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SCI Sports Mini & Youth Rugby Festival 2026The UK’s Biggest Easter Youth Rugby Festival is Back in Skegness for 2026! Join us from Friday 27th – Monday 30th March 2026 for the SCI Sports Mini & Youth Rugby Festival at the popular coastal resort of Skegness, Lincolnshire.
Up to 70 teams from across the UK will take part, making this one of the most exciting youth rugby tours of the year. Age Groups: U7 – U15 plus Girls U12 & U14 Venues: Matches played at Skegness RFC, Wainfleet Road Accommodation: Golden Palm Holiday Resort, Golden Anchor, The Chase & Haven Golden Sands Facilities: Multiple pitches, clubhouse, food & drink, marquee, BBQ, first aid & more Travel: Shuttle coach service available from Golden Palm Resort
All Rugby matches will be played at Wainfleet Road the home of Skegness Rugby Club. Skegness Rugby Club has well-kept pitches for the festival which has a great club house with food & drinks, changing rooms a BBQ and more.
SCI Sports expects up to 70 teams to enter the festival in 2026 which will see teams from under 7s to under 15s age groups and Girls Under 12s & 14s teams.
There is also a coach service available to Wainfleet Road from Golden Palm Resort Holiday Park. SCI Sports Skegness
Mini & Junior Rugby FestivalPrices from
£77 per person27th – 30th of March 2026 – Easter HolidaysIn association with Skegness RFC SCI Sports has acquired sole use of one of the most sought after holiday parks in the UK today – Golden Palm Resort Holiday Park, which has undergone plenty of changes over the past 5 years. Golden Palm Resort really offers something for everyone – from it’s very traditional entertainment complex with the 2000 person capacity Club Tropicana bringing you the very best entertainment, cabarets & shows each and every night. In addition we have accommodation at Golden Anchor & The Chase Holiday Parks which all belong to Golden Palm Resort. The 5 Holiday Parks offer a full range of superb caravan accommodation from Bronze caravans with all the basic essentials through to Silver, & Gold Caravans. There is a range of 2 & 3 bedroom caravans available for the weekend.
DUE TO THE POPULARITY OF THIS EVENT WE ALSO HAVE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE AT HAVEN, GOLDEN SANDS HOLIDAY PARK. FREE PLACES FOR YOUR TOUR1) GROUP LEADER GOES FREE ON ALL BOOKINGS WITH DEPOSITS PAID BEFORE 31ST OCTOBER 2025
2) 1 IN EVERY 25 PERSONS YOU BOOK FOR THE TOUR ALSO GO FREE WITH BOOKINGS MADE BY 31ST OCTOBER 2025
Both Offers can save you £££'s on your rugby tour for 2026!  
Celebrity Presentation Night
SCI Sports will be hosting a celebrity Presentation Night at Golden Palm Resort Holiday Park on the Sunday evening. All teams that participate in the festival are invited to the ceremony where a Famous Rugby Personality will be on hand to award every single player with their participation medal for the weekend. SCI Sports fully endorses the RFU age grade regulations and encourages Team work, Respect, great Sportsmanship & Fair Play in all age groups. We ask all teams to abide by this when participating in our festival. Our previous festival saw Tom Shanklin – former Wales & Cardiff Blues - Outside Centre, attend and present the awards. Tom played 70 times for Wales and also amassed 100 international points. Plus in 2023 we welcomed England International Tom Curry, 2024 was Ben Curry and in 2025 we welcomed England Legend and World Cup winner Neil Back to Skegness. 2023 was certainly no exception when we welcomed England, British Lions & Sales Sharks Star Tom Curry to the SCI Celebrity Presentation at Skegness. Tom awarded all the medals and trophies to every single player.
Tom's Career Stats to Date
2 Times Captain of the England Rugby Team
46 England Caps
Runner Up in the 2019 Rugby World Cup Final
Six Nations Winner
3 Times Capped by British & Irish Lions
90 Appearances for Sales Sharks
All by 24 years of Age - What a great way to end the 2023 SCI Sports Rugby Festivals Skegness Challenge.
In 2024 we was delighted to Welcome Ben Curry to the SCI Sports Skegness Presentation Night.
Ben is the current captain of Sale Sharks where he has made over 164 appearances for Sale Sharks and furthermore Ben has also made 5 appearances for the England National Rugby Team too!!
WHO WILL BE THE GUEST IN 2026? 
Tom Curry @ SCI Sports Skegness 2023 
Party Time The party never stops for the weekend at Golden Palm There is evening entertainment on all 3 nights of your break, and Saturday night really is party night! To keep with tradition of Rugby Tours, Saturday night will be fancy dress night, so quite simply dress to impress and get on down to the Club Tropicana for a night to remember with fun & games for the children & a great party band playing music for you to sing & dance the night away to. |
