SpoonRugby
victories will encourage people to half and Scott Freer, with Dan
support Spoon through Spoon Eddie adding the conversions.
Rugby. 33-7 to the Wooden Spoon A-As
“What these players are doing at half-time.
for Spoon is very impressive. Not surprisingly, as many of the
They have really embraced the players had turned out for their
work of the Charity and are clubs the previous day, the
giving up their time to do what second period was a quieter
they love while promoting affair. Even so, the O.S’s
Wooden Spoon. The team has threatened a recovery with
set a standard in the last three Edward Parker crossing and Ross
tournaments and on the touring Winney converting. It was a brief
circuit are now considered the threat, however, as Simon
team to beat. Spoon Rugby want Horsfall scored twice in the last
to take that successful reputation quarter resulting from continued
to the next event in Dubai and to Wooden Spoon A-A pressure and the Kinsale Seven’s. fund rugby tours are covered by
other tournaments over the next and Dan Eddie adding the extra In its first few years, the team the players and separate
year to continue to build further points. comprised mainly former sponsorship ensuring that all
awareness of the Charity and It was a delightful afternoon Cambridge and Oxford Blues funds raised and prize money
generate even more success both with a sizeable crowd watching players but over the years has won goes to helping others.
on and off the field.” an entertaining game, expanded and now combines
sympathetically refereed by the many young and exciting players Wooden Spoon Lionesses
New 2007/8 Season A-A’s old friend Chris Sharp. along with more established Also travelling abroad in
The new 2007/8 season kicked Furthermore, it says much for the players from not only the UK but November will be the Wooden
off in early September with the hospitality afforded by Sedbergh also other parts of the world. For Spoon Lionesses. For the fifth
Wooden Spoon A-As taking on School that more than enough the last two years the former year the Lionesses have been
old rivals, Old Sedberghians at players were attracted to play for England 7’s player Jaime invited to play an exhibition
Sedburgh School in the Memorial both sides. Greenlees has played for the game at the Bermuda Rugby
Stewart Faulds Cup. Final Score: Old Sedbergians 14 Blues as has the Hong Kong Classics.
The game was excellent, played Wooden Spoon A-As 43. international Riaz Fredricks and The Classic Lionesses were
at a frenetic pace throughout, the current Welsh 7’s star, Gareth formed in 2001 in response to
with some quality play from both Spoon in Dubai Chapman, Mark Bruce from the an invitation from the World
sides. That the Wooden Spoon The Seven’s season kicks off in Irish 7’s team and the young Rugby Classic Committee in
A-As carried the day was due Dubai in late November with England Under 18 (capped Bermuda to participate against
mainly to the fact that the Spoon being represented by against France) rising star, Joe the USA Golden Eagles in a
forwards were both heavier and three teams, the Wooden Spoon Burford, who now plays full time curtain raiser test match to the
perhaps more street wise. Veterans, Wooden Spoon for Bristol. Both Joe and Jaime Rugby Classic Men’s Final.
Nevertheless, both sides threw Women, and Wooden Spoon helped the team win the Former internationals from
the ball about almost with gay Blues. This is one of the most Overseas Plate last year in Dubai. England, Scotland, Wales and
abandon and there was some prestigious tournaments on the Ireland combined forces and
splendid interplay between backs circuit and one of the most Also attending Dubai is the complemented the men’s efforts.
and forwards and some competitive. Wooden Spoon Women’s team. Players including former England
remarkably good handling. The Veterans came close to Their recent success has made captain, Gill Burns (82 caps),
By the 15th minute, the Wooden success last year loosing in the them hot favourities for Dubai. Scotland’s Donna Kennedy, the
Spoon A-As had scored three final to the Bahrain Warblers in The standard of the teams most capped female player with
tries, by Jason Ashcroft, David shocking, torrential rain. They are attending the tournament will 90 appearances for her country,
Muckalt and Danny Collins, the hoping to go one better this year make it a challenging campaign and Welsh prop forward Dawn
latter two converted by Dan and have compiled a team of with international teams from Mason (50 caps), united under
Eddie. The visitors went further players who are looking forward Canada, Scotland, Kazakhstan as one banner, the Classic Lionesses.
ahead with tries by Simon Bauer, to the challenge, and on the well as a combined USA and
supremely effervescent at scrum third time of trying, bringing New Zealand team. It will not all The Bermuda Rugby Classic is
home the silverware! be plain sailing for the now considered to be the
The Wooden Spoon Blues have experienced Wooden Spoon seniors’ Rugby World Cup having
a great pedigree at the Dubai team but they are certainly up attracted teams from all around
tournament having played as the for the challenge. the globe and features some of
Varsity Blues in the Overseas the great rugby names such as
Tournament for the last seven This is the third year that Francois Pienaar, Martin Johnson
consecutive years. They return Wooden Spoon has participated and Joost van der Westhuizen.
this year as reigning champions in the Dubai tournament and the For the past four years the
of the Overseas Plate and it is benefits are starting to pay off. Lionesses have continued to
hoped they will rise to the The WoodenSpoonRugby teams accept the invitation to compete
challenge again this year. over the last two years have in what can only be described as
The Blues were established as a generated in excess of £22,000 one of the most exciting and
global touring team playing in directly from fundraising and high profile events in the world
seven’s and ten’s rugby donations and has been one of rugby calendar and one which is
tournaments and since 2001 the benefiting charities of the seen around the world thanks to
have competed in not only the Dubai Long Lunch. This money Sky and Fox Sports. At present
Dubai Seven’s but also the Hong goes direct to supporting the results stand at two wins
Kong Ten’s, the Kowloon Ten’s disadvantaged children. Costs to apiece against the Golden
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