Week 8 training sessions focused on developing fundamental skills through engaging drills:
• Pass perfect
• The Swarm
• Save the world
• T1 Rugby
We extend our gratitude to these schools for their continued enthusiasm and participation. We eagerly anticipate receiving updates from more institutions and witnessing the growth of rugby among young girls nationwide.
Azeez Ladipo is a former professional Rugby player and captain of the Nigeria Rugby Men’s National 7s and 15s Teams.
Ladipo is a thoroughbred Nigeria rugby player who grew up playing Rugby at U14 level in Lagos Rugby Club under the tutelage of Sir Martin Crawford, Yinka Marinho and Tunde Akerele amongst others.
He later rose through the ranks and made his national team debut as a teenager during the 2005 Rugby World Cup qualifiers against Cameroon in Lagos and against Senegal in Dakar.
non-contact T1 Rugby at St Michael Secondary School, Sango Ota, Ogun State
“He joined Racing Rugby Club in 2005, Cowrie Rugby Club in 2009 before joining Chicago Blaze Rugby Club in the USA.
Since becoming the General Manager, Nigeria Rugby has moved from 24th ranked team to no 8th in 7s and World Rugby recently listed Nigeria as one of the six emerging rugby-playing nations experiencing strong growth in the sport alongside countries such as Belgium, Singapore, Ghana, and Zambia. He also helped the NRFF secure kit sponsorship deals with foremost sports apparel companies BLK and UMBRO.
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