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.
Ealing Trailfinders Academy 27 – 30 Nottingham Academy The U20’s programme kicked off this season with a narrow home loss to Nottingham Academy, 27 -30 after a final gasp try saw Nottingham clinch the victory. […]
Read More...Wednesday 18th October see’s the Academy travel to Cambridge to take on the University U23 side in the first meeting between the two sides. Its hoped the young Trailfinders can put the errors that featured […]
Read More...Academy Coach Tom Gamage has named the side for Sundays clash against the British Army at the Aldershot Stadium. Tom will be leading on the day as part of his development while he studies for […]
Read More...Ealing Trailfinders Academy 62 – 7 Royal Air Force U23 The Academy got back to winning ways today with a good win against a dogged RAF side who deserved more credit than the score line […]
Read More...Henley Hawks 42 – 14 Ealing Trailfinders Academy The Academy travelled up the M40 to Henley on Thursday to take on National League 2 side Henley Hawks in their second match in four days. The […]
Read More...Academy Director John Lacey has named the Academy team that travels to National 2 South club Henley Hawks tomorrow evening. The fixture marks a huge step up in aspiration for the Academy, playing such a […]
Read More...London Scottish Highlanders 24 – 19 Ealing Trailfinders Academy It was the archetypal game of two halves at The Athletic Ground on Saturday as a first half onslaught by the Exiles proved just enough to […]
Read More...It seems like only yesterday we were at Old Deer Park for the final fixture of last season against this weekend’s host London Scottish. But there have been big changes with the Exiles over the […]
Read More...Its going to be a busy 2017/18 season for three of our Academy coaches as they look to improve their coaching skills and practice by studying for the next stages of their development. Academy skills […]
Read More...The Academy are pleased to announce that they will hold open trials for next seasons squad later this month. Academy Director John Lacey said “This is the first time we have held a trial for […]
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