Cov Regional Academy Announced
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Topic: Cov Regional Academy Announced
Posted By: Kimbo
Subject: Cov Regional Academy Announced
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 13:23
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In spite of thunderous apathy from the Ah Eff You... https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/coventry-rugby-regional-academy-fills-rfu-west-midlands-void/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR00DjBIJDbOzwDXDnYXCIDcRtcR4ZxW_EpfobcmoiWM4HDMXHpqz8L45os_aem_ARGI9J6-uDDuKardMFZLA7HQutGc5IYhAslIttcYGXtMjPmNynog9k_heejT3kQAC7Hiyq0P8t6UTUCGwKgS90iE" rel="nofollow - https://www.coventryrugby.co.uk/coventry-rugby-regional-academy-fills-rfu-west-midlands-void/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR00DjBIJDbOzwDXDnYXCIDcRtcR4ZxW_EpfobcmoiWM4HDMXHpqz8L45os_aem_ARGI9J6-uDDuKardMFZLA7HQutGc5IYhAslIttcYGXtMjPmNynog9k_heejT3kQAC7Hiyq0P8t6UTUCGwKgS90iE ------------- Our Club |
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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 13:42
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Good on them. Best I can tell is the Northampton have taken over the rest of Wasps ex-pathway.
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Posted By: gerg_861
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 14:04
| I like that they reference a "cartel". |
Posted By: rugbychris
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 14:50
| Fantastic. It would be great to see more clubs do this. |
Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 15:23
Jon Sharp was never one to kow tow. ------------- Our Club |
gerg_861 wrote:Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 15:51
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What set up an academy or reference the cartel? Serious Question guys ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: Runitback
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 16:24
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Well done Cov, and agree 100 with the sentiment ------------- Run with it |
Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 06 Jun 2024 at 21:01
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I wish Blues had their academy, but that went with the reduction of RFU funding. A number of players (backs not surprisingly) went on to the Premiership or Championship clubs. Some made it internationally, even breaking into the U20s which is generally reserved for the Premiership academies. They occasionally beat these RFU funded academies (albeit I guess they may have played some slightly younger player at times). Bassett (England U20), Chudley, Price (Scotland), Lawes (England), Morris (England U20), Veenendaal, Lane (Bristol), Adamson, Hutler (Coventry) and more
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Posted By: Bluesman11
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2024 at 22:52
Duncan Taylor was another very successful graduate ------------- Championship Prediction League Winner 11/12 |
Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 07:02
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Just checking on Courtney Lawes. Are you saying he is a Bedford lad? He went to school in Northampton and he played his junior rugby for Northampton Old Scouts, didn't he? Was there a Bedford phase? To be clear. I'm in Milton Keynes so Bedford and Saints have always been the leading lights where my clubs best players hoped to be good enough to play for. Bedford has the problem now that the Ampthill Junior set up is excellent and captures a lot of the local better players. I suspect it's located in the wealthier bit of Beds compared to where Bedford Junior Blues are.
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Posted By: WEvans
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:38
I believe Courtney has bought a few excellent pizzas in Bedford if that helps!
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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 12:47
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I believe Courtney has bought a few excellent pizzas in Bedford if that helps! [/QUOTE]
Cheers Evsy. Knew i could rely on you!
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 14:23
Bedford fans making it a thread about Bedford  ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: SK 88
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 20:23
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Great scheme by Coventry that should be the model for the RFU in all major cities. I presume, given the strong wording in an official statement, Coventry have submitted a complaint to the Competitions and Markets Authority of the cartel they allege?
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 20:25
Not at all. There was a Bedford phase, I think it was a short one and most of the players I mentioned weren’t Bedford based, Northampton pick them up from the private schools e.g Furbank, Elliott, Strachen and several others Blues often picked up a lot of good players in the east that weren’t collected by your Leicester, Saints and Saracens to offer a 2nd chance. Blues also would pinch the best Ampthill youngsters that’s where Adamson came from. Blues junior sections have been winning cups but there is nowhere for them to go now apart from Bedford Ath. It was ultimately deemed too expensive to run for the 1 or 2 players that could make the step up.
