The Leeds Rhinos Foundation’s Tuesday Touch programme is now in its 6th year as the programme rolls out again for the start of 2015
The social rugby initiative organised by Leeds Rhinos Foundation’s Community Clubs Development Officer, Sam Horner along with volunteer admin staff and referees, is back running its weekly sessions following a short break for the Christmas period.
The indoor programme at Leeds Sports Centre, offers social rugby for people of all abilities, ages and genders, in what has become a popular weekly event for both casual and amateur rugby league players in the city.
The inclusive sessions regularly receive over 40 players, many of whom are long term members of the programme and play touch and masters rugby in the summer, using the winter sessions to keep fit and enjoy socialising with other members.
The sessions that run weekly from 7pm until 9pm, are open to players aged 14 and above with players encouraged to come along on their own and join in with a team, or can recruit their friends and work colleagues to form a team for the evening.
The current period which started on the 13th January runs up until the 31st March 2015 at the recently refurbished Leeds Sports Centre facility, with parking, refreshments, changing facilities and a bar all available.
The Leeds Rhinos Foundation has a long relationship with the centre which will continue to host junior indoor touch festivals and BOX sessions in 2015 and recently housed the Rhinos first team for a training session after their Kirstall training pitch was unplayable due to the weather:
“We’ve done six years down here and have a great relationship with Leeds Sports Centre, we are doing a lot of partner work with them in other areas, the Leeds Rhinos Foundation is using this facility for schools and other programmes, so we are looking at continuing this on and keeping this relationship going.” Sam Horner added.
A video of this weeks Tuesday Touch is available to view on our LRF Youtube channel below:
For more information on getting involved in social rugby with the Leeds Rhinos Foundation e-mail sam.horner@leedsrugby.com