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WOODEN SPOON TAG FESTIVAL

DISABILITY RUGBY UPDATE

Iain Henderson, Robbie Diack and Sparky launch the 2015 Wooden Spoon Tag Festival for people with learning disabilities...

event and I would like to take this opportunity on behalf of the IRFU (Ulster Branch) and STAG to thank Wooden Spoon for their continued support.” Tom Lyttle OBE, Treasurer of Wooden Spoon’s Ulster Committee, said: “Wooden Spoon’s Ulster Committee are delighted to be able to continue our support for this worthy cause. It fits perfectly with our core aim of supporting disadvantaged children and young people in Northern Ireland.” In preparation for the Festival tonight’s half-time rugby involves four disability rugby sections: Clare Hares and Errigal Eagles at the Memorial Stand end and Enniskillen Elks and Stevenson Sharks at the Hughes Insurance Family Stand end of the ground. Please show your appreciation and support for everybody involved. The Wooden Spoon Festival at Belfast Harlequins RFC will start at 10am and will finish around 2pm. Why not come along, enjoy the day and support the players. Tag Rugby is a non-contact sport that is an enjoyable, fun and active way to keep fit and healthy. It can be played by men, women and

Representatives from Wooden Spoon, Newforge Taggers, Harberton and Glenveagh Special Schools teamed up with Sparky and Ulster Rugby players Iain Henderson and Robbie Diack to launch this year’s Wooden Spoon Tag Rugby Festival for people with learning disabilities. The Festival will take place on Saturday 23rd May 2015 at Belfast Harlequins RFC. The event is being organised by the IRFU (Ulster Branch) Special Needs Tag Rugby Advisory Group (STAG) and is expected to attract teams from schools and clubs across Ulster, building on the success of last season’s Wooden Spoon International Tag Festival which was hosted at Kingspan Stadium. The event, while not as big or high profile as last year’s festival, will provide the perfect platform for our player’s to show off their skills, make new and renew old friendships, whilst raising the awareness of tag rugby for people with learning disabilities. Ulster Rugby’s Disability and Inclusion Officer, Tim Craig, said: “Special Needs tag rugby continues to grow in Ulster. Ulster Rugby has delivered coaching sessions to a number of special educational needs schools and this has played a vital part in the growth of the sport as we can link schools with clubs. There are now nine rugby clubs in Ulster with special needs sections and there is the potential that more clubs will get involved. The Festival promises to be a great

children of all ages and abilities. For further information contact:

Ulster Rugby Disability and Inclusion Officer: Tim Craig, telephone 07442 490 460 or email tim.craig@ulsterrugby.com

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