Players, officials and medics encouraged to sign up to World Rugby Impact Beyond 2025 menstrual health webinar

World Rugby has announced the latest in its series of women’s health webinars designed to support players, officials and medical professionals at all levels of the game.

This free webinar, part of the Impact Beyond 2025 programme, will take place on Monday 9 June at 8am GMT and will focus on:

• The relevance of the menstrual cycle to rugby

• The impact on performance of players and injury risk

• Practical tools to help players perform to the best of their ability

The webinar will be led by Professor Kirsty Elliott-Sale Professor of Female Endocrinology & Exercise Physiology and Head of Centre of Excellence for Women in Sport at the UK’s Manchester Metropolitan Institute of Sport.

The session is open to all and anyone interested in attending can sign up here at any time before the start of the webinar.

A recording of the session will be made available online on the World Rugby website. The first webinar in the series focusing on breast health was delivered by Dr Deirdre McGhee of the University of Woolongong. Further information on that topic can be found here.

Impact Beyond 2025 is World Rugby's global impact programme to supercharge the rise of women's rugby beyond 2025. It will allow World Rugby to harness the power of Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025, maximising its positive impact globally.

Encouraging people involved in rugby at all levels of the game to sign up for the menstrual health webinar, World Rugby Science and Medical Manager Dr Lindsay Starling said “This Impact Beyond 2025 series of women’s health webinars is aimed at everyone involved in our game, at whatever level. We’re delighted to be working with some of the leading experts in the world to provide players, medics and officials with information they can trust and rely on.

“By attending a live session, everyone has a unique opportunity to put questions to specialists who know the topic of menstrual health like few others. I would encourage players, officials and medical staff to sign up today for what is sure to be an invaluable session.”