Welcome to the website of the Professional Players Federation, the national organisation for the Player Associations in the United Kingdom. There are over 17,500 professional sportsmen and women in Britain and the PPF is dedicated to promoting, protecting and developing their collective interests. We have been working for the players since our establishment in 1991.
The PPF currently has twelve Player Associations in membership who are responsible for setting our priorities. We focus on cross-sport issues that affect all the members such as match fixing, Diversity & Inclusion, career transition, mental health and anti-doping.
You will find information on a number of research and education projects we have undertaken to help our members as well as a range of resources available to help individual players. We also provide details of our various Committees which provide forums for our Player Associations to exchange ideas, share best practice and agree the organisation’s goals.
If you have any queries relating to our work or the work of our members, please get in touch.
The Rugby Players Association (RPA) has partnered with Dementia UK to launch a new pilot programme, funded by Restart (the official charity of the RPA), providing specialist support to retired players and their families affected by dementia.
Professional men’s and women’s cricketers in England and Wales have discussed what’s important to their dressing rooms with the Players’ Association ahead of the start of the new season.
The PFA Business School has appointed U.S. Women’s National Team manager Emma Hayes OBE as Course Director of its new Women’s Football Management MSc - a programme designed to prepare current and former players to transition into leadership roles within the women’s game.
The PCA has welcomed new members to the Players’ Committee at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) where they received an upskilling session from PCA staff on how to relay information from changing rooms to the PCA and vice versa.
The latest research from the Professional Players Federation (PPF) has revealed a surge in female membership across its twelve UK based member Associations with women now making up nearly 10% of total members.
Our latest Staff Spotlight is on Deirdre Lyons who joined Rugby Players Ireland in 2013 and has played a key role on the PPF's Education & Training Committee. She now leads RPI's past player programme Beyond The Game.
PFA Scotland are pleased to confirm Michael Devlin has taken up a new full-time position with the union, marking the next chapter in his career following his retirement from playing in December.
The RPA is proud to announce Abi Burton has been elected Chair of its first ever Women’s Rugby Board, with Jenny Hesketh elected Vice Chair, representing players for the remainder of the 2025–26 season.
Restart Rugby, the Official Players’ Charity of the Gallagher PREM and PWR, has appointed Red Roses star Meg Jones as a trustee.
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