TryRugby

TryRugby's a fun way for young players of all abilities and experience to enjoy Rugby at their own pace. Players develop general and Rugby specific sport skills to play the game of TAG rugby.

Rugby is a very exciting, free flowing and often spectacular game, but it is quite complex and requires the mastering of many different individual and unit skills. At Overton we believe that younger Rugby Union players should be introduced to the game through its Junior Player Pathway Program. This Program has been designed to introduce kids to the skills and tactical concepts of Rugby, in a safe and fun manner. 

With an emphasis on sportsmanship, fair play and safety, girls and boys are given the opportunity to develop their sporting skills and confidence.

Junior Player Pathway

Young children play TAG Rugby  - the simple non-tackling version of the game

Mini Rugby - introduces young players to the contact elements of the game.

Midi Rugby - the stepping stone to the full game.

Rugby is a very exciting, free flowing and often spectacular game, but it is quite complex and requires the mastering of many different individual and unit skills. Overton Rugby Club believes that younger Rugby Union players should be introduced to the game through its Junior Player Pathway. This Program has been designed to introduce kids to the skills and tactical concepts of Rugby, in a safe and fun manner.

At Overton the emphasis is on sportsmanship, fair play and safety, girls and boys are given the opportunity to develop their sporting skills and confidence.

The Junior Player Pathway Modified Games of

TAG

Mini and

Midi

resemble the adult form of Rugby from which they derive. They have been specially adapted to be more suitable for the player's stage of life, physical capability, health status, skill level and previous experience. They are safe to play yet still challenging. These games have altered aspects of adult Rugby Laws to achieve suitability, such as the size of the ball, the playing area, the length of games and the playing numbers on the field.

TAG Rugby. 7 - 8 years .

As the first introduction to the game, TAG Rugby is played on a modified field to cater for the young age group, ensuring that each player will experience maximum involvement.   It is a simple, non-tackling introduction to the game. It has been designed to focus on the game principles of Possession, Go Forward and Pressure; the individual skills of Passing and Receiving, Running and Evasion; and tagging;

Mini Rugby. 9 - 10 years.

Mini Rugby continues the theme of free-flowing running and passing Rugby action. However most importantly it introduces the young player to the contact elements of the game. It has been designed to teach the Game principles of Possession, Go Forward and Pressure with greater emphasis on the tactical principle of Support. It also teaches the individual skills of Passing and Receiving; Running and Evasion; Contact; Kicking and Tackling; as well as the game elements of Ruck, Maul, Scrum and Lineout. Mini is played on a smaller field  

Midi Rugby. 11 - 12 years.

Midi rugby is the stepping-stone to the full game.   It is played between twelve or fifteen players again on a smaller size pitch, with more elements of the Under 19 game being introduced. It has been designed to teach the Game principles of Possession, Go Forward, Pressure, Support with greater emphasis on the principle of Continuity. It also teaches the individual skills of Passing and Receiving; Running and Evasion; Contact; Kicking and Tackling; as well as the game elements of Ruck, Maul, Scrum and Lineout.

Youth Rugby. 13+

Here we are into all the elements of the full game of Rugby Union, 15 a side and a full pitch are introduced for the first time.