SPOON RUGBY FIXTURES
2007/8
November Sunday 18 April Sunday 29
Bruce Craven Trophy (Kirkham Sunshine 7’s (East Grinstead
GS) RFC)
Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
November Tuesday 6/Saturday 10
Wooden Spoon Women
Bermuda Rugby Classic May Saturday 3/Sunday 4
Tournament Heineken Kinsale 7’s (Ireland)
Wooden Spoon Lionesses v France Tournament
November Thursday 29/Friday
Wooden Spoon Veterans
30/Saturday 1
(International Vets 10’s)
Dubai IRB Tournament
Wooden Spoon Women
Wooden Spoon Veterans
(International 7’s)
(International Vets 10’s)
Wooden Spoon Blues (International
Wooden Spoon Women
7’s)
(International 7’s) May Saturday 3/Sunday 4
Wooden Spoon Blues RUFC Carrikfergus 7’s (Belfast)
(International 7’s) Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
December Wednesday 5 May Saturday 3
Royal Navy (Birkenhead Park Bowdon 7’s
RFC) Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
May Sunday 11
February Sunday 3 Scarborough 7’s
Richmond Presidents XV Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
(Richmond RFC)
May Saturday 17/Sunday 18
Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
Heineken Amsterdam 7’s
February Friday 8/Saturday 9 Tournament
San Diego 7’s TBC Wooden Spoon Veterans
Wooden Spoon Women (Women’s Wooden Spoon Blues
Invitation 7’s) Wooden Spoon Women
February Wednesday 27 May Saturday 31/Sunday June 1
Cambridge University RFC Marbella 7’s (Spain)
(Cambridge) Wooden Spoon Women
Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins Wooden Spoon Blues
March Saturday 15 Kick-off 10.30 June Thursday 19/Monday 23
England v Ireland (The Stoop- 9th European Golden Oldies
Harlequins RFC) Rugby Festival, Madeira
Wooden Spoon England Legends Wooden Spoon Veterans
Eagles, the focus this year being tournament and will be adding
March Saturday 29 July Saturday 26/Sunday 27
to come home with a win! the ‘Fundraising’ element to the Army Vets. Rheinedahlen, Kronenbourg 10’s (Stockholm)
event. Spoon will be entering a
Germany Wooden Spoon Women
The Lionesses involvement and team and encourages all players
Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins Wooden Spoon Veterans
March Thursday 26/Friday 27
Wooden Spoon Blues
the women’s test match are now over 35 who still get an urge to
Hong Kong 10’s TBC July Sunday 27
an integral part of the event. It is pull on the boots to get their
Wooden Spoon Women Worthing 7’s
a fantastic opportunity to further mates together and start
(International 7’s) Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
raise awareness and gain support practising now. 80 of the 150
April Sunday 13 August Sunday 25
Melrose 7’s 125 Anniversary Butleigh 7’s - Glastonbury
for Wooden Spoon. participating teams have already Wooden Spoon Veterans Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins
registered from around the
Wooden Spoon wishes all its world, so book now to confirm
rugby teams a very successful your place. For more information or to book funds. Visit the respective club
season on and off the pitch. Gavin Hastings, Scotland’s all- your team, please contact: websites for more details.
time record point scorer and Leon Thompson, EventScotland www.quins.co.uk
Golden Oldies Rugby World Ambassador of the 2008 Golden 0131 472 2312/07778 163 085 www.salesharks.com
Cup 2008 Oldies World Rugby Festival said: leon.thompson@eventscotland.org Spoon looks forward to working
Saturday 1 September 2008 will “Scotland will be home to the or visit in conjunction with these two
see the gathering of 3,000 world’s biggest rugby festival in www.goldenoldiessports.com great clubs during the season.
rugby-mad players descend upon 2008 and we are really looking
Edinburgh for the 17th Air New forward to welcoming people to European Golden Oldies -
Zealand Golden Oldies World this great city. I am confident European Rugby Festival 2008
Rugby Festival. The bi-ennial that the stories and memories Wooden Spoon is also fortunate
Golden Oldies Festival, which will from this Festival will last a to be the benefiting charity of
celebrate its 30 year anniversary lifetime.” the European Tournament in
in 2008, provides an opportunity Madeira in June and Spoon will
Top left: Spoon 7’s team at Worthing
for rugby enthusiasts to keep up The week long Festival will be be bringing you more details of
Sevens
levels of fitness while retaining held from 1 – 8 September 2008 this event in the next edition of
Bottom Left: Oliver Moe receives his
cheque for finding a Balloon in his
and growing friendships. on Murrayfield, Roseburn & Spoonews. home town in Stockholm that had
Focusing on ‘Fun, Friendship and Saughton Park playing fields.
travelled the furthest from the event
Fraternity’, this will be the first With over 3,000 veteran players Guinness Premiership Clubs
at Blackburn Rugby Club where
Waterworths Accountants were
time that the Golden Oldies aged over 35, playing rugby over Pledge their support celebrating their 125th Anniversary.
World Rugby Festival has been three days of competition, the Guinness Premiership Clubs,
Spoon was the benefiting charity of
the event and the Wooden Spoon
hosted in Scotland and only the focus will be on participation Harlequins and Sale Sharks have
Women’s team were able to present
fourth time it has ever visited rather than winning as well as both adopted Spoon as their
the cheque when they attended the
Europe. Wooden Spoon is meeting old friends and making charity of choice for 2007/2008.
Stockholm Ten’s Tournament in July.
delighted to be chosen as the new ones both on and off the Various activities will take place
Above: Wooden Spoon A-As in action
in the first game of the season against
charity of this wonderful field. during the season to help raise Old Sedburghians
Spoonews Autumn 2007 25
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