o date the Spoon teams Ireland, Scotland and Wales) and
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have claimed victories for the Varsity Blues (former Oxford
the Veterans and Women and Cambridge University
in Kinsale and Amsterdam and players) have also formed
an additional trophy for the partnerships with Wooden
Women in Stockholm as well as Spoon and will continue to play
a great season in the UK for the their regular fixtures whilst
Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins. supporting the Charity. Each
Many of the teams include high fixture helps with fundraising,
profile representative players increases the profile of Wooden
who have acted as ambassadors Spoon and ensures Spoon can
both on and off the pitch. These continue to have a positive
tournament wins and the impact on helping
presence of the teams in the disadvantaged children and
rugby community has placed young people throughout the
WoodenSpoonRugby firmly on UK and Ireland.
the map. The awareness that has been
Going forward, the England generated across UK rugby Season Finales the titles gained in Kinsale and
Legends (former England through contact with clubs and Back on the pitch the Spoon Amsterdam.
international players), the by playing at these high profile teams concluded the summer
Lionesses (former international tournaments has been massive sevens’ season with final games The Stockholm tournament
women players from England and the WoodenSpoonRugby in Stockholm and Worthing. hosted 16 women’s teams from
teams have set a high all over Europe and Scandinavia.
benchmark on the tournament A young Wooden Spoon team Between all the players, the
NETGEAR-PRINCIPAL
SPONSOR OF
circuit during the last six months played in the fifth Bob Knight Spoon Women’s team boasted
WOODENSPOONRUGBY
and are now considered the Invitational Sevens at Worthing an impressive 727 caps and
team to beat. RFC at the end of July. The many young opposition players
NETGEAR Inc. produces wired
WoodenSpoonRugby is standard at the tournament was were in awe of their
and wireless networking
devices, including
enthusiastic to take these teams’ very high with the Army and international heroes. Spoon
connectivity, switching,
successful reputations forward Navy represented but the Spoon Women cruised through to the
security and entertainment into the new season. team accredited themselves with final against the Stockholm
equipment for home and
honour and enjoyed running out Exiles and in front of an
business use. NETGEAR is
committed to developing
The six teams are totally self for the Charity. enthusiastic crowd provided a
innovative products that financing through player Under the direction of former masterful demonstration of ten’s
address users’ needs with a
contributions and sponsorship. Samoan International, Mike rugby.
focus on reliability, ease of use
and value for money.
Spoon is delighted to have the Umaga, the side performed well Maggie Alphonsi, iRB Player of
NETGEAR has chosen to
sponsorship and support of the in the pool stages, comfortably the Year, made a huge impact
support Wooden Spoon as part
new principal sponsor, NETGEAR dispatching the Elves and the with the organisers and beat
of its corporate social and additional support from Spartans and played some great ‘Susie’s Saloon’ player, Henry
responsibility programme in
Coutts, DHL, BGC, Credit Suisse, rugby. Notable performances Head to win the ‘Player of the
the UK. NETGEAR feels that
the support and development
DLA Piper and Arbuthnot. This came from Warwick schoolboy Tournament’, making it another
of disadvantaged children and quality of sponsorship will allow Dave Askew, who was man of first for WoodenSpoonRugby. A
young people in the UK and
the WoodenSpoonRugby teams the match in this year’s U18 great endorsement of the
Ireland is an important
undertaking with many
to play in some of the world’s Daily Mail Schools Final at women’s game.
positive effects throughout
most popular tournaments and Twickenham. The organisers of the
the community. The company
engage with passionate rugby Spoon’s final match was Stockholm Ten’s were also
is committed to supporting
Wooden Spoon and its
supporters both in the UK and against the eventual runners-up impressed with the concept of
recipient project partners with
overseas. in the tournament, RBS Royals Spoon Rugby and made a
personnel, equipment and WoodenSpoonRugby’s who were a well organised team spontaneous donation of £500
financial resources, in
Relationship Manager, John with some very quick players. to Wooden Spoon from the
situations that will help
identified charities within
Dewhurst said: “Grateful thanks The Spoon boys battled to the tournament proceeds. In
their specific fields. Working to all the sponsors who have end but ultimately the Royals addition, the team spent the
with Wooden Spoon will enable
embraced this concept of superior experience and speed weekend selling Wooden Spoon
NETGEAR to maximize its
support of groups at a
marketing Spoon to a rugby saw them proceed into the wristbands to fellow rugby
national and local level.
audience. If there are any other semis and for Spoon the day players and promoting the work
More information on
sponsors out there who want to was over. of the charity, raising a further
NETGEAR’s CSR programme help, then please get in touch £500 that goes directly to
for the UK can be obtained
and jump on board for what we Across the North Sea on the support disadvantaged children.
from Michael Evans, UK&I
Marketing Manager
hope is going to be a very same weekend, the Wooden John Dewhurst said: “it is a
michael.evans@netgear.com special journey for Wooden Spoon Women’s team lifted their pleasure to watch these girls
Spoon and the players third trophy of the season at the play at such a high standard. We
supporting our Charity.” 2007 Stockholm Ten’s adding to hope that these successive
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