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Can you envisage your team meeting International Stars of the Game? Learning from the Best Coaches? Visiting Iconic Venues? Well, we can make that happen.
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If you’ve ever felt the Sports Tour industry is samey, if you’ve ever wondered if there is somebody doing it differently, if you have ever felt like your tour has been the next cab off the rank, if you’re tired of being treat like an open cheque book, we want to speak with you.
We understand rugby is more than just a sport; it's a way of life. Thats why we offer a range of tour packages to cater every need.
We have a great team of players & administrators here in the office & a network of like-minded people across the country who can offer a rugby tour service that exceeds what I believe to be available elsewhere today.
We look forward to helping you make memories that last a lifetime.
Can you envisage your team meeting International Stars of the Game? Learning from the Best Coaches? Visiting Iconic Venues? Well, we can make that happen.
The Rugby Tour Specialists adhere to the 1992 Package Travel Regulations. Your money is safe with us. We also vigorously audit every one of our suppliers to ensure they meet our high standards.
Each of the Tour Planners at Sky High Sports are active Players. We wouldn't plan a tour which we wouldn't like to take our team-mates on. We speak your language.
We don't ever try to be the cheapest, nor do we have hidden charges or surprises. What you get is the up-front, great value, well planned tour which you and your team deserve.
We've ran enough successful tours to know the inside line on when is best to do what. Let us make the difficult decisions & allow us to plan a seamless itinerary.
From the moment you pick up the phone and speak with us in the office, the person you speak with will be your point of contact from then right up until your return home post-tour.
You don't want to be passed from office to office. We're all under one roof here in North-East England. You will not be put on hold with The Rugby Tour Specialists.
We handpick each Tour Accommodation for its location, suitability and value for money. You will not be hoodwinked into staying on a ringroad!
We can put you directly in touch with a list of regular clients who are happy to talk you through their experiences with The Rugby Tour Specialists.
Clayton Bootleggers RFC (USA)
Eastside Banshees (USA) Tour To Ireland
Stirling County RFC U15s Tour To Parma
Gateshead RFC Colts Tour To Parma
OSDSS (CAN)
The North Carolina based 'Bootleggers' touched down in Scotland in September 2019 on their maiden tour as a club. President Ted Hardy had visited Glasgow several years earlier & forged a link with the Warriors, Glasgow's Pro-Team. The goal was set to return en-masse with the club and add another chapter to the short but impressive history of the club.
Ted and the club were keen to make it a family based trip & keep to one location on tour. From there, we devised an itinerary that kept enough flexibility for the group to do their own thing, but also include enough experiences that would ensure they returned home having seen the best of what Scotland has to offer.
Typically, our itineraries are heavily packed & include everyone on the tour. This was a pleasant change & opened our eyes somewhat to providing a 'shopping list' of inclusions which individual tourists can sign up to. We'd trialled this method with another US-Team earlier in 2019 with success too.
It allows the base package (flights, accommodation & rugby) to be more affordable. Then, as fundraising proceeds, people can sign up to side-trips within the tour. For senior tours especially, we'll be rolling this out across our destinations in 2020 and beyond.
The Bootleggers played two games - first at Hillhead-Jordanhill RFC and secondly at Cartha Queens Park RFC, two of Glasgow's premier clubs. The side trips included a trip to the opulent Glengoyne Distillery, a Speedboat Pub-Crawl of Loch Lomond & tickets to a Glasgow Warriors match.
We look forward to welcoming the Bootleggers on their 2021 Tour to Ireland.
Ted Hardy | Club President
Ciaran Kelly
Working with Sky High Sports has been great. They have allowed us great flexibility throughout which has enabled us to add numbers easily. Rugby wise we have played 3 great games against some good Irish Teams. Sky High Sports took care of the pre & post game shenanigans and made sure they went well. The Tom Tom Chants will be a highlight... Our tour representative Tom has been great and he's now one of us.
Chris Edwards
The flexibility that Sky High Sports has offered has been huge. The itinerary was well planned and made enjoyable for all. Tom was very helpful in getting the team where they needed to be and was very accommodating throughout. A very memorable trip for the Banshees and the spectators.
The Tour has been brilliant. Seen loads, great weather, great rugby, great people. It has been fantastic!
Parma is a really good place for a youth rugby tour. It's friendly and safe which means the boys can go off and do their own thing.
The highlight of the tour was definitely the Zebre game. The fans, the community and mixing in with everyone was great.
On behalf of the everyone on the tour we would like to pass on our thanks for a great tour.
Everyone is on a real high from touring and they are all talking about how fantastic the whole tour was, both lads and Dads.
The host clubs couldn't have been more hospitable and the matches we played were really competitive.
The first tour that you organised for us was Holland 2017- we all still talk about that tour with very fond memories and I'm sure that the Parma tour will be talked about for years to come.
Once again thanks for a brilliant tour.
The girls from Owen Sound were a privilege to host. We had the opportunity to meet the team at their School in the summer before the tour.
As part of our commitment to breaking down the perceived barriers of working with an international agency, we do get on the road with a view of meeting as many teams as we can. This was one such occasion.
The tour itself kicked off with a bang. The team had tickets to the Scotland-Wales match in the Six Nations at Murrayfield. Hearing Flower of Scotland sung in the stadium is a great tonic for jet lag!
The team stayed in Edinburgh, travelled through The Highlands to Oban on the West Coast & finished up in Glasgow. On the field, the highlight was a U18 girls tournament featuring teams from Scotland and England.
The Scottish Weather was in full force during the trip, so we hope to show the OSDSS Team some sunshine on a future tour elsewhere in Europe!
I have to say from start to finish Richie & Sky High Sports have been exceptional. From the initial stages of planning, Richie exceeded our expectations and continued to answer every question we had. It was also great to have Richie visit Owen Sound to make a presentation to the team and the parents before the tour.
The activities and meals throughout the tour were exceptional and the organisation of this was unbelievable.
Our tour matches were great and the hosting was really amazing. The girls have made relationships that will last for a lifetime, the team learned the culture of rugby in Scotland and it was well balanced and competitive.
Looking back there are so many highlights and I can't thank Richie enough. I highly recommend if you're thinking about going on tour to start with Sky High Sports
Rob Lee | Head Coach
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