Nominations

Players are identified through a variety of routes, club, school, university or County (CB) development / representative squads. The most common way is through identification by CB Rugby Development Officers, with players usually being nominated for EPDG trials during their under 15 year.

Elite Player Development Group (EPDG) 15 – 18 year olds

This small group of around 25 young players are coached and developed by Bath Rugby academy coaching staff at a number of sessions held throughout the year. This process is in place to improve the skills, fitness and game understanding of players and also to act as a means of identification of players for progression to other academy groups.

Bath Rugby Academy Players

This involves a maximum of 20 players funded by Bath Rugby who provide resources for the development of fitness, nutrition, video analysis, physiotherapy, lifestyle management, educational advice and guidance, plus a managed match playing programme.

Bath Rugby England Academy Players

This group of players varies between 10 – 20 individuals who are part funded through Sport England and the RFU who help to provide resources for the development of fitness, nutrition, video analysis, physiotherapy, lifestyle management, educational advice and guidance, plus a managed match playing programme.

The main aim of Bath Rugby is to give players in both of these groups equal opportunity to prepare for the step-up to Premiership and international rugby.