Aldi Play Rugby
Aldi Play Rugby
Aldi Play Rugby is a national programme for primary school children. It is a free, supervised and non-contact rugby programme that provides everything schools need to get started, including sessions with Community Rugby Officers, online coaching resources and free coaching equipment. There also are class lessons which allow teachers bring rugby into the classroom through subjects such as Maths, Art along with a host of others. There is also the Rugbyathon, a fun one day event which raises money for charities all across the country.
The overall objective of the programme is to encourage school children to get active, participate in regular exercise in a safe and controlled environment and to eat healthily.
The Aldi Play Rugby programme has gone from strength to strength since it launched, growing from 65,000 participants, with over 130,000 children taking part in season 25/26 from over 1,000 primary schools.
Festivals
There are festivals ongoing all over the country over the course of the season culminating in the national festival in the Aviva Stadium. If you would like to attend any of the festivals in your local area, please contact your local rugby officer, with details readily available on the provincial websites.