Age Grade Rugby
Age Grade Rugby (AGR) In Leicestershire is a player centered, development driven and competition supported approach to 6-18 year old rugby, is underpinned by the wants and needs of young players.
Leicestershire Rugby Union fully endorses the key RFU Guidance and works closely with its member clubs to adhere to the spirit and core values of the Age Grade Game in Leicestershire.
We hope you find this section useful and any queries please send to the relevant contact directly from the AGR contacts section.
Festivals and Competitions
Leicestershire Rugby Union proudly hosts festivals and competitions for all age groups from U7’s through to Colts. They are run in accordance with AGR guidelines; for full information please click the relevant links below.
Dates
Future festival dates are as follows:
Season 2025/26
22/03/26 – U13M & U12M
19/04/26 – U9, U10 & U11
26/04/26 – Tag
Season 2026/27
11/04/27 – U13M & U12M
18/04/27 – U9 ,U10 & U11
25/04/27 – Tag
Entry Forms
LRU U9 – U13 club festival entry form – For clubs to enter their mini teams into the county festivals.
LRU U7 – U8 Festival Entry Form – For clubs to enter their teams into the county tag festivals.
LRU U14 – U18 County Cup Entry Form – For clubs to enter their junior teams into the county competitions.
Results
All competition results for ages U14’s upwards, can be found here
Age Grade Contacts
Age Grade Festivals & Competitions
Colts League
colts@leicestershirerugbyunion.co.uk
Competitions
competitions@leicestershirerugbyunion.co.uk
Festivals
festivals@leicestershirerugbyunion.co.uk
Resources
RFU Forms
Playing up/down an age group Note : an LRU form is also required. LRU age grade player assessment form
Combining two age groups, i.e. U9s/U10s etc.
Cluster Form– for clubs to combine the same age groups to give allow players the chance to play at the correct age grade.
Playing Adult Rugby – Club Approval Form – Club Safeguarding approval needs to be completed before approval.
Playing Adult Rugby – Player Approval Form – Club approval form to be completed before players can be approved.
LRU Forms
LRU age grade player assessment form – To assess a player to play out of age grade.
LRU age grade player assessment form – To assess a player to play adult rugby.
LRU host a county festival application form – For clubs wanting to host a county festival.
LRU club festival / rugby camp form – For clubs to organise their own festival / rugby camp.