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.
The Academy are excited to announce that an additional fixture has been added to the festive calendar with a Christmas Holiday match against near neighbours, London Welsh who have recently launched their own Academy programme. […]
Read More...Ealing Trailfinders Academy 27-24 British Army Academy The young Trailfinders side survived a sustained second half assault by the British Army Academy to record their second straight win of the season at Vallis Way. The […]
Read More...After 2 wins against Service opposition the Senior Academy travel to the historic Naval base of Portsmouth on Sunday 6th November to take on the Royal Navy in their own back yard. Last years fixture […]
Read More...The Academy has named their team to take on the challenge of facing the best young players in the British Army at Trailfinders Sports Club on Sunday. There are several changes from the side that […]
Read More...The Academy welcome the Army U23 to Vallis Way on Sunday October 16th in what is set to be a serious test for the young Trailfinders. Our last game saw a convincing win against the […]
Read More...Ealing Trailfinders Academy 40 – 0 RAF Hawks The first visit to Vallis Way of an RAF representative aside was a great opportunity for the 23 selected Academy players to show they had learned the […]
Read More...Academy Director John Lacey has announced the team to face the first visit of the RAF Hawks to Vallis Way on Sunday. There are débuts for flanker Alfie Hill and second row Alex Miller, while […]
Read More...The Senior Academy will be playing the RAF for the first time this week as they look to make good their performance against London Scottish. This will be the first time the Academy has […]
Read More...The start of a new season brings new opportunities and challenges and Senior Academy prop forward Zaki Chamnaoui has really hit the ground running. Following a strong showing last season at London 1 which saw […]
Read More...The Academy season gets under way this week as the U23 Squad take on London Scottish Rampant Lions on Wednesday evening. This will be the first chance to see the boys play together, as graduates […]
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