BANBURY kick off their pre-season programme with a touch rugby festival on Saturday, starting at 10.45am.

The event is also designed to attract new players and supporters are welcome.

Coach Simon Purnell said: "Each of the sides will have a quota of first-team squad members to support so that those guys either new or rusty can get as much fun out of the day as possible.

"We have over 100 players already signed up, but the more the merrier.

"There will be a barbecue and then a big screen TV set up to watch the England versus Portugal match."