An unbelievable week at Wellington with our U16s. Thanks to
@EnglandRugby
for organising another fantastic week of development for our boys.
Huge thanks must also go to all the schools, clubs and parents that have supported the boys! Here's some highlights...
Thank you to Academy Coach Will Parkin, who leaves the Club after 10 years 🙏
Parky has had a huge influence on our young Saints in that time, including several who have gone on to represent the first team.
We wish him the very best in his new role with the RFU.
Well done and thank you to all the boys that have played a part in this years campaign.
To the U18s that are moving on - thanks for the huge commitment you have given over the years and looking forward to watching and supporting you in your next steps.
Great to see Henry Pollock named Forward Player of the Tournament after England U18s’ tour of South Africa 🙌
We’re all excited now to see him back in a Saints U18 jersey later on this season.
A brilliant performance from the U18s on Saturday as they secured a place in the
@premrugby
U18 Final 🙌
🏉 Kean, Pollock, F Sleightholme (2), Cousins
👟 Taylor (3C, 2P)
Well done to the 50 Under-16s that represented the Club at the RFU U16 Festival on Saturday 👏
Some outstanding rugby played across the four games - here’s a selection of the tries!
Thanks to Falcons, Saracens, Tigers & Bristol for the games 🤝
The Under-18s produced a strong performance in their first home game of the
@premrugby
U18 League 😇
Here are all six tries from the win over Sale.
😇 36 - 12 🦈
FULL TIME - Saints 40 Yorkshire 21
Tries from Louis Haley and Alfie Hoyles along with one more through captain Billy Pasco and 5 Haley conversions continues Saints unbeaten start to the season
💬 “Our thanks must go to all the parents, clubs and schools we work with – none of it would be possible without their continued support throughout the season.”
Academy coach Will Parkin was delighted to see his side secure a final berth.
Well done to the U17s up at Doncaster today. Two great games against
@RugbyYorkshire
&
@SaleSharksAcad
.
Thanks to Yorkshire for organising - our lads got a huge amount from it.
A big game for the U18s this weekend as they take on Newcastle on the main pitch at cinch Stadium
@FranklinsGdns
🙌
Come along and support the lads as they look to secure top spot in the Northern Conference.
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Congratulations to Archie, Henry and Toby, who have been named in the England Under-18s squad 🌹
Awesome to see Will Parkin join the setup too as attack coach 👏
Just short of the result we wanted, but a proud day to see these lads represent our Club in the
@premrugby
U18s Final 😇
Some incredible memories made along the way – a huge thank you and congratulations to all who pulled on the jersey this season 👏
A great game yesterday for the U18s as we faced
@YorksRugbyAcad
. Thanks for the great hospitality as always 🤝
A good performance with plenty of learnings for our U17s ahead of next year. Great to see our U18s put on the shirt for the final time before they come in full time.
😇 Here’s your U16s that will be representing us this week at the Wellington Festival.
The festival will begin tomorrow and run through to Thursday. Hopefully the boys will continue to build on their good work from last Sunday!
Well done to all the players selected.
Here’s your team for the first
@premrugby
U18 League game this Saturday against
@LeicesterTigers
.
Please note the change of venue and the game will now be played
@BedfordAthletic
! All support welcome and the bar will be open. 1pm KO.
It's almost time for the
@SaintsRugby
U18s to get their
@premrugby
Academy League season underway!
🗓 Saturday 14 December
🕛 12pm kick-off
🏟 Oval Park
...oh, and it's a local derby!
🐯 v 😇
The U18s’ first hit out of the season is this evening at Bedford Ath where we host Leicester Tigers!
A huge congrats to those selected 👏
Thanks again to all schools, clubs, parents and coaches for supporting the boys!
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Here is our side for the
@premrugby
U18 Final on Sunday 😇
A huge congratulations to those selected and also to all of the players who represented the Club this season 🖤💚💛
This week we welcome
@AcademyIrish
for our third U18 fixture of the season!
🗓 Saturday 22nd May
🕐 KO 1pm
🏟 Franklin’s Gardens
Huge thanks to all clubs and schools for their continued support.
