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Spoon Rugby Teams take Dubai by Storm |
| 09 Dec 09 |
| Three Spoon Rugby teams kicked up a storm by reaching the finals of the Emirate Airlines Dubai 7’s and playing in front of 50,000 rugby-mad supporters. |
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Waterloo Rugby Club launch mywaterloorugby.com |
| 13 Jun 09 |
| A Revolutionary new website was launched in May to give rugby fans all over the world the chance to play “fantasy rugby” – but with a real team and support Spoon at the same time. |
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Premiership Trophy generates funds for Spoon |
| 13 Jun 09 |
| On the eve of the Guinness Premiership final the famous Cabbage Patch pub in Twickenham hosted an evening of fun and fundraising benefiting Wooden Spoon. |
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Anti-Assassins AGM - 16th June 2009 |
| 11 Jun 09 |
| The AGM of the Anti-Assassins Rugby Club will be held on Tuesday 16th June 2009 at Blackburn RUFC at 7.30pm. Attendance by as many members as possible will be welcome. |
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Wooden SpoonAA's Vets win the battle of the 'Dam! |
| 31 May 09 |
| Three Spoon teams attended the Amsrterdam Rugby Sevens in May. The Wooden Spoon Blues battled against some of the best teams in Europe loosing to a strong Russion Team in the quarters and the Wooden Spoon Women were defeated four tries to two by the England Samurai's in the final while the the Wooden Spoon Vets won the title for the third successive year in magnificent style. |
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Spoon Women Serve up victory in Kinsale |
| 06 May 09 |
| Spoon Women’s rugby team kicked off their Seven’s season in style as they made a successful defence of the Heineken Kinsale Sevens title on the first weekend of May. |
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Spoon Rugby Teams Impress at Carrickfergus 7's |
| 06 May 09 |
| The Bank Holiday weekend may have had some inclement weather, but WoodenSpoonRugby was not disappointed. The WSA-A’s won the Holmes Salver in consecutive years and the WSBlues lost in the final of the Manvik Premier Salver at this years Guinness Carrick 7’s. |
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Spoon A-As Support Shrewsbury Centenary Celebrations |
| 30 Apr 09 |
| On the 29th April a local SpoonA-As team joined supporters at Shrewsbury Rugby Club to help celebrate the centenary of the club, playing in a commemorative match and raising funds for Wooden Spoon. |
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SpoonA-As help Middlesborough celebrate new facilities |
| 29 Apr 09 |
| Another enjoyable day for Wooden SpoonA-As on Sunday 26th April at Acklam Park, the home of Middlesborough Rugby and Cricket Clubs when they played Middlesbrough RUFC as part of the opening of the new clubhouse and sporting facilities. |
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Weekend of rugby action benefits Spoon's regions |
| 27 Apr 09 |
| It was an action packed weekend of rugby for the Spoon teams as they helped to promote the charity and its work to the rugby community. On Saturday Spoon Rugby won the Cheshire Vets Tournament; On Sunday the Wooden SpoonA-As played Shrewsbury RUFC in their Centenary match, winning 50-21; at the same time the senior XV were in action at Middlesbrough for the opening of their new clubhouse winning 34-17 while in Sussex the WSBlues lost in the final of the Sunshine 7's at East Grinstead, 19-17 to Jeddites. |
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Warriors Welcome for Friends of Spoon |
| 27 Apr 09 |
| June 2009 promises to be a bumper month for rugby fans. Whilst most attention will be on the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa, England's stars of the future, England U20s are also in action in the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in Japan. |
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Spoon to Benefit from New Charity Sevens Event |
| 30 Mar 09 |
| Wooden Spoon has kindly been chosen as the benefiting charity of the Manchester Rugby 7s event being held on the weekend of 10/11th July. |
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Spoon Lioneeses in Union for Charity |
| 30 Mar 09 |
| A Wooden Spoon Lionesses team will join forces on Easter Sunday to support the Help for Heroes charity. Sunday April 12th Spoon Lionesses v Combined Services - 12.00 International XV v Returning Heroes - 14.45 |
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SpoonA-As Overcome the University Challenge |
| 06 Mar 09 |
| The Wooden Spoon A-As emerged deserving winners against Cambridge University in the annual match at Grange Road on Wednesday 25th February. The players from both sides made the most of the ideal conditions with a total of 11 tries being scored in the 36-33 victory. |
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Richmond game Cancelled |
