Sunderland RFC Academy & training base - Ryhope Rd

Hello,

This Crowd funder has been set up with the aims to raise funds to go towards the development of our Ryhope Road facility .  The Ryhope Road Project has been an ambition of the club for some time and its purpose is to provide facilities to support not only our senior men's and women's section but also our vast and ever growing youth section. 

The facilities will provide 2 playing pitches and a training pitch, changing rooms and parking facilities.

As a club we pride ourselves on our player pathway and take inspiration from such clubs as Exeter who have reached the pinnacle of club rugby in a short space of time through their own player pathway. The success and progression of our 1xv in recent seasons has been fantastic and it is no coincidence that this has been a product of a successful player pathway in recent years.

There has been notable successes of our youth system over the years with James Lofthouse going on to achieve national honors in a side most notably containing Jonny Wilkinson. James Kyle went on to play at a higher level, alongside brother Dan. The Boatman brothers Jonny and Danny both went on to have a successful playing career at West Hartlepool. Former Colts captain Jamie Sword trained with Newcastle Falcons last summer and most recently Joe Duffy earned a contract at Championship club Richmond RFC after learning his trade at Sunderland RFC, with Dannah Ryan-Munden joining the Mowden Sharks 1st team squad.

We at Sunderland take so much pride in the success and development of all of our players and this project is vital to provide the facilities in order to continue these successes.

Thank you in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to all at the club.