That’s a wrap for pre-season! Well done to the U18s who finished with a great performance against London Irish yesterday.
Thanks to
@AcademyIrish
for a brilliant couple of days.
Immensely proud to see Henry Pollock named
@EnglandRugby
U18 captain 🌹
He leads a side against South Africa that also includes fellow Saints Toby Cousins and Archie MacParland.
Good luck, lads!
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George Patten to lead the U18s out tomorrow in their second league fixture of the season.
The lads will be looking to back up their performance from last week against Tigers 🙌
We host
@YorksRugbyAcad
at Bedford Ath RFC, 2pm KO.
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𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 📋
The latest England U18 men's squad has been confirmed for the upcoming regional training camps.
Tap below to see the 70-man squad list in full 📲
We’re back! The U18s will return to action after 13 months without a game!
31 players will pull on the shirt tomorrow afternoon as we travel to
@Saracens
.
🗓 Saturday 1st May
🕐 1pm kick-off
🏟 StoneX Stadium
Huge thanks to everyone that’s supported the players so far!
💬 "A real team performance today with some of the younger lads making their first academy league involvement."
Academy coach Will Parkin is delighted with the team's determination and effort.
😇🌹 Proud to see these two lads representing their country over the past fortnight
Samson (aka Sonny) and Ollie will both join Saints full-time in the summer
Some week for Toby Cousins!
After signing his first professional contract with
@SaintsRugby
on Friday, today he is an Under-18 Schools Cup winner at Twickenham.
Congrats, Toby 🙌
Another week and another chance for our U18s to pull on the jersey as we welcome
@Harlequins
.
🗓 Sunday 9 May
🕐 KO 1pm
🏟 Franklin’s Gardens
Good luck to all involved!
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The U18s are having a great first day with the
@armyrugbyunion
at Aldershot. A trip down to Sandhurst for the boys to learn more about what is on offer post school & university.
Also great that Geordie Irvine got to catch up with his brother who is currently training there.
Well done to all the boys who represented the academy at yesterday’s U16 RFU Festival.
Thanks to
@Saracens
,
@Academy_Falcons
&
@bathrugbyacad
for the games and
@MalColSport
for hosting.
Looking forward to seeing the U18s in action today.
Delighted to announce our three U20 coaches for the 2018/19 season.
Mark Hopley, James Scaysbrook & Richard Whiffin all join as part of the latest coach development programme agreement.
More: ➡️
Here’s our U16 squad that will be representing us at the
@EnglandRugby
Wellington Festival.
Looking forward to meeting up with the players on Monday & working with the other academies 👍
💬 “We’re confident these changes will produce an alignment of coaching from DPP to first XV level.”
Head of Academy Mark Hopley on tweaking the player pathway
...and welcome back
@jimcraig5
! 👋🏼
Another fantastic team performance from the Under-18s to pick up the W against a tough Midlands Central side.
An incredible experience to do it on the main pitch at the Gardens, too 🙌
A brilliant day for the U16s at the
@EnglandRugby
Festival. Two top performances against
@Saracens
&
@AcademyIrish
.
Lots of positives to take away & develop in the build up to next weeks Wellington Festival.
The U18s’ last hit out of the season is a trip to face
@YorksRugbyAcad
in Doncaster.
A huge congrats to those selected for tomorrow 👏
And thanks again goes to all schools and clubs that have supported us this season!
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🏉 Cousins (2), F Sleightholme (2), J Bennett, Weru, Reid
👟 Taylor (4), Hall
A cracking result on the road for the Under-18s on Saturday afternoon.
🐝 32-45 😇
Our squad for tomorrow’s U18
@premrugby
fixture against
@AcademyWarriors
...
KO is 1pm at Sixways Stadium. If you’re in the area come along and support.
Our Under-18s and Under-17s will face a double-header of action against
@LeicesterTigers
tomorrow afternoon 😇🐯
Congratulations and good luck to those selected 👏
🌹 Huge congrats to our young Saints named in the England U18 squad preparing to face France next weekend – Aiden Ainsworth-Cave, Jonny Weimann, Tom Dye and Rafe Witheat 🙌