Hampshire Under 18s

Manager: Sarah Mitchell email Sarah

 

Lead Coaches: Malcolm Osborne, Pierre Clark

Coaches: Nathan Bond, Andy Egford, Andrew Tart

Physio: Andy Horton

 

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Club Hampshire U18 fixtures 2017-18

 

Objectives for U18 season

 

This is another performance season with the opportunity for selection to Divisional and England squads which therefore means the focus will be different to U17’s. We will pick the best available squad of players for each fixture, there is no guarantee all bench players will get equal game time and we expect players to be available for all dates on the programme.

 

Nominations for open trials

 

Clubs, coaches, schools and colleges who wish to put forward players for U18's squad trials, should complete and return the nomination form (click here for nomination form) to the

U18s Manager Sarah Mitchell (email address sjmitchell@waitrose.com )  

no later than 18:00 on the 22^nd September 2017.

Please DO NOT send mobile phone photographs of the form as they are illegible and will not be accepted.

 

The 2016-17 U17 squad do NOT need to be re-nominated - they just turn up for the trials on 8th October.

 

Trials will be held at

St John's College Playing Fields in Farlington Portsmouth PO3 6QB

Registration from 09:30, trials will end by 16:00.

Over the last two seasons there has been a shortage of front row players and we would ask coaches to consider this in their nominations.

 

 

Schedule for Trials / Training / Games 

 

Date	Match	Venue	Time
8th October 2017	Trials	St John's College Playing Fields in Farlington Portsmouth PO3 6QB	09:30 – 16:00
13th October 2017	Training	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	18:30-20:00
20th October 2017	Training	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	18:30-20:00
22nd  October 2017	Trial game v Sussex	Chichester RFC - PO19 6BB	14.00 k.o.
29th October 2017	Middlesex U18 v CH U18	Farnham RFC - GU9 9ND	14:00 k.o.
12th November 2017	Training Match Red v Blue	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	12 noon onwards
24th November 2017	Training	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	18:30-20:00
1st December 2017	Training	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	18:30-20:00
3rd December 2017	Hertfordshire U18 v CH U18	TBC	14:00 k.o.
8th December 2017	Training	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	18:30-20:00
15th December 2017	Training	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	18:30-20:00
17th December 2017	CH U18 v Surrey U18	Portsmouth RFC - PO3 5EP	14:00 k.o.

 

For those with aspirations for divisional selection (following the 3 assessed games), then subsequent dates in 2018 (including in half term week) will need to be kept clear:-

28^th January 2018 - Divisional Trial

4^th   February 2018 - Divisional Training

18^th February 2018 - Divisional Training

25^th February 2018 - Divisional Weekend

 

Coaching, Physio and Management Team 

                                                                  

Manager: Sarah Mitchell  07795346378

 

Lead Coaches: Malcolm Osborne, Pierre Clark

Coaches: Nathan Bond, Andy Egford, Andrew Tart

Physio: Andy Horton

Sarah Mitchell U18s Manager

sjmitchell@waitrose.com