NTU News
Ellis Mee in line for Wales debut!
Ellis Mee has been named in the Welsh 23 for their Guinness Six Nations match against Ireland and is set to become the 1,211th men’s international to represent Wales! Mee, who scored 7 tries (22 appearances) in his breakthrough Nottingham Rugby season, has continued to impress since his move to Scarlets in the summer. Dave…
NTU student selected in Welsh Guinness Six Nations squad!
Everyone at Nottingham Trent University would like to congratulate Ellis Mee on his first call up to the Welsh national team ahead of the 2025 Guinness Six Nations. Ellis, who is in his third at NTU, joined the Trent Rugby Union pathway in 2022 and quickly impressed his way to earning a contract with Nottingham…
NTU scholar selected for England U20 Men’s training squad
Sam Williams has been named as part of a 32-player training squad to begin preparations for the Under 20 Six Nations, which begins on Thursday 30 January 2025. The flanker’s call-up follows his impressive RFU Championship form for Nottingham, and impressing in his Leicester Tigers debut in the Premiership Cup. Nottingham Head Coach, Craig Hammond,…
NTU to face Newcastle University
NTU 1XV take on Newcastle University at The Bay tomorrow in what is shaping up to be a massive game in their BUCS season! Head Coach, David Ross, quoted “this is a massive game for us, we need to pick up a result if we are to challenge at the top of the table.” Get…
NTU scholar set to make Leicester Tigers debut
Huge congratulations to NTU first year student Bronson Mellowes, who has been selected to make his senior debut for Leicester Tigers in this weekends premiership cup vs Nottingham. Bronson was recruited to NTU on a scholarship in partnership with Leicester Tigers where he is a senior academy player. Head of rugby David Ross, who will…
NTU students made Nottingham’s Premiership Cup squad
Congratulations to NTU students Jay Ecclesfield and Eddie Bryan who have both been named in Nottingham Rugby’s squad travelling to take on Northampton Saints tomorrow! Jay starts at 4, whilst Eddie is named as an impact. NTU head coach, David Ross, commented “it’s great to see trent boys in the Nottingham squad. Jay is becoming…
Invite to NTU performance sport experience day
NTU sport are delighted to invite you to their performance sport day on December 17th 2024. Day the will include: A presentation on performance sport, and student life at NTU Talks from former NTU sport scholars Sport-specific sessions led by heads of sport and scholars. The day is located at Clifton Campus, NG11 8NS To…
NTU students set for competitive Nottingham Rugby debuts
3 NTU students are set to make their competitive debuts for Nottingham Rugby in the Premiership Rugby Cup as Nottingham take on Coventry in round 1 at The Bay! Eddie Bryan, Hobie Riches and Aman Johal are all named among the replacements ahead of the match. NTU head coach, Dave Ross, commented “I’m super excited…
NTU proudly supports Black History Month
Nottingham Trent University Men’s Rugby Union are proud to support black history month and our athletes with heritage from all across the world who represent the club and university on and off the pitch. To read more about black history month, please head to https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/
NTU squads to face Edinburgh and Loughborough
This week the 1’s welcome Edinburgh University to The Bay whilst the 2’s travel to Loughborough University. With both sides looking to bounce back from defeats, here are the squads: 1XV: Bronson Mellowes Ollie Lamb (c) Noah Stemholme Eddie Bryan Kieran Finney Henry Nanka Bruce Ewan Wilkinson James Philp Ben Crawford Charlie West Aidan Shephard…
NTU squads to face Newcastle and Warwick
Both the 1’s and 2’s are in action tomorrow. The 1’s away to Newcastle 1’s, and the 2’s at home to Warwick 1’s. Here’s how the teams look. NTU 1XV: 1. Bronson Mellowes 2. Ollie Lamb (c) 3. Noah Wolstemholme 4. Eddie Bryan 5. Kieran Finney 6. Henry Nanka Bruce 7. Ewan Wilkinson 8. James…
Nottingham Rugby sign twin NTU graduates
Nottingham Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of Nottingham Trent University graduates Aman (left) and Jai (right) Johal to the squad for the upcoming season. Aman and Jai, twin brothers who play centre and fly-half respectively join The Archers after four years in the NTU performance rugby squad, where they have excelled in the…
NTU 1’s to face Strathclyde
NTU 1’s face Strathclyde 1’s later this afternoon as they look at bounce back from opening day defeat. Head Coach, David Ross, stated “we have been working hard this week and today is a chance to put things right.” Here’s the team: Hudson Montgomery Will Cornish Archie Khouri James Philp Kieran Finney Eddie Bryan Ewan…
Former NTU student named in the RFU Championship Team of the Week
Former NTU student, Harry Graham, has been named in the RFU Championship Team of the Week for round 2 following Nottingham Rugby’s victory away against Doncaster Knights. The Archers put in an all round solid performance which was recognised by 3 of their players being named in the team of the week, whilst Harry Graham…
NTU Team News!
