More than 400 young players take the field in Hadleigh TAG rugby tournament

Bury v Hadleigh (Image: Archant)

With more than 400 players The Hadleigh TAG 2017 smashed last year’s record of 330 players, an event which was officially recognised as the biggest Mini-TAG festival in The British Isles.

Building on the success of previous years Hadleigh RFC welcomed 36 squads of both U-7s and U-8s from Braintree, Colchester, Woodbridge, Ipswich, Bishop’s Stortford, Chelmsford, Witham, Brightlingsea, Mistley, Sudbury, Bury St. Edmunds, Harwich, Stowmarket, Felixstowe, Ipswich YM as well as their own “Hadleigh Baa-Baa’s” to play some great rugby based on the RFU’s core values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship.

Who says Rugby is for Boys? Bishops Stortford (Blue and White) v Stowmarket U8s (Image: Archant)

Witham attack! (Image: Archant)

Hadleigh v Ipswich YM Tagged! (Image: Archant)

Hadleigh v Ipswich YM U7s (Image: Archant)

Hadleigh go for the try line (Image: Archant)