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Rugby is a team game for all shapes and sizes

To play a part in the development of our young people, has been one of the core reasons for creating THE RUGBY UNIVERSE. Rugby is a beautiful game that has a place for all shapes and sizes! A game that teaches life skills based on the core values of respect, humility, trust, resilience, team work and discipline. It embraces the individual, human spirit and a team culture.


About Us

The Mission

To design and deliver popular and leading programmes with a person centred approach as the key, using unique coaching methods to teach the fundamental skills of the game and to develop positive behaviours within individuals. And to help people with a similar passion to be able to build a rewarding business in their allocated geographical area.

The Vision

To build a global footprint through our sports and rugby programmes, that impacts communities and the lives of young people in a positive way.


RUGBY

We are creators of fun rugby programmes for boys and girls at all levels. All of our programmes are based on the fundamentals of physical development and the fundamentals and skills of the beautiful game of rugby. Our aim is to help maximise the development of these fundamentals in kids, building confidence, important social skills, and growing a passion for the game.

We believe in the value of fun, but also believe in cultivating an attitude of having a good go at it, and planting the seed that hard work beats talent. We champion the development of the player as a whole, and over the long term. Our programmes start with kids as young as 18 months old with our popular Tiny Tacklers Programme and continue to when they enter the adult game. We also run Rugby Skills Camps in the holidays and weekly skills sessions/academies and rugby after school clubs.

We aim to develop all the key areas needed by players, to play the game in whatever format they choose.

We use our unique coaching method in THE RUGBY UNIVERSE programmes.

MULTI SPORT

We are also championing the introduction of different sports during the formative years. We believe that it helps to establish the love of physical activity and a healthy lifestyle, from an early age, and gives children the chance to enjoy different games and develop different skills during the process. We use different sports and equipment in our rugby programmes and we run Multi Sports Camps during the holidays.

CAMPS

Our holiday rugby and multi sports camps are great ways to keep kids active, learning and practicing different skills and sports through fun games and exercises.

RUGBY PARTIES

We love rugby and there is no better way to have a Kids Rugby Party on your birthday. We run an hour session as part of your child’s party!


Areas of development

Technical skills

The development of technique under pressure.

Tactical skills

The development of game sense, game management, awareness, anticipation, decision-making and finishing.

Physical ability

Fundamental movement and motor skills, hand-eye coordination, strength, balance, power, agility, speed, endurance.

Psychological skills

The development of a growth mindset and positive behaviours of team spirit, encouragement, teamwork, friendship, resilience, trust, respect, humility, discipline and self motivation.

Leadership skills

Self-organisation, self-reflection, self-correction, problem solving, decision making, communication, directing and organising others, people skills, social skills and leading through being authentic.


Programme delivery

  • Weekly programme sessions

  • School partnerships - after school clubs, curriculum delivery

  • Club partnerships

  • Holiday camps

  • THE RUGBY UNIVERSE Academy

  • Kids Parties

  • Kids Club - Out of School Fun - After School Wraparound Care

A team game for all shapes and sizes

About the creators

Corné du Rand, the founder of THE RUGBY UNIVERSE, and creator of the different programmes, strongly believes that rugby is a game for all. He believes that kids learn valuable life skills, build confidence, and are healthier in body and mind, when they are involved in good sports environments. Such environments promotes fun, purposeful learning, inclusiveness and leadership development.

Born in South Africa, a country with a strong rugby culture, he fell in love with the game from a very young age, making lifelong friends, cherishing everything the game added to his life. In 1995, while studying a business degree in Recreation and Sports Management at the University of Pretoria, Nelson Mandela, a world leader and president of the new post-apartheid South Africa, handed over the Webb Ellis Cup to the Rugby World Cup tournament hosts, South Africa. Crowning the country's beloved Springbok rugby team as the new world champions!

Experiencing firsthand, the power of sport, in binding a nation’s people together, has been a key influence in Corné’s belief that sport has a major role to play in people's lives, their communities and the wider world we live in.

