Youngsters share matchday with Tigers
Tue 24th April 2018
Young players from Beverley Rugby Club honed their skills with the professionals at 10-time English champions Leicester Tigers on Saturday.
The group from East Yorkshire took part in a Tigers Matchday Coaching Clinic and then joined a 25,849 sell-out crowd for the Aviva Premiership fixture against Northampton Saints at Welford Road.
Tigers Matchday Coaching Clinics allow teams to work with Tigers coaches to develop their individual and team skills, as well as taking tips and techniques with them to work on in the rest of the season.
The Beverley players also had an opportunity to quiz Tigers player Chris Baumann about life in professional rugby and then they soaked up the matchday atmosphere at Welford Road and watched the professionals in action.
They even managed to follow in the players' footsteps by having a team photo taken on the famous turf at half-time in front of the crowd.
Rayno de Kock, a coach at Beverley, accompanied the team for their photo and said: “It was a great day for the children, they absolutely loved it.
“It was a day they will never forget and we are always looking for new players to join us.”
