ALMOST 300 girls from the Amman, Gwendraeth and Towy Valley's took part in the Valley Vixens cluster day recently.

WRU Head of Participation Ryan Jones has launched the first season of spring-summer rugby in Wales.

Teams set up at 28 cluster centres around the country provide opportunities for girls-only rugby from Under 9s to Under 15s from April to July.

The move will cater for a huge demand from girls to play rugby, evident from a Wales-wide consultation last spring and from the 73 school-club hubs already providing an opportunity for girls to play rugby.

On Tuesday, April 19 youngsters from schools in the area gathered for a rugby event at Ammanford RFC with girls taking part from the age of eight to 15.

A morning of skills was followed by tag, touch and tackle matches throughout the afternoon.

Former Wales captain Ryan Jones said: “The new clusters will provide an outlet for the demand we’ve seen exist in Wales for organised girls rugby. Working closely with the school club hubs, the clusters should produce a conveyor belt of talent for the senior women’s game, but importantly will increase participation levels and give girls an enjoyable experience to stay involved in rugby for the long term plus help to increase fitness levels within a key age group for girls.”

For more information visit valleyvixensclustercentre.rfc.wales

To see pictures off all the teams that took part in the day click here.