PETERSFIELD Rugby Football Club’s under-11s helped celebrate more than ten seasons of the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup by taking part in an event hosted by Harlequins.

The Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup, a nationwide series of events, has seen more than 82,000 children take part and continues to grow, providing developmental experience for young players to excel in a professionally run environment.

It was Harlequins’ turn to host their event this season with Staines Rugby Football Club the venue, with 16 teams strutting their stuff across an under-12 and under-11 festival.

And in the under-11 competition Petersfield demonstrated plenty of effort and skill but fell short of earning a trip to the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Final on June 1, where they had the chance to join in a Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup Parade at half time.

But despite seeing that honour go to Havant RFC, Petersfield player Chase Thomas was still proud of his side’s performances. He said: “I’m really grateful that I got the chance to come and play at this tournament.”

Participating players at the festival also had the opportunity to meet Harlequins player Niall Saunders, who took time out of his schedule to watch the young teams as well as offer some coaching tips between games.

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