SGS Filton Rugby

What a cracking evening at the Annual SGS Sports Awards on Friday evening.

We were able to honour all the high performing student-athletes across academies and take stock of the wonderful work that goes on at the college.

We also got to thank our players and say goodbye to those on to pastures new… they’ll be missed for sure!

A big trophy haul again this year and a massive congrats to and coach Siobhan who picked up the coveted Academy and Coach of the Year 🏆

Our winners were as follows;

🏆 Girls Coaches Player of the Year
taylor.xx 😃

🏆 Girls Players Player of the Year


🏆 Female Athlete of the Year (chosen by S&C across all academies)


🏆 AOC Champ Player


🏆 AOC Prem Player
Tom Underwood

🏆 ACE Coaches Player


🏆 ACE Players Player


🏆 Sportperson of the Year (across all academies)
papp

International Mentions
.pars



Well done to all of our students ❤️

Just before tonight’s Sports Awards, we thought it would be good to reflect on what’s been a busy season!

Well done to all tonight’s nominees and thank you for all your hard work this season 🔥

🐶 🌹 ENGLAND RECOGNITION FOR U17s 🌹 🐶

Well done to captain and .pars who were this weekend invited to the England U17s positional camp.

Both lads have been exceptional in their first season at the college playing ACE rugby and making debuts in their Next Gen Prem 18s winning campaign.

Well done on the recognition and making your clubs .imperial.rfc and Dings Crusaders, families and us very proud ❤️

🌹 GRACE CONTINUES TO SMASH IT 🌹

Grace Keel left us last year to progress to Surrey University and Harlequins. Since then she has continued to to achieve and has not been capped by England 21s.

Playing in fixtures Spain and Scotland in the Six Nations it’s clear she is highly rated and has continued her college form to the international stage.

The college has a history of providing a strong pathway for our girls and Grace is another fantastic example of how hard work can open up further opportunities.

Well done 🌹 ❤️

🐶 🐻 SGS PLAYERS SIGN FOR BEARS 🐻 🐶

We are delighted to announce that 3 players have signed professional deals with our long term ACE Partner

All 3 have been at the college on our DISE Scholarship and combined their academy commitments with academy studies. This season they have played in both the RFU ACE league and then went on to win the Next Gen PREM u18s league.

papp has signed a full time academy contract whilst and will combine their academy studies with professional commitments as scholars.

As a programme we could not be prouder of these boys, they have never stopped working hard and their development has been clear to see. We can’t wait to see how they progress over the next few years and look forward to watching them in the Prem in the future!

🌹 PDG REPRESENTATION 🌹

A massive congrats to current students and who last weekend represent the Noli Waterman and Jo Yapp PDG sides at the RFU PDG Festival.

These are 2 girls that have worked incredibly hard in the last 2 years at the college and are now being recognised for their efforts.

Head Coach Jack Gadd commented ‘we could not be prouder of the girls and it is great for our programme to have representatives in such a prestigious event. These 2 have been fantastic all year and leave having been on such a good developmental journey’

Well done ❤️

AOC NATIONAL 7s

The final competitive action of the season, our girls 7s squad head to the AOC National 7s to represent the college and the South West.

Good luck girls, we’ll be cheering you on from home ❤️

💥 FOR THE FINAL TIME THIS SEASON 💥

2 final games this season with our ACE U17s entertaining an side who are preparing for the and our AOC side facing a Canadian touring side.

Both on the Kennel at 12:30 and 15:30 respectively

🇿🇦 RECORD BREAKING TRIP: SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦

The programme has a rich history of touring, just 1 year ago we were in Japan. However this time it’s different… BIGGER AND BETTER!

We will be taking 56 students, both the girls and boys academies will undertake the trip of a lifetime as we travel around South Africa Playing some of the top college and schools in the country.

We will also immerse ourselves in cultural experiences such as safari, Robben Island and Apartheid Museums, table mountain and supporting a local charity to coach disadvantaged young people.

WE NEED YOU… 👇

We have set a fundraising goal of 30k to make this affordable for families.

Our record is 22k! Let’s smash it.

We will be announcing sponsorship opportunities in due course but please donate IF a you can, SHARES will help so much!

LINK IN THE BIO AND STORY

https://www.gofundme.com/f/sgs-rugby-academy-south-africa-2027

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🌹 PAPP REPRESENTS ENGLAND 🌹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Will Papp played in for the England U19s side that lost 31-45 to a strong and organised Japanese side.

This appearance has been a long time coming, Will was named in the England 18s squad last year after a strong season but had to withdraw to have surgery. He worked hard, had a strong ACE season and went on to win the Prem 18s League for last month.

Director of Rugby Dan Cox stated ‘’We are really proud of Will, he’s a great lad and has been a real leader for us despite having his own battles to overcome like injury. What he’s achieved this season is really special, he’s not done yet, his potential is massive!’’

All at are proud of you Will, keep up the great work!!

🏆 CITY OF OXFORD 7s 🏆

Our girls and boys headed to Oxford to take on a new tournament fantastically organised by

A great day in the ☀️ with our girls going on to win the CUP 🏆 with wins over other ACE colleges such as Worthing and Newman (x 2). Ffion Reed finishing top scorer with big showings from all including our own wrecking crew Gracie Sheppard! 💥

Our boys fell short in the PLATE final v the hosts, after an SGS red card the game went to golden point at 31-31! Some game. Wins came v Farnborough, Magdalene College and B Cliff whilst we lost to Hartpury in the group stages.

A good day of prep for next week! Let’s go DOGS 🐶