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It was a really good, memorable experience. Well managed despite a global pandemic. I would have liked to spend more time at the cliffs and doing more things like that, but I'm old and it was a rugby trip not a hiking trip! The matches that were set up for us provided good competition for us and the hosts were gracious. Thanks for the memories!

Would 100% recommend Irish Rugby Tours. Our trip from Vermont, USA to Ireland was very dialed in and everyone had a great time. Great attention to detail and very organized.

Irish Rugby Tours was fantastic. They took care of everything for us, from transportation, lodging, setting up matches and training sessions, as well as visiting some of the local tourist spots. Even with COVID making things more difficult, they helped us figure out everything that we needed to do to make our trip successful and fun. It made it really easy for us to just relax and enjoy our trip, whenever we needed anything or weren't sure of where to go or what to do, our tour guide Ray was always there to help us out. Give that man a raise! We will definitely be using you guys again. Thank you for the trip of a lifetime!

Absolutely brilliant tour - everything ran like a well oiled machine. Right from the flights and arrival admin through to the day-to-day of getting a pack 30+ lads on the bus on time, they nailed it. The host teams were perfectly matched for our group too, with an appreciated skew towards the social side of rugby. If you are looking for an unforgettable experience with the only drama left for the referee, and be shown the best side of rugby, leave it to George and Ray (and Colin!)

Great experience, they even managed to navigate COVID to make it all happen! Could not have been in better hands.

Imagine being an old boy (Over 40, Legend) on a Rugby tour to Ireland.
You get to play in 2 matches against some strong Irish competition…Go to Guinness tour…A distillery…See Ireland vs Japan …see the Cliffs of Moher…Party in the heart of Gallway and Dublin for all 5 nights…
It was simply amazing; I left my heart in Ireland.

Admin: I also hold the position of treasurer with my team and the costs were extremely reasonable for our accommodations and level of care. The two tour guides we had, Raymond and Colin, were patient and ensured everything transitioned smoothly. Team officers: you want this tour.

It was an experience I will never have again because this was the best time I’ve ever had. This was IT, Gentlemen. If you’re reading this, sign up…You won’t be sorry.

These guys were awesome. Frank drove the bus like a finely tuned machine and Ray was the Man.

Irish Rugby Tours provided us with a professional life changing experience. Top notch experiences were had by all and the food, tourism, and rugby were excellent. We asked for high level games and Irish Rugby Tours set up great provincial rugby matches. They asked and helped the teams provide us traditional socials afterwards hosted by top rugby clubs in Ireland.

Our tour we took with Irish Rugby Tours was pure class. The daily itinerary was exactly what we were looking for with a mix of competitive rugby, training sessions, and touring cultural sites. George and his staff took care of us and we will for sure be booking again in the future. From the bus and transport, accommodation and tour guides - it was a trip of a lifetime for all involved.

Great experience overall for a high school boys and girls players. Ray was a great host for us and looked after all of our needs including the small detail at hotels and the clubs that hosted us. We toured in the summer of 2019, which led to a limited number of clubs being able to field teams against us. I would recommend touring during the regular rugby season to gain access to more clubs.

I had an excellent experience from start to finish with Irish rugby tours. Booking was handled with great care and our tour package was very well filled with great activities for the group in between some well contested matches for the boys and girls. The schools who hosted us were very welcoming, to us and our parent supporters. We were well looked after by Irish rugby tors for the entirety of our trip and I would recommend them highly to anyone going on tour to Ireland as their local knowledge and planning of the tour was faultless

It was such a pleasure to visit Ireland in 2018. Irish Rugby Tours was exceptional in their hospitality, planning and personal relationships.

I would sincerely recommend that other clubs or schools from around the world to take the time to contact Irish Rugby Tours with regards to such an amazing tour in a lively country.

Thank you Raymond an Greg for what was an unforgettable tour of your beautiful country.

