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Bristol Bears become first rugby club to partner with Her Game Too

By Martin Booth  Monday Aug 15, 2022

Bristol Bears has become the first rugby club in the world to partner with Her Game Too.

The fan-led campaign aims to raise awareness of sexist abuse within sport, focusing on ensuring that women and girls are welcomed and respected equally.

Since its foundation in 2021, Her Game Too has partnered dozens of professional football clubs as well as recently making the move into cricket, including a partnership with Gloucestershire.

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Her Game Too co-founder Caz May, who lives in Bristol, said one of the founders of Her Game Too, said: “We are so excited to take our Her Game Too campaign into the world of rugby union and to have a club the size of Bristol Bears as our very first official partnership is a huge honour for us.

“We are aware that the atmosphere for spectators at rugby union games is already very family friendly so we will be working in partnership with Bristol Bears to mainly focus on other important areas, alongside increasing and encouraging female participation in the game.”

Bears Women board member and former England international, Sophie Halhead, added: “At Bristol Bears, we believe that rugby is a sport where everyone involved is welcomed and respected equally, so we are delighted to support the Her Game Too campaign.”

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Read more: My Bristol Favourites: Caz May

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