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Posted By: The Blues
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 20:31
Coventry fans forgetting they wanted to be Bedford Blues.  All I was saying was I wish Blues had their academy still, as in a complement to Coventry for investing in theirs.
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2024 at 21:00
Well, you got that bit very wrong! ------------- Our Club |
Posted By: Trailfinder
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2024 at 15:52
Brilliant
 increasingly I think the Champ clubs are going to have to demonstrate identifying talent and bringing them through to the first team to be taken seriously by the RFU/Prem. |
Posted By: castleparknight
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2024 at 08:11
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For the upcoming season we have signed 5 of our Academy (gentlemen) on Development Contracts with the Knights. They all played for our BUCS squad last season. They are: Calvin Mitchell (Prop Loosehead); James Harrison (Lock); Will Metcalfe (Scrum Half); Tom Parkin (Fly Half); Sai Tobey Aweni (centre) ------------- Onward and Upwards C'mon Donny! |
Posted By: KnightsBoy
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2024 at 09:52
We also have Hopkinson in the main squad who came through our academy
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Posted By: WEvans
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2024 at 13:24
Cheers Evsy. Knew i could rely on you! [/QUOTE]
Thanks Paul I always like to add a little something to threads. (Even if it is something most people could well do without!)
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Posted By: Kimbo
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2024 at 12:00
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An update - posted by Cov Supporters' Club Chair Paul Ingleston: "Regional Academy Launch - snapshot. Here's just a quick review of last night at the BPA. Attended by about 400+ , young players, 14 and upwards, parents and local club representative's. Speakers from Cov included Alex Rae, Nick Johnson, Gordon Ross ( sorry , missed the other speaker's introductions as assisting with registration, but were from local clubs). NJ opened up with how this had started, reorganization of Academy system, know as the carve-up henceforth, cancellation of the Midlands Academy, new groupings, east of our area, Rugby etc, Inc Rugby School gone to Saints, North, Nuneaton etc gone to Tigers, South, Warwick, Worcester etc gone to Gloucester. These new areas including the prized Rugby and Warwick schools are on the pathway. If you're in it, you win it? Anyway, there was enough disquiet about this that people, parents and others contacted the Coventry club and that's how it's been gaining momentum. The point was made that this is going to be self-funded, no GB money. Money will have to be raised. The mechanics of it is games with be organised from February to May, once players have finished with their other commitments. It was stressed that local clubs will still have their players but training with coaches at the BPA would be arranged , tba. In reply to a question about coaching qualifications, it was mentioned that the coaching would be of a sufficiently high standard but in the Coventry way. Slides were presented, an Academy Manager will soon appointed, and it was also said, that programmes such as these usually take 15 months to take off, this has been 15 weeks! But, looking at the response, it would seem the desire and interest is there. A Q and A then followed, lots of ' how do' questions and met with equally frank responses. AR said when he went to Worcester at 16 he would have like to have had something like this. NJ, ' we do sometimes get it wrong, but we get over it, and we relish players who get the chance to go on to higher levels. George Smith and the others who are now in the Premiership as examples '. Finally, the biggest laugh of the night was when someone pointed out the ' typo' on the screen, regarding the upcoming match, LEICESTER. This was gently pointed out that there was no typo, it was LEINSTER; Just to bookmark this game on Monday 29th July, this game has come Coventry's way as a result of scheduled opponents, Cardiff Blues, pulling out. Leinster are playing Bristol on the Friday evening, a group of 40 travelling. As NJ said, " it's going to be a very tough ask but to play against probably the best set-up going could be a good start.' On future Regional opponents, Doncaster, Ealing , with contacts between Scottish and Welsh clubs in play . Hope this provides a taste of what was mentioned. Paul" Thank you Paul. ------------- Our Club |