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Victorian Rugby Centre

The next step in Rugby development in Victoria

Version II dated Wednesday 28 September 2016

Victorian Rugby Centre 2

OUR MISSION

To successfully grow

Rugby Union in Victoria

to 21,000 participants

by 2020.

OUR VALUES

In striving to achieve our

objectives, we will uphold and

be judged by the following

values of World Rugby.

• Integrity • Passion

• Solidarity • Discipline

• Respect

OUR VISION

To inspire all

Victorians to

enjoy our great

global game.

What we believe in


The 2016-2020 Victorian Rugby Strategic Plan

was developed in conjunction with the 2016-2020

Australian Rugby Strategic Plan.

The four aligned strategic objectives for Rugby are:

Make Rugby a game for all

Ignite Victoria’s passion for the game

Build sustainable elite success

Create excellence in how the game is run

Our strategic objectives

A HOME FOR VICTORIAN RUGBY IS

AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE

VICTORIAN RUGBY STRATEGIC PLAN.


The need for the Victorian Rugby Centre

Rugby Union is a global sport growing strongly across Victoria.

Rugby caters for boys, girls, men and women in a range of social,

recreation and competition formats.

Rugby caters for diverse communities and populations located within

Melbourne’s growth areas, in particular the Pacific Island community

(estimated to be approximately 70% of players within community

clubs).

There is currently no Victorian State Rugby Centre or existing club

venue that enables Victorian Rugby’s multiple teams (15s and 7s) to

train, play and adequately prepare for state competitions.

Access levels and restricted capacity within existing (AAMI Park) and

previous elite training centres (Ikon Park) have not proven compatible

to meet Victorian Rugby’s broader needs.

Audits of key existing club sites found that significant investment to

accommodate State level requirements would be required and priority

access is not guaranteed.


PARTICIPATION AND

DEVELOPMENT

Centre which enables all Victorian

Rugby (15s and 7s)

representative and school teams

and development squads to train,

play and prepare for state

competitions. A location to host

gala days, development programs

and holiday camps.

LEADERSHIP AND

DEVELOPMENT

Training and development centre

for Melbourne Rebels and

Melbourne Rising players,

coaches, referee, match officials

and volunteers of community

rugby. Centre for Victoria’s

‘emerging’, ‘developing’ and

‘athlete’ academy programs.

MARQUEE AND

EVENT VENUE

Venue for 15s and 7s matches

against visiting interstate and

international teams, for

community gala days including

school, university and club finals

and training base for visiting

State, National, International and

Super Rugby teams.

Victorian Rugby Centre core functions


Victorian Rugby Centre vision

THE VICTORIAN RUGBY

CENTRE IS A PLACE THAT

CATERS FOR SCHOOL,

COMMUNITY AND ELITE

RUGBY PLAYERS ACROSS

15s AND 7s RUGBY FOR

GIRLS AND BOYS AND

OFFERS ALIGNED SERVICES

THAT DEVELOP PLAYERS

AND PEOPLE FROM ALL

COMMUNITIES.


THE VICTORIAN RUGBY CENTRE WILL BE GUIDED BY THE FOLLOWING CORE PRINCIPLES:

What will underpin the Victorian Rugby Centre

First class

facilities with

integrated

services and

programs

Building

sustainable

elite success

A strong

community

rugby program

Global

success in all

forms of the

game

Connected

development

and education

pathways


Requirements of a first class facility

Three full sized Rugby fields (120m length x 70m width) with year-round access -

one pitch to be a floodlit IRB approved synthetic pitch

High-quality lights for non-televised night matches (200+ lux) and training (100 lux)

Player and match official amenities that are female-friendly

Medical facilities including doctor, physio and cardio rooms

Match day and spectator service amenities

Theatrette and education facilities

High performance gymnasium and recovery facilities

Office accommodation for 15 personnel

Internal and external storage areas

Accessible via public transport and by Melbourne’s major road networks

THE VICTORIAN RUGBY

CENTRE WILL BE DEVELOPED

TO AUSTRALIAN RUGBY

UNION’S NATIONAL FACILITY

GUIDELINES FOR STATE

LEVEL VENUES

INVESTMENT OF BETWEEN

$16M AND $20M WILL BE

REQUIRED TO COMPLETE

THE STATE RUGBY CENTRE


Building requirements of a first class facility

FACILITY

COMPONENTS REQUIREMENTS ESTIMATED DIMENSIONS

Player amenities

• 4 x unisex change rooms with shower and toilet amenities

• 2 x recovery wet areas attached to change rooms

• Property room

• 2 x Physio, trainer and rehabilitation room(s)

• First-aid and medical consulting room(s)

• High performance strength and conditioning gymnasium

• Cardio room and open stretching / wellbeing program and warm up area

260m2

36m2

50m2

80m2

24m2

120m2

140m2 710m2

Match official amenities • 2 x unisex match official change rooms with shower and toilet amenities 50m2 50m2

Office, training and

education centre

accommodation

• Entry, reception and merchandise area

• Open plan office area for 12 desks

• 3 x dedicated offices

• Staff toilets

• Staff meeting and breakout room

• Boardroom and private meeting room

• Lecture theatre and training room

• 2 x internal office area storerooms

• Kitchen and meals area

40m2

150m2

52m2

45m2

30m2

30m2

85m2

30m2

110m2 572m2

Spectator and site

amenities

• Canteen, kiosk and bar area

• Public toilets (within the main building)

