13 June 2011 15:15
Anzac teams ready for Four Nations Tournament
London Tag Rugby Anzac teams will be ready for the London Tag Rugby Four Nations and International Cup tournaments this weekend.
By Phil Brown
The London Tag Rugby Four Nations and International Cup tournaments will both commence at 11am on Saturday 18 June at Grasshoppers RFC, Osterley and will be run in conjunction with the fifth annual Church Charity Sports Day.
The emphasis of the Church Charity Sports day will be social fun whilst raising money for good causes including Aherne Trust, Legacy and Wooden Spoon society. There will be entertainment all day long including live bands, the Church DJ and dance groups.
The London Australia mixed Tag Rugby team went through the 2010 Four Nations tournament undefeated and will be looking to defend their title. The Aussie teams for the tournaments are:
London Australia Mixed: Kate Andrews, Amelia Brooks, Dane Challenor, Alex Corley, Susie Courtney, Lauren Jolly, Simon Kang, Steve Leary, Megan Newley, Ben Payne, Paula Thorn, Jay Wilkinson
London Australia Men’s: Patrick Barrie, Luke Campbell, Shaun Gray, Hamish Jones, Andrew Le Breton, Jimmy Moffatt, Thomas Parsons, Brad Spencer, James Tanton
Anzacs’s: Lauren Attwood, Emma Becker, Shane Chapman, Greg Davies (NZ), Annette Franklin (NZ), Kirsten Girle, Nathan Grant, George Katralis, Anita McDonald, Mick Newton, Kim Parkinson (NZ), Jade Savoury
Meanwhile, early summer competitions across London are reaching the business end of the season. The Spy Who Tagged Me (Canada Water), Tag Me If You Can (Canada Water), Boats & Hoes (Finsbury), Speights (Gladstone Park), Heptagonal (Highbury), Mixed Bag (Highbury), LGIM (Hoxton), Not Sure Yet (Hoxton), D.T.F (Tooting Bec) and Tag-O-War (Wandsworth) remain undefeated in their respective competitions.
Late summer Tag Rugby registrations are now officially open. The late summer competitions will commence in the last week of June across London.
If you would like to get involved in a Try Tag Rugby competition go to www.trytagrugby.com or email info@trytagrugby.com for more details.