Richmond Athletics Ground in London is the venue this Saturday (20 May) for the annual UK Tag Nationals – and the Our League cameras will be there to stream all the action.
Hosted by RFL partner Try Tag Rugby (TTR), the UK Tag Nationals attracts hundreds of players and spectators from around the country, bringing together teams from each of the nation’s TTR regions.
The UK Tag Nationals is an annual event which was first held in 2018. The competition took place outside of London for the very first-time last year, with regional sides enjoying a glorious day of sunshine in Leeds. Despite the home ground advantage for Yorkshire and some great performances from the regional teams, it was once again the London regions that took home the spoils. You can watch the top 10 tries from last year’s event here!
This year, the competition returns to London and will see 44 teams from 12 regions competing across mixed, men’s, women’s and men’s over 40’s categories. Edinburgh North and Sheffield will be entering their own teams for the first time with Tag South Africa UK invitational teams also taking part in mixed open and men’s open categories at this year’s event.
Tournament Director Will Shepherd said:
“We’re incredibly excited to welcome all our teams and regional representatives to Richmond this Saturday. The addition of teams from Edinburgh North, Sheffield and Tag South Africa UK will add even more colour and passion to the event while once again securing such a high-quality venue gives the players the opportunity to perform at their very best in an effort to become national champions. Good luck to all teams!”
Spectators are welcome to attend the free event to cheer any friends and family on throughout the day and you can also catch all of the action from pitch one on the Try Tag Rugby Facebook and YouTube channel from 11:00 till 15:00 before coverage switches exclusively to Our League from 15:00 to 19:00 for the quarter finals, semi-finals and finals. All of the streaming action is free to Our League members so make sure you are signed up here. To see the full streaming schedule for Saturday’s event please visit the link here!
