Little Ruggers about us | Little Ruggers

Little Ruggers is a family business and one that is truly passionate about rugby.

We at Little Ruggers believe that children should be getting more sports and exercise, at least 60 minutes of physical activity each day, and this is best instilled at an early age in a fun way to build habits for a healthy life. Little Ruggers is not just for potential rugby players or just boys because the skills they will learn at Little Ruggers will provide them with numerous transferable skills both sporting and personal skills in addition to ensuring they are fit and strong.

Coaches

James Tirrell

We are very pleased to have James Tirrell as a coach. James is a coach with lots of experience of playing rugby at the highest level. James was a full-time rugby player at Saracens up until recently having graduated from Saracens academy. James has played for Letchworth, Blackheath, Manly Marlins (Australia), Saracens and Samurai. He represented England U20s in the 2007 Six Nations and also the England sevens rugby squad.

James has extensive experience of coaching rugby at all age groups at schools. Coaching at Little Ruggers, in his own words, will be an exciting and rewarding challenge and he is looking forward to introducing rugby to the next generation of rugby players in a fun and entertaining way.

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James Tirrell playing for Saracens at the Middlesex Rugby Sevens

Sean Flatman

Sean is a experienced rugby player he has played rugby at Letchworth Rugby Club for many years Sean was looking for a bigger challenge and is currently playing for Hertford Rugby Club who play in the national leagues. Sean is great with children and they in return really respond to his approach. We are very lucky to have him with us at Little Ruggers.

Sean Flatman

Robin French

Robin French is a current rugby player playing for Letchworth Rugby Club and also the club captain. Robin Lives rugby in every sense of the word, he is the coach of the Letchworth girls section of the club and now we are pleased to have him onboard with little ruggers. Robin has represented both club and county and his previous clubs include national league side Luctonians.

Mark Slingsby

Mark joined Little Ruggers after first bringing his son to classes. Mark has been with the Little Ruggers team since February 2011, and is responsible for running classes in Welwyn St Mary School in Welwyn.

Marks works as a full-time Teaching Assistant within a Moderate Learning Disabilities school. He finds it fulfilling working with children, seeing them making progress in a learning environmentI. Mark is especially passionate about keeping fit and enjoying sport, and wants to pass on my passion to enthuse children to live an active lifestyle, and enjoy sport.

Mark enjoys all kinds of sport, my background is mainly athletics, cross country and road running. I have competed in many events including 3 london marathons, with a PB of 3h 2mins.

Tom Ansell

Tom is a player at Letchworth rugby club and Bedfordshire University and is involved heavily in coaching at all levels at Letchworth Rugby Club as well as representing Letchworth first team.

Tom Ansell

Ellah Hughes

Ellah has played rugby since she was a little girl. She is still playing and is a current member of the Hertfordshire county squad.

Sydney Gregson

Sydney started playing rugby at school. She then joined Letchworth Rugby Club and on her first full season she was selected to play for Hertfordshire county. Sydney is currently playing for the Welwyn Warriors and has has been selected for the county team 3 years running. Sydney has then gone onto play for the East Region and last season got selected to play for the London and South East Divisional team. Sydney was also selected for a Talent Development Group along with the top 30 players in the whole of England.

Abbie Maxwell

Abbie Maxwell, has played rugby for 6 years. Two years in the boys team and the rest in the girls under 15 and now in the under 18s playing for the Welwyn Warriors. Abbie has played county level for 4 years in a row and have represented the East of England regional team for 2 years. Abbie is now waiting to trial for the next level up which is Divisional.