Rugby 2010 - Veterans, Ladies, First Team and Youth
The
Beer Festival features various forms of rugby - youth, ladies, veterans
and, of course, the normal adult level. The rugby centre piece of this
year's festival will be an appearance and coaching
masterclass by Wasps, Wales and British & Irish Lions coach,
Shaun Edwards. Shaun will be taking the Ashford U16s and U17s through
a 
coaching session on Sunday morning. Shaun Edwards' appearance has been supported by RIFT.
Veterans rugby has been a core component of the rugby programme in previous festivals. In 2008 ten teams contested the most keenly fought competion to date. The deserved winners of the main competition were Essex side Romford and Gidea Park who defeated Uzes from France, 17-3 in the final.
Romford and Gidea Park Vets are shown above with the Luke Roberts
Memorial Trophy. Not sure why they carry a wash basin with them!
Romford not only won the 2008 veteran's tournament but the
their ladies side achieved the same feat in their competition.
Defeating Ashford 19-5 and New Ash Green 5-0. The team are shown below
with the Luke Roberts Trophy for the Ladies rugby tournament.
Shown below are the Veterans competition runners up, Uzes, with the French Tricoleur.
The 2008 Plate competition winners were Gillingham Anchorians, who defeated Dover, 19-0 in the Plate Final.
2008 Plate runners up Dover.
Winners of the 2007 Veterans tournament were
Maidstone who outpointed Ashford Vets by 8 points to 7 in the
Final. 
Maidstone are
shown above with the Luke Roberts Trophy. Below are perennial
attendees Old Shooterhillians(below), who turned in their best ever
performance in 2007 finishing third.
The
photo below shows Tunbridge Wells RFC, winners of the 2005 Veterans
tournament.
Ashford Vets, Runners up 2005 and 2007, winners in 2006.