For Tignes Rugby Academy, Week 2, Day 2 the focus switched to development of playing skills on the pitch and physical conditioning in the gym. With tired bodies and minds from Day 1, this day is the big test for all young players – the group and coaches have to really dig in mentally to get … Continue reading “Tignes Rugby Academy Diary – Week 2, Day 2”

Tignes Rugby Academy, Week 2 saw a group of 41 French & Irish players arrive at UCPA Tignes. After the anticipation, it’s their turn to join the PSA Academies team for their stint of 7 day high performance rugby. With all the excitement of arrival day banked (check in, meet & greet, games, dinner & … Continue reading “Tignes Rugby Academy Diary – Week 2, Day 1”

Tignes Rugby Academy Day 5 was D Day on the programme and that means D-E-F-E-N-C-E! After the relaxed Thursday activities, the players had to quickly pick up the intensity for the a big day of action. Extra sleep (the group got an extra stretch to 8am) and a big, healthy breakfast is a key cornerstone for … Continue reading “Tignes Rugby Academy Diary – Week 1, Day 5”

On to Tignes Rugby Academy Day 4 and a chance for the players to experience the joys of a down day, to relax, have fun and develop the strong friendships being made in the sunny surrounds of Tignes. A leisurely morning started with the usual excellent breakfast with choice of cereals, wholemeal breads, cold meats … Continue reading “Tignes Rugby Academy Diary – Week 1, Day 4”

                      The sun shone on the Tignes Rugby Academy Day 2, when the focus turned to the key fundamentals of high performance plus a little lighter entertainment! First up, the players hit the world class Tignespace facility (where the 2016 group had watched Olympic Champion … Continue reading “Tignes Rugby Academy Diary – Week 1, Day 2”

  Welcome back to the Tignes Rugby Academy Diary for Week 1 of the 2017 programme. Day 1 was all about setting individual and group objectives plus completing core skill and physical assessments.  However was also important to start to gel the group, players and staff, to create the bonds to drive excellence across the whole … Continue reading “Tignes Rugby Academy Diary – Week 1, Day 1”

Welcome to the Tignes Rugby Academy Diary. With one day to go until the 2017 programme kicks off, the operations team, led by Camp Manager Cory Brown, have been busy putting the final prep touches to Europe’s top underage residential rugby camp at the sunny Tignes Le Claret venue. There’s nothing quite like a road … Continue reading “Tignes Rugby Academy Diary – Final Prep – 8th July 2017”

Our MD Graham Ross & Operations Lead Cory Brown made the trip to Tignes from Tuesday 2nd to Thursday 4th May to deliver a key Tignes Rugby Academy Planning Trip for July’s programme. The key focus of the trip was to check in on the newly refurbished UCPA Centre in Tignes, which is now one … Continue reading “Tignes Planning Trip – May 2017”

The  Naas RFC PSA Academies Easter Rugby Academy from Tuesday 18 – Thursday 20 April is proving popular with bookings building nicely ahead of the Easter weekend.  LEARN MORE ABOUT THE TIGNES RUGBY ACADEMY, THE ULTIMATE RUGBY CAMP BOOKING OFFER – GET UPTO 10% OFF THE TIGNES RUGBY ACADEMY IF YOU BOOK BY THE END OF … Continue reading “PSA Academies Easter Rugby Academy in Naas RFC proving popular”