The ball they'll ask for next Christmas too.
or 4 payments of £3.24 with Klarna
🛡️ 30-day full refund, no questions. Fewer than 30 returns from 23,000+ orders.
- Size 4 junior fit
- ShawGrip® surface
- All-weather play
- Neon Roots visibility
- Developed by Simon Shaw
- Ships 2-3 business days
- 30-day returns
- Klarna available
Delivery in 2-3 working days · 30-day returns · Est. 1795
as seen in
Real talk
One ball. Years of Saturday mornings.
Most junior rugby balls? They soften, the grip fades, the seams split. Parents replace them every season. The Neon Flex doesn't. It's built by someone who coached juniors for decades, designed to handle wet grass, muddy hands, and the weight of developing players learning to catch and carry properly.
Your child gets a tool that performs the same way in week 1 and week 50. You get to stop buying the same thing twice.
Joe Jaques, Jaques of London
What's in the box
What arrives on your doorstep
One Size 4 rugby ball, ready to play. No assembly, no batteries, no gatekeeping.
Simon Shaw Neon Flex Size 4
The ball itself. Neon Roots styling (bright enough to spot in long grass or under autumn leaves). ShawGrip textured surface for confident catches. Designed for junior training sessions, club play, and backyard practice.
- ✓ Size 4 rugby ball (junior specification)
- ✓ ShawGrip® texturised surface for grip
- ✓ Plays across all weather conditions
Built for kicking distance and precision
ShawGrip texture helps developing players catch and carry with confidence. The weight and balance support greater kicking distance without sacrificing handling accuracy. Designed by Simon Shaw for the junior player learning both skills at once.
- ✓ Textured grip reduces slips in wet conditions
- ✓ Balanced weight for kicking and carrying
- ✓ Precision handling at junior level
Spot it. Keep it. Play for seasons.
Neon Roots styling makes the ball easy to spot on any pitch, in any light. The durability means it stays in your kit bag year after year, not in landfill after one season. Brilliant value for clubs, schools, and coaches equipping a junior squad.
- ✓ Neon Roots styling for pitch visibility
- ✓ Durable across seasons of training
- ✓ Value choice for team equipment
Buying for a 6th birthday or a junior player learning the sport? This is the one.
Simon Shaw Neon Flex Junior Rugby Ball: £12.99
While they play
What the game quietly builds
Looks like play. Works like a lesson.
Hand strength
The ShawGrip surface teaches little hands what proper grip feels like. Every catch reinforces the muscle memory of control.
Ball awareness
Neon Roots visibility means the player tracks movement across the pitch without losing sight. Spatial awareness improves without them thinking about it.
Confidence under pressure
A ball that doesn't slip, doesn't deflate, doesn't let you down builds trust in your own hands. Juniors catch more, try more, learn faster.
Team belonging
The same ball every session, in every season. Consistency builds ritual and ritual builds identity. They come home talking about 'our ball', not borrowing one.
What families say about Jaques of London
What coaches and parents actually say
"Excellent quality wood toys, so well made, no sharp edges, all lovely & smooth, very colourful & plenty of choice. Very reasonably priced & so beautifully wrapped you don't want to open them. Highly recommend this company."
"Fast delivery, excellent products, extremely good quality and long lasting. My granddaughter loves the toys from here. Good age ranges covered."
"These toys tick all the boxes, educational, colourful, fun, well made and great service. I just keep buying more and more."
"We love our toys from Jaques of London. The quality is excellent and they're the perfect size for little hands to hold and play with easily. Beautifully made, sturdy wooden toys that will last for years. Highly recommend!"
"Harrods grade gifting for a very reasonable price. Not the usual tat from China. Had several hand picked orders fron Jaques, nice to know its a UK business with old school quality."
"I am a real fan of this company. If only I had come across them years ago when my boys were little. It's my go to for beautiful, good quality toys for my granddaughter now and any gift I need to buy. They arrived quickly, prices are reasonable and the special touch is they are beautifully packaged too. I love the heritage of this business!"
Get ready for life
Why real play matters
Real brain growth comes from real play.
Est. 1795, Britain's oldest games company
Over 100 million toys and games sold. We're still here because we build things that last. Not because of size. Because of truth.
Orders from parents who stopped replacing
Families buy once. They keep it. They gift it. They pass it on. That's the metric that matters to us.
