The Munster Rugby Excellence camps return for Summer 2026 with six camps scheduled to take place in June.
Camp places are strictly for boys aged
13–16 years old and girls 13-17 years old.
This year’s camps will be held in the following venues:
- Boys – UL Pavilion: Monday 15th June – Friday 19th June
- Boys – Fethard Community Pitch: Monday 15th June – Friday 19th June
- Boys – MTU Cork: Monday 22nd June – Friday 26th June
- Boys – MTU Kerry: Monday 22nd June – Friday 26th June
- Girls – UL Pavilion: Tuesday 23rd June – Friday 26th June
- Girls – Ballincollig RFC: Tuesday 23rd June – Friday 26th June
The Excellence camps take place over one week (Boys - Monday through to Friday inclusive), (Girls Tuesday through to Friday) between 9.30am and 12.30pm. Attendees must be collected at 12.30pm sharp each day.
Players who participate in the Excellence Camp will receive top class coaching from Munster Rugby coaches, while guest speakers will present education modules on athletic development, mental skills and wellbeing, nutrition, and the Munster Rugby player pathway.
This will all take place in an enjoyable but challenging environment where players are encouraged to develop their all-round rugby ability.
After booking a place, you will be emailed an information pack outlining all relevant details and procedures for attending your camp.
The cost is €130 for boys and €110 for girls with a t-shirt included.
The camps will be managed and run by fully accredited IRFU Munster Rugby coaches. All Excellence camp staff have undertaken the National Garda Vetting process required to comply with the IRFU policy regarding recruitment and vetting to work in age-grade rugby.
To book your preferred venue, you will be asked to register with Easy Payments Plus to ensure secure payment. Please
click here for more details or click the button below.
All bookings must be completed online, and camp numbers are strictly limited.
For any more information please contact
camps@munsterrugby.ie
Excellence Camps Content
ON-PITCH:
Munster Rugby 4 Cornerstones Programme (Catch/Pass – Ball Carry – Tackle – Breakdown)
Position-specific coaching
OFF-PITCH:
Athletic Development
Nutrition
Mental Skills and Wellbeing
Rugby Performance
Excellence Camp Terms & Conditions
▪ Munster Rugby Excellence Camps 2025 hours are from 9.30am - 12.30pm. Munster Rugby is not responsible for children left unsupervised outside these hours.
▪ Children must be aged between aged
13–16 years old (boys) and 13-17 years old (girls) on the week of the camp.
▪ Payment is considered as acceptance of the booking conditions.
▪ Cancellations made up to one week before the camp will receive a 50% refund. Any cancellations made after this time will not be refunded.
▪ Munster Rugby cannot be held liable for damage to or loss of possessions. We strongly recommend that all valuables are left at home.
▪ Munster Rugby cannot be held liable for any medical expenses incurred as a result of injury obtained on the Munster Rugby Excellence Camps. It is understood that all participants take part at their own risk and are required to have their own insurance cover in place.
▪ Munster Rugby will reserve the right to suspend any child that causes disruption to the camp due to misbehaviour.
▪ Please be aware that your child’s photograph or video image may be taken whilst attending or participating in the camp and may be used by Munster Rugby for camp reports and promoting future Munster Rugby events on the Munster rugby website or social media channels. If you do not wish to give consent regarding the use of your child’s photograph or video image please contact
camps@munsterrugby.ie and state the same.
▪ Parent/Guardian must be contactable during camp hours.
▪ Munster Rugby reserves the right to cancel, amend, alter, and change any camp or its content without the need for prior notice.
▪ All data collected is to facilitate and organise the attending participants. We may disclose your personal data to other stakeholders of our association and third parties for the purpose of organising the Excellence Camps. Munster Rugby is the Data Controller of your personal data and is responsible for storing and otherwise processing the personal data that you provide in a fair, lawful, secure and transparent way. Munster Rugby will retain your personal data for the duration of the summer camp and in line with our retention period. You can consult our privacy policy on
www.munsterrugby.ie. You have several rights around the processing of your personal data which can be consulted at
www.dataprotection.ie. If you have any concerns about the way your Personal Data are being used or processed by Munster Rugby, please contact our Data Protection Executive at
dataprivacy@munsterrugby.ie
