Rugby Performance Programme
in association with Nottingham Rugby Club
South Nottingham College, the Education Partner of Nottingham Rugby, will be looking to launch a new Rugby Performance Programme for 16-19 year olds in September 2012. The college and NR will be recruiting a high performance programme of up to 20 athletes/students that will work alongside the Nottingham Rugby Academy.
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The Rugby Union team play in the British Colleges of Sport East Midlands Premier League and Cup. Players have the opportunity to be trained by and impress Professional coaches, which could lead to an invite to train and play in the Nottingham Rugby Club Academy.
Training takes place on Mondays and Tuesdays16:30 -18:00 on the ATP at Gresham Sports Park West Bridgford. Games played on Wednesday afternoon are at The Bay, home of Nottingham Rugby.
Read a Case Study on Liam Mather, a former student who made his debut for Championship side Nottingham at Meadow Lane on 23rd January 2011 in the British & Irish Cup game against Melrose.
As the 2011 Rugby World Club has now drawn to a close, it is worth remembering that in less than 4 years the RWC will be hosted here in England. Watch the official handover video here.
Elite Rugby Coaching Session, final free session of 2011!
18th December 2011 Sunday 10.00am-3.00pm
South Nottingham College is hosting a free rugby coaching session for keen rugby players aged 15-17 on Sunday 18 December from 10.00-3.00pm at its Charnwood Centre in Clifton. The session is open to players of all abilities and will offer an opportunity to receive high level coaching on handling, running lines, decision making and other areas of the game.
The session will be led by the College's Athlete Performance Programme Manager & Nottingham Rugby Academy Manager John Widdowson. Some of the current College players will also be involved. John has a wealth of experience having coached internationally with Tonga under 20’s, Senior County sides of Warwickshire & Staffordshire, and National League sides.
John said, "The day will provide a great opportunity for young people to support their rugby development and raise awareness of the College’s rugby team and new programme coming starting in September 2012 which will combine academia and training."
Spaces are still available and must be pre-booked so please contact APP Manager John Widdowson or Sports Technician Stephen Fowkes on 0115 914 6431 or john.widdowson@snc.ac.uk
Coach Profiles
Dave Marshall
John Widdowson
- Nottingham Rugby (Professional side) Academy Manager.
- Nottingham Rugby Community and Education Development and Academy Manager.
- Tongan International under 21 Coach.
- Tongan International Player Liaison Officer.
- Warwickshire Senior Coach from 2005 to present, winning the County Shield in 2007/08.
- Regular contributor to the RFU technical journal.
- RFU Level 3 Coach.
- RFU Coach Educator at Levels 1, 2 and 3.
- RFU Mentor
- Schools of Rugby Coach dealing in Elite player development
