The RH3 Football Academy works in partnership with Hamilton Wanderers Football Club to provide programmes for young players in the Waikato.
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About our partnership with Hamilton Wanderers
The RH3 Football Academy works in partnership with Hamilton Wanderers Football Club to provide programmes for young players in the Waikato.
Four years ago, Luke Brooke-Smith thought he’d hit the jackpot when he got the chance to be a ball boy for Hamilton Wanderers. “I was 11, just arrived to live in the Waikato and it was a national league match,” … Read More
Registrations are open for players who wish to attend our next player development programme at Hamilton. The programmes are for boys and girls aged 6-10 who are either past players with the RH3 Football Academy or who wish to join … Read More
Two players from the RH3 Football Academy are on their way to Spain to spend a month with professional club CF Rayo Majadahonda. Taupo-based Dylan Gardiner (17) and Cambridge’s Luke Brooke-Smith (15) will train at the Madrid club who play … Read More
RH3 Football Academy player Dylan Gardiner has been selected to represent New Zealand at the 2023 FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup in Indonesia. Central defender Gardiner (17) is one of 21 players who will play group games against Venezuela, Germany … Read More
Young aspiring footballers are invited to join the RH3 and Hamilton Wanderers Football Academy for Term 4, 2023. The programmes are for boys aged 10-11. Dates: Mondays (October 16 — November 20) Times: 5pm-6pm Venue: Chartwell Park, Herbert Rd, Hamilton … Read More
Hamilton Wanderers and the Ricki Herbert Football Academy have confirmed they have formally extended their partnership agreement for five more years. The two organisations have been working together since 2019, focussing on ways to improve the quality of coaching to … Read More
Academy staff and players are celebrating the selection of Dylan Gardiner to the national squad going to January’s OFC U-17 Championship in Fiji. Central defender Gardiner (16) has been part of the Ricki Herbert Football Academy since 2015, when he … Read More
Wet weather did not get in the way of football, fun and friendship as the Ricki Herbert Football Academy’s Hamilton holiday programme moved indoors. Instead of Porritt Stadium, the July 2022 programme moved to St Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton, and the … Read More