| 06 Feb 09 |
| The Richmond XV v SpoonA-As match on Sunday 8th February has been cancelled due to bad weather affecting the state of the pitches. |
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SpoonA-As remain unbeaten after their visit to the principality |
| 30 Jan 09 |
| A cold wind and frequent rain showers made for unappealing conditions for players and spectators alike, as the Wooden SpoonA-As entertained Ceopledd Cymru (North Wales) for the first time, at Birkenhead Park on Wednesday evening 14th January. |
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Spoon Rugby scores a Hat-trick in Dubai |
| 02 Dec 08 |
| Three Wooden Spoon Rugby teams created a stir in Dubai as they all reached their respective finals played in front of 50,000 people. |
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Wooden Spoon hoping to create a stir in Dubai |
| 02 Dec 08 |
| Wooden Spoon is hoping to create a stir in Dubai when three of its rugby teams participate in the Dubai International Seven's Tournament. |
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Spoon player takes on Saracens' Presidency |
| 25 Oct 08 |
| Spoon player, Steve Ravenscroft has taken over the presidency of the Saracens Amateurs RFC and attended the club’s annual Life Members' and Vice Presidents' reunion on Saturday October 11 at Bramley Road. |
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SpoonAAs Continue their Unbeaten Run |
| 21 Oct 08 |
| Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins welcomed several new players into their team for the second fixture of the season, played in the picturesque rolling hills of North Yorkshire against Old Giggleswickians.The SpoonA-As continued their unbeaten run defeating the Old Giggleswickians 48-7. |
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Preview of the Old Giggleswickians v Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins Match |
| 15 Oct 08 |
| On Sunday 19th October Old Giggleswickians take on the Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins at Giggleswick School, Lords Rugby Pitch, Kick off 2:30pm. |
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Legends run out for Spoon |
| 12 Sep 08 |
| Star studded teams from the world of rugby ran out for Spoon during the 17th Air New Zealand World Golden Oldies Festival in Edinburgh in September |
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SpoonAAs sneak a victory in season opener |
| 09 Sep 08 |
| Even the most hardened of rugby football watchers couldn’t have failed but be impressed by the exciting game put on at Sedbergh by the Old Sedberghians and Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins with the SpoonA-As sneaking a thrilling victory. |
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SpoonA-As score a success in Stockholm |
| 26 Aug 08 |
| The Wooden Spoon A-As scored 268 points on their way to being crowned the 2008 Stockholm 10s champions. |
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Spoon Seaside Sevens Success |
| 16 Jun 08 |
| A young Wooden Spoon Women’s Team attended the first Bournemouth Sevens in June looking to add some silverware to the cupboard and came away with the title, a very large trophy and many new Spoon fans. |
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Spoon Rugby Scores Another Success |
| 05 Jun 08 |
| Wooden Spoon Vets and Wooden Spoon Women’s rugby teams attending the Heineken Amsterdam Sevens in May both intent on defending the titles won in 2007. |
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Arthur Kenyon Memorial Game |
| 05 Jun 08 |
| Sunday 20th April was a very special Rugby day when the Arthur Kenyon Memorial Game was held at Bury RUFC. |
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Scarborough |
| 15 May 08 |
| Captained by experienced 7s player John Feeley of Rotherham and including Irish International 7s player Mark McComish the team gave up their time to represent a strong Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins team attended the annual Scarborbough 7s on a lovely sunny day at the seaside on Sun 11th May. |
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Irish eyes see Spoon teams smile |
| 15 May 08 |
| In the Republic of Ireland on the southern most tip in Kinsale three teams were aiming to make their mark amongst some of the most reputable sevens teams in the game at the Tournament hosted in May |
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Wooden Spoon is a winner in Carrickfergus |
| 15 May 08 |
| At the beginning of May Wooden Spoon Rugby made their first appearance at the Carrick Sevens Tournament, Ulster’s largest rugby tournament, that began 35 years ago at Carrickferfgus RFC (founded in 1865), winning the Guinness 7’s tournament on Saturday and reaching the semi finals of the Manvik Premier 7’s on Sunday. |
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Sunshine on a Rainy Day |
| 15 May 08 |
