PUPILS from a special school met stars from the Worcester Warriors team at the launch of a new county wide tag rugby scheme for disabled athletes.
Students from Chadsgrove Special School, in Catshill, came face-to-face with Tony Windo and Lee Best and were taught evasion techniques by the duo on July 5.
The new scheme is for disabled athletes aged from 11 to 14-year-olds and was launched by the English Federation of Disability Sport (EFDS).
Coaches from Worcester worked closeley with EFDS to design a programme to meet the needs of disabled children.
Regional development manager for EFDS Dennis Hodgkins said: "It's an exciting development for disability sport in the Midlands. Worcester already has a successful tag rugby programme for mainstream school students. Having the funds to adapt it will give local disabled children opportunities to participate in a sport, which has been closed to them."
The programme has been sponsored by npower, who have donated £18,000 for the 2006/2007, which has been matched by the government's Sportsmatch scheme.
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