Tullamore among the venues for Leinster rugby camps

Published: Fri 27 Mar 2009, 10:00 AM

The 2009 Leinster rugby camps were officially launched earlier this week, with Grand Slam hero and Leinster star Luke Fitzgerald lining out alongside some rugby stars of the future at the RDS to announce details of the camps. The camps are aimed at budding rugby stars and starlets aged from six to twelve years of age and will run throughout July and August in a range of venues throughout Leinster, including Tullamore RFC. The camps will take place in Tullamore from August 3 to August 7. This is the second year of Centra"s sponsorship of the camps which offer rugby enthusiasts a week long action-packed rugby experience during the summer holidays. Not only are the camps a great way for kids to get out and about and keep fit and healthy during the summer, they can also improve their rugby skills and techniques as they are coached by a panel of experts who are all qualified at mini rugby level under the IRFU coach development pathway. All activities at the camp are child-centred and encourage the development of young players through playing and fun activities. A highlight of the camps will be the opportunity for participants to meet their rugby heroes, as members of the Leinster squad are due to appear at the camps during the course of the week. All those who register for the camp will receive an official Leinster summer rugby camp pack containing Canterbury shorts, Canterbury summer camp T-shirt, Canterbury socks, rugby ball and a gym sack. For further information, or to register for a place at the camps log onto: www.leinsterrugby.ie Camp Venues 29th June - 3rd July: Coolmine RFC, Seapoint RFC. 6th-10th July: Wexford, Wanderers RFC, Donnybrook. 13th-17th July: Mullingar RFC, Tullow RFC, Skerries RFC. 20th-24th July: New Ross RFC, Gorey RFC, Templeogue College. 27th-31st July: Kilkenny RFC, Ashbourne RFC, NUI Maynooth. 3rd-7th August: Suttonians RFC, Tullamore RFC 10th-14th August: Donnybrook, Longford RFC, Malahide RFC. 17th-21st August: Navan RFC, Cill Dara RFC, Greystones RFC.