When I retired from professional rugby I moved to Dubai and always wanted to open a rugby academy.

Since the age of 6, my dream and my goal was to play rugby for Wales national team. Because of my hard work, skill and determintation, I played professional rugby for 16 years and became Wales most capped scrum-half and did 2 tours with the British & Irish Lions.

All that experience and knowledge I gained – both on and off the field – I want to give back in The Mike Phillips Rugby Academy. I want kids to be active, get into sport, to have fun, learn about being healthy, and to be able to express themselves.

Rugby is a great sport that teaches children so many great values : discipline, team work and respect just a few.
What you can take and learn from rugby can set you up for life. What you learn in a rugby match, you can take into any aspect of life.

The Mike Phillips Rugby Academy wants to help kids to reach their goals in life.

Rugby is more than just a sport or game, it taught me the finest values anyone one of us can live by. It’s about friendships, communities, and teams.
It’s the coming together of loving and caring people that want to have fun and enjoy themselves. In an environment that will help grow them as people.