Youth Membership

Join London’s friendliest club

We run a thriving mini and youth section, which caters for players from 5 to 18. We pride ourselves on being London’s Friendliest Rugby Club.

All new youth players are very welcome. Please ensure that you have followed the membership process below before coming to the club for training, which takes place from 10am to midday on a Sunday during the season. One of our volunteers will be on hand inside the clubhouse get you settled and answer your questions.

Membership for 2023 – 2024 season has now closed.

Anyone with a trial membership can still upgrade to full membership whilst the trial is still current.

Membership for the 24-25 season will open in August.

Youth Section 2024/25

We welcome all players from five-year olds up to 18 years old (this season we had over 400 players). Girls can play up to the Under 11 age group; unfortunately, we are not yet able to offer rugby for older girls.

The 2024/25 season commences in September 2024 and runs until mid-April 2025 (with a two-week Christmas Break). We are based in Hurlingham Park, Fulham and the sessions there are on Sundays from 10.00am to approximately 12.00 noon; if any of the age groups are playing away at another Club, that Club will determine the start time and duration.

Your child will be allocated to an age group depending on their age as at 1st September 2024 eg if they were six at that date they will be allocated to our Under 7s, where they will remain for the year. Please note that this allocation is strictly adhered to and cannot be varied.

Kit can now be purchased online from Tacklebag where you can buy club shirts, club shorts, club socks, club fleeces & gumshields. Please be aware that availability of some items is currently limited. We are working hard to rectify this.

We also run a small coffee shop which sells teas, coffees, snacks and our world-famous bacon butties. As we are a voluntary organisation, we are always on the look-out for new volunteers; so, if you would like to help please let us know – you will be warmly welcomed by our friendly team.

Membership Fees

Our membership fees are £150.00 per season per child, but we do offer a trial membership covering two sessions for £30.00. If your child wishes to continue as we are sure they will, you can simply upgrade to full membership and pay the difference, if purchased before the trial membership lapses (one month from join date). There is no additional weekly session fee to pay.

Trial membership is available to purchase until the week before youth training commences, so that the trial period is not over before it begins.

The membership period runs from 1st August to 30th June. We will remind current members when it is time to renew.

To ensure inclusivity, youth concessionary rates are available in the case of financial difficulty. For more information contact: youthmembership@fulhamrugby.co.uk

How to Join

Membership for 2023/2024 will open on 14th August. In the meantime you can still access your GMS account to keep it up to date by using the link below.

Youth players must be signed up through the RFU game management system (GMS). All youth accounts must be created in the name of a lead adult. If you do not already have a GMS account, you will need to create one for yourself and add your child/children. Simply click the relevant button below to create an account or log in.

A player’s GMS account will form their rugby record and will follow them through through playing career and on into senior rugby, whether they remain with H&F RFC or relocate to another club, so it is important that all details are kept up to date. All data is retained and managed by the RFU in accordance with strict GDPR and safeguarding guidelines.

You will probably already have a GMS account if you have played rugby either at H&F or another club and been a registered player, or if you have any coaching qualifications. This may have been set up for you by a previous club. If you try to create an account and find that you already have one but don’t know the login details, please contact us at youthadmin@fulhamrugby.co.uk

Youth Membership Registration is a three stage process.

Create a GMS account for yourself and then add your family members. (If you already have a GMS account, please log in and add your family members).
Buy membership for family members (youth players)
Request Youth Player Registration.

It is important that you complete step 3 since players who are not registered are not allowed to participate in club activity. All youth registrations are removed by the RFU at the end of each season, so even if your child was registered last season, you will still need to register again when you purchase membership.

Please select which age group you would like to join

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Little Hammers (U6)

Players must be five years of age on date of joining

Join U6

U7s

Players must be six years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U7

U8s

Players must be seven years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U8

U9s

Players must be eight years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U9

U10s

Players must be nine years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U10

U11s

Players must be ten years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U11

U12s

Players must be eleven years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U12

U13s

Players must be twelve years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U13

U14s

Players must be thirteen years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U14

U15 – U18

Players must be at least fourteen years of age on 1st September 2023

Join U15 - U18

Membership renewal for the 2024/2025 season will be invited on 1st August. New membership will open on 14th August. However, you can still log in to your GMS account to update or emend your details.

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For help please email youthadmin@fulhamrugby.co.uk

Terms & Conditions

Youth registration and payment is via the RFU Game Management System (GMS).

Children (players) may only be registered for the Hammersmith & Fulham RFC Youth Section by one of their parents or a legal guardian. To comply with Rugby Football Union (RFU) regulations, youth players must be aged between five and 17 on 1st September 2023. Players aged 18 and above on that date should join our Senior Section.

Players under the age of 18 may not play for the club unless they have been registered via GMS and hold a paid membership. Please ensure you tick the player registration box and provide the details requested as we are unable to register a player with the RFU until you have done this and verified your email address.

By registering a child, you are agreeing that you and the child will be bound by the club rules and policies.

Please ensure that you agree to all three consents during the registration process: photography, emergency contact information and medical details. Your child will not be able to play for the club unless all three consents are given.

For information about how we and the RFU use your personal data please see our Privacy Notice.

For general information or questions about youth membership please email: youthmembership@fulhamrugby.co.uk