Accelerated development program - ADP
& WIDER TRAINING SQUAD - WTS
Wanderers Rugby ADP was the pioneering program in Newcastle developed in 2012 to build better rugby players and better people for the community. It is a truly unique, holistic and advanced rugby development program designed to expose participants to the latest world rugby techniques and tactics, specialised positional coaching, statistical analysis, life skills and specific training camps in order to promote the accelerated development of players on and off the field.
The program runs twice a week for 8 weeks through the off-season to take our juniors to the next level and create a seamless transition into senior rugby.
The program also involves an educational component on correct preparation and maintaining health while training at a professional level. The 'life skills' component brings in reputable figures from our community to up-skill the players and educate them to be stand up Novocastrians.
Wanderers Rugby Academy has developed young talent and provided them with the work ethic, pathway and support to move on to bigger things in rugby. It's a proven system with several of our young players moving on to pursue rugby in some of the country's capital cities, others have gone on to bigger and better things:
Contact Us for info on this years program or to find out about our intake for next off-season.
The program runs twice a week for 8 weeks through the off-season to take our juniors to the next level and create a seamless transition into senior rugby.
The program also involves an educational component on correct preparation and maintaining health while training at a professional level. The 'life skills' component brings in reputable figures from our community to up-skill the players and educate them to be stand up Novocastrians.
Wanderers Rugby Academy has developed young talent and provided them with the work ethic, pathway and support to move on to bigger things in rugby. It's a proven system with several of our young players moving on to pursue rugby in some of the country's capital cities, others have gone on to bigger and better things:
- Dylan Evans now playing professionally with Scarlets Rugby
- Andrew Tuala having had solid seasons with Randwick Rugby and then Melbourne Rebels gained selection at NSW Waratahs in 2019
- Phil Bradford being selected in the 2015 Australian School Boys team
- Robert Rongokea being selected in the Cook Islands 2015-16 National 7s team
- Harry Johnston-Holmes being selected in the Australian School Boys 2016 and picking up the Golden Boot Award. Harry played 1st XV Colts with Sydney Uni before selection into the NSW Waratahs in 2018 and making his debut for the Wallabies in 2019
- Manny Tuiqali being selected in the 2015 Fijian u20s to go to the Rugby Junior World Cup in Portugal
- Blake Walsh making the Australian Barbarian u20s squad
- Dan Martine after an accelerated development through 2 years of rugby being picked up by the Warringah Rugby club
- Wanderers stalwart James Wivell moving to the successful North Sydney club
- The program has attracted players from out of area with Western Force stalwart and now Coca-Cola Redsparke Sam Whykes, Australian Womens 7s star Alicia Quirk, former NRC captain of the Sydney Stars David Hickey & former Australian school boys Rhys Dombkins and Josh McCormack have come in & and participated in the program.
Contact Us for info on this years program or to find out about our intake for next off-season.
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RUGBY ACADEMY: open to all girls and boys born 2001 - 2005 JUNIOR SKILLS PROGRAM: open to all girls and boys born 2006 - 2008 |
