Vigo won the 2006 Kent RFU Tag finals
photo by RFU

July 2006

Vigo School are celebrating victory in the 14th annual Kent RFU Tag Rugby Finals.

Vigo's team clinched their title by beating St Thomas More from Bexleyheath in the July 30 finals day at Aylesford RFC.

Redhill School beat St John's & St Clement's from Peckham in the Fair Play finals a day earlier. Bower Grove from Maidstone edged out Ifield to claim the Special Schools title.

In all 64 teams of Year 5 and 6 children took part in the two finals days - the climax to the country's biggest Tag festival following 35 tournaments staged throughout Kent in the last three months.

All the schools represented a country at the finals, producing banners and fancy dress costumes. T he Steel Band from Ilderton Primary School, Southwark, played on both days adding a party atmosphere to the occasion.

Tag Rugby introduces children aged from seven to 11 to rugby union and the game can be used to meet a number of national curriculum requirements.

Kent Rugby Development Officer Matt Mitchell said: "The sport teaches players to catch, pass and to look for space. Above all it is a lot of fun, but the tag rugby players of today are the Rugby World Cup internationals of the future.

"This programme is coordinated by Kent RFU and Kent County Council's Sports Development Unit, and has become an important competition in the county"s primary school calendar."

The tournament is sponsored by Lloyds TSB, Constellation Europe, Water for Work, Adrian Scripts Farms and the Kent Sports Development Unit.

WINNERS FINALS (30 June)
Cup: 1 Vigo CP School, 2 St Thomas More RCP School
Plate: 1 Wingham Primary School, 2 Hernhill CEP School
Bowl: 1 Barming CP School, 2 Yalding CEP School
Shield: 1 Colliers Green CEP School, 2 Bedonwell Junior School
Fair Play: Reculver CEP School, Fancy Dress: Yalding CEP School
FAIR PLAY FINALS (29 June)
Cup: 1 Redhill Primary School, 2 St John’s & St Clements CE School
Plate: 1 Briary CP School, 2 Townsend Junior School
Bowl: 1 Cranbrook CEP School, 2 St Gregory’s Primary School
Shield: 1 Dulwich Hamlet Junior School, 2 Ilderton Primary School
Fair Play: Platt CEP School, 2 Fancy Dress: Sundridge & Brasted CEP School
SPECIAL SCHOOLS
Cup: 1 Bower Grove School, 2 Ifield School
Fancy Dress: Highview School

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