Running out on the field, some for the very first time, will be the new Monday afternoon reality for more than 200 Eastern Bay children.
About 230 primary and intermediate school boys and girls will take part in the inaugural Eastern Bay RIP Rugby Module at Rex Morpeth Park in Whakatāne.
Played across four consecutive Mondays from 3.30pm to 5pm, the children will get to experience Rip rugby, some for the very first time, Bay of Plenty Rugby said in a media statement.
Rip Rugby, or quick rip as it was previously called, is a version of sevens rugby, except it's played on half a field and there's no tackling.
Instead, the players wear a velcro belt around their waist with two tags, one on each hip.
There's kicking allowed, non-contested three-person scrums where the feeding team wins the ball and contested but no lifting lineouts.