Yorkshire’s historical success and influence in Rugby Union
- Yorkshire RFU in place as a constituent body of the RFU since 1869
- 1 in 7 players who have played for England hail from Yorkshire.
- 124 players from Yorkshire have represented England.
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- Yorkshire has one of the strongest pools of players in the county with 7403 players U13-U18 across county clubs, with more players in schools.
- There are 120 junior rugby clubs in Yorkshire
- Yorkshire split into five regional development areas (based upon geography & playing population)
- Pathway selection starts at U14 with “England Rugby Developing Player Programme” selecting ~10-12% of the playing population per region.
- Academy selections commence halfway through U15 age group selecting ~3% playing population of Yorkshire, similar picture at U16
- Academy U18 select ~2% of the playing population with parallel aspirational pathway running alongside
- Transition points maintained throughout full pathway to 18 years old for players to access appropriate level of development for their needs