RFL partner, Try Tag Rugby, has announced The Eagles Foundation, the non-profit arm of Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Club, has been awarded its Try Tag Rugby South Yorkshire Licence.
The Licence, which includes the current Try Tag Rugby Sheffield Leagues, will see The Eagles Foundation take over the running of the current Sheffield leagues and the future development of the region after the current Spring Season. As part of this change, the existing Try Tag Rugby Sheffield area will be renamed Try Tag Rugby South Yorkshire.
The renamed Try Tag Rugby South Yorkshire will be running two leagues this summer, with the first of two 10-week, weekly leagues starting on Tuesday 23 April at Forge Valley School. The second 10-week, weekly league will be starting on Thursday 25 April at King Edwards School.
The two mixed adult leagues are for people of all genders and are open for registration to teams as well as individuals who will be placed on a team. A couple of Free Taster Sessions are being held in the run up to the start of the leagues. The first session was successfully held at Forge Valley School this past Tuesday. The remaining session will take place on Thursday 18 April at King Edwards VII – Lower School. This is the perfect opportunity for people to Give Tag A Try!
Former England and Great Britain Rugby League International Women’s player, Andrea Dobson, who is a development officer at the Eagles Foundation will be taking a leading role in developing the Try Tag Rugby South Yorkshire leagues. She says: “We’re delighted to be awarded the Try Tag Rugby Licence. It’s an exciting form of Rugby League offering great playing and social opportunities and will only further propel the growth of the game in South Yorkshire”.
Try Tag Rugby National Licensing Director, Carl Duckels adds: “We are thrilled to be awarding the Try Tag Rugby South Yorkshire Licence to the Eagles Foundation. The quality of people involved in the Eagles Foundation and their progressive and forward-thinking approach to increasing the opportunities for people to get active and enjoy playing sport is something we have been impressed by. We are excited to have them joining our growing network of Licensees and believe they will enable the area to reach its full potential and build on the good work that has been done on developing the leagues since they were started in 2021.”
Registration for the league is now open for individuals, groups, and teams.
For more information and to register please visit: https://www.trytagrugby.com/play/join-a-league/?location=Sheffield.
If signing up as an individual or group, Try Tag Rugby will put other individual players together to create a full team.
Give Tag Rugby a Try before committing to a league by attending a Tag Rugby Taster Session on Thursday 18 April. The fun and friendly 1hr session is perfect for players of all genders, sporting abilities and Rugby experience levels, including complete Rugby novices.
For more information and to register please visit: https://www.trytagrugby.com/play/about-our-leagues/taster-sessions/?location=sheffield.
For more information please contact Andrea Dobson at Try Tag Rugby South Yorkshire: southyorkshire@trytagrugby.com.
