Our Jnr Saints continue to do really well, and have a growing number of players and we have seens some great success in our squad growing. We have also seen some of the Junior saints transfer to the Senior saints for the 23/24 which is really good news and something as a whole club we really like to see as our mini’s and junior program produce a solid platform and path way to adult rugby. We currently have 16 ex Junior Saints playing for our Saints Ladies 1st & 2nd teams.
We also are so please to showcase how our senior club members have moved to support the Junior saint in the form of coaches, which has lead to the success of the Junior saints over the 22/23 season
U12 play in pitch up and play (PUP) mini tournaments and friendlies, former Jnr Saints captain- Faye Corregan coaches them.
U14 last season 22/23 they played in the Bucks/Herts League and won Div 2, going into this season (23/24) they will play in Herts League & Friendlies. Grizzlies Stuart Gradage is part of their coaching team.
U16 last season they played in the Bucks/Herts League and won Div 2, this season (23/24) they will play in Herts League, Nat Cup & Friendlies, 12x OA’s U16 girls have been included in the Herts Development Player Pathway (DPP) Squad for their upcoming 3 games.
U18 last season they played in the Hamps/Oxford/Berks (HOB) League which they won, they made it to the QF of Nat Cup, won the RAF Halton Festival, this season (23/24) they will play in Herts League, the Nat Cup & Friendlies, We would like to call out the additional rugby beyond the OA Junior saints program we have had representation at:
Olivia Thomas has been attending the England U18 Talent Development Group (TDG) camps so far this season
6x OA’s U18 girls have been included in the Saracens Centre of Excellence (CoE) Academy so far this season, and 4 played at the U18 (CoE) Malvern Festival on 11/08/2023. We have ex OA’s player Bryan Rees as part of their coaching team
Pathway achievements: 2022/23
Amelia MacDougall represented the England U18 Talent Development Group (TDG) camps, she was selected to the England Girls U18 squad for their 6 Nations games and England Girls U18 7’s team at the European champs. Amelia and Joia Bennett have signed for Saracens Women and Lilly Cherry for Exeter Women
6x OA’s U18 girls represented the Saracens Centre of Excellence (CoE) Academy & 1x the Loughborough (CoE) & 1x the Sale (CoE) Academy,
11x OA’s U18 girls represented Herts County in their 3 games plus.
2x OA’s U18 girls represented East Midlands County in their 3 games,
9x OA’s U16 girls represented the Herts Development Player Pathway (DPP) Squad for their 3 games.
Junior Saints Head Coach
