To sign up your child for Barnes Minis, Juniors and Colts rugby for the 2026/27 season (while our new web page is under construction) please:
1. Download the 360Player app from an app store
2. Enter the group code B8B9J9 to create your account
3. Add your child(ren) when prompted
4. Register your child using either the main Youth Registration form or the free 3 week Tryout Registration form you will see. Within the app, find these by clicking on More> Registrations at bottom right

Introduction & Values:
The 2026-7 season will start on Saturday 5 September 2026 for Minis (Under 5 to Under 11).

Barnes Rugby Club runs a thriving boys and girls Minis section with over 390 registered players. Having been established 18 years ago, we have grown successfully and now run rugby across all age groups from Under 5s to Under 22s. We enthusiastically subscribe to the RFU youth rugby values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship (TREDS) and look to provide an inclusive and fun environment along with excellent coaching and skills development, plus enjoyment of competition as the players approach their teenage years.

We have over 150 volunteer coaches, many of whom have completed coaching and refereeing courses. This enables a player: coach ratio of better than 5:1 to provide individual skills coaching and attention. And we supplement this with regular involvement from professional coaches and Barnes 1st team squad members.

It’s great to see the impressive number of Girls also playing at Barnes Youth Rugby, with thriving Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16 girls rugby teams . Up to Under 11, the girls play alongside the boys, supplemented with frequent special girls training activities, including visits from the Red Roses!

We foster a strong “One Club” approach with support between the age groups and close ties with the senior sections of the Club, all helped by enjoyment of our welcoming Clubhouse – and no doubt the regular free hot dogs and lunches in the clubhouse after training!

Barnes Rugby Minis play at a high standard at local festivals and receive great feedback from other clubs on the attractive style they play and the positive attitude of the boys and girls on the pitch. Under 8s and below play Tag rugby; Under 9s are introduced to tackling with a progression from that age up through the Junior ages to introduce other aspects of the game, from rucks and mauls to scrums, line outs and full 15-a-side games. Our Juniors and Colts enter Surrey Cup competitions and have achieved some excellent results in recent seasons, with several cup final appearances.

Rugby Camps in the school holidays and End or Season Tours are highlights of the season for many.

We look forward to seeing you at Barnes Rugby!

Where and When:
Our Minis section (Boys and Girls, under 5 to Under 11s) train on Saturday mornings, 9:30-11:00 am on the pitches adjacent to Rocks Lane at:
Barn Elms Sports Trust (BEST)
Queen Elizabeth Walk,
Barnes SW13 9SA
www.bestfields.co.uk

which is opposite the Wetlands Centre entrance and the BRFC clubhouse. You’ll be able to locate each year group by its flag showing the age group, or ask any coach or at our kit shop outside the BEST café.

Barn Elms Sports Trust has a NO DOGS on site policy.

Join Us:
We are always keen to welcome new players and families to the Club at all ages and experience levels, including beginners. For player safety and security reasons, all new players must be registered before they participate. Children can join from as young as four years old.

Subscriptions cover attendance at training as well as festivals or cup matches throughout the season, coaching, equipment, membership of the Return2Play concussion injury assistance support programme, family social membership of Barnes RFC and also the hot dogs and lunches provided after some training sessions.

To sign up your child for Barnes Minis, Juniors and Colts rugby for the 2026/27 season (while our new web page is under construction) please:
1. Download the 360Player app from an app store
2. Enter the group code B8B9J9 to create your account
3. Add your child(ren) when prompted
4. Register your child using either the main Youth Registration form or the free 3 week Tryout Registration form you will see. Within the app, find these by clicking on More> Registrations at bottom right

We also run an exceptional financial circumstances scheme to support players who would like to participate but would not otherwise be able to do so for financial reasons. We sponsor a number of players each year to train, play and even tour with Barnes RFC, so they can experience rugby and benefit from the life-long skills and discipline that it teaches. For consideration under this scheme, please contact the relevant section head or the membership officer as shown below, and your application will be treated in strict confidence.

Barnes Kit Shop: Our kit shop is open Saturdays mornings 9:30am to 11am at the Minis training, by the BEST pavilion and café, for all Barnes youth rugby ages, with shirts, hoodies, weatherproof tops, shorts, socks and hats.
Safeguarding: Safeguarding responsibilities are taken very seriously: all coaches have DBS certificates, many coaches have additional safeguarding training and each age group has first aiders and first aid kits. Contact details for our Safeguarding Officer are posted at the site and available below.
Please note that players in the U11 age group and below are expected to have a parent or guardian onsite for the duration of training.

Contact Us:
Head of Minis: Niall Wilson minis@barnesyouthrugby.org
Membership enquiries: membership@barnesyouthrugby.org
Safeguarding Officer: Michelle Morton safeguarding@barnesyouthrugby.org