MORE than 250 youngsters took part in the 2022 Cheshire U11s Rugby Festival at Winnington Park Rugby Club.
After two years of the event being sidelined, 24 teams and hundreds of spectators from all across Cheshire made their way to Burrows Hill for a successful event that will be staged by Winnington Park again next year.
Park have a proud tradition of investing in its mini and junior teams and have held the Cheshire U11s Rugby Festival for more than 10 years.
The full-day festival started with a mass warm-up as all players bounced up and down to a routine led by Instinct Gym and Well Being from Tarporley.
"It was an amazing sight to see," said a club spokesman.
"The sun shone all day and each team got to play seven other teams in a round-robin format.
"The core rugby values of teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline and sportsmanship were evident from start to finish."
Visiting teams each provided a referee and the Park under 11s parents provided refreshments.
At the end of the festival, England 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson MBE presented all the players with a commemorative water bottle.
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