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Keen young rugby players, aged 11 to 13, from Whitianga's Mercury Bay Junior Rugby Club tackled a super-charged training session with the Chiefs on Friday in Hamilton.

Chiefs Josh Hohneck, Pauliasi Manu, Mahonri Schwalger, Matt Symons, Charlie Ngatai and Mike Fitzgeraldran a training session for the club, thanks to a PlaceMakers in-store competition.

Chiefs Matt Symons and Mike Fitzgerald teach Mercury Bay Juniors passing skills.

The juniors worked on their punts and passes, and learned tips about the game from the Chiefs first-hand, at the team's headquarters in Ruakura.

One of the coaches for the day, Chief Charlie Ngatai, was impressed by the youngsters' commitment at the training.

'It's great to have some fun and spend some time with the young kids working on their skills.

'It's a cool initiative by PlaceMakers and I'm not quite sure who enjoyed themselves more, us or the kids.”

The Super Rugby Skills Training day was made possible through PlaceMakers' official Community Partnership with the Chiefs.

Brand engagement manager Maria Reinbergen says PlaceMakers is proud to support New Zealand rugby at both a professional and grassroots level.

'No matter what the age, rugby builds excitement and camaraderie like no other sport.

'It's great to see the young players learn from New Zealand's top rugby players and everyone involved in the training session enjoying it.”