East Durham College Rugby Academy
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East Durham College runs the longest-established College Rugby Academy in the region. When you join our academy at Houghall you will train and play like a pro, whilst you study and gain excellent qualifications that will help you progress into the future career you want. So come and join the best, and experience this fantastic package of training and benefits:
Eight hours coaching per week with our highly-qualified coaches. Opportunities to play in national cup competitions and against some of the finest private schools in the country as well as local schools and rival colleges. Use our fantastic facilities, which rival many a professional rugby club and are used by Durham County Rugby u16s, u18s and u21s. These include a full size floodlit 3G pitch, a number of top class grass pitches, a double-sized sports hall (with a seating capacity of 500), a fully-equipped stateof-the-art gym with fixed and free weights and a range of cardiovascular, strength and conditioning training kit, modern and secure changing facilities and even an in-house physiotherapy clinic.
Study 14 hours per week learning about every aspect of sport, including physiology, fitness training, fitness testing, psychology, nutrition, performance analysis and more. Meanwhile, you’ll also be taking one of our three Level 3 Sport course options (Sports Science, Development Coaching & Fitness or Performance & Excellence). These twoyear courses are equivalent to three A Levels and are a proven route into university or employment. There is also the option to study at Level 1 or 2 depending on your GCSE grades. Take part in 36 hours of real work experience during the year, with opportunities to coach children, take part in sports development, work in a gym and many other choices.
Have the opportunity to complete Maths and English to GCSE or Level 2 Functional Skills (if you don’t already have them). Free use of the Peterlee Campus’s state-of-the-art gym. Normal membership costs £450 a year. The gym is open seven days a week. If you pick up any niggles or injuries during training or matches, our full time professional physiotherapist is on hand, completely FREE to get you back on the pitch as soon as possible. You’ll also get FREE travel to and from the College with our free bus offer in conjunction with Arriva North East. So you can get to EDC from across the region. Plus our exciting partnership with Durham University.
Association of College’s RFU National Plate Finalists 2015
North East Colleges 7s Champions 2019/20
James Fitzpatrick
Former East Durham College students include: David Wilson (Prop. Newcastle Falcons, Bath & England RFU) Born in South Shields, David went to Harton School and then joined East Durham College in 2001. He represented England U16 and U18 but an anterior cruciate knee injury sustained on U19 World Cup duty prompted his absence for much of the 2004-05 season.
Katy McLean
David’s professional career started when he was signed by Newcastle Falcons, making his debut in October 2003. He then joined Bath Rugby in 2009-10 for whom he still plays. Lee Little
Joe Arrowsmith East Durham College student 2011-13 and England Colleges RFU captain 2012
DURHAM UNIVERSITY Rugby Partnership East Durham College run an exciting partnership with Durham University which gives our Rugby Academy students more opportunities than ever before... Access to state-of-the-art facilities at Maiden Castle in Durham
Advanced coaching from experienced, specialist rugby coaches
Play for elite squads within the Rugby Academy
Open to male and female rugby players
Potential degree opportunities at Durham University
Scholarships available with a host of benefits
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David has currently won 37 caps for England RFU. His initial Test caps against Argentina in June 2009 had followed his selection in the starting line-up against the Barbarians at Twickenham. He went on to share in England’s 21-20 triumph over Australia in Sydney in June 2010 and a repeat win over the Wallabies at Twickenham last year. His scrummaging power saw him called up to start for England in this year’s Six Nations against Ireland, Wales and Italy. James Fitzpatrick (Centre. Newcastle Falcons & Yorkshire Carnegie) James studied at East Durham College in 2003-05. He studied on a Level 2 BTEC in Sport before progressing to Level 3. During his time at the College James was given the honour of touring alongside the British and Irish Lions in the Students’ equivalent, where he was awarded ‘Player of the Tour’. James joined the Newcastle Falcons from South Shields club Westoe during the 2009-10 season before going on to score 13 tries in 22 matches, winning an England Counties call-up by the end of the campaign. In March 2014, James was signed by Yorkshire (Leeds) Carnegie, helping them to a third place finish in the RFU Championship.
Katy McLean, MBE (Fly Half. Darlington Mowden Park Sharks & England Women RFU Captain) The England Women RFU World Cup winning captain attended East Durham College in 2002-05. Katy now has 69 caps for England and took over the captaincy following the 2010 World Cup where the team narrowly lost to New Zealand in the final. Four years later she lead the team to the final, where they were victorious, beating Canada 21-9 at the Stade Jean Bouin in France. Until recently, the No. 10 mixed her rugby playing with her job as a primary school teacher at the Bexhill Academy in Sunderland until she took the ‘agonising’ decision to leave teaching for pro rugby; stating the prospect of Olympic rugby glory swayed her decision to go pro. Katy also has an MBE to her name after receiving the honour in the 2014 New Year’s Honours List for her Services to Rugby. Lee Little (Second Row. England Colleges RFU Captain 2014) Lee came to the College in 2011 to study a Level 2 BTEC after not reaching the required grades for the elite scholarship programme. He successfully gained his Level 2 and moved on to Level 3 which granted him access to the scholarship. In 2013, Lee was picked to play for England Colleges; he played and captained the team in every game that season. He has now joined Bishop Burton College on a higher education course and their rugby scholarship which has been created as part of a developing relationship with Hull RUFC and Premiership side Leicester Tigers.
Scholarships Available
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Here at East Durham College we offer students the opportunity to join our exciting sports scholarship scheme. Every student is eligible to sign up for the BRONZE package; club standard players and those that are at county standard or higher are eligible for the SILVER and GOLD packages respectively. SPORT The gold package is SCHOLARSHIP worth up to £1,600. SCHEME
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Please hand this form to one of our coaches or send the completed form to: Student Services, East Durham College, FREEPOST RSEA-LECT-LRAH, Willerby Grove, Peterlee, Co. Durham, SR8 2RN
If you’re up for this, get in touch then come and see for yourself! Shaun Nicholson: Head of Sport t: 0191 518 8314 e: shaun.nicholson@eastdurham.ac.uk Craig Gilmour: Head Coach - Rugby t: 0191 518 8319 e: craig.gilmour@eastdurham.ac.uk Follow us on Twitter and Facebook
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