Legacy of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup

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The Legacy of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup is the long-term impact of the combined Rugby League World Cup tournaments held in England in 2021, including the Men's, Women's, and Wheelchair competitions, and formerly the 2021 Festival of World Cups.

Launching the legacy projects overall named InspirationALL in October 2018 the chairman of the world cup organising committee, Jon Dutton, said "economic benefit is about 10% of what we’re focusing on, and 90% is the social benefit."[1]

Created by RLWC 2021[]

The first project launched is a £10 million fund to develop facilities under the banner of "Created by RLWC 2021" was launched concurrently with the legacy announcement in October 2018 and enables sports clubs to apply for funds to develop facilities[2][1] The funding comes from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and £9 million is allocated for major grants (over £15,000) and £1 million for smaller applications. The fund is administered by the Rugby Football League (RFL) in conjunction with Sport England.[3]

The first major grants were announced in June 2019 and saw monies allocated for the construction of new clubhouses and changing facilities at locations in Salford and Shevington.[4] £90,000 of minor grant funding was announced in July with 20 projects across England receiving funding.[5]

In May 2021 it was announced that the National Lottery (United Kingdom) partner with the tournament to strengthen the CreatedBy program and allow RLWC2021 to deliver more projects to the community clubs especially those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment accompanied National Lottery sponsorship on RLWC2021 matchdays.[6]

Inspired by RLWC 2021[]

The second project is "Inspired by RLWC 2021" which aims to get more people involved with rugby league. The first product, a resource pack on introducing and teaching rugby league in primary schools was released in July 2019.[7]

Empowered by RLWC 2021[]

The third project and yet to be launched is "Empowered by RLWC 2021" which has the aim of involving people in the communities where the tournaments take place both in assisting at the tournaments but also continuing that involvement with rugby league afterwards by becoming involved with community rugby league clubs.[2]

Climate Action[]

RLWC 2021 pledged their commitment to the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework in 2018. One of just four UK based sporting bodies to do so.[8]

Tree for a Try[]

In partnership with the tournament's Logistics Partner, Kuehne + Nagel, it was announced that for every try scored across the Men’s, Women’s and Wheelchair tournaments, a tree would be planted. The trees will predominantly be planted in Brazil, one of the nations competing in the Women's tournament[9] [10]

Ceremonial Trees[]

21 ceremonial trees will be planted across host towns and cities in England.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "RL World Cup CEO focused on impact of legacy programme | sportanddev.org". www.sportanddev.org. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Inspirationall". www.rlwc2021.com. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  3. ^ "RLWC2021 CreatedBy Capital Grants Programme | Latest Awards". www.rugby-league.com. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  4. ^ "First recipients of large grants for Created by Capital grants programme" (Press release). Rugby League World Cup England 2021. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  5. ^ "RLWC2021 invests more than £90k in local communities". Love Rugby League. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. ^ "RLWC2021 and The National Lottery announce partnership". www.rlwc2021.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Education resource". www.rlwc2021.com. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Climate change: United Nations wants sporting bodies to do more". www.bbc.co.uk/sport.
  9. ^ "'Tree for a Try' at Rugby League World Cup 2021". www.totalrl.com.
  10. ^ "RLWC2021 launch 'Tree for a Try' campaign to further support the tournament's commitment to delivering the most sustainable World Cup ever". www.voice-online.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Kuehne+Nagel announce 'Tree for a Try' at Rugby League World Cup 2021". www.rlwc2021.com.
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