Tom Gilchrist

Girl Daddy of 2 & Best half of @LibbyGilly | Coaching with @SaleSharksRugby

[Tom Gilchrist @GillyTGilchrist]

🌹Awesome morning with the youngest as we watched @EnglandRugby training and then getting to meet the players and coaches after the session - great catch up with the scrum guru himself, Tom Harrison! 🤙🏼

[Stuart Dixon @stuartdixon13]

We are hiring. Great opportunity for someone to build on @GillyTRugby outstanding efforts over last four years

[Sale Sharks 🦈 @SaleSharksRugby]

Strengthening our player pathway 🦈

Tom, Jacob and Joe will join our Academy Coaching team ahead of the 2026/27 season.

Read more from the new coaches and our Academy Manager Ferg via the link below.

🔗 https://t.co/yZOwlJcOrH

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

We’re thrilled to announce that Oliver Spencer has signed with @SaleSharksRugby Senior Academy, stepping into the next chapter of his professional rugby career! 🦈
Congratulations to Oli and family on this achievement — we’re all so proud and can’t wait to see what’s ahead!

[Tom Gilchrist @GillyTGilchrist]

Well played Spence lad!! A lot of focus and consistency for a long period has been rewarded 👏🏼🦈👏🏼🦈👏🏼

@YorksRugbyAcad
#MadeInYorkshire

[Sale Sharks 🦈 @SaleSharksRugby]

𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙨 🫡

Huge congratulations to Oliver Spencer, Dylan Hodkinson and Will Bennett who will be joining our senior academy ahead of the 25/26 season!

Testament to your hard work lads. Congratulations 👏

Read more here 👉https://t.co/z9Gyqtkzxw

[Tom Gilchrist @GillyTGilchrist]

Brilliant young bloke and player! Thrilled to see you achieve a goal you’ve worked so hard and consistently for 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

#LeftBetter

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

✍🏼We are delighted to announce that Sam Bland, has signed a Senior Academy Professional Contract with @Harlequins 🃏Massive congratulations to Sam and his family on this incredible milestone! We’re all so proud and can’t wait to see what the future holds in his rugby career 💪🔥

[Stuart Dixon @stuartdixon13]

We have a few opportunities to join the team @YorksRugbyAcad

2 in our athletic development team and a further 3 listed here: https://t.co/zULDgfSwJE

If anyone wants to chat with me about any of them, then please drop me a message.

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

Massive congratulations to Oliver Spencer and Sam Bland on earning their first England Cap with the U18s.

They have headed to Cork, Ireland, for a special stand alone international clash against Ireland U18s, marking the 150th anniversary of Irish rugby! 🍀

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

A great story for aspiring players
Change of school at 16? ✅
Positional switch at 16? ✅
Injury setback? ✅
Our most capped player with 13 academy league appearances? ✅

Go well tonight @t_raymont 💪🏽
#heleftbetter

[Yorkshire Post Sport @YPSport]

“Being in the front five I think you have more time to develop than other positions, but for me it’s just taking it week by week."

Interview with @EnglandRugby U20s grand slam hopeful and @YorksRugbyAcad graduate Tye Raymont

⬇️🏉

https://t.co/Jn6GzC0zbY

[Nick Westby @NWestbyYPSport]

No Premiership club, no barrier for Yorkshire's rugby talent, only more options and the same opportunities for the region's prospects as the rest. A feature with @YorksRugbyAcad lead @stuartdixon13 on the history, the challenges & the success stories 🏉

https://t.co/ibVF9m8Yy0

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

Here is the final squad for the @premrugby academy league

Thanks to all parents, clubs, schools and our sponsors for supporting the lads on their journeys

🆚 @QuinsAcademy
🕒 15:15
📺 https://t.co/KteP6XDkVM

#weleavebetter

[PREM Rugby @premrugby]

Serious gas! 💨

What a score this is from @YorksRugbyAcad! 🫡

[Jamie Taylor @Jattaylor]

🚨New research on player development with @premrugby 🚨

The impact of high-potential status on progression and conversion within a male rugby union talent system

Well done to @Amy_Shelley1

@AineMacNamara_ @behan_s @NeilMcCarthy74 @23Benjones

Available open access ⬇️

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

Massive thank you to our hosts @Academy_Falcons for today’s games. Despite the conditions there was some excellent intent from the lads to implement our game plan

Next week we head @gloucesterrugby guaranteed to achieve our highest ever finish in the @premrugby academy league

[Sale Sharks 🦈 @SaleSharksRugby]

𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙙𝙚𝙗𝙪𝙩 ✔️

60 minutes. That’s one hell of a shift from @t_raymont on his Premiership debut 👏

Congratulations, exciting times ahead!

#SharksAreCircling🦈

[Tom Gilchrist @GillyTGilchrist]

Great to see 2 @OneBishopBurton old boys making their way 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[Newcastle Red Bulls @NCL_RedBulls]

😆 𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲... ​​

A proud moment 👏 for Callum and Connor Hancock as they took to the field together on Friday night.

@Academy_Falcons | #TrueNorth

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

Massive thanks to @qethelburgas for hosting our games against @SaleSharksAcad

Lots of great rugby from both groups and really pleasing to see our boys bringing lots of graft from the training pitch to life.

Next up is @Academy_Falcons on 8th Feb at Kingston Park

[Yorkshire Rugby Academy @YorksRugbyAcad]

Massive thanks to everyone @KeighleyRUFC for their usual amazing hospitality

Well done to @LeicesterTigers on both games, some clinical set piece work and excellent finishing on display.

We will learn from it and head to @SaintsRugbyAcad rating to go again

#weleavebetter

[Sale Sharks Academy @SaleSharksAcad]

ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴏɴᴏᴜʀꜱ

Well done to all our players selected in the England U20s Squad and the schools, clubs & counties they represent... including of course 3 from our good friends @YorksRugbyAcad.

#SharksDNA 🦈

[Tom Gilchrist @GillyTGilchrist]

@engagecoaching1 @OneBishopBurton @YorksRugbyAcad A strong start from the delivery team and players at Bishop!!