FROM THE BOARDROOM

Andrea Pinchen FROM THE BOARDROOM

Tigers chief executive officer Andrea Pinchen welcomes back local rugby to the community following the easing of lockdown restrictions.

Monday, March 29 marked a huge moment for the rugby community as clubs and groups were once again able to take part in organised outdoors sports.

It seems strange that a sport so entwined with our city is only now welcoming some of the first training sessions of the year.

Seeing some of the photos of youngsters, players and coaches at local rugby clubs across social media has been so enjoyable and a sight we have sorely missed over the last year or so.

While the Tigers’ work in the community never stops, restrictions around school access and social distancing have meant that we’ve had to adapt.

We have still been able to support schools alongside our club partners from the Nottingham Building society and the Leicester Tigers Foundation staff have also been visiting schools across city and county, delivering practical tag rugby lessons and wellbeing workshops.

This week also saw the much-anticipated return of our Leicester Tigers Rugby Camps with more than 200 youngsters joining our team of community rugby coaches during the Easter school holidays for sessions at Brooksby Melton College.

Boys and girls aged from under-9s to under-16s took part in the camp over four days, which included morning and afternoon sessions with coaches at the college’s excellent sports facility. Seeing so many happy faces and youngsters out running around on a rugby pitch marks a big step forward for us and we can’t wait to get even more booked in.

A huge thanks goes to the Tigers community team who have all played a huge part in ensuring rugby remains accessible for all across the county.

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