Corporate Tag Rugby Tournament

This tournament is more than just a game—it’s an opportunity for companies to bond, showcase their team spirit, and make a meaningful impact.

Tag Rugby has quickly become one of Ireland’s most popular sports, celebrated for its fun, inclusive nature and non-contact gameplay. With mixed-gender teams and a focus on skill and teamwork, it’s the ideal activity for corporate events, offering a dynamic team-building experience that fosters camaraderie and inclusivity.

Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the game, this event is open to everyone and promises fun, teamwork, and friendly competition.

Tournament Format

• Register a full team: A team of 10-14 players costs €2,500, which includes team entry, branded kits, a trophy and medals (winning team only) and BBQ.
  
• Register as an individual: You can register, and Orbis will pair you with others to create the required 10-14 players. The cost is €250 per person.
• Sponsorship: Additional sponsorship packages are available.
• Timings: Registration is at 2 p.m., with games commencing at 3 p.m. (sharp). The tournament will be followed by food and prize-giving in the Clubhouse.
• Team Size: Each team can have 10-14 players, with seven players on the pitch at a time.
• Gender Mix: A maximum of four men can be on the field at any given time, and teams must include at least three female players.
• Gameplay: As a strictly non-contact sport, Tag Rugby is designed for everyone to enjoy, regardless of experience or fitness level.
• Competition: Professional Irish Tag Rugby Association referees officiate matches, ensuring safe and fair competition.
• Kits: Each team will receive branded kits (kindly sponsored by AvAir). Official Tag Rugby shorts will be provided on the day, and must be worn.
• Post-Match Fun: After the games, food and drink will be available in the Clubhouse.
• Prize-Giving: The prize-giving will occur in the Clubhouse after the games with a branded trophy and medals for the winning teams.

Thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible and supporting Orbis Ireland’s mission to eliminate avoidable blindness. Together, we’re changing lives!

The fundamental objective of the game is to score more points than your opponent. Points are scored by players who carry the ball over the opposition try-line and place the ball on the ground. To progress the ball down the pitch, players may run or kick forward. Players cannot pass or drop the ball in the direction of the opposition try-line.

​Players on Pitch

• 7 players on the pitch
• Maximum 4 men on the field of play - 3 women must be on the pitch at all times

Teams

• 16 -20 Teams on the Day

Scoring

• Try by a male player = 1pt
• Try by a female player = 3pts

​After being tagged, the player with the ball returns to the "mark" where they were tagged and places the ball on the ground in front of the defender who tagged them. They then gently roll the ball back towards their own team, using their foot (NB - not their hand!)

Bonus Box: There is a 5m wide, 3m deep "Bonus box", typically drawn out with blue cones, on each try line.

If a male player scores a try in Bonus Box, it is still only worth 1 point

If a female player scores a try in the Bonus Box, it is worth 4 points (3+1)

Mercy Rule

If a team goes 10 points or more in front, the Bonus Box becomes Null and Void to them while they remain 10 points or more in front.

When 10 points + behind, the conceding team restarts play with a tap-kick from the half way line (ie keep possession). They do not have to kick the ball back to the opposition.

​Tagging

Defending players are permitted to tag attacking players on either side of the attacker's body, provided the defender does not initiate contact or impede the progress of the attacking player in the process of making the tag.

​Diving

- Players are allowed to dive for tries

• Ball must be placed on ground first before elbows or knees.
• No swallow dives.
• No deliberate contact.
• Referees will disallow diving if they feel it is dangerous

- A defending player cannot dive on the ball to secure possession

- A player who has kicked the ball from their hand can only dive on the ball to score a try

Kicking

You can fly-hack the ball at any stage of a match

You do not need to be wearing any tags to kick the ball from the ground

​Kick-Off

Female players only kick off at re-starts

​"Accelerate-Her" law

4 Females on pitch = 4 points per Try

5 Females on pitch = 5 point per Try and so on...

​​No Surrendering

An attacker must keep moving - they cannot deliberately stop and present tags to defender.