The BUCS season gets underway today with the 1st XV travelling to Northumbria in BUCS Premier A North! David Ross, Head Coach, stated “it’s been a good pre-season for us with some tough fixtures, but we must kick on in the league now.” Here’s the team: Mellows Cornish Wolstenholme Bryan Finney Riches Wilkinson Florestein (c)…
NTU 2’s 14 – 54 University of Nottingham 2’s
Pre-season result from Wednesday 18th September 2024
NTU 1’s 7 – 55 University of Nottingham 1’s
Pre-season result from Wednesday 18th September 2024
Leeds Beckett University 22 – 14 NTU 1’s
Pre-season result from Wednesday 11th September 2024
NTU students named in Nottingham Rugby pre-season squad
4 NTU students have been named in the Nottingham Rugby squad for their upcoming pre-season friendly at Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Friday 30th August! Congratulations to Eddie Bryan, Hobie Riches, Jai Johal and Aman Johal on earning their places having trained all season with the RFU Championship side. Their call ups once again demonstrates…
NTU students join Nottingham Rugby for Pre-season
As part of the partnership between Nottingham Rugby and NTU, six Nottingham Trent students have been selected to join Nottingham Rugby’s pre-season training in preparation for the upcoming year. Forwards Eddie Bryan, Hobie Riches, Henry Nanka-Bruce and backs Jai Johal, Aman Johal and Sam Jacques are all part of the squad being put through their…
Tom Molhoek in for Netherlands U20’s!
Congratulations to NTU player Tom Molhoek who has been selected for Netherlands U20s taking part in World trophy in Scotland next month. The Netherlands will play in group B alongside Kenya, Uruguay and USA. All at NTU wish Tom the best in the tournament before he rejoins NTU for pre-season!
Oddballs Foundation Festival
The inaugural Oddballs foundation 7s saw Trent field three teams, one in the elite and two in the social tournament. The day was filled with activities and pop up stalls as well as some classic Trent flair on the rugby pitch. The 1s managed to bounce back from defeat to Edinburgh in the group stage…
NTU charity netball match for Oddballs
On the 29th of May NTU Rugby and NTU Netball hosted a charity netball match in cause for the Oddballs foundation to see which society was superior, I’ll let you guess the result of the day. It was organised by the Oddballs Ambassador from the university Matt Durbridge and the President of Netball Millie Van…
Ellis Mee, the latest product of the NTU pathway
Nottingham Trent University student Ellis Mee has today been announced by Welsh Rugby Union side Scarlets as their newest signing ahead of the 2024/25 season, having impressed in his debut season with Nottingham Rugby. During his one season at Nottingham, Ellis took the spotlight during their annual awards having won the Supporters’ player, Players’ player,…
Josh Goodwin gets an appearance for Leicester Tigers
Former NTU student Josh Goodwin was named in the Leicester Tigers squad for their game against the Black Lions on Friday 3rd May! Josh came off the bench to play the final 25 minutes of the match at Mattioli Woods Welford Road as Leicester Tigers came away with a 21-13 victory! An amazing experience for…
Jay Ecclesfield starts for England Students!
