Wales Deaf Rugby Union Undeb Rygbi Byddar Cymru
Would you like to play international rugby for Wales?
Many people ask how deaf you need to be, to be eligible to play deaf rugby. Well, you don't need to be profoundly or totally deaf to qualify. You only need a combined average hearing loss of 25db or more in both ears.
This is approximately a minimum hearing loss in both ears or a moderate hearing loss in one ear but normal hearing in the other.
Discover more about deaf rugby and to see whether you could qualify by contacting Claire Lewis, the Team Manager via the contact form.
Specsavers announces investment in Wales Deaf Rugby
Although better known for its optical services, Specsavers is the largest retail dispenser of digital hearing aids in the UK, and recently expanded its hearing care business with accreditation under the NHS Any Qualified Provider Scheme, which gives NHS patients the ability to choose from a range of approved providers. Specsavers now provides hearing services in 320 centres across the country.
Peter Render, chairman of Specsavers in Wales, said: ‘As we continue to grow our hearcare offering, we hope that by partnering with Wales Deaf Rugby Union we can raise awareness of hearing loss and the importance of regular hearing tests.
‘Hearing loss can have a social stigma attached to it, but we see people who are achieving great things despite hearing difficulties – not least those who are representing Wales Deaf Rugby. As well as thorough checks to spot the onset of problems, with the type of sophisticated hearing aids that we have available nowadays, we hope to encourage people with hearing loss that they can still enjoy and achieve many of the same things that people with perfect hearing can.’
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Specsavers has announced a three-year sponsorship agreement with the Wales Deaf Rugby Union.
The £10,000 deal will see Specsavers become the official provider of audiology testing to the Wales Deaf Rugby team as well as its kit sponsor, while it will also support its players with the provision of new state-of-the-art Bluetooth hearing aids.
Specsavers will also support Wales Deaf Rugby's Community Strategy Programme, which offers children from schools and deaf units across the country the opportunity to participate in rugby skills sessions organised by WRU regional coaches and Wales Deaf Rugby volunteers.
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