How to Build Rugby Highlights and a CV People Actually Care About
This is a different blog than normal. It is written for the ambitious player who wants genuine attention from coaches, scouts, and decision makers.
The credibility problem
In rugby, most people do not trust highlights unless the footage looks elite. If your reel is filmed from a shaky tripod, on a muddy pitch with no crowd, many will assume the level is low before they even hit play. The same bias shows up in CVs. If you did not go to a well known school or academy, there is a tendency to assume you do not have the skills required, regardless of what the document says.
That is frustrating, but it is the reality. So your job is to remove doubt.
Why most highlight reels get ignored
Even when you make your own highlights, the process is painful. You scrub through hours of footage, clip a few carries and tackles, add a track, and export. It takes ages and produces the same story every other player tells. There is little context, no consistency, and no proof you can repeat it against stronger opposition.
What changes minds
Credibility comes from three things:
Context
Show the match situation, opposition level, score, and time on the clock. A linebreak in the 78th minute to win a cup game is not the same as a run in the first friendly of pre-season.Consistency
Prove your strengths are repeatable across multiple games, not a one-off moment.Connection
Make it effortless for a coach to contact you and to verify the source footage. If someone can click through to the full match, bias drops and trust rises.
Let AI do the heavy lifting
This is where Framesports comes in. We run your footage through our algorithms to automatically generate highlights, so you do not have to think about it.
Want a five minute attack-only reel that shows carries, passes, linebreaks, assists, and kicking metres with quick lower thirds for context
Sorted.Prefer a six minute defence-only tape that stacks dominant tackles, breakdown arrivals, jackals, and defensive pressure
Done.Need a ten minute general highlights reel in vertical format for Instagram and TikTok
Exported, ready to post.
Behind the scenes, Framesports pulls footage automatically from sources like Veo or Hudl, lines it up with team sheets, and tags your events. Our models merge the available data points so the selections reflect your role and strengths rather than random “nice moments”.
A simple playbook that works
Follow this order and you will stand out.
1) Define your story in one line
“Tighthead who scrummages first, cleans rucks for fun, and wins short carries.”
“Blindside who hates losing collisions and runs the lineout.”
“10 who manages territory, kicks accurately, and puts teammates into space.”
This guides what your highlights should prioritise.
2) Build three reels, not one
Attack package: carries, linebreaks, passes that create metres, kicks that win territory.
Defence package: dominant tackles, repeat efforts, jackals, line speed moments.
Short social reel: 9 to 60 seconds vertical for quick sharing. It gets you opened. The longer links get you signed.
(Framesports is great for this^)
3) Add match context on screen
Each clip should show opposition, competition, match clock, score, and phase where possible. Our overlays handle this, and you should always include a link to the full match for verification.
4) Prove consistency
Do not stack ten clips from the same opponent. Spread your best work across different games and conditions. Framesports can auto-balance the selection and remove duplicates.
5) Make it easy to verify
Every reel should include clickable links to full games and to a simple landing page. Framesports can generate a share page that holds your reels, the long-form footage, and contact details.
What your rugby CV should include
Think of your CV as a data-backed profile rather than a one-page biography.
Snapshot at the top: name, position, height, weight, preferred side, passport/visa status, current club, contact details.
Role summary: the one-line story you defined earlier.
Validated metrics: metres carried per 80, tackle success, dominant tackle rate, breakdown arrivals, lineout contributions, kicking metres, entries created into the 22, goal-kicking percentage. Keep the list short and meaningful.
Competition context: leagues played, appearances, minutes, and opposition tiers.
Video links: Attack reel, defence reel, and at least two full matches.
References: one coach and one performance contact with email and phone.
Framesports can auto-populate these sections from your tagged games and keep them up to date as you play.
Distribution that actually gets watched
Send the short social reel first. Follow with the relevant long reel and the CV link. Use WhatsApp or email depending on the contact, but always include the full-match links. Framesports can push reels to WhatsApp automatically to keep your communications consistent and timely.
Final word
You cannot control every bias in rugby, but you can control the proof you present. Strong, context-rich highlights plus a simple, data-backed CV will get watched. Let AI handle the data manipulation and selection so you spend time on the rugby, not on scrubbing timelines.
If you want help, Framesports will do the heavy lifting. You bring the games. We turn them into the story coaches trust.