Following Jay Ecclesfield's call up to the England Students squad, he has now been included in the starting XV for the test match against France! A real testament to not only his ability, but his hard work and dedication throughout the entire season and his period with the England squad. We wish Jay the best...
Jay Ecclesfield selected for England Students!
Everyone at Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham Rugby are delighted for Jay’s selection for England Student’s in their upcoming test match against France. Jay has represented both the university in BUCS where he has been a standout performer and Nottingham Rugby in The Championship this season, accumulating ten appearances in England’s second professional league. His…
End of season statistics
With the season now finished, it’s time that we look back on the 1’s stats from the season. Top try scorer – Will Cornish (9) Top points scorer – Jai Johal (104) Most line breaks – Ronnie du Randt (7) Highest turnover count – Sam Williams (8) Highest tackle count – Hobie Riches (112) Highest…
2’s league finish
The 2’s finish 5th in BUCS Midlands 1 having picked up 18 points from their 10 games
1’s league finish
NTU 1’s finish the league season in 4th place behind Newcastle, Durham and Loughborough having picked up 45 points from their 14 games
NTU 2’s to face Warwick
The 2’s take on the University of Warwick at The Bay tomorrow! Here’s the team: 1. Finn Robb 2. Jack Jameson 3. Callum Hilton 4. Laurie Hayes 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. Chris Coleman 7. Ewan Wilkinson 8. Robert Harrison 9. Michael Morgan 10. Will Nickols 11. Aidan Shephard 12. Fylnn Anderson 13. Will Palmer…
NTU 1’s to face Brunel!
NTU 1’s face Brunel in the cup quarter final tomorrow! Here’s the team! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Jay Ecclesfield 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Hobie Riches 7. Sam Williams 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Austin Bell 10. George Daniels 11. Aidan Shephard 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie du Randt 14….
NTU 1’s to face Exeter 2’s
NTU 1’s cup campaign begins tomorrow at The Bay, get down and support the lads! Here’s the team: 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Ben Almond 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Hobie Riches 7. Sam Williams 8. Jay Ecclesfield 9. Matt Durbridge 10. Jai Johal 11. Aidan Shephard 12. Ronnie du…
NTU 1’s travelling to Durham!
The final game of the league season for the 1st XV is away to Durham 2’s! Here’s the team! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. George Bonell 4. Kieran Finney 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Hobie Riches 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Matthew Gould 12. Max…
NTU 2’s to face University of Nottingham 2’s
The 2’s face University of Nottingham 2’s away at Highfields tomorrow! Here’s the team 1. Finn Robb 2. Sebastian Fernandes-Smith 3. Callum Hilton 4. Dan Owen 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. Laurie Hayes 7. Robert Harrison 8. James Philp 9. Ben Crawford 10. Will Nickols 11. Aiden Shephard 12. Flynn Anderson 13. Will Palmer 14….
NTU 1’s to face Loughborough 2’s
The 1st XV take on Loughborough 2’s at The Bay tomorrow! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Kieran Finney 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Hobie Riches 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Matthew Gould 12. Max Westcombe Evans 13. Aman Johal 14. Ronnie du…
NTU 2’s to face NTU 3’s at The Bay
NTU 2’s take on the 3’s at The Bay tomorrow, here’s the squad! 1. Finn Robb 2. Sebastian Fernandes-Smith 3. Callum Hilton 4. Dan Owen 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. Laurie Hayes 7. Ewan Wilkinson 8. James Philp 9. Michael Morgan 10. Will Nickols 11. Chris Coleman 12. Flynn Anderson 13. Will Palmer 14. Harvey…
NTU 1’s travelling to Edinburgh University
The 1st XV travel up to Scotland tomorrow, here’s the squad! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Jay Ecclesfield 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Hobie Riches 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Matthew Gould 12. Max Westcombe Evans 13. Aman Johal 14. Ronnie du…
NTU 1’s to take on Newcastle University
NTU 1’s meet Newcastle University for a 2pm kick off at The Bay! Here’s the team: 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Jay Ecclesfield 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Hobie Riches 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Matt Durbridge 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie…
NTU 1’s 34-29 Edinburgh University
Wednesday 17th January 2024 Tries – Murray Davidson, Ronnie du Randt, Aaron Florestein x2 Conversions – Jai Johal x4 Penalties – Jai Johal x2
NTU 1st XV to take on Edinburgh University
NTU 1st XV host Edinburgh University tomorrow! Due to flooding at The Bay, this game will be taking place at Hinckley Road, Leicester. 1. Chris Rudkin 2. Murray Davidson 3. Noah Tulley 4. Kieran Finney 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Hobie Riches 8. Aaron Florestein (c) 9. Matt Durbridge 10. Jai Johal 11….
