~ Women’s RWC 2025 celebrates World Colour Blind Awareness Day as the first Rugby World Cup to be delivered since guidance became policy.
"VAN" (Sports Desk - 05.09.2025) :: By the end of Saturday, the women's RWC 2025 quarter-final picture will be clearer, but the action on the field on 6 September is also significant in marking World Colour Blind Awareness Day.
With England 2025 changing the game on and off the field and being hailed as the most accessible and inclusive Rugby World Cup to date, the tournament is also changing the game as the first Women's Rugby World Cup to be fully colour blind-friendly, having adopted World Rugby’s Colour Blindness in Rugby guidelines, which became policy for all World Rugby events this year.
An estimated 300 million people live with some form of colour vision deficiency (CVD) which can impact their day to day life in a variety of ways through being unable to see or differentiate certain colour combinations. Through greater awareness of the challenges faced by those with CVD, and taking some simple steps to address these, those with CVD can have a more positive experience when it comes to taking part in or watching rugby.
From a coaching perspective, it is essential for those involved to be able to differentiate colours in some way, be it training cones, bibs or clothing, while from a player welfare perspective, the ability of a player or match official to quickly identify those on the field of play is a significant safety consideration, especially in an injury or foul play situation.
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