A welcome from our Director of Rugby

Brendan Nolan

“It’s ten years since the SCC Rugby Academy was established by a group of SCC rugby section members.

Fast forward and more than 600 youngsters from close to 100 different local and international schools now call themselves SCC Academy Rugby and Touch players. Due to the strong partnership with the SCC Rugby Section, we have a clear pathway for U17s to join the rugby section and continue their journey at SCC.

As an Academy it’s always great to win games and lift some silverware at tournaments but that’s not the driver behind the Academy. It’s about helping our boys and girls develop not just their rugby skills but how to grow into young men and women in a fun and inclusive environment.

We also provide Junior Scholarship Programmes where we offer young locals the opportunity to play rugby who ordinarily wouldn’t have been exposed to the game. We help them with kit and fees and watch them grow and understand the game. 

We are actively working with Singapore Rugby Union to help build women’s rugby and year on year we continue to see more young females being introduced to the game and joining the Academy. 

Our broader aspiration is for the SCC Rugby Academy to be a leading rugby academy across the region.”

Right on photo Brendan Nolan, left Academy President Richard Cook.