Tigers community coaches will be at Leicester Forest RFC running tag sessions, which are free to enter and for players in school years three, four and five.
The event runs from 10am to noon on Sunday (May 22) at Leicester Forest’s Hinckley Road ground in Leicester Forest East and all pupils in years three, four and five at schools in the area are invited to attend. There will also be a chance for the young players to sign up to the Junior Tigers Club for free.
The event is the culmination of the Aviva Premiership Rugby Schools Programme, which Tigers coaches have been running in schools around the Leicester Forest area.
The programme included a six-week introduction to rugby and Tigers work with teachers to continue with tag once our coaches have left. Sets of equipment and teaching resources are distributed. Leicester Forest RFC hosted a tag festival to complete the programme.
Now, by holding the fun day, Tigers and Leicester Fores RFC hope to encourage young players to continue playing the sport.
"We would like to thank Leicester Forest RFC for their support," says Tigers rugby development officer Benjamin Woods. "The local club structure is vital to ensure the legacy of the programme."
The Aviva Premiership Rugby Schools Programme is being run by all 12 Premiership Rugby clubs. The programme represents a significant investment by Aviva into grass roots rugby that will go towards supporting more than 15,000 man hours of coaching and reaching more than 36,000 pupils aged 9-11 years old from 600 primary schools in England over each of the next four seasons.
For more information on the Aviva Premiership Rugby Schools Programme contact the Tigers community department on 0844 856 1880 or email [email protected]
