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The Rugby Football Union has revealed plans to double the number of women playing rugby in England. Timothy Weah USA Jersey . As England prepare to defend the womens Rugby World Cup next year, the RFU want to increase the number of women playing the sport from 25,000 to 50,000 by 2021.They also want to double the number of womens fixtures being played, to increase the number of teams by 75 per cent to more than 800, and to increase the number of active womens clubs to more than 400. Increasing the number of coaches and referees in the womens game is also a target, with the ambition that at least 50 per cent of them will be female. Womens Sport Week All you need to know about a week-long initiative aimed at raising the profile of womens sport The more people who play, the more women who play, the more we get improvement and growth into the elite game, said RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie.Womens rugby is growing year on year and what we want to do is to is support that growth, that development, at the community, local and elite level.Team GBs women reached the semi-finals of the rugby sevens at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where they were beaten 25-7 by New Zealand and went on to lose the bronze medal match against Canada 33-10. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. Those of us lucky enough to go to the Olympics saw sevens, and womens sevens, displayed on a global stage, bringing womens rugby to a broader environment, said Ritchie.Were very proud of everything we achieved at the Olympics. Its our shop window.The impact of winning the womens World Cup last time round has added a stimulus to this. What were about is trying to make sure we do it again.Weve invested about £20m in the last four years into womens rugby.Retaining the World Cup in Dublin next year is a huge priority, and thats why weve now introduced 48 professional contracts for women rugby players [as announced in July].In September 2014, the RFU targeted increasing the number of females playing contact rugby from 15,000 to 25,000 by June 2017, and they have already done so.They will also market the England womens team as the Red Roses.Watch England Womens Old Mutual Wealth Internationals against France and Canada live on Sky Sports in November. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! Also See: WATCH: Introducing the #RedRoses What is Womens Sport Week? Tyler Boyd USA Jersey . -- New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman has no concerns about the health of shortstop Derek Jeter, who was limited to 17 games last season due to leg injuries. Djordje Mihailovic USA Jersey . Ontario Superior Court Case Management Master Ronald Dash released the decision on Monday, saying John McCaw Jr. must testify in front of a jury by live video conference. Moores lawyer, Tim Danson, asked the court to compel McCaw - who is based in Seattle - to testify in the case back on February 27. http://www.soccerusateamonline.com/Jonathan-Lewis-America-Jersey/ . -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are bringing back quarterback Chad Henne -- and making him the starter.VILAMOURA, Portugal - Alexander Levy will start the final day of the Portugal Masters with a three-shot lead after the rest of the field failed to catch the Frenchman while finishing a rain-hit second round.Levy was one of a small group to finish the second round on Friday as scheduled, taking the lead with a round of 10-under 61 before rain forced play to be suspended and the eveent was reduced to 54 holes. Matt Miazga Jersey. More thundershowers and a water-logged course delayed play again on Saturday at the Oceanico Victoria Golf Club.Nicolas Colsaerts, whose opening round of 60 came one shot shy of a European Tour record, is in second place after hitting 4-under 67 to finally finish the second round.Felipe Aguilar is five strokes back in third. ' ' '