THE TAG RUGBY

At the last AGM of SA Rugby, TAG Rugby™ became an Associate member of SA Rugby. This is a huge milestone for TAG Rugby™ and shows that the seed planted just before the 1995 Rugby World Cup has matured into a tree that is now starting to bear fruit. Since 1992 TAG Rugby™ has been a self funded development organisation that has raised funds by exporting TAG Rugby™ equipment to the United Kingdom market and then using these proceeds to develop the game in South Africa. This was a painstaking process. In 2006 the work that TAG Rugby™ has been doing was endorsed by SARU and the game endorsed as a grassroots development tool to be used as such in South Africa. TAG Rugby™ equipment is a SARU Licensed product. TAG Rugby™ is used as a means to introduce children (boys and girls) to  

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rugby in a fun and safe manner. TAG Rugby™ is not seen as a replacement to mini rugby in any way. The game is seen as a means to improve handling skills and increase the numbers of children playing rugby. TAG Rugby™ can also be used as a training aid for schools and clubs already playing contact rugby. The game can also be used to introduce teenagers and adults of both sexes to the game of rugby in High Schools that have not played rugby.