With the rising interest in the women’s game, the tour will provide opportunities for school children, club members and the wider community to see the trophy and be inspired by their heroes.
The trip will begin in Belfast on Monday, where Nikki Caughey and Amy Davis will accompany the trophy to six schools and will also officially launch the Rugby Academy at Belfast Metropolitan College.
Stacey-lea Kennedy will take over the reins in her hometown of Derry-Londonderry on Tuesday, before Donegal native Nora Stapleton will attend seven schools on Wednesday as well as the Letterkenny RFC Awards Evening.
Another Ireland star, Ashleigh Baxter, will visit a number of Fermanagh schools on Thursday morning, before assisting with a rugby blitz at the Lakeland Forum, Enniskillen, involving 20+ girls. She will then continue with the trophy to Fivemiletown College and Omagh RFC in County Tyrone.
Baxter will also be involved on the final day of the tour in Dungannon, Armagh and Cavan. The Mayor of Armagh will attend a special assembly in St. Patrick’s, Keady, with over 300 girls present, and later in the afternoon Cavan RFC will play host to an event involving a number of local schools from the surrounding area.
6 NATIONS TROPHY TOUR SCHEDULE
MONDAY 3RD JUNE - BELFAST
08.50: Grosvenor GS
09.45: Aquinas School
11.30: Glenveagh Special School
13.00: Belfast Metropolitan College
14.00: Hazelwood College
14.45: St. Dominic’s
15.30: St. Joseph’s
TUESDAY 4TH JUNE - DERRY-LONDONDERRY
10:45: Limavady GS
TBC: Lisneal College
12.00: City of Derry RFC
14.00: Oakgrove College
WEDNESDAY 5TH JUNE - COUNTY DONEGAL
09:30am Glebe NS
TBC: Donegal NS
TBC: Killymard NS
12.00: Barnesmore NS
13.00: Robertson PS, Stranorlar
13.50: Dromore PS, Crossroads
14.40: St. Mary's PS, Castlefin
19.00: Letterkenny
THURSDAY 6TH JUNE - ENNISKILLEN / OMAGH
08.30: Enniskillen Collegiate
09.40: St. Fanchea's
10.20: Devenish College
TBC: Mount Lourdes
11.00: Lakeland Forum 3G pitch
13.30: Fivemiletown College
16.00: Omagh RFC
FRIDAY 7TH JUNE - DUNGANNON / ARMAGH / CAVAN
09.00: Dungannon Integrated College
10.00: Saints & Scholars IPS
11.00: St. Patrick’s, Keady High
14.30: Cavan RFC