Academies

Rated 5 star ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot, the PSA Academies residential and non-residential programmes are the ultimate high-performance rugby and personal rugby development experience for ambitious 10-17 year old players, boys and girls.  With four exceptional venues across Ireland, each programme delivers a player-specific focus, that features professional coaching, rugby skills testing, physical development benchmarking and online education sports science webinars. Underpinned by our 9PSAVs framework, our ultimate aim is to work with committed players, who return to us regularly on the road to fully maximising their rugby and personal potential.

  • Fully supervised shared accommodation
  • Top-level coaches (min 1:15 players)
  • Player Skills & Physical Assessments
  • 9PSAVs Programme Awards
  • Sports Science Talks (in person in English)
  • Supervised Rugby-themed Excursions (Irish Rugby Immersion Programme only)
  • Pastoral Care & Supervision
  • PSA Player Pack
  • Fully COVID-19 compliant
  • Transfers (where applicable)
  • Not Covered : Travel Insurance
  • Core Skills Assessment & Development
  • Positional Play
  • Game Management
  • Speed, Agility & Flexibility
  • Strength & Conditioning Training
  • Fun Group Activities
  • Talk/Webinar – Sports Nutrition
  • Talk/Webinar – Physical Development of Young Rugby Players
  • Talk/Webinar – Concussion & Injury Management
Ireland

Our Packages

Ireland
10-16yrs – Boys & Girls – from €270-€445pp 

Roscrea (R+NR – Cistercian College), Sun 9th – Fri 14th July 2023

Cork (Res + Non-Res – Midleton College/RFC), Sun 16th – Fri 21st July 2023

Rugby Immersion Programme (Roscrea + Cork Res, 12-16yrs Boys only), Sat 8th – Sat 22nd July 2023

Kilkenny (R+NR – Kilkenny College), Sun 6th – Fri 11th August 2023

Kildare (NR only – Newbridge College), Mon 14th – Fri 18th August 2023

R = Residential 10-17yrs/NR = Non-Residential 10-16yrs. See FAQs or downloadable pdfs below for venue programme times

All prices exclude flights, spending money and/or additional requirements outside of the standard package. Full booking Ts&Cs apply.

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”My son absolutely loved his time at the PSA Academy in Roscrea. He's already asking to go next year along with his younger brother. Highly recommended. Well done to all involved!

Declan Brady, Ireland - ParentPSA Rugby Academies - Ireland

”My son spent a week in France immersed with the very professional PSA Academies team. He came back delighted having acquired new skills while also working on his physique. He's already talking to me about next summer!

Chretien, France - ParentPSA Rugby Academies - France

”Excellent residential rugby training camp. Highly organised, great atmosphere, very beneficial, lots of great coaching. Thank you for the feedback and recommendations for Jack to improve. He will be back with PSA Academies next year. Thank you.

Brian O'Higgins - ParentPSA Rugby Academies - Ireland

”Our son Ben returned today from the PSA Rugby Academy in Kilkenny. He had such a good time. Probably the best experience he had so far in sport. He got a new outlook regarding rugby. Great friends, great food, just to mention a few. Highly recommend.

Michael Luft - ParentPSA Rugby Academies - Ireland

”Would highly recommend PSA Academies. The camp was run to a very high standard, with excellent staff. My daughter learned so much & enjoyed every minute of it!

Rose O'Driscoll - ParentPSA Rugby Academies - Ireland

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