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PATHWAY
TO TRAIN AND
COMPETE AS A TIER 1
BECOME RUGBY PLAYER

Compete as part of the "USA Schools" teams, selected by Rhinos Academy, at various international tournaments such as the prestigious World Schools Festivals in South Africa and the Youth Rugby Festival in Portugal.

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LATEST RESULTS

USA
SCHOOLS

28 – 17

MZANZI
RANGERS

WYRF 2nd Edition – U18 Boys

3 july, 2019

ABOUT US

The USA SCHOOLS are teams selected by the Rhinos Academy of rugby players from US middle schools, high schools and colleges, and that train for and compete in international Tier 1 level tournaments. The USA SCHOOLS teams compete against teams from New Zealand, England, South Africa, Australia and more.Selection is done through the TIDE (Talent Identification and Evaluation) process. The Academy also provides significant financial aid to all selected players.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2019

Click on each event for more information.

25marAll Day30World Schools Festival - South AfricaU19 Elite BoysCape Town, SOUTH AFRICA

13aprAll Day14Youth Rugby Festival - PortugalU15/17 Boys & U15/U19 Girls Lisbon, PORTUGAL

01julAll Day03World Youth Rugby Festival 7s - CaliforniaU10 - U20 Boys & GirlsIrvine, CALIFORNIA

CLUBS OR SCHOOLS
PLAYER NOMINATION

Nominate players that are committed to rugby and could benefit from Academy tours and tournaments.

WANT TO SIGN UP?
OR HAVE A QUESTION?

SELECTION PROCESS

01

CLUB OR SCHOOL NOMINATION

02

PLAYER TRY-OUT REGISTRATION

03

TIDE CAMP (TALENT IDENTIFICATION & EVALUATION)

04

INDIVIDUAL HiPER TRAINING (HIGH PERFORMANCE)

05

SELECTION CAMP TRAINING

06

FINAL TEAM SELECTION

07

SQUAD TRINING

08

COMPETITION

REGISTER
ACADEMY MEMBER

Register for Academy Members or players that registered for past Academy Events.

NEW PLAYERS

Register for players registering for the first time in the Academy System.

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