Academy Preseason Update
As August draws to a close pre season games start to come thick and fast! The Academy players have been hard at it since mid June and its a great feeling for the players to […]
Read More...Welcome to the home of the Ealing Trailfinders Academy. Our goal is to develop players to their full potential whether they are playing for pleasure or are progressing towards a semi or fully professional rugby career
At Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club we have developed a Player Pathway that we believe delivers opportunities for our squads. Players from U15 – U23 are involved in the different parts of the Academy. At the younger age groups the focus is on skills development. As players move up through the age groups there is plenty of access to competitive matches and game time. At the end of youth rugby (at U18) there is a pathway through to the adult game via the Club’s senior section. In addition players with the ability and commitment may be invited to join the Senior Academy that could be the next step towards full or part-time rugby career.
From our Senior Academy through to the Academy U18s and U16s our squads play in competitions, friendly matches, including Zoo League, HML at U18 and U 16, National Colts Cup and LV=U18 Cup. In addition we have a number of prestige fixtures including the Army, Navy and Combined Services as well as Bedford, Nottingham and London Scottish Academies.
To ensure future development of players and the Academy we have established an Emerging Player Group. These players are invited to attend additional training and have to be prepared to make a large commitment to their rugby development. Players for the EPG are drawn from the U15, U16, U17 and U18 age groups. In total we aim to have around 35 players nominated in this group.
We are committed to playing as much competitive rugby as the weather and fixtures permit, we look forward to seeing you all (current and new players) at the club soon.
We welcome applications from ambitious players who would like to join in the success at Ealing. If you are interested in discussing your rugby playing career then please call Academy Director John Lacey to discuss where you could fit in. If you have any general queries please call the Academy Manager Annie Lyndon.
If you are a club/organization interested in playing the Academy please contact our fixtures manager Paul Flynn.
Pre-season training will be starting soon – watch this space for updates on our progress.
As August draws to a close pre season games start to come thick and fast! The Academy players have been hard at it since mid June and its a great feeling for the players to […]
Read More...The Senior Academy preseason programme began on Monday with endurance and strength testing now well underway. It seems a logical time to reflect on our achievements of last season. We had some notable successes on […]
Read More...U18 LV Cup Final – Cambridge v Ealing Trailfinders May 1st 2016, 3pm Venue – Hitchin RFC So the scene was set for the final and biggest game of the season. Cambridge, having just […]
Read More...A tense contest at Woollams Playing Fields saw Ealing’s Under 18 Academy side triumph over Old Albanians in their semi-final with the last kick of the game. The victory has earned them a place in […]
Read More...London Scottish Academy 15 – 48 Ealing Trailfinders Academy The Academy travelled to the Athletic Ground, Richmond for what was the last game of the Academy programme for some of our players on a damp […]
Read More...The Academy make the short trip to The Athletic Ground, Richmond on Saturday to take on London Scottish Academy in what will be the last Academy game of the season for some of the players. […]
Read More...The Academy are extremely proud to announce that 2 more players have been invited to train full time with the Pro squad at the club. U17 winger Reon Joseph and U20 prop Ziana Alexis will […]
Read More...Ealing Trailfinders Academy coaches have this month passed through the 1,500 coaching hours delivered marker for the first time. This illustrates the expansion of roles and wider activities that it now covers. The Academy is […]
Read More...Ealing Trailfinders Academy U20 22-12 Bedford Blues Academy U19 A fine performance by the Academy saw our first victory in 3 seasons over Bedford Blues Academy at Vallis Way. Bedford started much the brighter of […]
Read More...It is with great pride that we can announce that the Ealing Trailfinders Community Schools programme has added a further two schools to our local partnerships. Cardinal Wiseman School and the newly opened William Perkin […]
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