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Sunday 19th February 2012
| Reading Abbey RFC | 27 | - | 7 | Camberley |
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Abbey Colts - OBB League Div 1
All new players welcome with birthdays on or after 1 September 1992. Just come along to training or contact Dave Husbands, Colts Manager, on 07760 198555 for more details.
The Abbey Colts squad together with the Abbey U17s squad form part of the Reading Abbey Academy. The primary objective of the Academy is to provide the structure for U17 to U19 players to move seamlessly from youth to senior rugby.
Academy members receive a personal development program geared to ensuring that they have the support in place for them to ultimately reach their full potential as a senior rugby player. The players are mentored by, and train alongside, the 1st and 2nd XV senior squads, learning from experienced club rugby players. They also have dedicated training sessions each week with a focus on core skills, game awareness and personal development.
Academy members have the opportunity of being selected for the Abbey Colts (U19/U18) and the Abbey U17s both of whom compete in the Oxford, Bucks and Berks Leagues and the National Colts and U17s cup competitions. Those players with the desire and ability will have the opportunity of being nominated to represent Berkshire, at U17, U18 and U20 age groups as part of the RFU Aspirational Pathway, and play senior rugby with Abbey at a level no less than 2nd XV.
The Reading Abbey Academy is rooted in the very beginnings of the club which was formed in 1948 as Reading Youth to fill a void left by Berkshire Wanderers (the forerunner of Reading RFC) not having a Colts team. At that time the team comprised primarily of Sutton school leavers with matches being player at Grove School (now Highdown School). Those youth sides ‘graduated’ to senior rugby and in 1956 Abbey RFC was founded playing its home matches in Prospect Park. By 1971 the club self-funded the purchase of the 22 acres of land at Rosehill and built the current clubhouse. The strength of youth rugby is evidenced by the number of players selected annually to represent their county three of whom have achieved international honours with England at various youth levels. The 1st XV compete in South West 1 East with a declared policy of amateurism aiming to cultivate rugby within the community.
The Abbey Colts squad together with the Abbey U17s squad form part of the Reading Abbey Academy. The primary objective of the Academy is to provide the structure for U17 to U19 players to move seamlessly from youth to senior rugby.
Academy members receive a personal development program geared to ensuring that they have the support in place for them to ultimately reach their full potential as a senior rugby player. The players are mentored by, and train alongside, the 1st and 2nd XV senior squads, learning from experienced club rugby players. They also have dedicated training sessions each week with a focus on core skills, game awareness and personal development.
Academy members have the opportunity of being selected for the Abbey Colts (U19/U18) and the Abbey U17s both of whom compete in the Oxford, Bucks and Berks Leagues and the National Colts and U17s cup competitions. Those players with the desire and ability will have the opportunity of being nominated to represent Berkshire, at U17, U18 and U20 age groups as part of the RFU Aspirational Pathway, and play senior rugby with Abbey at a level no less than 2nd XV.
The Reading Abbey Academy is rooted in the very beginnings of the club which was formed in 1948 as Reading Youth to fill a void left by Berkshire Wanderers (the forerunner of Reading RFC) not having a Colts team. At that time the team comprised primarily of Sutton school leavers with matches being player at Grove School (now Highdown School). Those youth sides ‘graduated’ to senior rugby and in 1956 Abbey RFC was founded playing its home matches in Prospect Park. By 1971 the club self-funded the purchase of the 22 acres of land at Rosehill and built the current clubhouse. The strength of youth rugby is evidenced by the number of players selected annually to represent their county three of whom have achieved international honours with England at various youth levels. The 1st XV compete in South West 1 East with a declared policy of amateurism aiming to cultivate rugby within the community.
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- Tuesdays @ 19:30 Rosehill
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