Grace Moore Speaker Event

Speakers are a great addition for girls in sport events as they can educate and inspire and importantly, show girls that they’re not the first to tread this path, whatever sports path that may be. We really believe that ‘If you can see it, you can be it,’ and nothing beats seeing someone you want to emulate right in front of you, either in person or on screen! Our Speakers Directory is here and if you’re looking for someone else, let us know as we have many contacts.

In early July, our speaker, Ireland international and Trailfinders Women rugby union player, Grace Moore spoke at a Girls in Sport Wellness Event in Kent, UK. The event was hosted by Tonbridge Juddians RFC Girls’ Academy (TJs). These are exactly the type of events that we love being involved in. Get in touch if you have an event that needs a speaker!

Background: TJ’s Academy

Head of Academy, Gareth Withers explains: ‘TJs Academy is widely recognised as the leading community program in the country and having previously only had boys’ teams in the older age groups we introduced an U16 Girls side into TJs Academy at the start of the 2024-25 season. This grew naturally to an U18 Girls side in 2025-26.

This year we will have over 70 girls within the set up and flourishing female numbers in the pipeline age groups below. For the first time this coming season TJs Academy have named a female Captain of Academy, Delyth Huddart, alongside a male captain.’

TJ’s Academy Girls in Sport Wellness Event

All the U12-18 girls were invited, about 50 girls and 30 parents and coaches. The event was made up of a couple of internal speakers: TJ’s Academy Vicky Lowe, Fi Beaumont and Beckah Fennah talked to the girls and their parents about strength and conditioning, and nutrition from a female specific angle, as well as the impact of the menstrual cycle on injury susceptibility and performance.

From Gareth’s point of view, ‘Grace gave a great insight into her journey to the top of the game and I felt it covered a lot of aspects that would be relatable to our young audience. She spoke well about adversity and resilience and answered questions from the floor well. She presented herself fantastically and stayed around to talk to people well after the event finished.’

Interview with Delyth Huddart, Girls Captain of Academy

How did it make you feel that TJ’s arranged such an event?  Has the club run events like this in the past?

This was the first time that TJ's has held an event like this, and it's the first time that I've heard of any local club doing anything similar. I think this was an important, an impressive event because it showed the need to place a focus on women's rugby and women's sport in general, as rugby is such a male-dominated sport.

Please describe some of the topics that were covered.  Which were the most beneficial to you and why?  

The topics covered in this event were injury prevention and how some injuries were more likely to happen to women than men because of women's biology. They also focused on managing sport around a menstrual cycle.

Was there anything that you learnt that surprised you?

I think that the biggest surprise from this event for me was the range of girls of different ages that were there, as I didn't think that this event would be interesting to so many people.

Please describe your thoughts on having a PWR player speaking to you and what would you say were Grace's main messages to you or what were your biggest takeaways?

I think having Grace Moore come as a speaker was exciting and inspiring, because it was good to hear from a current player who's playing at such a high level. I enjoyed hearing her talk about her journey and how it wasn't linear, and how her rugby career started later on in life. I think that my biggest takeaway from hearing her speak was that people will find you when the time is right, and that the most important thing to do as a player is to always enjoy what you are doing and making sure it's the right thing for you.

You can see and hear Delyth speaking below.