| At a rain soaked East Grinstead RFC the Wooden Spoon 7s team shocked players and spectators alike by winning the Spoon benefiting, 51st Sunshine 7s competition. Widely recognised as one of the major sevens events on the circuit, Wooden Spoon were crowned champions of the 32 team competition that included teams from the British Army and the Kaiviti Crusaders. |
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Wooden Spoon Vets Triumph |
| 28 Apr 08 |
| The Wooden Spoon Vets entered the 34th Chester RUFC Vets Tournament for the first time and under the astute captaincy of Jason Ashcroft, managed to take the title. |
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The Morning After The Night Before…… |
| 18 Mar 08 |
| The Irish Legends travelled to Richmond to play in a fixture that was organised to launch the 25th Anniversary of Wooden Spoon, recreating the now infamous game in 1983 that resulted in the birth of the Charity of British and Irish rugby. |
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Cambridge University educate SpoonAAs |
| 01 Mar 08 |
| The annual fixture between Cambridge University and the Wooden SpoonA-As XV produced yet another game of excellent rugby but for the first time this season the SpoonA-As were out witted by a talented Cambridge side |
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Spoon A-As sneek a victory at Richmond |
| 19 Feb 08 |
| Sunday 3rd February saw the Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins play their annual fixture in the Capital in the shape of the celebrated Richmond Athletic Ground, to take on the Richmond President's XV. |
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Sue Day Crowned Technogym City Sportsperson of the Year |
| 06 Dec 07 |
| Former England Women’s captain and Wooden Spoon Women’s player, Sue Day was crowned the Technogym City Sportsperson of the Year at the Awards on Wednesday 5th December 2007. |
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Wooden Spoon v Royal Navy |
| 06 Dec 07 |
| Patience and mutual perseverance to play a long awaited fixture were finally rewarded on 5th December, when the Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins took the field against a strong H.M. Royal Navy and Royal Marines team at Birkenhead Park F.C. |
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Wooden Spoon Teams Shine in Dubai |
| 06 Dec 07 |
| Wooden Spoon Rugby took three playing teams to Dubai for the International Sevens tournament one of the biggest in the world and produced a stunning display of rugby on the international stage in front of 40,000 fans. |
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Wooden SpoonA-As impress at Kirkham |
| 23 Nov 07 |
| Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins played Old Kirkhamians on Sunday 18th November 2007 at Kirkham Grammar School in a regular fixture for the Bruce Craven Cup. |
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Lionesses Roar in Bermuda |
| 15 Nov 07 |
| The Wooden Spoon Lionesses played a Canadian Classics team at the Bermuda Rugby Classics in an exhibition game running out victors by 55-0 in a superb display of rugby. |
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Victory at Giggleswick for the Spoon A-As |
| 28 Oct 07 |
| Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins played Old Giggleswickians at Giggleswick School on Sunday 21st October, their second game of the season and came out winners again after a great battle between the two sides. |
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WoodenSpoonRugby Kicks-off its Future |
| 13 Sep 07 |
| Wooden Spoon has formed a new brand, ‘WoodenSpoonRugby'. The Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins, Wooden Spoon Women, Wooden Spoon Veterans, Wooden Spoon Blues RUFC, Wooden Spoon England Legends and Wooden Spoon Lionesses will play games in the UK as well as participating in some of the most prestigious tournaments around the world. |
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Season Kicks Off with a Victory |
| 12 Sep 07 |
| The Wooden Spoon Anti-Assassins opened the season with a great victory over Old Sedberghians in a wonderful game of rugby football at Sedbergh School, Cumbria to win the memorial Stewart Faulds Cup. |
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Hat-trick of Victories for Spoon Rugby Team |
| 03 Aug 07 |
| The Wooden Spoon Women’s Rugby team triumphed at the 2007 Stockholm Ten’s last weekend to record their third successive tournament victory to add to the titles gained in Kinsale and Amsterdam. |
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Spoon Sevens Team goes into Battle at Worthing |
| 02 Aug 07 |
| Wooden Spoon Rugby sent a young team to play in the 5th Bob Knight invitational Sevens at Worthing RFC at the end of July. The standard at the tournament was very high with the Army and nave being represented but the Spoon team accredited themselves with honour and enjoyed running out for the charity. |
