After teasing you through last week, we’ve made the move and for all your school rugby content it’s now time to move over to www.nextgenxv.com   For a flavour of what you’ll be reading – I’d suggest reading this first of all: https://nextgenxv.com/2020/07/27/introducing-nextgenxv/   See you on the other side,   Angus ..read more

We teased it yesterday and there will be full news next week, which will see NextGenXV launch.   Since the beginnings of Fifteen Rugby the school game has continued to grow, and the technology available has developed ever more too. Streams are becoming commonplace, access to information through social media ever more available, video content is easier to make, easier to watch, and more readily available than ever and therefore the knowledge at the fingertips of schools, players, and ourselves alike as a result of all of this ever greater.   The world, COVID 19 notwithstanding, is a s ..read more

Barnard Castle School have dug out the footage from their tour of Samoa back in 2000, thanks to Martin Pepper.   Looking back through it there are some wonderful players involved and how great is it to see a side touring Samoa!   If you’ve any archive footage, please don’t hesitate to send it over!     Video via Barnard Castle School YouTube ..read more

King’s School Parramatta superstar Joseph Suaalii looks set to sign with Rugby Australia as the Union appear to have snapped the youngster up from under the noses of the NRL.   According to a report from the Australian newspaper The Telegraph, the sixteen-year-old will sign a three year contract with Rugby Australia worth AU$1 million a year. He had previously been set to sign a three-year deal with the South Sydney Rabbitohs, especially known in the UK for their owner Russell Crowe and former star player turned coach Sam Burgess, one of the biggest clubs in Rugby League.   That deal ..read more

Undoubtedly many of our readers will have already read the terrible news about Leicester Tigers flanker Taylor Gough.   The 20-year-old openside suffered multiple injuries including severe spinal injuries after being injured in a road traffic accident in mid-June, leaving him unable to walk and highly unlikely to do so again according to an interview with his mother, Kerry, in an interview with BBC Radio Leicester.   Gough, a key player in Leicester Tigers’ U18 Academy League title in 2018, the first of three in a row, only signed his first senior contract in February when he stepped ..read more

Young stars Ted Hill and Will Butler have been appointed Club Captain and Assistant Club Captain respectively at Worcester Warriors.   Hill becomes Worcester’s youngest ever Premiership Club Captain at just 21 years of age, while fellow Academy product Butler is 22.   The two players starred at school and junior international level, and Hill has even been capped at senior level by Eddie Jones against Japan in 2018. The former Worcester 6thform College backrow/second row first gained national recognition when turning out for England U16 in 2015 before playing for England U18 in 2016 a ..read more

Highlights from England and Saracens back rower Ben Earl, on loan at Bristol Bears for the year, from his time at Tonbridge School, where he built a reputation as one of the best players in the country.   An awesome video, put together by Ed Surguy ..read more

Highlights from Freddie Steward’s blossoming career so far, from Norwich School, to Leicester Tigers, and England U20 – put together by James Cherry.   For more of James’ videos, head to Chezza1810 Rugby Montages ..read more

Season highlights from the exciting Wellington College and Harlequins U18 back rower, Ted Johnson. A key member of Wellington College’s St Joseph’s Festival and Champions Trophy winning season.   Video via Ted Johnson ..read more

Highlights from Wellington College’s historic St Joseph’s Festival and Champions Trophy double winning season, one of the great seasons in schools rugby history.   Video via Cassius Forshaw ..read more