- The second webinar of 2026 will focus on how coaches and players can help prevent knee injuries within the women’s game
- Session to be held on 27 August at 1200 GMT +1 Registration is free and open now
- The first session in the series focused on girls in rugby and keeping them involved when they first start out in the game
World Rugby’s webinar series on women’s health in rugby continues this month with a session on knee injuries in women’s rugby. The session takes place at 1200 GMT +1 on Thursday 27 August. The webinar is aimed at coaches, medics and players at all levels of the sport.
The session will set out the findings of World Rugby’s latest examination of academic research on knee injuries in rugby and sport more widely. It will also use the latest research to suggest how coaches, medics and players can use strength training to minimise their risk across the season.
Attendees will hear from:
- Dr Lindsay Starling - Science and Medical Manager, World Rugby
- Petra Druskovic - Activate Sub-Regional Coordinator
- Dr Debbie Palmer - Senior lecturer in sports injury epidemiology, University of Edinburgh and Co-Director for the Edinburgh-Bath UK Collaborating Centre on Injury and Illness Prevention in Sport (UKCCIIS), IOC Research Centre of Excellence.
Registration is open now via this link
The women’s health series started last year ahead of the record-breaking Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 which took place in England and saw the home nation’s Red Roses crowned world champions.
Both 2025 webinars and the 2026 sessions are available to watch for free, anytime on the world rugby website.
The latest webinar is accompanied by a new World Rugby summary of the latest findings on knee injuries in the sport which has been published by World Rugby and is available for anyone who needs it.
There is one further Women’s Health webinar in the series, scheduled for later this year.
