Ruck & Rise โ€” Rugby Pathway Platform
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For schoolboy rugby โ€” wherever you play

The Smarter Way to Build Your Rugby Future.

JOIN THE HIGH SCHOOL RUGBY WORLD COMMUNITY, get access to: Courses, worksheets, various tools and an AI mentor that walk every step from age-group rugby to a senior contract โ€” memberships from R299/month.

Too many talented players miss opportunities because they don't know what to improve โ€” or how to improve it. Our expert courses, personalised tools, and progress tracking give players and parents a clear roadmap to success.

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4.8 / 5 from early users
200+ drills logged this week
Trusted by parents, players & coaches
  • Used by rugby families across South Africa, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
  • Worksheets you can save, revisit and download for yourself, your coach, or the agent
  • An AI 'Mentor' that knows the full curriculum and answers in plain English
  • Start planning for your future now!
Ruck & Rise rugby pathway platform

See it in action

An AI Mentor that knows the whole curriculum.

Trained on the courses, worksheets and the real questions players and parents ask. Watch a few of them play out below, then create an account and ask your own.

  • Pulls context from the lesson you're on
  • Reviews your saved worksheets when you ask
  • Voice input on mobile
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AI Mentor

Live demo available in the app. Sign up to try it free.

The courses

Four courses. One pathway.

Whether you're chasing a scholarship, planning a season around school, club and representative rugby, or watching from the stands wondering how to help โ€” there's a course built for the job.

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Player

Scholarship Toolkit

Rugby CV, mission statement and pitch-perfect emails that put you in front of the right schools and academies.

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Player

Performance Planner

Goal-setting, training, gym, match and injury trackers built around a real rugby season.

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Player

Career Accelerator

Mindset, habits, communication and a plan for life beyond rugby โ€” seven modules of deep work.

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Parent

Parent Guide

How to back your player without taking over. Nutrition, setbacks, scholarships and the real pro pathway.

Why Ruck & Rise

The work nobody else hands you.

A rugby player can train every day and still be invisible. The right CV, the right email, the right tracker at the right time โ€” that's what turns sessions into shortlists. We've put the lot in one place and made it usable on a phone between classes (ssshh!!).

Parents get the same view, with a guide written for the role you actually play โ€” transport, food, fees, conversations on the long drive home.

25+
Modules across four courses
U13+
Age-group pathways
Worksheets
Keep Track of all your efforts
AI 'Mentor'
Plain-English answers

From the families using it

Quiet wins. Real conversations.

Early users from school, club and academy rugby across four countries. Names shortened to protect minors and ongoing recruitment conversations.

"The CV template was the unlock. I'd been sending the same generic email to coaches for months. Three weeks after rewriting it the Ruck & Rise way, I had two trial invites and a callback from a Currie Cup union."
Liam D.
Flyhalf, 17 ยท Cape Town
"I'm not a rugby person. The Parent Guide finally gave me language for the conversations on the drive home โ€” what to ask, what to leave alone. My son said it's the first time it doesn't feel like an interrogation."
Sarah M.
Parent ยท Galway, Ireland
"The injury tracker pulled me out of a hole. I'd torn my AC joint and had no plan beyond physio appointments. Twelve weeks later I was back on the bench with actual data to show the coach."
Tom W.
Loose forward, 18 ยท Brisbane
"Used the Mentor at 9pm the night before a school-tour interview. Asked it what a director of rugby actually wants to hear from a 15-year-old. Got accepted to the academy programme the next week."
Ethan K.
Centre, 15 ยท Pretoria
"As a club coach I quietly hand the link to parents who keep asking 'what should we be doing at home?'. It saves me an hour a week and the families actually come back with better questions."
Coach R.
U16 Club Coach ยท Leicester, UK
"The goal-setting worksheets sound boring until your kid actually fills one in. My daughter pinned hers to her bedroom door. First time I've seen her own the plan instead of waiting to be told."
Mike & Jen H.
Parents ยท Auckland, NZ

Membership

Free to start. Become a member when you're ready.

Explore the platform free. A Player or Parent membership unlocks every course, worksheet and the full AI Mentor โ€” and regular feature roll-outs.

What's included Free
No card needed
Player Membership
R299/mo
or R2 990/yr (~R249/mo)
Parent Membership
R399/mo
or R3 990/yr (~R332/mo)
Course lessons3 starter lessonsAll player modules (Scholarship, Performance, Career)Full Parent Guide curriculum
Worksheets1 (Goal Tracker)All player worksheets + downloadsNutrition, recovery & setback planners + downloads
AI Mentor5 questions / dayUnlimited, trained on player curriculumUnlimited, trained on parent curriculum
Save progress & notesโ€”โœ“โœ“
Download PDF / CSVโ€”โœ“โœ“
Rugby CV & recruitment emailsโ€”Templates + Mentor reviewโ€”
Drive-home conversation scriptsโ€”โ€”The questions to ask (and the ones to skip)
New feature roll-outsโ€”โœ“โœ“
Cancel any timeโœ“โœ“โœ“

Memberships billed via Paystack. International cards supported. Cancel any time. Choose monthly or annual at checkout.

Ready to start your rugby pathway?

Join the High School Rugby World community and get access to everything.

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Ruck & Rise โ€” The pathway platform for schoolboy rugby