Erasmus+. Yes of course! That was my answer when I was asked to participate in the Mixed Ability Rugby for All (MIXAR) project back in 2018. Being able to go abroad and learn from like-minded people, who wouldn't want to do that? As you notice I was immediately...
On Wednesday 21st September, IMAS Trainers Bronte and Cam attended an online meeting with the House of Lords, to discuss how sport can be made more inclusive and accessible for young people. This blog is a selection of excerpts from the meeting transcript. We’d...
The benefits of Mixed Ability sports go far beyond increased physical fitness, and even beyond improved mental health. Mixed Ability sports are just a snapshot of the type of society we would like to live in, and when the values of Mixed Ability are taken with us...
Ever since Anthony Brooke founded the Bumbles RUFC in 2009, asserting his right to play full contact rugby, Mixed Ability has grown across the globe and across a wide range of sports. From rugby to rowing, bowls to basketball, grassroots sports clubs are...
In February 2021, as anticipated during the last presidential campaign, the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) officially presented its new National Inclusive Rugby Plan (PNRI). This plan includes an ‘Inclusive Rugby Regulation’, as well as a set of rules and laws for...
From today until Saturday the European Union celebrates the ‘Erasmus Days 2020’, a grand showcase of the Erasmus+ Programme in Europe. What better occasion to share our experience and reflect on the role the European support has played for the creation and...
Prior to the final event in Rome, the third issue of the MIXAR Magazine is now available! You can read about the development of Mixed Ability rugby in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK. Click on the picture to download your...
The second issue of the MIXAR Magazine is now available! You can read about the development of Mixed Ability rugby in Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK. Click on the picture to download your...
Last weekend, Sundays Well RFC hosted the 3rd Erasmus Plus #MIXAR project at the Irish Independent Park, in Cork. Over 40 delegates from Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Belgium and Ireland resumed the discussion started in Bradford few months ago, and shared...
It was a glorious autumn afternoon in Cork when Sunday’s Well Rebels stepped out onto Irish Independent Park to play their first match officially sanctioned by the IRFU. It was fitting that their opponents were Bradford’s Bumble Bees, England’s first Mixed Ability...
IMAS is proud to be the strategic partner of the EU-funded Erasmus+ Sport MIXAR (Mixed Ability Rugby for All) project. The project aims to replicate the success of Mixed Ability rugby in Italy, Spain, Belgium and Ireland, working alongside prestigious partners such...
International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS) and Chivasso Rugby Onlus are delighted to present the 3rd “Progetti Cup” which will see Chivasso Rugby take on former World Champion and IMART 2020 hosts Sundays Well Rebels next Saturday 26th of May in Turin. The event,...
The 2nd Erasmus+ transnational meeting was held in West Yorkshire last weekend! With over 30 participants from 5 countries sharing stories, presentations and practical training, before a real Mixed Ability game experience with mud, tackles, torrential rain,...
Earlier last week, IMAS attended the Erasmus+ Sport MIX.A.R. project kick-off meeting at the University of Salamanca (Spain). IMAS, who has partnered with Federazione Italiana Rugby (Italy), Federación Española de Rugby (Spain), Rugby Vlaanderen (Belgium), INICO...
As the 6 Nations kicked off this weekend, International Mixed Ability Sports (IMAS), a Bradford-based NGO who are challenging the way we think about sports, announced an exciting new partnership with rugby unions across Europe. The announcement was made on Saturday...
IMAS is proud and excited to be among the 2017 "Erasmus+ Sport "Collaborative Partnership" funded projects! The MIXAR programme (Mixed Ability Rugby for All) will see IMAS working alongside Federazione Italiana Rugby, Federacion Española de Rugby, Rugby Vlaanderen,...
