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Victorian Rugby Centre
The next step in Rugby development in Victoria
Version II dated Wednesday 28 September 2016
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Projected year-round State Rugby Centre usage
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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
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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
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VICTORIAN RUGBY UNION’S EXISTING COMMUNITY RUGBY PARTICIPANT REACH:
A strong community rugby program
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
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VICTORIAN RUGBY UNION COMMUNITY RUGBY PROGRAM PARTICIPATION GROWTH PROJECTIONS:
A strong community rugby program
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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
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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.
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Connected development and education pathways
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.
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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
simon.davis@melbournerebels.com.au
+61 408 999 847
Chris Evans
Operations Manager
Victorian Rugby Union
chris.evans@melbournerebels.com.au
+61 424 762 427