Andover RFC - Youth Academy
About Us
The Under 9's age group trains every Sunday and gives the players their first taste of contact rugby. At this stage of competitive rugby we aim to teach and develop the squad to play as a team, embrace the spirit of the game and most importantly have fun! We are playing to the new transitional rugby rules where the emphasis is on attacking space, offloading in contact and rewarding good defence with a fixed tackle count and turn over. We play against local clubs and enter a number of festivals and tournaments throughout the season. We train on a Sunday morning from 10:00 AM until 12 noon (unless we have a match !). During our training sessions we combine structured drills with game based exercises. The structured drills focus on passing and tackling and techniques while game based exercises are aimed at improving reaction, decision making and team work. We encourage team play and to a friendly competitive spirit - with naturally a chance for parents to then cheer on in support of their children. We always welcome new squad members and are happy for your child to come along and give rugby a try! The squad members are representative of most of the schools in the area and it is likely your Year 4 child will already know somebody that plays. If you are interested in coming along, or if you have any questions, please give the Team Manager a call. Details are below.
Latest News
U8 County Tournament (2011)
Andover U8s made it through to the county final with convincing performances on the way. The boys beat all other opposition with score lines of 9 -3, 7 -2 and 8-3. The manner in which they played was a credit to the progress they have made through this session. They displayed excellent skills around the breakdown area off loading from the tackle and running first class support lines.
Managers and Coaches
 Andy Ash Principal Coach 07886 264130 |
 Tim Harding Team Manager 01256 895283 |
 Gordon Mackenzie Coach 07827 082280 |
 Richard Hart Coach 01264 773930 |
 Doug Edmunds Coach 07785 287187 |