The longstanding Defender Premiership Rugby Cup festival (previously Land Rover Premiership Cup) has now been confirmed for 18th February 2024 at Cheltenham College. This is an exciting event for under-11 and under-12 club teams.

Each U11 and U12 team entering the Defender Premiership Rugby Cup has the added bonus of a chance to win an exclusive trip to the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby Final, at Twickenham Stadium. Brockworth U12’s and Cainscross U11’s won the right last time out.

Land Rover has been supporting rugby at all levels in the UK for nearly two decades; from the grassroots to the elite. Land Rover's support for grassroots rugby in the UK is typified through the Defender Premiership Rugby Cup, a nationwide series of rugby festivals for U11 and U12 teams.

Vital in fostering the values at the heart of the game, the Defender Premiership Rugby Cup is a key part of the grassroots rugby calendar each season that allows Defender to connect with the rugby community and the people at the heart of it.

The events are designed to allow aspiring young players to play competitive fixtures to aid their development, all within the spirit of rugby’s core values of teamwork, respect, enjoyment, discipline, and sportsmanship. Allowing them to learn vital lessons will serve them both on and off the rugby pitch.

Since its inception, the Defender (previously Land Rover) Premiership Rugby Cup has helped over 100,000 youngsters discover rugby through the annual rugby events, with some realising their dreams of going on to play for Premiership Rugby clubs.

If your club would like to get involved, please contact: [email protected].