The South Yorkshire Rugby Challenge 2020

General Rugby Festival Information

The South Yorkshire Rugby Challenge is Burleigh Travel’s newest and most exciting event in the mini and junior rugby calendar. The weekend is designed to give your team a tour to remember and a break from the traditional holiday parks with arcades and limited outdoor facilities that many of you will have tried before. Instead we are offering you a combination of exhilarating team building activities and an action packed day of rugby, at nearby Doncaster RFC (U13 - U16) or at the established Dinnington RFC Mini's Festival, (U7-U12) against both local and touring teams and taking advantage of the RFU extension to the 2020 season for an extra weekend of rugby!

You will be staying at Dearne Valley which is located in the beautiful rolling hills of South Yorkshire. This fantastic state of the art activity centre is spread over 50 acres of grass and woodland; and during your tour you will have the opportunity to enjoy a range of challenging apparatus such as zip lines, climbing walls, high ropes and a leap of faith. The Kingswood centres won the award for the Best Residential Experience at the last School Travel Awards.

All of these activities take place in a safe and secure environment, under the supervision of qualified staff, all of which are included in your tour package. The whole weekend is tailored to give your players a unique team building experience. You will never have experienced a sports tour quite like this! 

Your Rugby Tour Itinerary

Bank Holiday Friday 8th May 2020

On arrival at Dearne Valley your fun begins immediately!  The Bank holiday will allow you to get on the road early in the day and upon arrival you will enjoy lunch to refuel after your journey before your activities will begin.  Your activity package will be designed specifically for your group, and a full program will be in place for you to enjoy.

Following on from your action packed day your team will have a chance to enjoy dinner together before an evening activity, such as a team bonfire night, a movie night, laser tag, team games in the sports hall, scrap heap challenge or bushcraft.

There will also be a reception party for the coaches and tour organisers. You can meet the Burleigh Travel team and other team coaches over some complimentary food and drinks.

Saturday 9th May 2020

Today you will enjoy a full activity programme scheduled around breakfast, lunch and dinner on site.

By combining an action-packed programme of daytime activities with an array of evening entertainment, your young rugby players can get outdoors and stay in a safe and secure environment.

The program will encourage an active, healthy lifestyle with a variety of challenging and high-adrenaline experiences, giving young people the chance to broaden their horizons, learn a new skill and have tons of fun whilst doing it!

Sunday 10th May 2020

After a team breakfast you will check out of your accommodation and make your way to the South Yorkshire Rugby Challenge based at close by Doncaster Rugby Club, (U13-U16) or the Dinnington Mini Rugby Festival, (U7-U12). Here your team will enjoy a fantastic day of rugby playing against local and touring teams. The day will be arranged to ensure you teams plays as much rugby as possible within the RFU guidelines.

There will be food and drink facilities on site, and an awards presentation at the end of the event. After the festival has finished you will begin your journey home, after what we hope has been a weekend to remember!

You can contact our team to find out more about this fantastic event or enquire now to book your place.

If you would like to see a sample itinerary for 2019 festival you can downlaod a 2 night junior rugby tour (U13-U16) sample itinerary and a 2 night mini rugby tour (U7-U12) sample itinerary