AROUND 1,500 young rugby players will attend Ballyclare RFC Mini Rugby\u2019s popular annual festival this year.
\nOver 100 teams of boys and girls from more than 20 different rugby clubs have registered to take part in the event on Saturday, April 25th.
\nClubs from right across Northern Ireland will compete in matches at the Cloughan ground in Ballyclare alongside teams from Dublin, Limerick and Selkirk in Scotland.
\nThe players range in age from Primary 3 up to Year 8. The youngest players will start off the play on the day with the older players taking to the pitches in the afternoon.
\nEntertainment available to the players, their families and supporters in between matches includes wall climbing, hamster balls, bouncy castles, food stalls and many other attractions.
\nBallyclare RFC Mini Rugby convenor Tommy Scott said: \u201cWe are delighted to host a festival which is so hugely popular and is attended by clubs right across Ireland. As with previous years, the day will be filled with rugby and great fun.
\n\u201cWe would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has worked so hard behind the scenes to organise the event and also a big thank you to all of our sponsors who provide such valued support. We are looking forward to a fantastic day.\u201d
\nTim Woodside, managing director of principal sponsor The Woodside Group, said: \u201cThe Woodside Group is very proud to be the principal sponsor for Ballyclare Mini Rugby\u2019s annual festival this year. We are delighted to be involved in such a well organised event. The festival successfully reinforces the importance of rugby and sport in the community from players to spectators and reaches out to a wide audience of all ages.\u201d
\nThe festival marks the end of a great year for Ballyclare Mini Rugby. The Ballyclare RFC Mini section was recently named the winner of the Junior Team of the Year category at this year\u2019s Newtownabbey Borough Council\u2019s Sports Awards.<\/p>\n
Photo caption: Ballyclare RFC Mini Rugby
\nContact details: Tommy Scott (Ballyclare Mini Rugby convenor) 07501 500270 or email: mrtommyscott@gmail.com
\nWebsite: http:\/\/ballyclarerfcminirugby.co.uk\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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