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Draw for Crescent Topflight Schools Rugby Sevens to take place on 28th March 2012 at Crescent College, Dooradoyle, Limerick at 6. 30pm. Closing date Monday 26th March.
11/04/2012 14:25:48
Already 54 school teams – from Ireland, and Northern Ireland have registered to take part in Ireland’s first ever School’s Sevens Rugby Tournament – the Crescent Topflight Schools Rugby Sevens. The draw will take place on 28th March 2012 at Crescent College, Dooradoyle. And applications are being accepted right up to and including Monday 26th March next. The maximum number of teams is 64 for this inaugural event.
Friday March 23rd, 2012: Already 54 school teams – from Ireland, and Northern Ireland have registered to take part in Ireland’s first ever School’s Sevens Rugby Tournament – the Crescent Topflight Schools Rugby Sevens. The draw will take place on 28th March 2012 at Crescent College, Dooradoyle. And applications are being accepted right up to and including Monday 26th March next. The maximum number of teams is 64 for this inaugural event.
It is hoped that this event will grow to become one of the biggest school’s rugby events in the country as it will bring together schools from all four provinces for the first time in a competitive tournament – with up to 64 teams competing – 32 – at Under 18 and 32 at Under 15. The event is being organised by Topflight Sports for Schools for Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, Limerick.
With Rugby Sevens featuring in the 2016 Olympics for the first time, this event - which is approved by Munster Branch I.R.F.U. and hosted by Crescent College Comprehensive – is a first for Ireland and an opportunity to plan for the future with the new crop of youth players coming through for 2016. Michael Sherry, Chairman of the Munster Branch Age Grade Committee welcomed the event. “We are delighted with the initiative of Crescent College Comprehensive and Topflight Sports for Schools in bringing this event to Limerick. Sevens rugby is very much a growing part of the game at international level, and I am particularly pleased to see an event like this dedicated to schools at sevens level”.
The event itself takes place on Saturday 21 April 2012, at 10am in Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, Dooradoyle, Limerick. Each school will have the possibility of bringing 2 teams – a team in each category – and no more than 12 players on each panel. All players shall be under age on 1st January 2012. Teams will be in pools of 4 – and will play each other on a league basis – with 8 pools in each age group. The cost of entry will be €99 ( £89) per team. Teams can enter by calling Topflight Sports for Schools on 00 353 1 2401753 ROI /028 9752 8673 NI.
This event is being organised with support from the following partners:
· Topflight Sports for Schools
· Shannon Development
· Cornmarket Group Financial Services and their subsidiary Adelaide Insurances
· Limerick City Council
· McSport.ie/Centurion
· And of course Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, Dooradoyle, Limerick
About Topflight Sports for Schools – the organisers of the event
Topflight Sports for Schools is a Topflight company and specialises in organising Sports Trips and Events for Schools and Sports Groups in both ROI and NI. The company has been in business for 11 years and is run by Marco Piccoli MD. The company is owned by Marco Piccoli and Tony Collins, MD of Topflight, one of Ireland’s leading tour operators.
Topflight Sports for Schools already organises a Rugby Schools Nations Tournament in Gloucester UK each year with Hartpury College. Topflight Sports for Schools is the largest ski tour operator for Schools. Topflight also organise a Girls Senior Hockey Tournament in October in Cheltenham with schools from Ireland, North & South and schools from Scotland, England and Wales.
From a soccer perspective Topflight Sports for Schools organises the Umbro Dublin Cup in July and the NEW Easter Umbro Dublin Cup this year - with the Dublin & District School Boys League each year as well as doing Soccer Trips and Educational Trips to Europe and further afield. Tel: 00 353 1 2401753.
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