Irish Tag Rugby Association
The Irish Tag Rugby Association, also known as ITRA, is the official founding body of adult Tag Rugby in Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea .... History ITRA was founded in 2000 and since then it has organized nationwide tag rugby summer leagues. In 2003 weekend blitz's were introduced, with the addition of spring leagues in 2005. External links Irish Tag Rugby Association Rugby union governing bodies in Ireland {{football-stub ...
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Tag Rugby
Tag-rugby belt Tag rugby, or flag rugby, is a non-contact team game in which each player wears a belt that has two velcro tags attached to it, or shorts with velcro patches. The mode of play is based on rugby league with many similarities to touch football, although tag rugby is often deemed a closer simulation of full contact rugby league than touch. Attacking players attempt to dodge, evade and pass a rugby ball while defenders attempt to prevent them scoring by "tagging" – pulling a velcro attached tag from the ball carrier, rather than a full contact tackle. Tag rugby is used in development and training by both rugby league and rugby union communities. Tag rugby comes in several forms with OzTag, Try Tag Rugby (UK) and Mini Tag being some of the better known variations. Tag rugby has the highest participation levels in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. History According to sportswriter Terry Godwin, writing in 1983, tag rugby was first developed in ...
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