The Illawarra Academy of Sport is excited to announce the introduction of Youth Rugby 7’s into the 2016 Sports Scholarship Program. The IAS are now calling for expressions of interest 2016 IAS Sports Scholarships for Rugby 7’s in both boys and girls. Rugby 7’s is one of the fastest growing sports in Australia with the National Men’s and Women’s teams set to compete at the 2016 Rio Olympics. If you are aged between 14 – 17 and would like to trial for an IAS Rugby 7’s Scholarship please visit the IAS website at and complete the online application. Testing, trials and interviews will be held throughout early October with the successful athletes to be inducted on Saturday 31st October 2015. The IAS Rugby 7’s are scheduled to compete at a number of sevens tournaments including the 2016 ClubsNSW Academy Games to be held on the Central Coast of NSW in April next year. The 2016 ClubsNSW Academy Games will act as a talent identification and selection tournament with selected acthletes progressing through to further training/selection camps in leading up to the National Youth Sevens Tournament to be held in November 2016. For further information please contact the IAS office on 4225 3899 in business hours
