Academy Rugby Football Club

07/06/2026

02/06/2026

🦉Summer Signings🦉

Our first summer signings are a pair of Kiwis from Otago.

Trey Russell & Angus Faulks are old friends who have played together for the NZU20 touch squad.

Playing at 9, Trey comes to us from not far west of Dunedin and played age grade rugby for Otago.

Angus plys his trade at 10/15 and plays his rugby on the tranquil shores of Lake Wanaka for .

If the lads survive their grand tour of Europe we’ll look forward to seeing them at pre-season.

Welcome to Academy lads!

02/06/2026

🦉Pre Pre Season🦉

Some of the Senior Squad have started pre pre season running sessions 7-8pm every Thursday.

S&C is also on Tuesdays @ 7.45pm. Get in touch for more details, all welcome!

01/06/2026

🦉Florence 2026🦉

Our minis P7 group were wished well for their trip to later in the week by and centre

A massive thank you to all the sponsors and good luck to all the boys and coaches.

23/05/2026

🦉Youth Awards Night🦉

Well done to all last night’s youth rugby prize winners.

A great season with an undefeated regular league campaign for the u16s and a final appearance for the U14s.

Thanks to all the coaches, CCROs and parents for helping keep it all growing. 🏉🦉

Forza Academy!

23/05/2026

🦉Excitement growing around the girls rugby with our Give it a Try event.

🏉 Come along and give it a try on Wednesday nights @ 7pm at Ben Madigan Prep school pitches.

18/05/2026

🏉 EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP FINAL🏉

Ulster bid to end their 20 year wait for a trophy, taking on Montpellier this Friday night in the Challenge Cup Final! 🏆

Richie Murphy’s young guns will hope to end a transitional season on a high in Bilbao. If you’re not heading to Northern Spain, it’s destination Academy Club..

We’ll be opening the bar for the season finale for what’s sure to be a night that will test the fingernails. We’ll also have the Academy Youth Awards being presented on the night 🦉

Bar open from 7pm 🍻

See you there!

13/05/2026

⚽️ FA CUP FINAL ⚽️

Join us this Saturday for the jewel in the crown of the English football season.

Stuttering Chelsea take on title-chasing City at Wembley.. Can the London Blues provide an upset and put a halt to City’s form or will it be business as usual for Pep’s men? Join us on Saturday at 3pm.

Drinks promos and sub-£5 pints all day long! 🍻

Bar open from 2pm

02/05/2026

🦉Some of our young players have been travelling this season and playing whilst they’ve been away.

Pictured are ……
Ryan O’Hara (Alcobendas Rugby, Madrid)
Frank Davis (Brothers RC, Brisbane)
Ryan Calwell (Brighton RC, Adelaide).

We look forward to welcoming the lads back to the senior squad later in the summer.

29/04/2026

🦉CANTERBURY Give It A Try🏉

Calling all girls aged 8-14, we are running an 8 week programme introducing rugby starting on 13th May!

This event is kindly supported by with participants getting a free t-shirt.

SIGN UP via the link on the flyer or DM for more info!