After months of training a group of girls have played their first rugby match in Middleton.
The origins of the team lie in the weekly rugby sessions run by Hunslet Rugby Foundation (HRF) at Nutty Slack, the Leeds Corinthians’ ground in Middleton. The sessions are open to boys and girls, but the girls’ section has taken off faster than the boys.
For their first game the girls, who are in Years 7 and 8 at school, took on a team from Sheffield RUFC. The match was 11-a-side with two 20 minute halves and no one worried about the score, this was about experiencing playing as a team.
“Despite the bitter weather the girls played with a smile on their face,” said Michael Nuttall, HRF’s Manager.
“There’s only so much you can do in training, so they will have learned loads, about the game and about themselves, by playing this match. As will Aidan, Paul and James, our Development Officers, who has been coaching them.
“They gave a good account of themselves, they were really brilliant.”
They had great support watching from friends and families.
HRF are always looking for more girls (and boys) who are in Years 6-9 to get involved. The sessions run every Thursday at 6:30-8pm, for more information go to Hunslet Rugby Foundation’s Facebook page or email michael.nuttall@hunsletrugbyfoundation.co.uk
There’s a lot more to HRF than rugby. As well as delivering PE sessions in schools, they run two youth club nights at the Belle Isle Welcome Centre at St John & St Barnabas Church on Belle Isle Road (LS10 3DN). On Thursdays from 4:30-6:30pmn and Fridays, 4-6pm.
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