Mallow RFC had the Official Launch of Their Tag Rugby Festival recently in Albert Lynch's Pub. There was a good turnout of players and supporters to welcome in the Tag Festival 2019.

The proceedings were led by Club President Paul Barry, he thanked everyone for coming and wished the Committee well for the upcoming Festival. He then thanked the Tag Committee for the ongoing work, he noted the success of the Club especially last Season being promoted to Div 1 and winning Junior Club of the year. He said the Tag Festival is growing year on year and last year there was a record, with eighteen teams taking part.

Next up, Sean Hayes of MTD precision engineering ltd. who are kindly the main sponsor of the Festival this year. MTD is an engineering company based in little island, they specialise in machine parts for the pharmaceutical and related industries. Sean Hayes spoke about the importance of inclusion in sport and the participation of the Cope teams in the festival, he said that the club should be very proud of this.

Sean Hayes then presented the Director of Tag the Festival Darryl Barry with a generous Cheque. Darryl thanked Sean for his kind sponsorship and assured the money would be invested wisely, Darryl went on to tell us a few details of the Festival.

The Tag Rugby action will take place in Town Park Mallow on Saturday the 10th of August. Registration will take place at 10am, there will be a short chat for the teams and official team photos will be taken. First games will take place 11am, at 1pm there will be a break for lunch where Bad boys BBQ will feed hungry players and Gems Coffee will supply hot beverages. Teams can avail of face painting, also there will be live coverage of Ireland vs Italy that will be on a giant screen on the day.

the Cope Teams will play during lunch and there will be a "special" welcome for
these teams as there is every year. The Mallow Barbarians will perform their own version of the HAKA after lunch. The teams will run through the knockout stages and on to the Finals in the afternoon.

This year there will be a Giant After Party (Apré Tag) in Alberts bar where players can quench their thirst. Then there will be a presentation of prizes, there will also be live music afterwards and it should be great fun so come down and see the action pitch-side or join us afterwards in Alberts for a drink.