Bristol Sonics’ juniors will play their first matches of the season this Sunday (9 June), as they travel to take on Welsh side Caerphilly at Virginia Park.

Both under 14 and under 16 teams will be in action for the first time this year, with the first match kicking off at 11am.

Players and parents, who will be required where possible to drive players over to Wales, are asked to meet at Dings Crusaders RFC in Lockleaze, Bristol – the current location for ‘Sonic Youth’ training – at 9am. Alternatively, parents and players can meet the rest of the squad at Virginia Park at 10.15am, in time to get changed and warm-up.

Players must be registered with the club and the RFL to play, with forms signed by a parent or guardian. Those who have yet to register will be able to do so on the day.

Players are asked to confirm their availability and attendance by emailing juniors@bristolsonics.com, or by contacting coach Dan Brooker directly on brooker20@hotmail.co.uk

For those going direct, the address of the ground in Wales is:

Caerphilly RFC

Virginia Park

Virginia Close

Caerphilly

CF83 3JA