Partners

The England Talent Pathway (ETP) is delivered locally through a network of England Player Development Partners.

To become an ETP Delivery Partner a professional club makes contact with the ETP team and expresses their interest to deliver a series of continued professional development (CPD) for coaches and open access development days for players.

From here the club will submit their annual plan and agrees to meet twice annually with the Rugby Football League to review and refine delivery. This extends the reach of opportunity for players and coaches alike.

The coach CPD is Block 1, Block 2 and Block 3 as a minimum. Coaches attending all three blocks become accredited England Player Development Coaches. This sits within the ETP philosophy to develop coaches to develop players.

The open access development days are for all players. They give players the opportunity to attend professionally staffed events that form the first step on the England Player Pathway.

The days contain mental skills training, movement skills training, coachability and game sense.

Additionally many development days include an introduction to player profiling.

Partners are provided with bespoke solutions to the specific challenges they face and are fully supported to deliver to their locality.

ETP Partner Contacts

Club	Contact	Email
Barrow Raiders	Keith Nutter	keith.nutter@baesystems.com
Bradford Bulls	Andy Harland	andy.harland@bradfordbulls.co.uk
Castleford Tigers	Darren Higgins	darrenhiggins@castigers.com
City of Hull Academy	Jason Netherton	jason.netherton@cofha.co.uk
Coventry Bears	Conor Kelly	conor.kelly@coventrybears.co.uk
Featherstone Rovers	Amy Hardman	amy.hardman@featherstonerovers.net
Gloucestershire All Golds	Dan Garbutt	dgarbutt@glos.ac.uk
Halifax RLFC	Chris O`Connor	chrisoconnor@calderdalecct.org
Huddersfield Giants	Andy Kelly	andy@giantsrl.com
London RL Foundation	Dan Steel	dan.steel@londonrugbyleaguefoundation.org
North East	Michael Heap	michael.heap@newcastle-thunder.co.uk
Rochdale Hornets	Alan Kilshaw	coach@hornetsrugbyleague.com
Salford Red Devils	Danny Barton	danny.barton@reddevilsrugby.co.uk
St Helens	Craig Richards	craig.richards@Saintsrlfc.com
Swinton Lions	Neil Hayden	neil.hayden@salfordcc.ac.uk
Wakefield Trinity	James Stephenson	james.stephenson@wakefieldtrinity.com
Warrington Wolves	Phil Jones	philjones@warringtonwolves.com
West Cumbria	Martina Jackson	martina.jackson@townrlfc.co.uk
Widnes Vikings	Kurtis Marsh	kurtism@widnesvikings.co.uk
Wigan Warriors	Darryl Goulding	d.goulding@wiganwarriors.com
York City Knights	Neil Gulliver	neil@ycknights.co.uk