The SCC Rugby Academy is open to Members of the Singapore Cricket Club and to non-Members and is intended to provide a real "Club" opportunity for players who can, if they choose, have a life-long playing affiliation with the SCC and Rugby. Girls who want to continue playing contact rugby transition onto Sunday mornings where we provide contact training sessions for female players as well as Girls’ Touch. Officially this squad which comes under the official banner of the Singapore Cricket Club Rugby Section although training is still at Dempsey on Saturday mornings. Our emphasis is to improve the basic fundamentals skills, transferring the SCC structure of play through all age groups and, most importantly, fun and team-work. The Societe Generale SCC Rugby Academy was founded in January 2012 by four Singapore Cricket Club players keen to offer the best possible playing and development experience for children from the age of four. Please refer to your emails and regular updates on the Academy Facebook page.
Drills and any tackling is always age appropriate and done with a corresponding aged player.This takes place in a festival like format and SCC Rugby Academy enters multiple teams per age group. It was set up to give all players the chance to play longer games and, past a certain age, full field competitive rugby. Some players in this age group may participate in U16 tournaments. The SCC is one of Asia's oldest sporting and recreational Clubs having been founded in 1852. Sessions regularly end with practice games focussed on incorporating the session’s key techniques. Despite the introduction of these new elements to the game there is still the emphasis on basic skills, fitness and enjoyment.At this age group we start to introduce additional variation to the set plays that they were taught in U13 & U14. The Schools and Colleges tournament: 8 - 9 November 2019. Photo Gallery.
At SCC Rugby Academy the emphasis is always on safety. Our head coaches are World Rugby qualified. Girls who want to continue playing contact rugby transition onto Sunday mornings where we provide contact training sessions for female players as well as Girls’ Touch. Safety at the break-down and contact areas are a main priority. Our fantastic team of coaches (including three SCC Premiership Players) provide an outstanding level of up-to-date technical and strategic skills. In fact, our players attend around 100 schools across the island!This is reflected in our coaching team, a diverse mix of qualified coaches from all around the world.We are a not for profit club with all our income going back into rugby.Experienced and new players are welcome to come for no obligation try outs. The biggest event in the SCC Rugby (and the entire Club) calendar is the SCC International Rugby 7s (renamed the Societe Generale SCC International Rugby 7s since 2014), where 7-a-side Rugby Teams compete for the coveted Ablitt Cup for as far back as the 1940s.If you would like to be a part of the SCC Rugby Section, please email Rugby Section Committee 2019-20 (from left to right): : Bryan Lim, Jeremy Bird, Murray Wyllie, Henry Winter, James Drudy.
Training is on Saturday mornings at the Dempsey fields and there are regular opportunities to play and train on the Padang in the city centre – one of the most spectacular venues in Rugby. The SCC is one of Asia's oldest sporting and recreational Clubs having been founded in 1852.
This session lasts an hour and parents need to stay and supervise as there is usually some parent participation.These training sessions last one and a half hours and is a non contact session (contact is introduced at U8s). The Rugby Section participates in the Singapore Rugby Union (SRU) league with four Teams competing in all three divisions. The SCC 7s Corporate Touch Challenge: 8 - 9 November 2019. This has become a popular group for energetic under 4 and 5 year old girls and boys who are up and about, want to run around and generally have fun with a rugby ball. Many players transitioning into this squad have been members of the Academy since they started playing rugby. From U4s to U12 (inclusive) our Saturday training sessions, tournaments and the league are mixed groups (boys and girls).
Teams from all the Singapore junior clubs compete and the SCC Rugby Academy enters at least one team, if not two, from each age group U10-U17.Over the past years we’ve enjoyed great success in the League with our U15s and U17s League winners for the last two years.The Academy prides itself on players who come from the local and expatriate communities in Singapore. SCC Rugby Academy. We always have a qualified medics pitch side at all training sessions and matches. The SCC is one of Asia’s oldest sporting and recreational Clubs having been founded in 1852.
Therefore, on Saturday mornings groups train at rugby in mixed sessions from U4-U12 and from U13 is all boys. SCC Rugby Academy The Societe Generale SCC Rugby Academy was founded in January 2012 by four Singapore Cricket Club players keen to offer the best possible playing and development experience for children from the age of four.