Five under-16 players at Wymondham Rugby and Football Club have progressed to the next stage of the Leicester Tigers rugby programme.

Leicester Tigers is a professional premiership rugby union club. They run a full-time programme designed to help young players get the knowledge, skills, and behaviours necessary to maximise their rugby performance.

The five star players from Wymondham RFC are Alfie Sparkes, Will Tree, Riley Cozens, Victor Newis, and Lewis Chambers.

Wymondham RFC published on Facebook:

“A HUGE congratulations to five of our U16 players who have progressed through to the next stage of the Leicester Tigers pathway programme!

“The boys will begin pre-season with Leicester Tigers at the beginning of July after years of hard work, commitment, and development at Barnard Fields.

“A special mention to Alfie and Lewis, who both joined Wymondham Rugby Club in Minis at just 4 years old.

“This is a fantastic achievement for the lads and the perfect way to round off their U16s journey. While they will all be moving away for Sixth Form and won’t progress into our Colts setup due to boarding commitments outside the area, they will always be a huge part of Wymondham Rugby and we’re sure we’ll see them back in Red & Black whenever they’re home.

“The club is incredibly proud of all five players, and we can’t wait to see how their rugby journeys continue over the coming months and years ahead.”