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Rugby Canada built a champion mindset with Insights

Key takeaways

Strengthened trust

Strengthened trust

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Increased collective focus

Built team cohesion

Built team cohesion

Achieved global success

Achieved global success

About Rugby Canada

Rugby Canada is the national governing body of the sport of Rugby Union in Canada that’s driven by a bold ambition: to be recognized and respected worldwide as a top 12 rugby nation, on and off the field.

Guided by this vision, their purpose is to inspire the nation on the global stage while leading, governing and supporting the growth of rugby across Canada.

Rugby Canada
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The feedback from the players and staff has been incredible, not only in terms of their own self-awareness, but more importantly, in building awareness of others and recognising that diversity is a strength rather than a weakness.

– High Performance Director, Rugby Canada

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Background and objectives

In preparation for the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup, Rugby Canada set out to strengthen team cohesion and communication while developing action plans for the National Women's XV and 7s squads, the leadership team, the board of directors and high-performance coaches.

They turned to Insights to take their people on a transformational journey of awareness.


Our strategic solution

Beginning in late 2023, Rugby Canada introduced Insights Discovery into the organisation.

Working closely with Insights, Rugby Canada delivered practitioner-led sessions introducing all coaches and staff to the Insights Discovery framework and the language of colour energies.

The programme addressed personal preferences (how people like to work) and their capability. This approach helped the team to understand their own and each other’s working styles, and to identify gaps in performance that needed strategic focus.

This included:

  • Providing 60 participants with personalised Insights Discovery profiles, including the Foundation and Management chapters, to support individual and leadership development.
  • Hosting a dedicated full-day workshop with the entire squad, including coaches and technical staff, to experience Insights Discovery and harness the power of self-awareness to support building team dynamics.
  • Facilitating an Insights-led session with the leadership team focused on practical strategies to strengthen team dynamics using the Insights model.
  • Working closely with the head coach to further support and enhance leadership effectiveness.


Impact on behaviour

Insights Discovery helped Rugby Canada translate ambition into day-to-day behaviours…

Rugby Canada gained a deeper understanding that embracing diverse preferences empowers teams to work together toward shared goals.

The Women’s National Team exemplified this, leveraging their full spectrum of Insights wheel positions and colour mixes to support their collective performance and secure a second-place finish at the World Cup.

By giving players, coaches and staff a common language for communication, Rugby Canada:

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Strengthened trust across the squad, leading to better on-field performance

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Recognised and harnessed players’ natural strengths, empowering success in a high-performance environment

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Built a stronger collective focus on development goals, improving motivation

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