RUGBY LEAGUE ACTIVITY
Rugby League is a fast growing sport in Surrey thanks to the development work of the Rugby Football League and the local professional team, Harlequins RL. A comprehensive local programme of school to club to professional opportunities is now in place in the county. Click on a heading below for more information:
- Professional Rugby
League
- Schools Rugby League
- Club Rugby League
- Coaching, Refereeing & Volunteering
PROFESSIONAL RUGBY
LEAGUE
Harlequins Rugby
League (RL) is one of the twelve clubs in Super League, the premier
competition for rugby league in Europe. They
also run a reserve grade squad, an Under 18s Academy and a full
elite scholarship programme from Under 12 to Under
16.
Harlequins Rugby League and Active
Surrey work in partnership in North Surrey to deliver rugby league
in schools and provide effective links to local clubs in the
area.
To find out more about
Harlequins Rugby League and their community rugby league programme
go to www.quins.co.uk
SCHOOLS RUGBY LEAGUE
Using Active Surrey CSCS funding, Harlequins RL's Community Rugby
Coaches deliver quality school curriculum and after school club
programmes to both primary and secondary schools across North
Surrey. There are various programmes supporting rugby league
development:
Harlequins RL Secondary Link Programme
(September to March)
Harlequins RL Community Rugby Coaches
work directly with Surrey secondary schools to build a coaching
programme in curricular and extra-curricular time to suit the needs
of the schools.
Carnegie National Champion Schools
Competition
We aim to support schools in preparing
their teams to enter the Carnegie Champion Schools
Competition. London and the South is now the
third biggest region nationwide in terms of entries into the
competition with over 50 schools participating and almost 150 teams
taking part in the boys competition
alone!
Harlequins RL Schools Leagues
In response to the growing popularity of
rugby league, the community team now runs two schools leagues to
cater for the demand for regular schools fixtures across South-West
London & Surrey. The leagues are in their
second year and now involve 10 schools playing regular fortnightly
fixtures at Year 7/8 and Year 9/10.
Girls Rugby League
The demand for girls rugby league is
growing and we are finding more and more schools requesting contact
rugby league coaching for their
girls.
WorkPlace Systems Primary Link Programme
(February July)
The Harlequins RL primary school
coaching programme is comprised of a more structured schools
delivery but is centered on the provision of free curriculum
coaching offered to primary schools in North
Surrey.
Harlequins RL community coaches deliver
a 5 week block of coaching followed up with a festival with the aim
of increasing participation and awareness of the sport and
providing a pathway to one of the local mini rugby league teams in
the area.
All of the children who participated in
the WorkPlace Systems Primary Link
Programme are subsequently invited along to a Harlequins RL match
to see their heroes in action.
If you are interested in either
of the Primary or Secondary School Coaching Programmes, please
contact Chris Baxter (chrisb@quins.co.uk) to find out how your school could get involved in
rugby league.
CLUB RUGBY LEAGUE
There is currently one club in North
Surrey to cater for interested rugby league
players.
Elmbridge RLFC run teams at all age
groups from Under 9 through to open age and take part in the Rugby
League Conference Premier South at open age level and in the London
Junior League and Mini Leagues a the junior age
groups.
To find out more about the club, please
go to the club website at www.elmbridgerugbyleague.co.uk
or contact Chris Baxter at chrisb@quins.co.uk
COACHING, REFEREEING & VOLUNTEERING
Coaching Rugby League
If you are interested in becoming a
Rugby league coach, there are many courses in London and the
south. Please follow the link to the RFL website
and follow the link to coaching to find out more
information: www.therfl.co.uk/community
Refereeing
Rugby League
If you wish to get involved as a match
official in rugby league, please follow the link to the official
website for rugby league in the South at www.londonrl.com
and click on Match Officials.
Volunteering in
Rugby League
If you wish to get involved as a
volunteer in rugby league, please contact Chris Baxter at chrisb@quins.co.uk
For any other information on rugby
league in London & South of England, please look at the
official website for rugby league in the South at www.londonrl.com
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