New festival of rugby to take place over bank holiday weekend

A NEW, annual rugby festival is coming to Dublin for the first time.

The Energia 7’s will take place over the June Bank Holiday weekend, from May 29 – 31 at Energia Park in Dublin.

Energia announced the launch of the festival that will see a men’s and women’s 7’s rugby tournament and a mixed social TAG rugby competition. 

 Located at Energia Park in Donnybrook, the rugby festival will be a fun weekend packed with rugby, music, a day village, player appearances, live entertainment, food and drink stalls, competitions, and much more. 

 Teams are invited to register for the competitions on the official festival website – energia7s.ie.

Registration is open to adult men’s and women’s 7’s teams, as well as social TAG rugby teams. Social tickets are also available for fans to take in the atmosphere and enjoy the festival fun across the weekend. 

 The weekend will kick off on the evening of Friday, May 29 from 6pm to 11pm with live music and entertainment.

The group stage of the rugby competitions will take place on Saturday, May 30 from 10am in Energia Park and Herbert Park with entertainment until late.

Sunday, May 31 will see the knockout stages, the finals and more entertainment, competitions and prizes. 

Lorna Danaher, Sponsorship Manager at Energia, said: “We are thrilled to announce the inaugural Energia 7’s festival of rugby at Energia Park.

“The event is part of our ongoing commitment to powering Irish rugby through our IRFU and Leinster partnerships.

“We are excited to continue our work with the clubs through the Energia AIL and we hope Energia 7’s will be a great celebration of Irish club rugby at the end of the season.” 

Energia is dedicated to powering Irish rugby at all levels up and down the country, from grassroots right through to the international teams.

With sponsorship of the Energia All-Ireland Leagues for both men and women, ongoing title sponsor of Energia Park and as official energy partner of Leinster Rugby, Energia said it is committed to the future development of rugby in Ireland.