To develop the initiative, the links between the schools and the Waysiders/Drumpelier Rugby Club were established. This was seen as an important aspect in building future sustainability and also in building capacity in the community.

This community link also provided the opportunity to develop locally recruited SVQ Sports Apprentices with a partnership between the Healthy Lifestyle project, the rugby club and the Scottish Rugby Union.

A key component of the initiative is the health and coach education programme. In total 58 young people participated in the programme, which consists of:

• first aid / emergency life skills
• Know Your Body (physiological/biological functioning in the context of healthy lifestyles)
• Eat Your Heart Out (healthy eating/nutrition)
• Foundation Level Rugby Coach Course.

The emphasis is on the participants having a healthy lifestyle, although in addition to this, the social and cultural aspects of rugby as well as the feeling of belonging to a community were reinforced throughout the initiative.

The initiative also included visits to two international rugby matches as well as a residential visit to Cork.

The initiative had a range of components over a period of a year including the following.