Bath Rugby Youth Teams

!! CONGRATULATIONS !! - two Bath Youth Rugby Colts have been selected into the national ENGLAND U18 Squad -

Chris COOK, scrum half, (Bath Mini & Juniors, Bath Colts, Millfield School, Somerset U18 & SW England U18)

Olly ROBINSON, flanker, (Bath Mini & Juniors, Bath Colts, Prior Park College, Bath Rugby Academy, Somerset U18 & SW England U18)

Chris & Olly (from the same rugby age grade) have played together for 12 seasons progressing from Bath Minis & Juniors through to Bath Colts, and playing representative age grade rugby for Somerset County and SW England, and now into the England U18 Squad!

Olly & Chris played in both England U18 Festival matches held at Moseley RFC (1st-4th January 2009). The SW Division, having been narrowly defeated in the first match by the North (18-21), soundly defeated the Midlands Division (39-7).

Openside flanker, Olly, who played England "A" at U16 level and remains a member of the Bath Academy (EPDG), captained the SW against the Midlands. At the current time, scrum-half Chris is not attached to a Rugby Academy. (Well done guys!)

www.bathrugby.co.uk/7472.php - Bath Rugby website article. 

www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/21582 - RFU  article

www.rfu.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/RFUHome.News_Detail/StoryID/21577 - RFU article

Additionally, two more Bath Colts represented SW England U18 Division also playing in both matches in the England U18 Festival held at Moseley RFC (1st-4th January 2009) - at this stage neither has been selected for further progression:

Tom HARRISON, tight-head prop (Hartpury College in Gloucester, Somerset U18 & SW England U18) and

Mike UREN, lock (St Brendan's 6th Form College in Bristol , Somerset U18 & SW England U18)

Both players have benefited from having been members of the Bath Rugby Academy (EPDG), at the current time, neither Tom or Mike are attached to Rugby Academies.