The Young Guns Charitable Foundation

Rugby as everyone well knows is a wonderful sport with a huge number of practical and social benefits, not least the key importance of team work; learning to operate within a constructive framework and the need to interact with others as a collective effort to move forward; a concept very often alien to a large number of disadvantaged children.

It has been firmly established through a variety of scientific and clinical studies that by becoming engaged within the sport of Rugby in particular, this brings to bear many social and physiological benefits to a young person, such as the introduction to an ethical code of conduct – understanding the values of sportsmanship. The ability to lose graciously, as well as to win well. The focus to achieve and the self-discipline, which is needed to attain this. To some it also means for the first time being given a sense of purpose, a value and most importantly being part of an extended family - your team, friends and the camaderie which goes hand in hand with this.

The ethos of the Young Guns Academy ticks most if not all of the Government's recent initiatives directed towards young people - encouraging them to play sport, promoting the taking of exercise, the importance of nutrition, education as to what a balanced diet actually means and much more.

All the Young Gun Elite players feel very passionately about putting something very tangible back into the Rugby community, which has been so good to them.

This enterprise can and is achieved in a number of ways be it through the sponsorship of a number of children, whose parents may have fallen on hard times, to enable them to attend one of the Development Courses at a school or club.

Conversely it may involve the Players going into an inner city school or deprived neighbourhood to introduce children to the game of Rugby, using their status and position within the game as a catalyst to set schemes like this in motion - to try to inspire and motivate the Children into getting involved with the game, so they too can reap the well established benefits such an association inevitably brings.

The ability to achieve this is funded by The Young Guns Academy in two ways. It seeks partnerships and associations with existing Charitable Foundations of large companies to persuade them to contribute towards the funding of such enterprises as well as establishing a charitable levy on all Development Course fees.

If you know of any people or causes, which you feel might benefit from this, please contact The Academy with a brief synopsis of why you feel your proposal qualifies and what is required of the Academy. In addition if you know of any Charity or Foundation who may be interested in helping us to assist with our goals in this area, please also let us know.


Telephone: 01344 860861
Email : Info@younggunsacademy.com