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.
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.
Prices from £500pp
Send me a quoteTour price includes:
- 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
| Morning Summary | Afternoon Summary | Evening Summary | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 |
Meet executive coach and depart for the South of France, crossing the Channel at Dover |
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| Day 2 |
Stop in Saintes for a training session and lunch |
Continue on to training venue |
Arrive at training venue Check in to accommodation Evening meal and orientation Light training session and stretches |
| Day 3 |
Training session in sports hall Light resistance work in pool |
Grass pitch training session Split in to forwards and backs, and rotate between gym and sports hall |
Opportunity to watch a Top 14 game |
| Day 4 |
Heavy weight gym session Backs - work on speed and agility on the athletics track Forwards - work on lineouts in the sports hall |
Grass pitch training session Dojo (with specialist flooring) for contact skills Pool for rehab and light resistance work |
DVD night in meeting room |
| Day 5 |
Grass pitch training session |
Half-day beach excursion |
Work on contact skills in dojo Yoga and stretching in sports hall |
| Day 6 |
Training on grass pitches Rehab and light resistance work in pool |
Work on contact skills in dojo Final training session on grass pitches Stretches and yoga in sports hall Team meeting |
Check out of accommodation Board coach and depart for Calais |
| Day 7 |
Ferry crossing from Calais to Dover |
Arrive home |
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Fantastic country to visit, the rugby is of a very high standard as long as you play an age grade up. Facilities were great, particularly at Trinity College and the Racecourse ground, and the people are so accommodating.– The Manchester Grammar School
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