October 27th 2018 was an important day in Irish Rugby history as Mixed Ability Rugby took a major step forward.
Sundays Well Rebels welcomed Bumble Bees Barbarians to Irish Independent Park.
The touring side formed in 2009 as England’s first team playing to play Mixed Ability Contact Rugby Union.
The Rebels formed in 2014 and had been looking forward to welcoming their Bradford counterparts to Cork for quite some time.
“It was a momentous occasion,” said Rebels manager Liam Maher, “to have the first official mixed ability rugby played in Irish Independent Park here in our home pitch, sanctioned by the IRFU.
