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The Future of My Rugby<\/h1>\n

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There<\/span> is<\/span> no<\/span> doubt<\/span> that<\/span> rugby<\/span> is<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> up<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> UK<\/span>,<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> sport<\/span> experiencing<\/span> a<\/span> boom<\/span> in<\/span> recent<\/span> years<\/span>.<\/span> This<\/span> is<\/span> largely<\/span> down<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> success<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> national<\/span> team<\/span>,<\/span> who<\/span> have<\/span> won<\/span> the<\/span> Six<\/span> Nations<\/span> Championship<\/span> three<\/span> times<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> four<\/span> years<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span>However<\/span>,<\/span> the<\/span> success<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> national<\/span> team<\/span> is<\/span> only<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> story<\/span>.<\/span> The<\/span> grassroots<\/span> game<\/span> is<\/span> also<\/span> flourishing<\/span>,<\/span> with<\/span> more<\/span> and<\/span> more<\/span> people<\/span> taking<\/span> up<\/span> the<\/span> sport<\/span>.<\/span> This<\/span> is<\/span> evident<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> fact<\/span> that<\/span> rugby<\/span> union<\/span> is<\/span> now<\/span> the<\/span> third<\/span> most<\/span> popular<\/span> sport<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> UK<\/span>,<\/span> behind<\/span> only<\/span> football<\/span> and<\/span> cricket<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

<\/span> <\/span>The<\/span> future<\/span> of<\/span> rugby<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> UK<\/span> looks<\/span> bright<\/span>,<\/span> both<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> grassroots<\/span> level<\/span> and<\/span> at<\/span> the<\/span> top, and especially the future of my rugby with the members of my family either playing for the first time or returning to the game after many years away.<\/span><\/p>\n

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