Manager
Amanda Ewe Fundraising Executive & Events Assistant
Tracey Emery Membership Secretary
David Barnes Rugby Manager

Player Development Managers

Tim Nicholls Head Player Development Manager - Sale & Worcester
Matt Allen Player Development Manager - Leicester & Northampton
Richard Bryan Player Development Manager - Bath & London Irish
Josh Frape Player Development Manager - Exeter & Gloucester
Ben McGregor Player Development Manager - Harlequins & London Wasps
Mandy Thompson Player Development Manager - Leeds & Newcastle
David Barnes Rugby Manager/Player Development Manager - Saracens

RPA Management Board

Will James Chairman, Gloucester
Jeremy Manning Newcastle
Sam Tuitupou Sale
Christian Day Northampton
Sam Vesty Bath
Bob Casey London Irish
Ben Broster London Wasps
Jonathan Pendlebury Leeds
Hugh Vyvyan Saracens
Haydn Thomas Exeter
Ollie Kohn Harlequins
Ben Woods Leicester Tigers
Jake Abbott Worcester Warriors

Non-Executive Directors

Mark Campion
Vic Luck
Bill Page
Ann Roughead
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