Corné deems that he has been very fortunate being part of fantastic team environments as he grew up. He played rugby from the age of 6 at school and captained various teams, including playing for the University of Pretoria and various club levels in the United Kingdom. He played representative rugby for his provinces at school (Mpumalanga Pumas) and at university (Blue Bulls), in South Africa, before he played professional and semi-professional rugby in the Republic and the UK. His coaching journey started at university but his first paid position was as a player-coach for Ealing Trailfinders senior men’s first team in London in 2006. As a RFU Level 3 qualified coach and Director of Rugby, Corné has coached and managed clubs, and across all different ages, from toddlers and minis rugby to junior and adults, and at all levels from amateur and development to performance programmes.

After working for numerous rugby clubs (including the University of Pretoria, Ealing Trailfinders, London Scottish, Grasshoppers RFC, London Cornish) to help design, lead and deliver beneficial development rugby programmes in communities, Corné gained invaluable experience and felt it was time to put his ideas, beliefs and experience all to work, and THE RUGBY UNIVERSE was created.

We are now also offering franchise opportunities, looking to support franchisees to build their own successful and rewarding sports and rugby business. We aim to grow the footprint of our fun programmes worldwide and we are excited to find the right candidates to get involved.

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About our coaches

All our coaches and staff are recruited and trained up as creators of fun learning environments. Our coaches use our unique coaching method to help develop our young people as healthy human beings. Our coaches shows integrity, a passion for sport, humility and a genuine interest in the person as an individual. We love seeing young people achieve their goals, and we hope our programmes and those delivering it, bring out the best in the individual.

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Privacy Policy

We do not use your data other than to stay in contact. We will update you with our classes, events & relevant information and might need it in case of emergency. We do not share your information with anyone else. The booking and payment systems are secure and GDPR compliant.

Please keep information up to date to enable us to deliver the best customer service we possibly can.


Terms and Conditions

Prices, Terms & Policies

Cost for Classes

  • Using a Tiny Tacklers term as an example - The current cost works out to £10 per session plus a platform booking fee and is paid by term. So if a term has 12 sessions the cost for the term will be £120.00 + 5.60.

  • Should spaces be available during the term, you are more than welcome to sign your child up for the remainder of the term. You must register for the term/remainder of the term or book a free trial for your child to attend a class. You are welcome to register your interest via the booking form or contact form, and we’ll get back in touch. You will be added to a waiting list should there be no spaces available. We’ll communicate this with you.

  • Camps - Currently cost from £25 per child per day. Sibling discount of 30% applies for more than 1 child signed up in the same week of camps.

Sibling Discount for Programmes and Camps

  • We have a sibling discount when you sign more than one of your kids up onto the same camp, or in the same term for a specific programme for example: Tiny Tacklers

  • To qualify for the discount, you must sign them up at the same time via our online booking system.

  • 30% discount on any additional sibling - applicable to weekly programmes excluding ‘Kids Club’.

  • 30% discount on any additional sibling - applicable on additional siblings booked in for the same rugby and/or multi sport holiday camps.

  • 10% discount on any additional sibling - applicable to siblings booked in for ‘Kids Club’.

YOU HAVE A 4TH CHILD?

  • WOW! Well done!

  • We will first congratulate you if you have a fourth child taking part in the same programme or same week of camps.

  • Then we’ll give your 4th child a free place! Just because you’ve earned it!

  • NOTE: MUST BE signed up in the same term or week of camps as the others!

Minimum Numbers per Class, Camp or Events

For us to run a healthy business and provide the best possible product we can only run classes, camps and events where we have minimum numbers. This depends on the venue, coaching and relevant cost. The following is guideline of minimum numbers:

  • Weekly class/session = 8 or more

  • Camp per day = 10 or more

  • Events = 10 or more

Times, Dates & Venues

  • The session you signed up for will run on the same time each week and during the term. We will aim to communicate in advance should a time, date or venue change occur for a particular class. We hire the venues and at times the space might be required by the organisation we hire it from or they might ask us to change the times. If we can make alternative arrangements we will.