Jaco van Deventer - Drakenstein Primary - South Africa

Fantastic, cultural and rugby experience

Rugby: The Tour was overall a great experience. The Rugby training was excellent and the matches were good. The host clubs were outstanding and extremely welcoming. Ton of fun, food, and good rugby. Attending the Six Nations match was a fantastic experience.
Guides: Our Italian Guide Sara was great, very organized and informative. The IRT representative Kerry was great and extremely helpful. I would recommend both.
Hotels: All three hotels were nice and clean. However, while the hotels were all clean and nice, the first one outside Milan was a too far away from anything. The location of the Venice area one was a bit better and the Rome hotel was a very good location.
Tour: Only had one day in Venice to see that city and it was the same day as a match. So maybe allow for a bit more time in Venice and scale back the time in the Milan area as that city can be seen in one eve.
Flight: Only issue with the package was 1) the team and guests not being able to fly on the same flight; and 2) I would guess that those that were on the Air Maroc flight would not recommend using Air Maroc and stopping in Casablanca Airport going forward. That airport is very unorganized and a bit sketchy, especially with a multi hour layover. However the majority of the squad that used Delta/ Dutch Air had a significantly better and fine flight experience. The tour group should definitely fly together and not through Morrocco.
The flight and the lack of time in Venice were really the only negative

Irish rugby tours made our England Wales trip a great success. From all the planning and arranging in advance to managing the day to day logistics once there, it made everything go smoothly and made the trip much more enjoyable for everyone.

Great from beginning to end. Ray, our liaison, and Andrew, our bus driver,were fantastic with the entire group. All the events were well organized and on time. The accommodations were very nice. I'm looking forward to our next trip in the near future. Tim Peterson

The group was divided into 3 groups and we had to go on Royal Marc airlines. There was NOT a goos schedule for boys and parents to get food and really get to see the cities. Did not reach out to us regarding the Corona virus. No communication from tour company

Our specific tour to Italy was overall a great experience. The initial few days were a drag though. We spent too long in Milan - our first location - which offers really only a day's worth of tourism. While we spent a lot of time in Milan, "free time" at other locations seemed rushed. There was a lot of driving to and from any event in and around Milan. The location of our first training session wasn't as nice as the rest of our training and match locations but at least it got the boys moving around after traveling from the U.S. and the coach was entertaining and did a good job with the session. Our tour guide was hard work throughout the week as she wasn't very engaging and tended to drone on about topics not really relevant to where we were or where we were going. Her attempts at humor either fell flat or were even offensive to the parents on the trip. While it's hard to really judge someone for their accent, she was very monotone and lacked panache. I feel like an English-speaking tour guide that had spent a lot of time in Italy would have been an improvement. There was also a tour of the Ferrari museum advertised but never materialized. The tour boat of Lake Como was small and not well-suited for viewing the exquisite properties around the lake. The tour of the lake itself, though, was very interesting and worthwhile. My final criticism is that the second match put us up against an older and very competitive side that easily overwhelmed our team to the degree that the physical mismatch was almost dangerous to our players. Our touring side had played together only a short time and several of the touring players had little or no experience. For others, they had to play out of position to complete the team sheet. It was tough to watch from a coaching perspective and especially tough for the players to get beaten up physically and by such a wide margin on the scoreboard. All of that said, the rest of the tour was brilliant and the hospitality of the rugby clubs where we trained and played was absolutely incredible. The hotels were lovely and the food, wine, and coffee sublime - especially the meals and drink provided by our host rugby clubs. It was perhaps the best eating we did on the entire trip! The coaches that trained the players were outstanding and the boys as well as the coaches on the tour learned a great deal over the week. After Milan, the club facilities - training grounds, match venues, and the club houses - blew everyone away. Venice was wonderful - plenty of free time to explore and experience the utterly unique aspects of that city and during Carnivale no less! Rome was even more tremendous. The Colosseum and ancient city tour was such a great experience for everyone in the party, even if you've visited the same sights before. The Vatican, of course, is unsurpassed in its wondrous beauty and sheer scale. The tour guide for our day of tourism in Rome was energetic, good-humored, knowledgeable, and enthusiastic throughout her time with us. What a trip! Most importantly, I can't imagine a better introduction for young players to international rugby and experience European rugby culture in ways that many U.S. players don't get the opportunity to enjoy until college or with their men's club if at all.

Great tour! Everything that was included was top notch especially when you consider the price we paid. The boys got to experience great rugby, hospitality from the local clubs, the culture & food of Italy and an International 6 Nations match!! Couldn't have been better.

Big thanks to George(arranged the tour), Sarah(our knowledgeable guide), Kerry(our Social media star) and Antonio(our smooth driver)!!