Leith Rugby Youth Development (LRYD) was set up with the following aims:

1. To increase participation in rugby among 3-18 year olds in the Leith area
2. To increase participation in adult men’s rugby by developing a link between Leith Academy and Leith Rugby Club
3. To support the development of the women’s game in Leith through increasing participation among girls at primary and secondary school

Current Parents/Guardian Hub
If you are parent or guardian of one of our current Hawks please see the hub for all of the latest news and updates from Ross and the Youth Rugby team.

There are a number of ways in which you can get involved;

Playing
Simply put - the more the merrier! We have been running Sunday rugby 10:30-12:00 for children Age 3 Little Leithers to U16 male and female players. We also run Easter and Summer camps, Primary and Secondary afterschool sessions. Our new season start date for the youth section is Sunday 21st August, If you know a child who wants to play rugby and get involved with the Leith Hawks, please contact leithhawks@gmail.com

Season Review
Post Pandemic our youth sections continues to grow. We now have over 100 youth members at Leith Rugby. We continue to have strong links with Leith Academy delivering rugby to all pupils throughout the school year and more recently have welcomed Drummond High School onto the programme. We continue to deliver rugby to 10 Primary Schools in the Leith area P4-7, all age groups getting 6 weeks of delivery and then getting invited to take part in at Rugby festival at Leith Academy. We now have established U14 boys and girls teams and next season we are planning on having a U16s team for both the boys and the girls at Leith Rugby all who will be playing weekly fixtures in the East region.

Volunteering
If you have some time to spare, whether it be on a Sunday or another day, we have a great need for volunteers. This can be from involvement in rugby-related activities and coaching aspect or to making food for the children, getting involved in the governance aspects of the section or helping with the digital media and advertisement. Whatever your skill set there is a role for you at the hawks. Please contact leithhawks@gmail.com for more

Fundraising
The club can only run with the kind generosity of sponsors and donors as well as charitable trusts and foundations who support the work we do. If you are in a position where you can financially support the Leith Hawks in the work that we do, please see the sponsorship page

Child Protection
Our Child Protection Officer is Anita Cook (078989428566), and you can view our Child Protection Policy (CPP) here.