GOSFORD All Blacks’ preparations are in hand as they look forward to hosting the Oxfordshire Tag Festival for the second year running.

Hundreds of children at under seven and under eight level will descend on the Frieze Way ground on Sunday, April 17.

With 82 teams from 15 clubs registered, All Blacks chairman David Hipkiss is hoping the event will be an even greater success this year.

He said: “We know it is a huge honour to be asked to host the 2016 Tag Festival for the Oxfordshire RFU again.

“We worked hard to make last year’s event a great success and we have a team in place that has arrangements well in hand for this year.

“It will be a wonderful opportunity for so many children to play rugby in a safe and protected environment.”