What to Expect from Talking Rugby Union in 2014

The look and feel of our website will be constantly monitored to provide Rugby News at all levels of the game. We will continue to provide real time rugby news. We will be out and about meeting rugby people and reporting back on what they say.

Pictures and Video will be at the heart of our rugby content; together with well researched articles about up-and-coming rugby players. You all reacted well to our Emerging Talent section and we will continue to build upon this.

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We will be out and about covering Rugby TV behind the scenes and will make sure we have our team at some of the exciting events and shows. Together with RedPanda7s, we will be at the Heineken Kinsale Sevens, the City of Manchester 7s, the Skofic7s and the Chester7s.

We are delighted to confirm that we have been selected as the event broadcaster for the City of Manchester 7s. You will be able to follow the event on the big screen, your PC or your mobile.

For the second year running we were invited to be a rugby partner of the Bournemouth Festival. This is surely one of the UK’s most attractive sport and music festival. Last year we followed RedPanda7s to Bournemouth and watched them produce the game of the tournament versus the Army. At the 2014 event we will have our media team present.

We continue to publish the work of some very talented journalists and will continue to reach out for more to contribute and challenge. As a start-up we have been fortunate to use unpaid interns to conduct research, rewrite news feeds, manage our social media platforms and write original articles. In late January we will be looking for two placement students to work in sports journalism and new media; keep your eyes open for the advertisement.

We will be working with existing and new commercial partners to promote rugby through our website and social media platforms. These partners are vital to allow us to meet the costs of running a semi-professional sevens team. To all those who sponsored and advertised in 2013 we wanted to say thanks.

Our friends at Red Panda tell us that their snapbacks and T’s will be available for sale via their facebook pages. We cannot wait to see some of that original and iconic gear.

As 2014 proceeds we will keep you updated on our progress. Enjoy your rugby this weekend and remember to email us or tweet us with your rugby news and pictures – we will publish

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