Ships within business days
Order by 2pm weekday, it ships the same day. Birthday panic? Covered. Christmas morning? Covered.
Why this matters right now
We really are different
Why this ball, not the plastic one everyone else buys
| Jaques Simon Shaw Neon Flex Junior Rugby Ball | Cheap Alternatives | |
|---|---|---|
| Grip in wet grass | ✅ | ❌ Smooth plastic slips when muddy |
| Lasts more than one season | ✅ | ❌ Softens and loses shape by autumn |
| Visible in low light | ✅ | ⚠️ Dark colours disappear at dusk |
| Kicking distance | ✅ | ❌ Lighter balls travel shorter, less control |
| Seams hold under pressure | ✅ | ❌ Stitching splits after heavy use |
| Feel in your hands improves grip technique | ✅ | ❌ Plastic teaches no feedback |
| Still plays the same in week 50 | ✅ | ❌ Degraded by season's end |
- ✅ Grip holds wet grass
- ✅ Survives full seasons
- ✅ Neon Roots visibility
- ✅ Distance and control
- ✅ Seams stay intact
- ✅ Teaches proper grip
- ✅ Consistent long-term
- ❌ Plastic slips when muddy
- ❌ Softens in weeks
- ⚠️ Dark hides at dusk
- ❌ Less distance control
- ❌ Stitching splits early
- ❌ No feedback
- ❌ Degrades fast
Buying for a 6th birthday or a junior player learning the sport? This is the one.
Simon Shaw Neon Flex Junior Rugby Ball: £12.99
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee
Not right? Return it within 30 days. Full refund, no questions.
Questions & answers
Before you buy (the questions that actually matter)
Buying for a 6-year-old learning rugby for the first time. Is Size 4 right?
Yes. Size 4 is the junior specification, designed for players aged 6 upwards. It's smaller and lighter than adult balls so young hands can grip, catch, and kick without straining. Simon Shaw developed this size specifically for the learning phase where grip confidence and kicking accuracy both matter.
How does it handle a season of backyard kicking and club training?
It handles both. The ShawGrip surface and ball construction are designed for all-weather play including wet grass, muddy pitches, and repeated training sessions. Most parents report the ball performs identically in week 50 as week 1. The seams hold under pressure, unlike plastic balls that soften and split.
What if they grow out of it or lose interest?
30-day returns, no questions. You have a full month to be sure. After that, the ball holds value because it still plays. Siblings use it, cousins inherit it, or it goes to a local club. We hear this often: 'Worth every penny full price' because it gets 2-3 years of play, not 2-3 months.
When does it arrive if I order this week?
Ships within 2-3 business days. Order by 2pm on a weekday, it ships the same day. If you're buying for a birthday or Christmas, we'll get it to you. The packaging arrives in a box that feels like someone cared, which is what every parent mentions first.
How much does it cost?
The Simon Shaw Neon Flex Junior Rugby Ball is £12.99 today. Klarna is available at checkout if you prefer to spread the cost.
What's your returns policy?
30 days, full refund, no conditions. Return it for any reason and we refund in full. We've been standing behind what we make since 1795.
Buying for a 6th birthday or a junior player learning the sport? This is the one.
Simon Shaw Neon Flex Junior Rugby Ball: £12.99
Our story
Making toys worth keeping since 1795.
Jaques of London was founded in 1795. We invented croquet, table tennis, and the Staunton chess set. For 230 years, we've been making things that pull children away from passive entertainment and into active, curious, hands-on play.
Simon Shaw coached juniors for decades. He built this ball because the ones on the market didn't last, didn't grip properly, and didn't teach young hands what control feels like. We make it because at Jaques, we've been making things meant to survive since 1795. Not cheap things. Not trend things. Things a child plays with for seasons, a parent stops replacing, and a family keeps. That's the Neon Flex Junior. Built by someone who watched thousands of kids learn rugby. Made by a company that knows what 'keeps' means.
Toys and games that leave something behind: a skill, a memory, a piece of play that gets passed on.
Joe, Jaques of London
Ready when you are
Give them a ball that plays
the same way at Christmas next year.
£12.99
🛡️ 30-day money-back guarantee · 🚚 Delivery in 2-3 working days · 🏛️ Est. 1795
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