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15 ULSTERRUGBY
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DISABILITY RUGBY UPDATE
WOODEN SPOON TAG FESTIVAL
Iain Henderson, Robbie Diack and Sparky launch the 2015 Wooden
Spoon Tag Festival for people with learning disabilities...
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
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
children of all ages and abilities.
For further information contact:
Ulster Rugby Disability and Inclusion
Officer: Tim Craig, telephone 07442 490
460 or email