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Love it, hate it, or couldn't care less - Rugby is part of NZ's national culture.   Nearly every family has a television and nearly every young child is going to meet someone who is going to mention something about rugby to him or her. 

Nearly all teachers in early childhood education are women. And so, rugby usually isn't a part of the curriculum and its rare to find a rugby ball in an early childhood centre. But why not? Even if you are not passionate or skilled in rugby you can, and should, still be prepared to talk about rugby and teach interested children some basics of the game. 

As well you can foster learning well beyond the game itself.  Rugby events can be used to extend children's learning in all sorts of directions from sport, physical health and safety, to international travel and relations.

Here's some ideas and teaching tips 

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