NTU 1’s to take on University of Leeds
NTU 1’s travel to Leeds for their final game of 2023 tomorrow! Here’s the team! 1. Zac Byers 2. Murray Davidson 3. George Bonell 4. Ben Almond 5. Eddie Bryan 6. Hobie Riches 7. Alex Amole 8. Aaron Florestein (c) 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Max Westcombe Evans 13. Ronnie…
NTU 2’s to face University of Nottingham 2’s
NTU 2’s take on the University of Nottingham 2’s at The Bay! Here’s the team! 1. Conall Corcoran 2. Will Baker 3. Callum Hilton 4. Dan Owen 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Alex Amole 8. James Philp 9. Ben Crawford 10. Will Nickols 11. Chris Coleman 12. Will Palmer 13. Charlie Gibbons…
NTU 1’s travelling to Birmingham!
NTU 1’s take on Birmingham University tomorrow, here’s the team! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Ben Almond 5. Jay Ecclesfield 6. Hobie Riches 7. Sam Williams 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Michael Morgan 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie du Randt 14. Peter Cole 15….
NTU 2’s to face Loughborough University 3’s
NTU 2nd XV travel to Loughborough University to take on their 3's tomorrow! 1. Archie Walsh 2. Will Baker 3. Callum Hilton 4. Dan Owen 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. John Camara 7. Alex Amole 8. James Philp 9. Ben Crawford 10. Will Nickols 11. Chris Coleman 12. Will Palmer 13. Charlie Gibbons 14. Harvey...
NTU 1’s to take on Strathclyde
NTU 1st XV take on Strathclyde at The Bay tomorrow, here's the team! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Charlie Wilkinson 5. Jay Ecclesfield 6. Hobie Riches 7. Sam Williams 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie du Randt 14....
NTU 2’s to take on University of Nottingham 3’s
NTU 2’s cross the city to take on University of Nottingham 3’s at Highfields tomorrow! Here’s the team! 1. Finn Robb 2. Will Baker 3. Callum Hilton 4. John Camara 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. Alex Amole 7. Matt Hornby 8. James Philp 9. Ben Crawford 10. Will Nickols 11. Chris Coleman 12. Will Palmer…
NTU 2’s to take on Warwick
The 2nd XV travel to Warwick tomorrow looking to overcome their narrow defeat last week, here’s the team! 1. Finn Robb 2. Sebastian Fernandes-Smith 3. Callum Hilton 4. John Camara 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. Ewan Wilkinson 7. Matt Horby 8. James Philip 9. Ben Crawford 10. Will Nickols 11. Chris Coleman 12. Flynn Anderson…
NTU 1’s to take on Loughborough 2’s
The 1st XV travel to Loughborough University tomorrow to take on their 2’s! Here’s the team! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Eddie Bryan 5. Jay Ecclesfield 6. Ben Almond 7. Hobie Riches 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie…
NTU 2’s team to take on Loughborough University 3’s
NTU 2XV take on Loughborough University 3's at The Bay tomorrow, here's the team! 1. Zac Byres 2. Will Baker 3. George Bonell 4. Ellis Callaghan 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. John Camara 7. Alex Amole 8. James Philp 9. Michael Morgan 10. Will Nickols 11. Chris Coleman 12. Peter Cole 13. Will Palmer 14....
