Rugby 2011 - Veterans, Ladies, Colts and First Team
The Beer Festival features various forms of rugby - youth, ladies, veterans and, of course, the normal adult level. The full time table will shortly be updated.
This year's Veterans Rugby Tournament includes the following 9 teams:
Maidstone (winners 2007), Ashford (winners 2006), Dover, Gillingham Anchorians, Lordswood, Medway, Pontypridd (Wales), Tunbridge Wells (winners 2005), Romford (winners 2008 and 2009) and Gillingham. Click the link for the Vets Rugby programme.
The winners of the 2010 Veterans Cup competition were Old
Colfeians
, who defeated Welsh visitors Pontypridd 2 tries to nil in the final. 
The winners of the 2010 plate competition were Dover vets, who beat
home side Ashford, 5 points to 3 in the plate final.
Veterans rugby has been a core component of the rugby programme in previous festivals. In 2009 eleven teams contested the most keenly fought competion to date. The winners of the main competition for the second year running were Essex side Romford and Gidea Park who defeated a splendidly attired Old Colfeians 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 and 2009 veteran's tournaments
but the Romford ladies side won their 2008 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 2008 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.
Shown
Above, Ashford Vets, Runners up
2005 and 2007, winners in 2006.