It is the time now that clubs look to offer contracts to their U18 players to move in to the Academy. Typically, each team will have a preferred first pick (15) team and it will be from them that contracts are offered. Some in the team will actually be U16 or U17, so will be excluded. I think it is not unusual for 6-8 players to get offered Academy contracts (mostly uni contracts, as uni takeup of U18 team players is far higher than the national average of about 50% of 18 year olds). Alex Shaw reports that only four of the Bath team have been offered contracts this year, and I think all were uni contracts.