Youth Boys

U13 Coaches

Daniel Hobbs U13 Coach

Daniel Hobbs

U13 Coach
Jamie Cooper U13 Coach

Jamie Cooper

U13 Coach
Simon Cook U13 Coach

Simon Cook

U13 Coach
Tom Calow U13 Coach

Tom Calow

U13 Coach
Mark Lloyd U13 Coach

Mark Lloyd

U13 Coach

Vicki Hopps

Team Manager

U14 Coaches

Andrew Barrett Rugby Safe And U14 Coach

Andrew Barrett

U14 Coach
Anthony Bowen U14 Coach

Anthony Bowen

U14 Forwards Coach

Ed Maule

U14 Coach / Backs Coach
Gareth Frost U14s Coach

Gareth Frost

U14 Coach / Forwards Coach
Nathan Hollands Vice Chair

Nathan Hollands

U14 Team Manager

U15 Coaches

Kevin Foley U15s Coach

Kevin Foley

U15 Coach

Kelly Waterfield

U15 Team Manager

U16 Coaches

Alex Harrison U16s Coach

Alex Harrison

U16 Coach

Alex Heed

U16 Coach

U18 Coaches

Ben Jones Minis & Youth Chair

Ben Jones

U18 Team Manager
Eddie Crews Mens 2xv Vice Captain

Eddie Crews

U18 Assistant Coach
Ginge Hanna Coach And 2nd Team Captain

George 'Ginge' Hanna

U18 Coach

John Mellor

U18 Assistant Coach

Youth Management Team

Ben Jones Minis & Youth Chair

Ben Jones

Youth and Minis Chair
Nathan Hollands Vice Chair

Nathan Hollands

Youth and Minis Vice Chair
Andrew Barrett Rugby Safe And U14 Coach

Andrew Barrett

Rugby Safe Officer

West Norfolk RUFC Youth section provides rugby for children of all ages and abilities. The Youth Boys Section provides for children from 12 years old (under 13s) up to 18, at which age they can join the senior section.

All age groups adhere to the RFU Age Grade Rugby Regulations (rfu.com/Regulations) Regulation 15. Age Grade Rugby is a playing and coaching pathway by which clubs and schools introduce rugby in stages so that by the Under 14 group, players have the skills and knowledge to participate in the full 15-a-side game. Each stage has its own rules distinguishing it from the adult game. This progression accommodates the changing developmental abilities of children as they mature, with the emphasis on the improvement of individual skills through purposeful and enjoyable activity. Provision is made for testing these skills in match situations during a limited number of competitive fixtures and festivals/tournaments each season.

The enjoyment and safeguarding of children is of paramount importance at West Norfolk RUFC and we are committed to providing opportunities for all children to play rugby in a friendly, fun and safe environment. For a beginner’s guide to rugby’s rules and regulations, please visit rfu.com.

All coaches are DBS checked (this is reviewed and maintained as required), First Aid certified and have RFU Coaching Certifications.

Training runs from September to April on Sundays from 11:30am for the youths, with additional training being trialed for the following age groups on the following days:

Schedule

Core Youth training – Sundays: 11:30-13:00
U15s – Tuesdays: 18:00-19:00
U13s – Tuesdays: 18:30-20:00
U14s – Wednesdays: 18:30-20:00
U16s – Wednesdays: 18:30-20:00
U13s – Thursdays: 18:30-20:00
U18s – Thursdays: 19:00-20:30

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