The club will host the annual Defender Premiership Rugby Cup festival at Oakham School on March 16, 2025.

Entry is open to Under-11s and Under-12s teams, with the opportunity to win an exclusive trip to the 2025 Premiership Rugby Final.

The festival, one of ten across the country for each Gallagher Premiership club, provides young players with the chance to play competitive fixtures in a format to aid their development, all within rugby’s core values of teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline, and sportsmanship, allowing participants to learn vital lessons, that will serve them both on and off the rugby pitch. 

Continuing to foster the values at the heart of the game, the Defender Premiership Rugby Cup is a key part of the grassroots rugby calendar each season.

Since its inception, the festival has helped over 100,000 youngsters discover the game.

How to be involved

Expressions of interest for Under-11 and Under-12s team who want to be involved is available via the form below.

Please submit your entry before 5pm on Sunday, September 30, 2024.

Teams who are successful in entering will be notified in the week commencing October 2, 2024.