Both boys joined Nottingham Moderns Juniors after they played in a City Schools festival at Moderns, when they were at secondary school. Jack is a Clifton boy who attended Farnborough School and Musa is a Sneinton boy who attended Bluecoat School.

They played in a very successful side at Moderns, coached by Alistair Clark, that was made up almost entirely of city boys from a range of city secondary schools.

Both boys were then selected to join the Nottingham Academy, where they are coached by ex Moderns Captain (and current u13s coach), Nick Carroll .

With Moderns Junior section only having started in 2005, Jack and Musa are part of the first wave of Junior players who have progressed through to Senior rugby.

This opportunity has been made possible with the kind support of many of the current players and parents at the club who bought RFU raffle tickets, raising £900 towards their trip.

The boys are going to Sydney for the Australian season, where they have places in the Eastern Suburbs RFC Academy. The trip has been arranged by ex Moderns Captain and Leicester Tigers Academy Coach, Mike Penistone who now coaches in Australia.

In partnership with Eastern Suburbs, Mike has found the boys work and accommodation in Bondi Beach (that’s going to be tough!)

When the boys return later in the year, they will return to playing at Moderns and will help coach the Junior section.