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WHAT IT’S LIKE TO … START A PREMIER 15s TEAM DURING COVID

A YEAR HAS passed since Exeter Chiefs announced they were adding a women’s arm to the club. Six months have passed since it was announced the team would play in the Premier 15s, the English top flight, for at least the next three years. Yet for all the excitement of setting up a new team, there have been challenges too, challenges that have only been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.

How to recruit players when you cannot sell the vision and provide a tour of facilities in person? How to build a team culture

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