Glorious autumn sunshine greeted over 900 Under 7s to Under 16s players as they arrived to play in Monmouth RFC's sixth annual Young Rugby Tournament on Sunday 6th October.
Fifty-five teams from 17 clubs from as far afield as Wolverhampton, Bridgend, Gwernyfed, Pentyrch, Dowlais and Old Luctonians from Leominster, as well as many local clubs, participated in a great day of competitive rugby.
Once again sponsored by haart estate agents, the very popular Monmouth Young Rugby Tournament has established itself firmly on the rugby calendar across the region and beyond.
A big thank you to all of the visiting sides and their supporters who helped make the day a huge success once again this year. Age-group tournament winners as follows:
Under 7s – Cwmbran
Under 8s – Abergavenny
Under 9s – Abergavenny
Under 10s – Gwernyfed
Under 11s – Cwmbran
Under 12s – Cwmbran
Under 13s – Newport HSOB
Under 14s – Bridgend Athletic
Under 15s – Blackwood
Under 16s – Pentyrch
Participatory medals were awarded to all players up to Under 11s, with magnificent trophies presented to all winning teams by Newport Gwent Dragons' local star Hallam Amos, who spent the day meeting and fielding questions from rugby fans young and old.
He also happily posed for photos with the Six Nations trophy, which took pride of place on Chippenham Fields.
The profile of the event this year was boosted with the attendance of the Sunshine Radio Car, which provided live links to their studio.
In addition, the organisers would also like to thank the army of club volunteers, who gave up their day to support the event and not forgetting our long-time friends at Wye Media, Eagle Plant, Travis Perkins, DCM Roadways, DE Photos and Neil James of Raglan.
The day was a wonderful showpiece for Mini and Junior Rugby. It also helps provide much needed funds for Monmouth Rugby Club, to further develop the game for children and young people in the Monmouth area.
Any youngsters wishing to learn the game or 'just have a go' are always very welcome at this community-based club.
Contact details are available on the club website
monmouthrfc.com