Spotlight on greatness

Welcome to Player Spotlights, where we celebrate the incredible talent and dedication of our local rugby stars. Discover the journeys of young players rising through the ranks and the seasoned heroes who inspire us all on and off the pitch at tryline.com.

Joe owen: A local legend's journey

Joe Owen exemplifies the spirit of rugby here in Ivybridge, he represents the club of one of our own both on and off the pitch he is an out and out leader within the club. He strives to achieve the best for our club and himself, he always puts himself first. 

Seb lethbridge: The rising star

Meet Seb Lethbridge, one of our most exciting young talents coming up through the ranks here at Tryline Seb is a very exciting young player who originally started his rugby career at the age of 8yrs old at Ivybridge RFC he now has been selected to play for Exeter chiefs U18s squad and is hoping it get a scholarship with a Championship side such as Worcester warriors. here we have a few words from his coach- 

"Seb was an outstanding lad on and off the pitch his hard work and dedication got him to where he is today, it was a pleasure being able to coach such a talented young lad" Jamie Bertie - head coach for colts at Ivybridge RFC

Inspiring the next generation

The stories of players like Joe Owen and Seb Lethbridge are more than just match reports, they focus on inspiring the GEN Z audience into getting into rugby and the culture around it allowing people to express there feelings and release there true talents on and off the pitch. 

a few words from the club president " these 2 players have the Ivybridge RFC very proud of there recent achievements. both these players have come from the same age group and to have 2 players this special in the same age group is outstanding, they helped push everyone else's motivation and strived to achieve the best outcome by the team and themselves. 

At tryline this is what we love to see people who have come through our system to go on and achieve the unthinkable. We hope this encourages youngsters and giver them the chance as these players above.