  • As we build the numbers in our classes per venue, we tend to combine two different age groups to get to the minimum numbers. This will mean that the time you booked for, might be earlier or later to accommodate this. We will communicate this with you.

Cancellation / Refund policy

  • You can cancel for a full refund, at anytime up to two days before the first session of the term or camp starts. For our Tiny Tacklers programme we suggest to do a free trial class first, before you pay for the whole term. *FREE TRIALS are not applicable to Kids Club, events or camps.

  • Should you want to cancel during the term, you will receive credit to use for future sessions and it is only transferrable to a sibling, and not to friends unfortunately. *This excludes Kids Club. This will be effective from the day you cancel. To cancel your child’s place at Kids Club we’ll need a term’s notice.

For any issues or enquiries you can call us or email us at creators@therugbyuniverse.com

Teach them the skills and to have fun!

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Ofsted Registered 2658282

Ofsted Registered

Our registration number for your records is 2658282


Childcare Vouchers

We accept Childcare Vouchers for After School Clubs and Holiday Sports Camps.

If your voucher provider is not listed below we can set up an account with them, so just contact us to get the ball rolling.

Below is the list of Voucher Schemes we are registered with currently.

Look for our account numbers or account names:

Kids Club at Orleans Park School or The Rugby Universe


NOTE: If your provider is not listed please contact u so we can apply for account with them.

 

Proud of what we do!

Best Inclusive Children’s Multi Sport/Activity Enterprise 2024 - Greater London


Testimonials

KIDS CLUB

“My son adores Kids Club after school care. He once said ‘there is nothing that could make it better’, a very high testimonial indeed! Thank you team for providing such a fun place for him.” - Jo D.

“My son has been attending Corné and Amy’s after school Kids Club for two years and has loved every single minute. What makes it special is the genuine joy that Corné and Amy show in running the club. Also the kids have access to plenty of outdoor space which is unusual for after school clubs, and means they can play football, rugby, build dens with their friends and even have nerf gun fights! It’s the perfect place to let off steam and have fun. Can’t recommend enough.” - Anita L.

MULTI SPORTS & RUGBY CAMPS

“Amazing holiday camps, best I’ve ever experienced. Staff are kind and welcoming and the day is packed with fantastic activities . Cannot recommend it highly enough.” - Fay D.

“We did the Summer multi sports camps for several weeks and my children really loved them. Corne brings a huge amount of energy to the camps and all the kids leave tired but happy!” - Chris D.

“My two boys (8 and 6) have attended several of Corne's holiday camps. They LOVE them! Corne and his team are welcoming, fun and ensure that the day is full of a range of sports and activities. There is never time to get bored and the kids return home worn out (a win for parents!) and having had a brilliant day outside. The camps are excellent value for money too. Highly recommend!” - Rachel B.

THE RUGBY UNIVERSE & TINY TACKLERS CLASSES

“Our son has been attending rugby universe after school rugby for 8 months now and he loves it. It’s a very well organised and high energy class that is perfect after a day at school. There seems to be a lovely mix of girls & boys. I would definitely recommend the class.” - Tamahra R.



Franchising

The Rugby Universe Franchise Opportunities

The Rugby Universe Franchises

Looking for something rewarding. If you love working with kids, love sport, and enjoy coaching this might be a business opportunity for you. Visit The Rugby Universe Franchise Site to find out more and see if this can be a great option for you.


Professional Bodies

Member of the Institute of Children’s Activity Providers

The professional body for children’s activity providers.

Member of the Institute of Children's Activity Providers

Accreditation

Highest Quality Assurance Rating Achieved

ICAP 3 Kite Mark Highest Quality Assurance Rating for Kids Activity Providers