PRIMARY school students in Whitley took part in a day of rugby activities, organised by Reading Rugby Club and CH Rugby.
KS1 students from Geoffrey Field infants and junior schools, New Christ Church, Ridgeway Infants and Juniors and Lambs Lane took part in introductory ‘didi’ rugby in the morning, while those in KS2 engaged in tag rugby after lunch, at Geoffrey Field.
Stuart Spindler, chairman of Reading RFC said “There was some excellent rugby on show, I loved the energy and enthusiasm on the day. So satisfying to hear the very positive feedback all round.”
CH Rugby, an organisation which brings rugby to young people within Berkshire, was founded by Craig Hunter, who played for and was chairman of Reading RFC.
He said: “It was a real pleasure to be able to deliver rugby sessions to so many children from the Whitley Excellence Cluster community, something we are all keen to do more of.”
The event was jointly supported by CH Rugby and Reading Rugby Foundation, who generously funded the trophies and medals for the afternoon.
Dave Marks, deputy head teacher at Geoffrey Field Junior School, said: “It was an absolutely fantastic day, both the didi Rugby session for the KS1 pupils and the top notch tournament for the KS2s.
“Lots of the children I spoke to had only ever played rugby in PE lessons and they relished the opportunity to play it competitively.”
