Douglas May

Currently captain of. Monmouth School rugby team, I have played the U18S level for three years now, there, being the top points scorer of the 24/25 season with 158 points scored (7 tries, 123 points off the tee)

playing this long at this level has allowed me to become:

• Strong leadership and communication on and off the field
• Led by example through professionalism, discipline and a positive team culture
• Strengthened interpersonal and organisational abilities through coordinating team training and activities
• Gained experiences liasing between players, coaches and staff to maintain clear communication
• Encouraged accountability and promoted a high-performance mindset for my team

• Playing at the highest level of rugby I can for my age group has helped me develop to be ready to play higher levels for the next step in mens rugby

playing at the number 1 team in the english academy league has helped me gain skills such as:

• high level positional awareness and decision making underpressure in the back 3
• technical excellence in core rugby skills (passing, shape work, counter attack, tactical kicking and support play)
• adaptability to different game plans and opposition strategies
• advanced understanding of rugby tactics, systems and match analysis

At Gloucester i played fullback mainly, with ability to cover at outside centre and wing.

i have played in the Scottish national pathway for 3 years now, starting at u15s and progressing up to u18s. this experience helped me balance the commitments of school, academy and national pathway rugby. it also helped me be aware of the highest standards and how to conduct myself into a player who can potentially be capable of national representation one day, but it also helped become even more aware of the parts of my game to improve to make that next step.