Rugby Pathways

🕰️🕰️ 100 days to go ✈️✈️

As our days get a bit longer and warmer there is a group of young men eagerly counting down the days until we embark on an adventure that will be like no other.

Its 100 days until our Under 15 boys assemble on the Gold Coast for their training camp before leaving the Summer warmth of Australia and head to cold shores of the UK and Ireland for a tour that promises to leave a mark forever.

🌎🏉 THE WOLVES ARE HEADING BACK TO SALT LAKE CITY! 🇺🇸

After an incredible 2026 tour, Rugby Pathways is taking the NAI 7s experience to the next level in July 2027!

This time, we're giving both boys AND girls from all over Australia the opportunity to be part of an unforgettable rugby 7s adventure across the USA. 🐺🔥

From the bright lights of Los Angeles 🌴, to competing at the world-famous North American Invitational 7s (NAI 7s) in Salt Lake City 🏉, before finishing the adventure with sightseeing and exploring New York City 🗽 — this is so much more than a rugby tour.

It's a chance to:
🏉 Compete against teams from across North America
🌎 Experience rugby on an international stage
🤝 Make friendships and memories that last well beyond the tour
🇺🇸 Explore three incredible American cities
🐺 Represent the Rugby Pathways Wolves
⭐ Be part of something that started with the huge success of our 2026 NAI tour

📢 INFORMATION NIGHT — WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER | 7:30PM AEST

We'll be holding a Zoom information night where we'll run through the tour, tournament, itinerary, costs, inclusions and everything you need to know about joining us in 2027. Use the form on the tour information page linked below.

👉 Full tour information & Expression of Interest form:
https://rugbypathways.com.au/2027-north-american-invitational-7s-utah/

If 2027 is your year to take rugby to America… this is the tour you don't want to miss. 🇺🇸🐺🏉

📣📣 New Zealand Tour Squad Updates 🇳🇿🇳🇿

We are incredibly excited to welcome the following young men on our 2027 New Zealand Tour to Auckland and Christchurch in June next year.

The interest in the tour has been phenomenal and due to the extended squad size we will also be adding an additional game to the tour to allow all the boys selected to get the most out of their New Zealand Tour, both on and off the field.

Congratulations gentlemen, welcome aboard and we cannot wait to see what you can do on the field in New Zealand.

📣📣 Trainer Announcement 🇳🇿🇳🇿

Rounding out our incredible coaching line-up for our 2027 New Zealand Tour, we are incredibly excited to welcome Clint Marama to our team as the Tour Trainer. Clint comes with an extensive S&C background across rugby, rugby 7s, rugby league and elite netball, always finding a way to get the best out his players whether it be as an S&C specialist or coach. Our boys on the tour will be guided by one of the best in the business.

As another New Zealand native joining our tour, the boys heading across the Tasman are about to experience rugby like never before against our greatest rivals and will experience authentic New Zealand and Maori culture like never before.

Welcome aboard Clint.

♥️♥️ This is what it is all about ♥️♥️

Everyone joins a Rugby Pathways tour for their own reasons. For some, it’s about meeting new people and making new friends; for others, it’s the opportunity to experience rugby or 7s overseas, step outside their comfort zone, or simply play more of the game they love.

Whatever the reason, our goal remains the same: to give players of all ages and skill levels the opportunity to experience new places, meet new people, play great rugby, and most importantly, enjoy the wonderful game we all love.

I was incredibly proud this week when one of our Salt Lake City tour members reached out to share just how much the experience meant to her — and how much she absolutely loved the trip (although she did admit she was missing that warm weather!).

She wanted to create a lasting reminder of her time away, so she got a tattoo featuring a Wolf’s paw and the Salt Lake City mountains. It’s a pretty special way to capture the memories, friendships and experiences from the tour and carry a little piece of her Rugby Pathways adventure with her wherever she goes.

Messages like this mean far more than wins or losses, to be able to give players these opportunities is not something that is lost on me and it is the main reason I am incredibly lucky to be able to do what I do.

A full trip review, plus photos and videos is dropping tomorrow - oh and we did actually play some rugby while we were over there 😎😎

👀 👀 launching very soon...

📣📣 Coach Announcement - New Zealand Tour 🇳🇿🏉

We are incredibly excited to announce that Clint Curran will be joining our team as our Assistant Coach (Backs / Attack) for our Ultimate Rugby Tour to New Zealand in June 2027.

Clint brings a wealth of coaching experience across both grassroots and high performance teams in both XVs and Rugby 7s. He will be the main driver of our attack systems and allowing the boys selected on the tour to build their confidence in attack and the opportunity to grow under his guidance.

Clint's coaching philosophy:
"To create connection and alignment through trust, clarity and high expectations. Committed to developing skilled, resilient, and respectful athletes by creating positive, challenging, and inclusive environments that promote excellence, teamwork, and lifelong participation in rugby."

Welcome aboard Clint, the 2027 New Zealand Tour boys are incredibly lucky to work under you.

🇺🇸🇺🇸 Appreciation Post 🏉🏉

As the post tour sadness kicks in (hard) I wanted to give a shoutout to the 14 amazing young women who have just returned from the first ever Rugby Pathways tour to Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. Ladies it was an absolute pleasure to get to know you over the past 8 months and even more so after getting to spend the last 10 days training, travelling, playing and enjoying the USA.

There were lots of laughs (and some impressive bladder control at times IYKYK), some tears (barely any) and friendships made that will no doubt last a lifetime. It is hoped that from an old coach you got to experience what is one of rugby's greatest gifts, the chance to tour the world, make new friendships and build bonds that will last the test of time.

Over the next few weeks we will continue to post some of the amazing things that you all did both on and off the field, but for now I just wanted to say, thank you for all being amazing ambassadors of your families, schools, clubs and of our country.

I can't wait to catch up with you all again soon.

Birthdays Rugby Pathways style whilst on tour. We are lucky to have 3 birthdays whilst on tour and tonight we were able to share a social moment with them.

Happy birthday Hayley, Lily and Shiloh, thanks for spending this year with us and hopefully we’ve made it a birthday you’ll remember for a while.

PS Lily actually doesn’t get to age this year as she’ll miss her birthday on our flight home when we lose a day - so it’s an extra special present for her