Hi, I am 14 years old, 9 stone and 5 foot 7/8. I have played a bit of rugby at school, and enjoyed it, but I am not 100% sure on what my best position would be. My main strength is my evasive skills, and I have a decent passing and kicking game on me. I am not great defensively, but I would be willing to work and improve, and I have been a fan of this for a good 10 years

A a bit of a long shot I know, but I would feel a lot more confident if I had an idea of my position before I joined a team, thanks.

I'd suggest you go along to an amateur club training session or two without committing to a club. From there you could always ask the coaches where your strengths and weaknesses lie. You say you have good evasive skills with a good passing/kicking game which would suggest you'd like to be a halfback (stand off possibly) however as your still new to the game and haven't established a position yet if I was you I'd try and get yourself some experience on the wing first. Eventually you'll find your position.

Don't be put off going down to an amateur club and training with a team, maybe you have some school friends who already play for a team that you could go with?

Good luck.

Agreed, get yourself down to a club and do a couple of training sessions, the coaches know what they're talking about.
Common sense would say to put you on the wing to build your confidence up, improve on defence and then move infield to a position that suits your skills.
Bit like what London are doing with Kieron Dixon.

Good advice given already. As has been said, get yourself down to a local club. You're pretty much assured of a friendly welcome. At 14 it's probably never nailed on which your best position will be. Still a lot of growing to do etc.
Best of luck and most of all.....enjoy.

Great to see another young kid gaking the game up.

I agree with everything said so far, get down to your local club and take it from there. If you qualify for the Under 15s, Blackbrook have the best side in the North West, if not in the country, while the Under 14s have just won the treble, so it will be good fora a young lad like yourself to surround yourself in either of those set ups.

To answer you question, you sound like a potential Half-Back to me, but to play there takes a fair amount of experience playing the game. Work on your defence, and FB and maybe Centre could work out to.

Good luck with whatever you decide to persue, and most of all, enjoy.

So, our coach has suggested I play stand-off or loose forward, so if anyone has any advice about playing in either of those positions, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

My eldest lad is moving back to Warrington after 5 years out here in the ME playing Yawnion. Not yet 14 but he's 5 10 and probably pushing 12 stone and not played any League since he was about 6 at Burtonwood and he's grown a fair bit since then.

Don't think he fancies the cold or the mud but he's looking forward to getting back into it. Think he's in for a shock

The only advice is practice. Practice, practice, practice. Get the core skills right and you won't be far away.

Also, listen. Ask coaches and peers why, how, when. Listen to the response and take it on board.

When are you home? bring him back down to the Bulldogs, we are still all here and would love him back.

Andy