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

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Age Grade Chair

David Callaghan

agrchair@leicestershirerugbyunion.co.uk

07534 157070

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Age Grade Discipline

Dean Toon

agrdiscipline@leicestershirerugbyunion.co.uk

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Safeguarding Manager

Kate Whittlesey

safeguarding@leicestershirerugbyunion.co.uk

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Rugby Safe

Barbara Crellin

rugbysafe@leicestershirerugbyunion.co.uk

 

Resources

Regulation 15

Age grade codes of practice

RFU Forms

Playing up/down an age group

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 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.