England Success for Rory

Rory named in the England U18s squad

Have you seen our ex-student Rory in the Isle of Wight County Press?! 

Read snippets from the article below:

The Isle of Wight has produced another top sportsman in London Irish Academy star Rory Taylor, who was recently named in the England U18s squad to take part in a summer tour of South Africa.

Previously capped at age-grade level, Rory will play his part in a series of matches in the Cape Town area, between August 14-29.It follows his eye-catching displays at the U18 Six Nations Festival tournament in France recently.

A new and exciting addition to the England U18 squad, the fly-half said he was extremely proud to have been selected to wear the white of England for the first time. “The Six Nations was a great opportunity to get a sense of playing high level rugby. It was a brilliant experience to take forward as I try to develop further as a player,” said Rory.

"The Island should be extremely proud of Rory and all the people who have supported him along the way, who will continue to follow his progress and cheer him on in his pursuit of playing for England’s men’s team one day,” said Frank Bagnall, Ryde School’s director of @rydeschoolsport
“At school, Rory was extremely hard working and was an exceptional role model to the younger athletes at Ryde — helping and mentoring them to improve their technical ability, as well as their understanding of the game.

“It was a pleasure to coach Rory at Ryde and support him with his rugby and his athletic development through our sports scholarship programme.

“We wish Rory the very best of luck.” Sports scholar Rory studied at Ryde School from the age of 11 to the end of his GCSEs.

Full article available at: https://www.countypress.co.uk/sport/20203624.england-u18-rory-began-rugby-isle-wight-aged-six/