Tiffin girls beginners kick off the year in style

By ELISE HAMERSLEY

School's rugby has begun a slow return after the winter break, and with the 15s league season drawing to a close for many schools coupled with some postponements, fixtures were sparse this week.
For some this term is a chance to learn rugby for the first time. Tiffin Girls U18s started the year convincingly with a 32-5 win over Reigate College on Wednesday, despite the vast majority of them having never picked up a rugby ball in a competitive game before.
Girls rugby teams are few and far between at the grassroots level, let alone a state school, and director of sport at...

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