Loughborough youngsters get tips from Tigers’ coaches
YOUNGSTERS from Loughborough Rugby Club have honed their skills with the professionals at 10-time English champions Leicester Tigers.
Four age-groups from the club took part in Tigers matchday coaching clinics and then joined a 20,000-strong crowd for the Aviva Premiership fixture against London Irish at Welford Road.
Tigers matchday coaching clinics allow teams to work with Tigers coaches to develop their individual and team skills, as well as taking tips and techniques with them to work on in the rest of the season.
The Loughborough players also had an opportunity to quiz Tigers’ Tonga international full-back Telusa Veainu about life in professional rugby and then they soaked up the matchday atmosphere at Welford Road and watched the team in action.
They even managed to follow in the players’ footsteps by having team photos taken on the famous turf at halftime in front of the crowd.
Jez Malpas, a coach at Loughborough, accompanied the teams for their photos alongside Tigers prop Pat Cilliers and wing Tom Brady, and said: “It’s been a very good day out. We had a really interesting training session in the morning and the lads took a lot away from it. It was a little chilly but that didn’t faze the team. It’s the first time we’ve brought this group along so a really great experience for them.”