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Tag Rugby: Power NI team up with Newforge Taggers

Jul 9, 2024

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The leading provider of electricity in Northern Ireland has made a £1,000 donation to support coaches and players at Newforge Taggers Tag Rugby Football Club through its ‘Brighter Communities’ initiative.

The Belfast club for individuals with intellectual and learning disabilities, will use the money to buy new tag rugby shorts to enhance the playing experience for its members.

Newforge taggers in action at the Ulster Rugby Tag competition at Deramore Park

Tag rugby is a non-contact version of rugby, in which each player wears a special belt that has two tags attached to it. Instead of being tackled, a player carrying the ball can be ‘tagged’ by having one of these tags removed from their belt by a member in the opposing team.

Tag rugby belts have presented several challenges for Taggers’ players, however, with these coming lose or falling off entirely. This means they need to be reapplied – a process that can often prove difficult . . .

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