Player Development Programmes 2023
Throughout the second half of the 2022/23 season a number of player development programmes will be delivered by Scottish Rugby for nominated players at Boys U15, Girls U16 and U18 age groups.
Nominations are now open for the programme outlined below with a closing date of Sunday 11 December 2022.
Boys U15
Coaches can nominate boys born between 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2008 (1 year age group) for the U15 Boys Player Development Hub Programme delivered at 12 hubs across Scotland in March and April 2023.
Full details of this programme and how to nominate can be found here and within the below webinar:
To view the slides from the above webinar, please click here.
To nominate players, coaches should visit SCRUMS and click ‘PDH nomination’.
For an insight into the Player Development Hub programme, click the below short video taken at last season’s hub at Stirling County RFC.
Girls U16
Coaches can nominate girls born between 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2008 (2-year age group) for the U16 Girls Player Development Programmes. Nominated players will all be invited to an initial assessment day on Sunday 8th January 2023, with a selected group of players going on to play in the regional game series through January / February.
The ‘regional game series’ and ‘player development hub’ programmes both provide identified girls with additional training and playing opportunities to complement their club/school activities. The new U16 Performance Programme provides an avenue for selected girls with high potential to develop further, through weekend camps delivered by performance staff and culminating in performance match-play.
Full details of this programme and how to nominate can be found here and within the below webinar:
To view the slides from the above webinar, please click here.
To nominate players, coaches should visit SCRUMS and click ‘PDH nomination’.
Girls U18
Coaches can nominate girls born between 1 January 2005 – 31 December 2006 (2-year age group) for the U18 Girls Player Development Programmes. Nominated players will all be invited to an initial assessment day on Sunday 8th January 2023, with a selected group of players going on to play in the regional game series through January / February.
The ‘Regional Game Series’ provides an opportunity for players to be selected for the Scotland U18 National Age Grade Programme, competing in the 6 Nations Festival being held in England – Wellington College April 2023. The Player Development Hub programme provides identified girls with additional training and playing opportunities to complement their club/school activities.
Full details of this programme and how to nominate can be found here and within the above Girls U16 & U18 webinar.
To view the slides from the above webinar, please click here.
To nominate players, coaches should visit SCRUMS and click ‘PDH nomination’.
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