Rugby
Rugby is the main sport for boys in the Michaelmas term and we regularly field in excess of 10 teams every weekend with over 200 boys representing the school in competitive fixtures.
We encourage boys to play an expansive and attacking brand of rugby which is as exciting for spectators to watch as it is for the pupils to play.
Fixtures are played against sides from across the East and are carefully matched to provide a safe yet challenging experience.
Rugby Sevens is played prominently in the Lent term through both Senior Games and extra-curricular clubs.
The rugby club has strong links with both Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints with whom recent 1st XV players Freddie Steward and Dani Long-Martinez are contracted professionals. Several players from our Under 14, 15 and 16 squads are part of the Leicester Tigers DPP and PDG programmes while current 1st XV Captain Jake Garside is a member of the Northampton Saints U18 Academy squad.
Recent successes:
- Last 16 National Schools Cup 2018 (1st XV)
- Quarter Final Pools Rosslyn Park National School 7s Vase 2019 (1st VII)
- Reed’s School 7s Winners 2019 (1st VII)
- County Champions: U13 (2017, 2018), U14 (2018, 2019), U15 (2015), U18 (2013, 2018)
- County 7s Champions: U14 (2015, 2020), U15 (2016), U16 (2017), U18 (2019).
Mr Jack Moran, Head of Rugby
Mr Moran joined the school in 2020 from Denstone College where he was Director of Rugby. Mr Moran is a UKCC Level 4 qualified coach and has combined his school roles with work in the Leicester Tigers PDG setup.