East Durham College Rugby Academy Train. Study. Play. Succeed! GET SET edc.ac.uk East Durham College run an exciting partnership with Durham University East Durham College runs the Eight hours coaching per week Study 14 hours per week learning Have the opportunity to complete Maths with our highly-qualified coaches. about every aspect of sport, including and English to GCSE or Level 2 Functional longest-established College physiology, fitness training, fitness testing, Skills (if you don’t already have them). Opportunities to play in national cup psychology, nutrition, performance Rugby Academy in the region. competitions and against some of the Free use of the Peterlee Campus’s analysis and more. Meanwhile, you’ll state-of-the-art gym. Normal membership When you join our academy finest private schools in the country as also be taking one of our three Level well as local schools and rival colleges. costs £450 a year. The gym is open seven at Houghall you will train and 3 Sport course options (Sports Science, days a week. Use our fantastic facilities, which rival many Development Coaching & Fitness or If you pick up any niggles or injuries play like a pro, whilst you a professional rugby club and are used Performance & Excellence). These two- during training or matches, our full time study and gain excellent by Durham County Rugby u16s, u18s and year courses are equivalent to three A Levels and are a proven route into professional physiotherapist is on hand, u21s. These include a full size floodlit 3G completely FREE to get you back on qualifications that will help pitch, a number of top class grass pitches, university or employment. There is also the option to study at Level 1 the pitch as soon as possible. you progress into the future a double-sized sports hall (with a seating or 2 depending on your GCSE grades. capacity of 500), a fully-equipped state- You’ll also get FREE travel to and from career you want. So come and the College with our free bus offer in of-the-art gym with fixed and free weights Take part in 36 hours of real work conjunction with Arriva North East. So you join the best, and experience and a range of cardiovascular, strength and experience during the year, with can get to EDC from across the region. this fantastic package of conditioning training kit, modern and secure opportunities to coach children, changing facilities and even an in-house take part in sports development, Plus our exciting partnership with training and benefits: physiotherapy clinic. work in a gym and many other choices. Durham University. Association North East of College’s RFU Colleges 7s National Plate Champions Finalists 2015 2019/20 James Fitzpatrick Former East Durham College students include: David Wilson (Prop. Newcastle Falcons, Katy McLean, MBE (Fly Half. Darlington Bath & England RFU) Mowden Park Sharks & England Women Born in South Shields, David went to RFU Captain) Harton School and then joined East The England Women RFU World Cup Durham College in 2001. He represented winning captain attended East Durham England U16 and U18 but an anterior College in 2002-05. Katy now has 69 Katy McLean cruciate knee injury sustained on U19 caps for England and took over the World Cup duty prompted his absence captaincy following the 2010 World Cup for much of the 2004-05 season. where the team narrowly lost to New David’s professional career started Zealand in the final. Four years later she when he was signed by Newcastle lead the team to the final, where they Falcons, making his debut in October were victorious, beating Canada 21-9 2003. He then joined Bath Rugby in at the Stade Jean Bouin in France. 2009-10 for whom he still plays. Until recently, the No. 10 mixed her Lee Little David has currently won 37 caps for rugby playing with her job as a primary England RFU. His initial Test caps against school teacher at the Bexhill Academy in Argentina in June 2009 had followed his Sunderland until she took the ‘agonising’ selection in the starting line-up against decision to leave teaching for pro rugby; the Barbarians at Twickenham. He went stating the prospect of Olympic rugby on to share in England’s 21-20 triumph glory swayed her decision to go pro. Joe Arrowsmith - over Australia in Sydney in June 2010 Katy also has an MBE to her name East Durham College and a repeat win over the Wallabies at after receiving the honour in the 2014 student 2011-13 and England Colleges Twickenham last year. His scrummaging New Year’s Honours List for her RFU captain 2012 power saw him called up to start for Services to Rugby. England in this year’s Six Nations against Ireland, Wales and Italy. Lee Little (Second Row. England Colleges RFU Captain 2014) James Fitzpatrick (Centre. Newcastle Lee came to the College in 2011 to study Falcons & Yorkshire Carnegie) a Level 2 BTEC after not reaching the James studied at East Durham College required grades for the elite scholarship DURHAM UNIVERSITY in 2003-05. He studied on a Level 2 programme. He successfully gained his BTEC in Sport before progressing to Level 2 and moved on to Level 3 which Level 3. During his time at the College granted him access to the scholarship. James was given the honour of touring In 2013, Lee was picked to play for Rugby Partnership alongside the British and Irish Lions England Colleges; he played and in the Students’ equivalent, where he captained the team in every game East Durham College run an exciting partnership with was awarded ‘Player of the Tour’. that season. Durham University which gives our Rugby Academy James joined the Newcastle Falcons He has now joined Bishop Burton from South Shields club Westoe during College on a higher education course students more opportunities than ever before... the 2009-10 season before going on to and their rugby scholarship which has score 13 tries in 22 matches, winning been created as part of a developing Access to state-of-the-art facilities Advanced coaching from experienced, an England Counties call-up by the relationship with Hull RUFC and at Maiden Castle in Durham specialist rugby coaches end of the campaign. In March 2014, Premiership side Leicester Tigers. James was signed by Yorkshire (Leeds) Play for elite squads within the Open to male and female In partnership with: Carnegie, helping them to a third Rugby Academy rugby players place finish in the RFU Championship. Potential degree opportunities Scholarships available at Durham University with a host of benefits Scholarships Rugby Academy Available Enquiry Form Year 11 Open Evenings Here at East Durham College we offer Personal Details students the opportunity to join our Peterlee Campus Vocational Courses, exciting sports scholarship scheme. Every student is eligible to sign up for A-levels and The Technical Academy First Name(s) .................................................................... the BRONZE package; club standard Wed 2nd October 2019, 5pm-6.30pm players and those that are at county Surname ........................................................................... standard or higher are eligible for the SILVER and GOLD Date of Birth ..................................................................... packages respectively. The gold package is SPORT Genderi ............................................................................. SCHOLARSHIP worth up to £1,600. SCHEME AVAILABLE Nationality ......................................................................... Address ............................................................................ ........................................................................................... 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