TryRugby

TryRugby is a fun way for young players of all abilities and experience to enjoy Rugby at their own pace. Players develop general and Rugby specific sport skills to play the game of TAG rugby.

Rugby is a very exciting, free flowing and often spectacular game, but it is quite complex and requires the mastering of many different individual and unit skills. At Overton we believe that younger Rugby Union players should be introduced to the game through its Junior Player Pathway Program. This Program has been designed to introduce kids to the skills and tactical concepts of Rugby, in a safe and fun manner. 

With an emphasis on sportsmanship, fair play and safety, both boys and girls are given the opportunity to develop their sporting skills and confidence.

Junior Player Pathway

Young children play TAG Rugby - the simple non-tackling version of the game

Mini Rugby - introduces young players to the contact elements of the game.

Midi Rugby - the stepping stone to the full game.

The Junior Player Pathway Modified Games of TAG, Mini and Midi resemble the adult form of Rugby from which they derive. They have been specially adapted to be more suitable for the player's stage of life, physical capability, health status, skill level and previous experience. They are safe to play yet still challenging. These games have altered aspects of adult Rugby Laws to achieve suitability, such as the size of the ball, the playing area, the length of games and the playing numbers on the field.

TAG Rugby: 7 - 8 years

As the first introduction to the game, TAG Rugby is played on a modified field to cater for the young age group, ensuring that each player will experience maximum involvement.   It is a simple, non-tackling introduction to the game. It has been designed to focus on the game principles of Possession, Go Forward and Pressure; the individual skills of Passing and Receiving, Running and Evasion; and tagging.

Mini Rugby: 9 - 10 years 

Mini Rugby continues the theme of free-flowing running and passing Rugby action. However most importantly it introduces the young player to the contact elements of the game. It has been designed to teach the Game principles of Possession, Go Forward and Pressure with greater emphasis on the tactical principle of Support. It also teaches the individual skills of Passing and Receiving; Running and Evasion; Contact; Kicking and Tackling; as well as the game elements of Ruck, Maul, Scrum and Lineout. Mini Rugby is played on a smaller field.   

Midi Rugby: 11 - 12 years

Midi rugby is the stepping-stone to the full game.  It is played between twelve or fifteen players again on a smaller size pitch, with more elements of the Under 19 game being introduced. It has been designed to teach the Game principles of Possession, Go Forward, Pressure and Support with greater emphasis on the principle of Continuity. It also teaches the individual skills of Passing and Receiving; Running and Evasion; Contact; Kicking and Tackling; as well as the game elements of Ruck, Maul, Scrum and Lineout.

Youth Rugby: 13+

Here we are into all the elements of the full game of Rugby Union, 15 a side and a full pitch are introduced for the first time.

MINIS FIXTURES LIST 2010 / 2011
DATE	VENUE	MINIS FIXTURES	NB
05-Sep	Home	Registration / Mouth Guards / Training	n/a
12-Sep	Home	Training	n/a
19-Sep	Home	Training / Taster Day	n/a
26-Sep	Home	Training	n/a
03-Oct	Home	Tadley/Salisbury Bs (make up Babas as reqd)	Cancelled due to weather
10-Oct	Home	Training	n/a
17-Oct	Away	Trojans Tournament	n/a
24-Oct	Home	Training	n/a
31-Oct	Away/Home	New Milton Tournament (U9 & U10) Rest Training	half term
07-Nov	Away/Home	U12/11s Gosport T'men, U10, U9, U8/7/6 Fawley/Andover	half term
14-Nov	Home	U10 London Irish/Rest Training	Remembrance
21-Nov	Home	Training	Possible joint training day
28-Nov	Away	Trojans	n/a
05-Dec	Home	Training	Possible joint training day
12-Dec	Away	Tottonians	n/a
19-Dec	Home	Training with Newbury visting	n/a
26-Dec	Hols	Christmas	Christmas
02-Jan	Home	Training	n/a
09-Jan	Away	Basingstoke (U12 only) Rest Training	n/a
16-Jan	Home	Training	n/a
23-Jan	Home	Trojans / Eastleigh	n/a
30-Jan	Away	Fawley	n/a
06-Feb	Home	Training	n/a
13-Feb	Away	New Milton	n/a
20-Feb	Home	Training	half term
27-Feb	Away	Tadley	half term
06-Mar	Away/Home	U11/12 Hants Tournament Portsmouth/Rest training	n/a
13-Mar	Away/Home	U 9/10 Hants Tournament Trojans/Rest training	n/a
20-Mar	Away/Home	U7/8 Hants Tournament Pertersfield/Rest training	n/a
27-Mar		TBA	To be offered as Home fixtures day
03-Apr	Away	Newbury Festival??	n/a
10-Apr	Home	Training	easter hols
17-Apr	Home	Training	easter hols
Bank Hol Mon	Home	Festival	Bank hol
01-May	Home	Last training / Fun Day	Bank hol