Geelong’s rugby union club has secured Victoria’s elite players for a junior clinic this weekend.
Geelong Rams junior president Rowan Edgar was thrilled that Melbourne Rebels players and coaching staff would visit the club “in AFL heartland” this Saturday .
“It’s really exciting to be able to get these high-calibre players down to Geelong in support of grassroots rugby,” he said.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity to be exposed to and learn some world-class coaching techniques.”
Geelong Rams, established in 1929, have had a successful two years, bagging a premiership, and awards for Coach of the Year and Player of The Year in 2015.
The club employs “Smart Rugby” coaching practice and the younger games are closely supervised with reduced field sizes and on-field coaches assisting the referees and guiding the play.
The Melbourne Rebels have played in SANZAR’s Super Rugby tournament, the top competition in the Southern Hemisphere, since 2011.
The clinic starts at 11am on Saturday at Flinders Peak Reserve.
