
Dave Algie is one of the most passionate rugby nauses our game has ever been fortunate enough to have ππ€
He is the founder of Rugby's Lineal World Titles: the Raeburn Shield (men) and Utrecht Shield (women) π
A competition similar to boxing world titles, where the "winner stays on" and puts the trophy on the line every time they take the field π€―
Although Dave founded the competition in the late 2000's, it's origins actually date back to the original international rugby fixture! Making it both the newest and oldest competition in rugby! π
Fuelled by only his love for the game, Dave has overcome major obstacles from World Rugby as he tries to grow a solution to one of rugby's biggest problems: creating jeopardy to reduce the number of "dead rubber games" / increase entertainment and investment into the sport, most significantly, without increasing the number of games in a season! π€©
This was a really interesting conversation, and if you want more then you can find the men's and women's official accounts on instagram:
Raeburn Shield: https://www.instagram.com/raeburnshield?igsh=cTZoNzMyeXhrY3J1
Utrecht Shield: https://www.instagram.com/utrechtshield?igsh=MTRpN3ZocjRyeWkyNQ==
Thank you so much for listening, we hope you enjoy π€