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Charity Teams Make It Two Out Of Two |
| 23 May 07 |
| Wooden Spoon Women’s 7’s team and the Wooden Spoon Men’s Veterans 10’s team blew away the opposition at the Heineken Amsterdam Sevens last weekend to walk away with two more trophies to add to those also acquired at the Kinsale Seven’s two weeks ago. |
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Wooden Spoon Sweeps up at the Kinsale Rugby Tournament |
| 08 May 07 |
| Wooden Spoon Women's 7's and Wooden SPoon Men's Veterans 10's teams walked away with three trophies at the Heineken Kinsale Sevens at the beginning of May. |
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SpoonAAs Sneek Past a Somerset Development XV |
| 08 May 07 |
| SpoonAAs played against a well practised Somerset Development squad in March and pulled off a last minute victory for the charity team. |
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Cambridge Uni Inflict SpoonAAs First Defeat of the Season |
| 08 May 07 |
| An appreciative crowd witnessed a competitive match at Grange Road under floodlights on Wed 28th February between Cambridge University and the SpoonAAs with nine tries being scored in total as Cambridge inflicted a 31-26 defeat on the SpoonAAs. |
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Legends Play for Spoon |
| 08 May 07 |
| On the Friday evening before the historic RBS Six Nations clash between Ireland and England the Legends teams from those respective countries battled it out under floodlight at the Old Belvedere Rugby Club in Dublin producing a great game of rugby. |
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SpoonAAs Reap Revenge on Richmond |
| 08 May 07 |
| The game against Richmond in February was deemed as a revenge match for the thumping loss incurred by a very strong Richmond team in the same fixture last year. This time the scores were reversed and the SPoonAAs came out on top 41-12. |
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SpoonAAs in Dubai - 2006 Report |
| 08 May 07 |
| Spoon attended the reputable Dubai Rugby tournament for the second year running in December 2006 taking a men’s veterans team, SpoonAAs, to play in the International Ten’s tournament and for the first time, a Wooden Spoon Ladies team, playing in the International Sevens event. |
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SpoonAAs Trip-up at Final Hurdle |
| 30 Nov 06 |
| The SpoonAAs lost in the final of the Dubai International Vets Tens to the Bahrain Warblers 10-0. |
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SpoonAAs Unbeaten Run Comes to a Halt |
| 08 Nov 06 |
| A depleted SpoonAAs suffered their first defeat of the season against Old Novaportans whose alma mater, Adams Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire is celebrating their 350th Anniversary this year.Final score: Old Novaportans 40 - SpoonAAs 17 |
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SpoonAAs Unbeaten Run Continues |
| 17 Oct 06 |
| SpoonAAs vs Stonyhurst Old Boys - Sunday 15th October 2006 At the impressive venue of Stonyhurst school and in front of a large crowd, SpoonAAs played their 3rd fixture of the season and continued their unbeaten run against a strong Stonyhurst Old Boys XV. |
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SpoonAAs Take on Old Rivals |
| 10 Sep 06 |
| A dazzling length of the pitch run by England Counties XV wingman Hamish Smailes which brought a spectacular late try was not quite enough to save Sedbergh School Old Boys when they went down 29-28 to the SpoonAAs XV in the 56th annual fixture between the two sides. |
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SpoonAAs Update - September 2006 |
| 01 Sep 06 |
| SpoonAAs had a great season in 2005/06 playing in Dubai and Madrid as well as at home in sevens tournaments and XV-a-side games, helping to promote the Charity to a new audience. The fixtures for next season are growing, as is the database of members. Please get in touch with Jon Eagle Tel: 07802 155206 if you would like to become a member or want to know more about SpoonAAs. |
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Last Minute Try Brings a Smile to the SpoonAAs |
| 27 Aug 06 |
| A last minute try brought a smile to the SpoonAAs team and supporters as they scored in the last minue of the charity match against Brett Cullinanes XV at West Hartlepool to snatch a memorable win 24-22. |
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SpoonAAs 2005/2006 Season Review |
| 06 Jun 06 |
| SpoonAAs had a great 2005/06 season playing in Dubai and Madrid as well as at home in sevens tournaments and XV-a-side games, helping to promote the Charity to a new audience. The fixtures for next season are growing, as is the database of members. Please get in touch with Jon Eagle Tel: 07802 155206 if you would like to become a member or want to know more about SpoonAAs. |
WoodenSpoonRugby Season 2008/09
