Activate Rugby Academy
Study at Oxpens. Train at Harcourt Hill. Develop your rugby and your education together, with a clear pathway to your next step.
Your rugby ambitions and your education, together
If your ambition is to become a professional rugby player, or simply to enhance your rugby ability while completing your studies, Activate Rugby Academy provides the environment, opportunities and support to help you reach your potential.
We provide an elite student-athlete pathway for young rugby players aged 16-18. Your academic programme is delivered at our main site, Oxpens Campus, in the heart of Oxford, and your rugby is based at our Harcourt Hill Campus, the home of Activate Rugby Academy.
Our ambition is to become the leading rugby academy in the country, where the growth of every individual comes first. Our purpose is clear: to maximise your potential and support your next step, whether that is a professional contract, university, representative and club rugby, or the opportunities and challenges beyond the game.
Two programmes. One academy.
Our boys' and girls' programmes share the same coaching standards, support and values, each with its own competition structure and pathway into the senior game.
Boys' Rugby Programme
- 1st XV compete in the RFU ACE League
- 2nd XV compete in the AoC Premiership
- In partnership with Gloucester Rugby, with a pathway into a Senior Academy
Girls' Rugby Programme
- 1st XV compete in the RFU ACE League, the highest level of girls' college rugby
- 2nd XV compete in the AoC Performance League
- A clear pathway with Brunel University and Ealing Trailfinders Women
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