{"id":534517,"date":"2023-10-13T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/au-en\/?post_type=story&#038;p=534517"},"modified":"2025-04-03T10:39:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T10:39:21","slug":"a-leading-light-in-rugby","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/au-en\/news\/inside-stories\/a-leading-light-in-rugby\/","title":{"rendered":"A leading light in rugby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-bleed-banner undefined\"><div class=\"hero-bleed-mp-banner undefined no-overlay  is-image has-card \" 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hero-bg-shape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-6\"><div class=\"content-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"content-box is-short centralized\"><span class=\"title-tag story-title-tag\">Life at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½<\/span><h1 class=\"title\">A leading light in rugby<\/h1><p class=\"description\">The woman transforming rugby in Uganda<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"modal fade ytmodal\" id=\"videoModaldb2cb425-8ff5-40b8-9175-7de68fbff820\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"dialog\" aria-labelledby=\"videoModalLabel\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"modal-dialog modal-dialog-centered modal-lg\"><div class=\"modal-content\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"close\" data-bs-dismiss=\"modal\" aria-label=\"Close\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00d7<\/span><\/button><div class=\"modal-body\"><div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\"><div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\"><iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"\" id=\"video\" 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class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\">With help from the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Women in Rugby Leadership Program, rugby in Uganda is rewriting its future.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10 offset-md-1 offset-lg-1\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/104523-061023-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-961466\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>What qualities does a leader need to create a better future? Experience? What about ambition and vision, or taking a team of individually talented people with you to work for a common goal?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Business and sport can learn from each other when it comes to leadership skills, and it is with those insights that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/about-us\/passion-for-sport\/world-rugby\/women-in-rugby\/\">ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Women in Rugby Leadership Program<\/a> is helping to develop the careers of women in rugby and rewriting the future of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, as part of the program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.women.rugby\/leadership\/2023\">scholarships are allocated to 12 women selected by World Rugby<\/a>. The scholarships are open to women who are currently involved in rugby at a governance or leadership level, or who have the potential to be involved at a senior leadership level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One current scholar is Zakia Kulabako, from Uganda, and she came to the program with a deep understanding of the sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-developing-rugby-in-uganda\"><strong>Developing rugby in Uganda<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI fell in love with rugby in around 2008,\u201d Zakia says. \u201cI went to see a game at Kampala Rugby Club after school and was hooked.\u201d<br><br>Zakia knew immediately that she wanted to be involved with the sport, and looked at where she could best contribute to developing the game in Uganda. She started by finding sponsors for a local club and then studied sports management. Soon, she became so immersed in the management and marketing of rugby that she was asked to become a member of the Uganda Rugby Union.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/105831-061023.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-961470\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since then, Zakia\u2019s major ambition has been to develop women\u2019s rugby in Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe started pushing for each club to have a female side,\u201d she says. \u201cThere was always a strong appetite from women to play the sport. When we organized rugby tournaments, more girls would come along than boys, because younger boys tended to like football. We then pushed for and formed a women&#8217;s national team \u2013 and qualified for the women\u2019s Rugby World Cup Sevens at the first attempt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zakia says that in Uganda, it\u2019s one thing to get girls playing, but another altogether to keep them involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur biggest issue is there&#8217;s a high rate of attrition. Girls tend to drop out of school early and get married early. When that happens, they stop playing rugby. In response to this, we\u2019ve started running camps, where we encourage girls to come back and play again after getting married or having an early pregnancy. We\u2019ve managed to bring many back to the game and have also been trying to secure an education for them, helping with fees so they can continue at school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building skills through mentoring<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Zakia\u2019s drive and determination is obvious, so how does the Women in Rugby Leadership Program help someone like her \u2013 someone who already has extensive experience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I joined the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Women in Rugby Leadership course, there were so many opportunities for adding to and improving my skills,\u201d she says. \u201cThrough mentoring, I got so much from my amazing coach, Emma. She has given me direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne thing I realized through her mentoring is that though people might be experienced, they are not always good at leading. I\u2019ve always worked with a team of other people, but to lead a team is different. Women in Rugby gave me an opportunity to understand how to be a better leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG202310071412362.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-961482\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Zakia says that becoming better at delegation was one area she found she could improve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI realized that whenever I saw a team member was slower at doing something than me, I would take over and do it myself. Instead of empowering the team as I should have done, I wanted to show them my own abilities.<br><br>\u201cNow, I\u2019ve learned to delegate. I do much more collaborative work and offer guidance instead. Imparting knowledge is how you lead. If you keep knowledge to yourself, you&#8217;re not enabling people. I felt that when I learned to delegate and how to structure and strategize, everything else fell into place much more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI also learned that whatever your experience, sometimes you have to follow. You have to follow your team, rather than them following you. It\u2019s something I learned from rugby. In a team sport you are highly dependent on your teammates. You can&#8217;t succeed alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leading for the future<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Zakia has meetings with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/news\/inside-stories\/yes-coach\/\">her coach in the Women in Rugby Leadership Program, Emma Salaman<\/a>, every two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTogether, we discuss my action plan for the future. Emma also set me a task to deliver a project in Uganda that will help grow women\u2019s rugby in the country. So, I have organized a camp for female rugby leaders where we&#8217;re going to develop their technical skills and mental health skills too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLeadership is educating yourself in how you build your dream. How do you stay focused towards achieving that dream? How do you align yourself in a way to succeed? You get that education through mentorship and guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1439120961-1.jpg?w=960\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-832764\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Zakia says that she feels blessed to have joined a group of \u201cintelligent, amazing women\u201d who are part of the program. \u201cFor me, my dream is always to take something and make it bigger. Let&#8217;s go forward and compete with the giants.\u201d With the help of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½\u2019s Women in Rugby Leadership Program, she is already driving that change for women\u2019s rugby in Uganda.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"section latestStoriesBlock \"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"contentTitle\"><h2 class=\"story-heading\">Inside stories<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-md-4 col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"storyBox \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imageWrapper focused-image-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/au-en\/news\/inside-stories\/yes-coach\/\" aria-label=\"Yes, Coach!\"  tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/prod.ucwe.capgemini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1433698742.jpg?w=1024&#038;quality=70\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<source 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