Under 16

Welcome to OAs U16s 2020 / 2021 Squad

Providing opportunities for Player Progression & Team Bonding in a Fun, Competitive, Challenging & Safe Environment

U16’s is for Boys who are 15 years old at the beginning of September, i.e. in the fifth year of secondary school or year 11.

About Us

We’ve got a squad of circa 40+/- players who regularly turn up to train & play. We offer structured rugby skills training, as well as fixtures against other Junior teams in Hertfordshire, Essex, Middlesex & Bedfordshire. Our numbers enable us to run two teams (As and Bs) in the Herts & Middlesex League and our friendly fixtures are specifically chosen to enable us to play fun competitive rugby. In addition, we also enter the County Cup competition.

We cater for players of all abilities – whether they have been playing to a high standard with lots of ability and experience, right the way through to those who have never picked up a rugby ball before. Our ethos is Fun, Fun, Fun – there’s plenty of time for them to develop into the next International, rugby superstar of the future!

We have a good number of coaches, including level 2 qualified coaches, and we fully embrace the RFU’s Age Grade Rugby initiative and aim to:

– Engender a lifelong love of Rugby,
– Ensure fun and enjoyment are at the centre of everything we do,
– And deliver a player centric, development driven programme for all boys, throughout the season.

Training & Playing

We usually train or play fixtures every Sunday morning. All ‘home games’ are played at our ground at Woollams Playing Fields (usually starting on or around 11.00am) and training starts at 9.45am. When we have away fixtures, we advise parents in advance (most games are reasonably local). We also offer training on a Tuesday evening, starting at 19:00pm. This varies between our home ground and the 4G pitch in Harpenden.

Getting involved

Whether your son is new to rugby or plays at school but is not a member of a rugby club or if you have recently moved to the area, if your son would like to play fun rugby with a great bunch of players (and coaches!) you are very welcome to join us. There is absolutely no pressure, they can come along and join in with training for the first few weeks (at the start or at any time during the season) to see if they like it and then if they wish to continue and before they play in any fixture we will ask they become a member so they are covered for insurance purposes.

If you have any questions at all, or would like to give us advance notice that you would like to come along to try us out, please send us an email at [email protected]

We’d be delighted to welcome you to the club.

Dan Brighton
U16 Head Coach