There are no winners, no champions and no cup finals. Masters is about is the spirit of the game. The most important rule is: everyone has to buy a drink for their opposite number.

Players wear different colour shorts depending on their age with white (age 35-39) and black (age 40-49) short players tending to tackle each other normally.

Those in red (age 50-59) shorts must be stopped and held on attack and must make a two handed hold on the attacker when defending, while gold (age 60 plus) short players only need to be touched to be tackled and touch their opponent to make a tackle.

Previous playing experience is not important and the focus is on enabling more people to remain active and enjoy participation in a fantastic sport.

Training sessions will take place on Monday evenings from 6.30pm at The Cheshire County Sports Club with fixtures and festivals through the summer.

For more details about Chester Gladiators Masters email paul.foster@chestergladiators.com or contact 07834 352143.