Celebrating Worthing College
Women’s Rugby in seventh heaven after National Schools tournament win
Worthing College Under-18 girls rugby team made their first appearance in a competitive competition, at the Berkhamsted National Schools Sevens, and walked away victorious in the Shield Competition.
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With only a small squad, and with five girls never playing any form of sevensrugby before they played against a number of established independent school rugby teams, and notched up 100 points throughout the day.
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The Berkhamsted Sevens in its tenth anniversary has welcomed the elite of girls rugby with teams travelling as far as Wales, Scotland and France to enter. Worthing head coach Mark Rugman paid tribute to the girls’ efforts, both in the tournament and throughout the year. He said: “We have a mixed bag of abilities in the team this year, with potential Divisional players to girls who have only started playing this year. However there is a great team ethos and willingness to play for one another. Winning the Shield
with 5 girls representing the BCS South East team is just the start for these talented bunch of players, but also the college. Previous winners of this competition College, who have gone on to win National
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Rosslyn Park and this is where we would like to be in a few years. We have just laid the foundations of something special for the college, and we look forward to the future”.
Worthing College secures RFU partnership to deliver elite Women’s Rugby programme Following a competitive selection process Worthing College has been selected by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to deliver its Women’s Rugby Advanced Apprenticeship in the Sporting
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Excellence (AASE) programme. As an established RFU Beacon College this is further endorsement of the quality of rugby offered at Worthing College. The AASE programme is aimed at developing the next generation of elite Women’s Rugby players who will go on to international success in the 15-a-side or 7-a-side game. With the 7-a-side game now an Olympic sport and with the next Women’s Rugby World Cup being held in France in 2014 this is an exciting time for talented and aspirational young Women’s Rugby players. The RFU Women’s Rugby Advanced Apprenticeship in Sporting Excellence is available to applicants who wish to study A Level or BTEC qualifications. Pathway 1 combines the AASE programme with the BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport Performance and Excellence whilst Pathway 2 allows the AASE programme to be combined with a core group of A Levels. Peter Corrigan, Worthing College Principal, said “This is yet another endorsement of our sporting reputation by a leading National Governing Body. Our outstanding staff team of leading coaches and inspirational teachers will ensure that the aspirational and talented Women’s Rugby players who choose to study and train at Worthing College, will meet their potential and no doubt go on to have long and successful elite sporting careers.”
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