'Get into Rugby' programme introduced in the Beaconhouse School System"

'Get into Rugby' programme introduced in the Beaconhouse School System"

For the promotion of the game at the grassroot level, International Rugby Board (IRB) has designed a 'Get into Rugby' programme.

Recently, the Pakistan Rugby Union (PRU) conducted a course in Islamabad to familiarise the P.E. teachers of the Beaconhouse School System with this programme. That would enable them to teach the sport to the children in their respective branches of the Beaconhouse School System.

The course was run by the PRU's director training Roger Coombs, also the coach of Pakistan's national team, and the development coach Shakeel Ahmad.
Attended by 20 (12 male & 8 female) teachers, the topics included introduction to the game, rules of the game and physical training.
At the conclusion of the two-day course, the participants opined, "The IRB's 'Get into Rugby' programme would go a long way in promoting the game among the school boys and girls, and help popularize rugby in the country."

The 'Get into Rugby' programme was introduced in Pakistan in 2013. In the first stage, introductory courses were conducted in the Southern Punjab towns of Multan, Muzaffargarh, Lodhran and Bahawalnagar.

Now, after Islamabad, soon, similar courses would be run in Lahore and Karachi. They will be held not only for the Beaconhouse School System but several other schools as well.

Arif Saeed, the secretary of the PRU expressed great optimism, "It is our endeavour to see the game flourish in this part of the world. In last few years, rugby has become an established sport in Pakistan. The number of grounds is increasing all the time. Today, many universities and colleges offer sports scholarships to rugby players. With the 'Get into Rugby' programme, thousands of school students would hopefully take up this exciting game".