NTU 14-14 Newcastle University
Tries – Jai Johal, Ronnie du Randt Conversions – Jai Johal x2
NTU team to travel to Newcastle University
Here’s the team travelling to Newcastle tomorrow afternoon! 1.Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Ben Almond 5. Jay Ecclesfield 6. Hobie Riches 7. Sam Williams 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie Du Randt 14. Matthew Gould 15. George Daniels Replacements…
NTU 2’s to take on NTU 3’s
NTU 2nd XV take on NTU 3’s at The Bay tomorrow! Here’s the team! 1. Finn Robb 2. Will Baker 3. George Bonell 4. Ellis Callaghan 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. John Camara 7. Alex Amole 8.James Philp 9. Ben Crawford 10. Will Nickols 11. Charlie Gibbons 12. Fylnn Anderson 13. Chris Coleman 14. Aidan…
NTU TEAM TO FACE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
NTU 1st XV take on the University of Leeds at The Bay tomorrow, here's the lineup! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Jay Ecclesfield 5. Kieran Finney 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Hobie Riches 8. Sam Williams 9. Austin Bell 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie...
NTU 43-33 Birmingham University
Tries – Phelton Tandoh, Zac Byres, Aman Johal, Sam Williams, Kieran Finney, Jay Ecclesfield, Ronnie du Randt Conversions – Jai Johal x7
NTU 2’s to take on University of Nottingham 3’s
NTU 2nd XV take on University of Nottingham 3’s at The Bay tomorrow and here’s how they lineup! 1. Finn Rob 2. Will Baker 3. Callum Hilton 4. Ellis Callaghan 5. Dom Negri (c) 6. Ewan Wilkinson 7. Sebastian Fernandes Smith 8. James Philp 9. Michael Morgan 10. Reilly Altorf-Kaio 11. Charlie Gibbons 12. Flynn…
NTU TEAM TO FACE BIRMINGHAM
NTU 1st XV take on Birmingham University at The Bay tomorrow, here's the lineup! 1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Jay Ecclesfield 5. Kieran Finney 6. Phelton Tandoh 7. Sam Williams 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Matt Durbridge 10. Jai Johal 11. Cieran Barry 12. Aman Johal 13. Ronnie du Randt...
NTU 24-27 STRATHCLYDE
Tries – Matthew Durbridge, Ben Meads, Kieran Finney, Aidan Sheppard Conversions – Jai Johal x2
NTU TEAM TO FACE STRATHCLYDE
1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Will Cornish 3. Noah Tulley 4. Eddie Bryan 5. Kieran Finney 6. Ben Almond 7. Hobie Riches 8. Aaron Riches 9. Matt Durbridge 10. Jai Johal 11. Ben Meads 12. Max Westcombe Evans 13. Aman Johal 14. Matthew Gould 15. Cieran Barry Impacts 16. Zac Byers 17. Will Baker 18….
NTU 36-55 DURHAM
Tries scored by Max Westcombe Evans, Austin Bell, Aaron Flourenstein, Sam Williams, Ewan Lydiatt, Chris Rudkin. Conversions Jai Johal x6
NTU TEAM TO FACE DURHAM!
1. Chris Rudkin (c) 2. Ewan Lydiatt 3. Noah Tulley 4. Eddie Bryan 5. Ben Almond 6. Hobie Riches 7. Sam Williams 8. Aaron Florestein 9. Matt Durbridge 10. Jai Johal 11. Matthew Gould 12. Max Westcombe Evans 13. Aman Johal 14. Austin Bell 15. George Daniels Impacts 16. Zac Byres 17. Murray Davidson 18….
NTU FUEL NOTTINGHAM’S BACK LINE!
Current NTU student Ellis Mee and NTU graduates David Williams and Harry Graham all start in the back 3 for Nottingham in their Premiership Cup fixture away at Saracens this weekend. Ellis starts at full back, whilst David and Harry start on the Wings. NTU graduate Michael Stronge also starts for Nottingham at scrum-half, whilst…