Get Tagged This Summer!

Download the 2008 Tag Rugby Entry Form

Cup Winners - Tikibar Tigers

Cup Runners Up - Flancare Arrows

Plate Winners - Foxrocks

Plate Runners Up - Rucking Scrumbags

Shield Winners - Magners Mayhem

Shield Runners Up - Fethard GraveDiggers

Tag Rugby Tournament

Thanks to everyone for making it a great success. Congratulations to all the winners and the nearly winners.

A big thanks to all our Sponsors too and Four Star Pizza for their generous donations of pizza every week.

We will be doing all again next year so an e-mail will be going out in early 2007 to remind you all to get the boots out. Anyone who has the "bug" and wants to play the real thing, we would love to have you! We have two men's teams, a ladies team and numerous underage teams for both sexes.

Training will start again at the end of July - you can visit the website for details.

Tag Rugby Will Be A Real Festival!

Just when we thought that it couldn't get any bigger, it did! Because of huge demand locally, this year's Tag Rugby Festival at Clonmel Rugby Club will see 56 teams going into action. Tag Rugby is the latest social sport to storm the country and the Clonmel event is regarded as one of the best.

The Festival kicks off with the usual Launch Night at Eldons this Thursday evening (31st) at 8.30 p.m. The draw will be “live”, with all 56 teams being divided into 8 groups of 7 teams each. Picking a winner at this stage would be impossible, but Bulmers are showing serious intent with 5 teams in the race! It's all about fun really and if your team doesn't have the next Brian O'Driscoll, don't worry – there are three grades of competition – Cup, Shield and Plate. There will also be prizes for the “best dressed” team, “best named” team, etc.

But the real emphasis this year will be on the “festival” aspect and the rugby club have expanded the tournament to feature “fringe” events – as usual there will be the barbecues and the discos, but this year there will be two “live music” nights – you can also try your luck on the “bronco bull” or on the “gladiator bed”. There will also be Sumo Wrestling and a Bungee Run – if that's not to your liking, each team will have the chance to compete in a Tug-O-War contest over the six nights.

Munster mascot, “Murty”, will also make two appearances while there will be an adult “bouncy castle” for those of you who have failed to grow up yet! All the fun and side-shows kick off on Thursday 7th June – it's going to be busy – please make sure that your team is always on time for kick-off.

Dear all,

It's that time again!! Tag Rugby 2007 is here!  Time to dust off those boots and get training! Tag Rugby is running from 7th June to 12th July inclusive. Entries, with entry fee, have to be received by Thursday 3rd May.

Please find attached the Entry Form and Rules for Clonmel RFC and Eldon's 2007 Tag Rugby Tournament. 

This year's tournament will be bigger and better than every before, with entertainment provided on each and every night. Please get your entries in as soon as possible as numbers are limited (48 teams maximum) and there is already a big demand!

The main change this year is the use of official Tag Rugby shorts in place of Tag Belts.  This has been implemented as a Health and Safety issue as there were a number of injured fingers last year and we want to avoid a repetition of this at all costs.  This has necessitated an unavoidable increase in the entry fee, which is purely to cover the cost of the shorts.  These shorts MUST be worn and will be provided to all teams on the launch night (date to be advised). At only €5 per night for unlimited fun, fun, fun, we're sure that you won't find better value this summer!

Any questions, call any of the numbers attached to the entry form. Feel free to forward this e-mail onto all your friends and enemies! Further information will be available on http://www.clonmelrfc.com/tag_rugby.html. We will be opening the club for training in May, details of days and times will be provided in due course.

Looking forward to seeing you all this summer.

What is Tag Rugby

Tag Rugby, which has become a craze over the past few summers in Dublin , Cork , Galway and Limerick , that has hit Clonmel with a bang last summer and now the town cannot wait for this year's Festival. This is a FUN game, with no physical contact of any kind allowed – it is also essentially a mixed game – every team playing must have two ladies on the pitch at all times during a game.

Clonmel Rugby Club, in association with Eldons' Embar, (Clonmel's unofficial rugby headquarters) will again host this tournament which will run from Thursday 7th June to Thursday 12th July. Each team involved can enter a panel of 10 people, with 7 players on the pitch at any time. Each panel may have a maximum of two registered rugby players, be they male or female.

Again, there is no physical contact. Each player on the pitch must wear “Tag Shorts”, which are purchased as part of the entry fee – the shorts have a felcro strip on each side, to which is attached a “tag”. Pulling off one of these tags constitutes a “tackle” – when a team has not scored and has been “tagged” five times, they must hand over the ball to the opposing team and the game recommences. The game is played as in rugby – the ball is carried forward or passed (backwards, not forward) from player to player as they approach the opposing end-line. A “try” is scored by placing the ball behind the end-line of the opposing team. See the attached rules for further details.

The whole emphasis in this festival is on having the craic and meeting people – there will be a barbecue after the games each Thursday night and we hope to have live music and discos each night as well. If you want to watch the World Cup you can see it on big screen in the clubhouse. This is an ideal opportunity for pubs, clubs, businesses, etc. to get a team out and have some fun. There will be a range of prizes – Cup Winners / Plate Winners / best male and female players / best dressed team, etc.

Watch this space over the coming weeks for lots more information on the best event to hit Clonmel for some time. There will be an official launch in Eldons' on Thursday 25 th May at which the tournament draw will be made. Entry forms can be downloaded on this page or got from mailto:clonmel_tagrugby@yahoo.ie. It is hoped to have “Tag Rugby” t-shirts available shortly.

2007 Tag Rugby Winners - Tiki Bar Tigers

Download 2007 Tag Rugby Schedule

Download 2007 Entry Form

Download 2007 Tag Team List

Download Tag Rugby Rules 2007

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