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Veterans team for French exchange?

  • 12-11-2011 5:02pm
    #1
    MMADROC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭


    Howayis,

    I'm a Dubliner living and playing rugby in Franconville near Paris. The guys on the veterans (over 35s) team have asked me to make enquiries into a team in Ireland that might be interested in an exchange.

    We already have a partnership with Frampton near Bristol (I think), basically every year we'd make a trip to you, and you'd make a trip to us to play each other and have a bit of craic (by all accounts the weekends are wild).

    If anyone is interested, please email me at darragh.creamer@gmail.com and I'll get the ball rolling.

    Thanks

    Darragh


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  • #2
    Inis Eoghain
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭Inis Eoghain


    not sure if it helps but the Ulster branch has started a legends league for over 35's check http://www.ulsterrugby.com/branch/fixtures/fixtures_legends.php for the teams involved.


  • #3
    MMADROC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭MMADROC


    Thanks, I'll give that a try


  • #4
    mikedragon32
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,939 ✭✭✭mikedragon32


    Mary's in Tempelogue have a vets team. Drop a PM to Luckycharm, he plays for them.


  • #5
    MMADROC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭MMADROC


    Thanks Mike, I'll give him a go


  • #6
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,266 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    There is a bit of a World Cup for vintage/veteran rugby teams. The first was held in UL in Limerick and was meant to be very good.

    http://www.vintagerugby.com/

    Next year's tournament is in Hawaii.


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  • #7
    MMADROC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭MMADROC


    I'll take a look, but we're really a leisure team, we play a few matches through the year but a lot of the players are 50 + with a couple of them over 60. So we're not looking to jump into any major tournaments.

    Thanks

    Darragh


  • #8
    kerrysdad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41 ✭kerrysdad


    Darragh,

    Newbridge Rugby Vets team are hosting London Irish ARFC Vets in Rosetown on Saturday 26th November next.
    Some over 35's, 40's, 50's & our Captain Fred Forster age 74 !!!
    Emphasis on Craic ,Ceol agus ól !!!

    This is our first outing in years so we will see how we get on and hopefully we can build up to more regular season fixtures with the rest of the 6 Nations !!!

    www.newbridgerugby.com for more details.

    Niall.


  • #9
    JonnyF
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭JonnyF


    Bective Rangers have a pretty handy vets team. Won the fox cup a couple of years ago and they'd all be up for a tour.

    check out the website www.bectiverangers.com not sure who the best contact is


  • #10
    MMADROC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8 ✭MMADROC


    Thanks for all of the suggestions guys. I'll get in touch with the teams suggested and talk to my coach when I see him on Friday.

    Hopefully we'll be able to get the ball rolling by early next week.

    Thanks again

    Darragh


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