Aviva Minis A Huge Success In Tullamore and UL Bohs : Irish Rugby

Over 700 boys and girls took part over the two days and enjoyed the fun on and off the pitch. The four provincial festivals this season have involved over 1,500 children from clubs all over Ireland.

When @niamhbriggs15 tied your boot laces....yeah that was pretty cool.
Great photo from the #AvivaMinis in @ulbohemianrfc yesterday. pic.twitter.com/yYMPYJv05Z
- Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) April 9, 2018

There were some very special guests at the two most recent festivals with Ireland's Ailsa Hughes returning to her old club Tullamore while Niamh Briggs and Chris Farrell were on hand in UL Bohs.

The #AvivaMinis National Festival takes place in Aviva Stadium on May 19th with teams drawn at random from the four provincial festivals held in Galway Corinthians, City of Armagh, Tullamore and UL Bohemian.

Take a look at the highlghts from the two days below.

Aviva Minis Festival - Tullamore RFC, Saturday, April 7th

Aviva Minis Festival - UL Bohemian RFC, Sunday April 8th

UL Bohemians captain Fiona Hayes lifted the Women's All-Ireland League trophy for a second year in a row after the table toppers overcame Old Belvedere 15-0 in this afternoon's sun-kissed final. Denis Croke reports from Portlaoise RFC.

Three tries in the third quarter propelled Lansdowne to a long-awaited Ulster Bank Bateman Cup title - the club's first since 1931 - as they defeated defending champions Cork Constitution 32-12 at Temple Hill this afternoon.

Irish Rugby TV caught up with Old Belvedere Women's captain Fiona O'Brien and head coach Josh Brown to chat about 'Belvo's season to date and preview this afternoon's All-Ireland League final against UL Bohemians at Portlaoise RFC (kick-off 1pm).