What an amazing day the under 10s had at Leicester Tigers' Mattioni Woods Welford Road Stadium - it's definitely whet their whistles for their Prima Tiger Barker Shield final in 3 weeks' time! The team were Guards of Honour for the Leicester Tigers Ladies vs Loughborough Town Ladies, and also got to watch the Men's side against Italy Select XV.

Flags were waved, hats were purchased, dances were created, sweets were consumed in impressive quantities, tries were celebrated, photos were shared, hero(ine)s were fist bumped and rugby balls were signed...even the parents and coaches got in on the action in the half time Big Boot Challenge.

A big thanks to Chris Baggot (Team Manager and Coach of the U10s) for organising this trip.

Leicester Tigers survived a second-half fightback from Loughborough Town Ladies to record a 27-20 win in a derby encounter in Women’s Championship North. This shared matchday with their male counterparts was a first; the unbeaten Tigers ran out for only their second home game of the season. The men played an Italian select XV side and recorded a 33-19 win.

Check out the Melbourne U10s getting autographs at the end of the game.