• Public toilets and equipment storage (external to main building)

• Grandstand seating for 250 spectators on main match pitch

• Car parking for more than 200+ cars and 6 buses

50m2

90m2

160m2

120m2

- 420m2


Projected year-round State Rugby Centre usage


Building sustainable elite success

MAKE VICTORIANS PROUD OF OUR ELITE TEAMS

OBJECTIVES INITIATIVES MEASURES

Clear pathways from

community to the elite level

• Develop an operational plan for all representative teams from U/12s to U/20s and

Melbourne Rising extending to an emerging players program for top 25 players

• Sevens representative pathways for Men and Women at U/18s and Opens

• Women's elite and representative program

• All Victorian representative

teams finish top 4 at each level

(i.e. JGC 15, 17 and U20s)

Better ID and development

of talent, coaches and match

officials

• Coach and referee recruitment/education plan involving Rebels coaches. Raise

Dewar Shield standards as a natural long term feeder competition

• Set minimum standards across all levels of Community Rugby competition (e.g.

coach accreditation, referee recruitment)

• Run regular coaching and

referee development clinics

• Achieve benchmarks set for

2016, 2018 and 2020 targets

Create a Home for Victorian

Rugby

• Develop and implement a Facilities Management Plan to support targeted growth

and meets the needs of the Victoria’s elite pathway

• Seek State government/ARU funding for a professional consultant to develop

State-wide Sport Infrastructure Plan (SSIP)

• Forever in Union (FIU) and other funding sources to help fund the development of

a Victorian Centre for Excellence

• Communicate our plans for the growth of Rugby in Victoria to all municipalities for

inclusion in their capital plans

• FIU funds of $250k pa for elite by

2017 and over $500K for Home

of Rugby

• Engage Councils by March 2016

• SSIP Funding by December

2015 to develop a 5-year plan

Advance performance and

medical science insights,

technology and analytics

• Equip relevant representative teams with up-to-date performance science research,

program management and analytical capabilities.

• Create closer link with Rebels coaching staff and target U20’s players for inclusion

in Rebels pre-season

• Two feedback sessions with all

players in Elite Pathways

• At least 10 U20 Players to be

selected in the wider Rebels

Development pre-season squad


VICTORIAN RUGBY UNION DELIVERS A STRONG COMMUNITY PROGRAM INVOLVING:

A strong community rugby program

Development

and

Competition

management

for clubs and

schools for

7,000+

participants

Australian

Sporting

Schools

Game-On

clinics in

schools for

4,000+ students

in 2016

VIVA 7s and

Rugby 7s

Secondary

schools gala

days for 3,000+

students

Coaching

clinics in clubs

and schools

National Rugby

Week program

for 6,000+

students


VICTORIAN RUGBY UNION’S EXISTING COMMUNITY RUGBY PARTICIPANT REACH:


Male registered Victoria Rugby Union Participants

Female registered Victoria Rugby Union Participants

Victoria Rugby Union Premier Division Club Participants

Victoria Rugby Union Second Division Club Participants

Victoria Rugby Union Other Competition Club Participants


VICTORIAN RUGBY UNION COMMUNITY RUGBY PROGRAM PARTICIPATION GROWTH PROJECTIONS:



Education through a series of life skills workshops (e.g. drugs in sport,

nutrition, careers advice)

Life lessons taught through the lifestyle program are accountability,

responsibility, honesty and commitment

Structured individualised programming for the long-term development of

young up and coming Victorian Rugby players

Exposure to the demands of a semi professional sporting environment

Connected development and education pathways



The Victorian Rugby Union Elite

Pathways Program includes 12

teams across 15s, 7s rugby for

males and females with over 430

players involved each year.

It provides an extensive ‘Life skills’

program – Australian Rugby’s off

field development program

promoting nutrition, no drugs in

sport, character development,

respect and behavioural standards.

The Elite Pathways

program is the

aspirational pathway

for many young men

and women from

lower socio-economic

backgrounds who

aspire to become

professional athletes.

The program is delivering

employment outcomes for

Victorians such as Sione

Tuipulotu, Robert Leota,

Jordan Uelese who have

secured professional

contracts with the

Melbourne Rebels.



In 2016 there were five “home-grown” Victorians who represented

Australia in the World Rugby Junior World Cup in Manchester. All

have progressed through the Victorian Rugby Union/Melbourne

Rebels Elite Pathways Program.

(L to R) Ah-mu Tuimalealiifano, Sione

Tuipulotu, Robert Leota, Jordan Uelese

and Ikapote Tupai have all been

beneficiaries of the program led by

former Wallaby/Foundation Rebel Nic

Henderson.


Global success in all formats of the game

In 2016 the Australian Women’s 7s team won the

inaugural Rugby 7s Gold Medal at the 2016 Rio

Olympics. Victorian Ellia Green (pictured front far

right) was a key team member of the team.

Rugby 7s, combined with the non-contact version

VIVA 7s are important strategic growth areas of Rugby.

Hosting and supporting global events is critical to

building Victorian Rugby’s profile and economic

success.

August 2016

FURTHER INFORMATION

Simon Davis

Chief Executive Officer

Victorian Rugby Union

[email protected]

+61 408 999 847

Chris Evans

Operations Manager

Victorian Rugby Union

[email protected]

+61 424 762 427

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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