The Club employs a full-time Community Manager - Shane Hurley - who works in local primary and secondary schools to encourage and develop participation in rugby league.
THe club encourages pupils to join their Mini and Junior teams that play in the London & South East Rugby League competitions.
The club is highly successful in developing a pathway that takes talented players to join Scholarship (U16) and Academy (U18) at London Broncos
Hemel Stags is very proud of its links with local primary schools.
We have School club links with 12 primary schools in the area and are looking to expand furthur.
Aycliffe Drive Primary School
Bovingdon Academy
Boxmoor Primary
Chambersbury Primary
Gade Valley Primary
Gaddesdon Row
Hammond Academy
Hobbletts Manor Primary School
Micklem Drive Primary
Reddings Primary School
Two Waters Primary School
Yew Tree Primary School
All of these schools take part in our Boys and Girls Tag programme aimed to introduce the sport at an early age. Boys and Girls from accross the town are give skills that they can then take to Secondary schools in the future and enjoy our highly successful tournament structure.
We look forward to continuing this work over the coming years.
Hemel Stags can now Boast 100% exposure to rugby league in schools within the Hemel Hemstead Borders. All 7 secondary Schools now take part in our Coaching, Talent identification and Tournament structure.
Adeyfield School
Ashlyns School
Astley Cooper School
Cavendish School
Hemel Hempstead School
Kings Langley School
JFK School
Longdean School
Tring School
Boys and Girls from all age groups are given the oppertunity to learn skills and take part in competitions such as Carniege Champion Schools, the RFL's Flagship schools competition.
In Hemel Hempstead each age group has an opening round where the teams play a tournament structure. The top 2 teams progress to the Hemel Hempstead Final.
Furthur progression:
Hertfordshire Final
Regional 1/4 Final
Regional Semi Final
National Last 16
Regional Final
National 1/4 Final
National Semi Final
National Final