GIRLS RUGBY
Girls Rugby Tours and Festivals
Girls' rugby has been the fastest-changing part of most club junior sections, and the touring calendar has not always kept up. So here is exactly what we run for girls teams, what we can promise and what we can't — and the question we would rather you asked us first.
THE 2027 SEASON
WHERE THE GIRLS
CATEGORIES RUN
Which Revel festivals have girls-only categories?
Three of our 2027 UK festivals run girls-only categories as standard: Revel Rugby Devon, Revel Rugby Somerset and Revel Rugby Cheshire. Each runs Girls Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16.
Revel Rugby North Wales can run girls categories too where there is demand — it is early in the season and entries shape the format, so tell us your age group and we will tell you where it stands.
They are girls-only categories, entered separately from the boys' age groups — your girls team enters as a girls team and plays in the girls competition.
Abroad, the Ghent Easter tournament in Belgium runs a Girls Under 18 category and a Women's category, and in some years an Under 16 as well. If Under 16 is the one you need, ask us and we will confirm it with the organiser before you commit to anything.
EVERY GIRLS CATEGORY
THEIR OWN
COMPETITION
What does a girls team actually get?
THEIR OWN COMPETITION
Your girls team enters as a girls team, in its own competition — not as an add-on to the boys' weekend. The same pitches, the same stage, the same finals and the same medals as every other category at the festival.
MEDALS AND TROPHIES
Every girls category is Under 12 and above, so they all run as competitive rugby: medals for all finalists and trophies for the winners of each final, presented on stage in front of your families with the music up.
THE WEEKEND ITSELF
The weekend itself: accommodation on the holiday park as part of your package, so the girls stay together as a squad and their families stay with them, with the pool, the arcade and the evening entertainment on site. On-site first aid across the whole festival. A named Revel tour manager who takes the organiser through the booking rather than leaving them with a form.
WE WANT THIS TO GROW
HARDER TO FILL.
SO WE FILL IT
Girls entries are harder to fill — here is what we do about it
You already know the part most brochures leave out. Girls entries land later and move more than the boys', age group by age group, and a category that looked healthy in September can be thin by Christmas. Most girls sections have had a season of ringing round to get a side out.
We are not neutral about that. These categories exist because we want the girls game to grow, so filling them is our job rather than yours. We work the entries all season and go out to girls sections around each festival rather than waiting to see who turns up. Where the demand is there we will open a category for it. And the live picture is yours whenever you ask for it — entries are visible to us in real time.
If your age group still does not come together, you hear it from us early rather than late, and we build you something that does work instead — a tailored trip with fixtures arranged against clubs we know. Your girls travel and they play either way.
ASK US FIRST
Tell us your age group and we'll tell you who's already entered
Send us the festival you are looking at and the age group your girls play in. We come back — within one working day — with the clubs already entered in that category, how entries are tracking, and an honest read on whether to hold your place now or wait a few weeks.
If the entries aren't there yet in your age group we will say so, and then tell you what we would do instead. Either way you are working from facts rather than a brochure line.
GIRLS CLUBS — AN ASK
WOULD YOU
HOST A TEAM?
Would your club host a travelling girls team?
The best fixtures come from a local club that wants the game as much as the visitors do.
So we are building a register of girls sections who would welcome a travelling team — a friendly, a place at your own festival, a joint session, whatever suits your season. Put your club on it and when we have girls travelling to your area, yours is the first number we ring.
No commitment and nothing to pay. It is simply how the girls game gets more fixtures, and the more clubs on the list the more girls rugby actually happens.
BEYOND THE FESTIVALS
A TRIP OF
THEIR OWN
Can we arrange a trip just for our girls team?
Yes. Alongside the festivals we arrange tailored rugby trips for girls teams — fixtures, travel, accommodation and a tour manager, built around your squad, your dates and your budget rather than a fixed tournament weekend.
That is the route a lot of girls sections take when they want a trip of their own rather than a slot in a wider festival. Tell us the squad, the ages and roughly when, and we will cost it.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Which Revel rugby festivals run girls-only categories?
Three 2027 UK festivals run girls-only categories as standard: Revel Rugby Devon, Revel Rugby Somerset and Revel Rugby Cheshire, each with Girls Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16. North Wales can run them where there is demand. Abroad, the Ghent Easter tournament runs a Girls Under 18 and a Women's category, and sometimes an Under 16.
What age groups do the girls categories cover?
At the UK festivals the girls-only categories are Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16. Ghent runs Girls Under 18 and a Women's category, and sometimes an Under 16. If your squad sits outside those ages, ask us — a tailored trip for your girls team is often the better answer.
Do girls play against boys' teams?
No. The girls categories are girls-only and are entered separately from the boys' age groups — a girls team enters as a girls team and plays in the girls competition.
What do the girls categories play for — medals or trophies?
Both. The girls categories are Under 12, Under 14 and Under 16, which all run as competitive rugby: every finalist receives a medal and the winners of each final receive trophies, presented on stage after the finals in front of your families.
Where does a girls team stay at a festival?
Accommodation on the holiday park is part of the package, so the squad and their families stay together on site with the pool, arcade and evening entertainment. Families choose their own accommodation from live availability and pay Revel directly.
Can you arrange a rugby trip just for our girls team?
Yes — we arrange tailored trips for girls teams with fixtures, travel, accommodation and a tour manager, built around your squad, your dates and your budget rather than a fixed festival weekend.
What happens if the girls category we want doesn't fill?
You hear it from us early rather than on the day. Entries are visible to us in real time, so if your age group is not coming together we say so — and we offer to build a tailored trip instead, with fixtures arranged against clubs we know, so the squad still travels and still plays.
Can our club host a travelling girls team?
Yes, and we would like to hear from you. We keep a register of girls sections who would welcome a visiting team, and when we have girls travelling to your area those clubs are the first we contact. There is no commitment and nothing to pay — add your club through the form on this page.
How do we find out who has already entered our age group?
Send us the festival and your age group and we will come back within one working day with the clubs already entered in that category and an honest read on how the entries are tracking. Phone lines are open Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
WHAT THEY REMEMBER
YOU CAN'T PUT A FIXTURE LIST
ON A FRIDGE DOOR.
Medals round necks, finals with something on them, and a showbar night the parents talk about longer than the rugby. See the weekend before you book it.
SEE THE EXPERIENCE
2027 SEASON — EARLY REGISTRATION OPEN
BRING YOUR CLUB.
WE'LL DO THE REST.
Fixtures, accommodation, entertainment, medals — one weekend, fully organised. Tell us about your club and we'll take it from there.