Kids encouraged to sign up for junior rugby

(CRFU): The Cayman Islands Rugby Football Union is pleased to announce that the Comminuity Junior Programme as proudly sponsored by Maples starts up again this month.  The programme, which is designed to deliver Rugby to the youth of the Cayman Islands, for the future growth of the sport on home soil, brings families to the Cayman Rugby Football Club in South Sound on Saturday Mornings to work with volunteer coaches and academy squads in u8/u10 and u12/u15 age groups. Some of those groups also meeton Tuesday and Thursday afternoons after school.

The programme reaches approximately 350 children in the Cayman Islands annually with the major highlight of the season being the Conyers Challenge Cup where the children involved in the program get the opportunity to taste what for many is their first real exposure international sports against Bermuda's youth rugby programme.

Junior Rugby Sign Up Day 27th August 2011 8am – Noon
2011/2012 Community Junior Rugby
September 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
November 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
December 3rd, 10th

Saturday Training Times
U4 & U6         7.45am – 8.30am
U9                  8.30am – 9.30am
U11                8.00am –  9.30am
U13                10.15am – 11.15am
U19                10.30am – Noon

Academy Training Times
Monday           U13 3.30pm – 4.30pm   U15  TBC
Tuesday          U11 3.30pm – 4.30pm    U19 4.00pm – 5.30pm 
Wednesday     U15  TBC
Thursday         U11  3.30pm – 4.30pm    U13  3.30pm – 4.30pm 
Friday              U19 4.00pm – 5.30pm

U9 Group   (birth date between September 1, 2002 and August 31, 2004)
U11 Group (birth date between September 1, 2000 and August 31, 2002)
U13 Group (birth date between September 1, 1998 and August 31, 2000)

Junior Rugby Sign Up Day 27th August 2011 8am – Noon

2011/2012 Community Junior Rugby
September 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th
October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd
November 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
December 3rd, 10th
2012 will start up again 
Monday 9th January Academy’s will start back
Saturday 14th January MAPLES program starts back

2012 dates TBC