This Saturday, October 28^th, boys and girls from Claremorris Colts RFC and Ballina RFC will descend on Galway Corinthians RFC to take part in the second Aviva Mini Rugby Festival of the season. Joining the Festival will be Connacht and Ireland player Kieran Marmion to share his expert knowledge with the young hopefuls.

The Festival gives teams a chance to develop their skills as they plan in a fun and non-competitive environment. Each of the minis on the day will receive a special medal, and a certificate signed by Ireland rugby stars.

After the success of the opening festival in Ulster earlier this month, the event now moves across the country and will see hundreds of young rugby players participate throughout the season. One Festival will take place in each province, before the National Aviva Mini Rugby Festival takes place at the Aviva Stadium in May 2018.

As an enthusiastic supporter of grassroots sports, Aviva will be running a host of activities this season in conjunction with the hugely popular Mini Rugby Festivals. This will include a Pop-Up Festival and competitions on social media for clubs to win training equipment. In addition, Aviva will be giving a selection of clubs a once in a lifetime opportunity to play at half time during the Ireland v Fiji game which takes place in November at Aviva Stadium. To see how your club can get involved go to www.aviva.ie/minirugby.