Get your team ready for the season ahead with a school preseason rugby tour to the South of France! Not only is this a beautiful part of the world, with a deep passion for rugby, it also offers one of the best training complexes in the country.
School Preseason Rugby Tour to the South of France
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La Cité Verte in Hagetmau boasts world-class facilities, including an Olympic swimming pool, athletics track, various pitches, a dojo, fitness centre and gymnasium to name just a few. You can also stay on-site, allowing you to focus all your time and energy on training.
Fancy having the entire thing to yourselves, so you can use any of the facilities whenever you want, and crank the music up in the gym? We can arrange this! There are also some great opportunities to take on local opposition should you wish to challenge your team.
School Preseason Rugby Tour to the South of France
From
£500PP
7 days, 4 nights
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Suggested Itinerary
Day 1
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Meet executive coach and depart for the South of France, crossing the Channel at Dover
Day 2
Morning
Stop in Saintes for a training session and lunch
Afternoon
Continue on to training venue
Evening
Arrive at training venue
Check in to accommodation
Evening meal and orientation
Light training session and stretches
Day 3
Morning
Training session in sports hall
Light resistance work in pool
Afternoon
Grass pitch training session
Split in to forwards and backs, and rotate between gym and sports hall
Evening
Opportunity to watch a Top 14 game
Day 4
Morning
Heavy weight gym session
Backs - work on speed and agility on the athletics track
Forwards - work on lineouts in the sports hall
Afternoon
Grass pitch training session
Dojo (with specialist flooring) for contact skills
Pool for rehab and light resistance work
Evening
DVD night in meeting room
Day 5
Morning
Grass pitch training session
Afternoon
Half-day beach excursion
Evening
Work on contact skills in dojo
Yoga and stretching in sports hall
Day 6
Morning
Training on grass pitches
Rehab and light resistance work in pool
Afternoon
Work on contact skills in dojo
Final training session on grass pitches
Stretches and yoga in sports hall
Team meeting
Evening
Check out of accommodation
Board coach and depart for Calais
Day 7
Morning
Afternoon
Ferry crossing from Calais to Dover
Evening
Arrive home
- 4 nights' full-board accommodation
- Free access to all facilities incl. pool, gym, pitches, sports hall, athletics track, dojo with specialist flooring and meeting rooms
- Executive coach hire
- Training session and meal in France on the way to accommodation
- Services of a French-speaking tour courier throughout tour
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Itinerary planning service
- VAT
Accommodation
La Cité Verte
La Cité Verte is a self-contained complex built specifically for sports training. The accommodation is at the very centre of the complex, so you can literally roll out of bed and into training! With an overall capacity of 96, rooms sleep one to four, and are split across four pavillions with shared bathroom facilities. Larger beds are available for taller athletes.
Excursions
Hossegor Beach
Hossegor is very popular with surfers thanks to the incredible waves here. Enjoy the warm, golden sand, or try your hand at surfing in this beautiful corner of Southern France.
Watch a Professional Rugby Fixture - Section Paloise
Watch local side Section Paloise in an exciting Top 14 match. This inspiring activity is not to be missed during your school rugby tour to the South of France.
Supporting you every step of the way
Creating your perfect sports tour
Your quote will be put together by an experienced Tour Adviser who’ll be an expert in school sports tours and will know the destination really well too. They’ll work with you to create a tour to suit your group’s needs and meet your tour objectives.
Launching your tour to parents and students
The next step is to get your tour approved and then get students signed up to it. Our ‘Trip Launch Pack’ will help you with this step. Here you’ll find loads of resources (all free to download) designed to make your life easier at this crucial point in the planning process.
After you’ve booked
Once you’ve booked, your dedicated Itinerary Coordinator will start working on the finer details. They’ll make sure your itinerary makes the most of your time and they’ll take on most of the admin tasks for your tour (making the whole process a lot less stressful for you).
Support while you’re away
While you’re out on tour, we’ll be at the end of the phone 24 hours a day to provide support should you need it. We’ll also send you a final info pack before you go and you’ll be able to access all your tour documents via the free Vamoos app.
After your trip
When you return from your sports tour, we’ll ask you to complete a detailed feedback survey, which helps us continue to improve the service we offer. And we can start planning your next tour too, so you can give parents plenty of time to pay for it (and so it’s less stressful for you).
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