The Tamworth Summer 7s is getting ready to heat up again in February.
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Now into it's fourth year, the Tamworth Rugby Union Sporting Club is currently calling for nominations to play in the men's, women's and under-17 and under-15s boys and girls competitions.
The addition of the under-15 divisions is a response to growing interest.
"I know we've had a fair bit of interest for the junior boys this year," organising committee member Kieran McHugh said.
"It just keeps growing each year which is good."
Last year organisers were forced to split the seniors and juniors over two nights because the competition was becoming too big.
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Usually held late around October/November, this season's edition has been pushed back to early in the new year with the senior competitions kicking-off on Thursday February 27 and the juniors on Friday February 28.
McHugh said there were a few reasons for moving the starting date back, among them being some issues with the bore they use to water the field as a result of the ongoing drought, but believes it might not be a bad thing.
Most teams are either in the midst of, or about to start, their pre-seasons.
"We thought it was a really good time to get people back into the swing of things after Christmas," McHugh said.
"It's a sport that you can play in the summer and you can build fitness when you need to build it."
Registration is $60 for seniors and $50 for juniors, and can be made to tamworthsummer7s@gmail.com
