The Great Britain & Ireland mixed World Cup squad, London Australia and London South Africa claimed International Cup titles last Saturday (03/11/12) at the 21 team tournament, held at Wasps', Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton.

In the Mixed A grade, the London New Zealand team surprised all with some fantastic pool performances and managed a draw against defending champions, London Australia (2-2) and a win over the GB&I World Cup squad (3-1) to top the pool stages.

However, Great Britain & Ireland stole the show with their best performance saved till last with a dominant 11-4 victory over the Kiwis in the final. The win is a great confidence boost for the squad as they depart for the 2012 Tag Rugby World Cup in Auckland, New Zealand from 6th - 9th of December.

In the Men's grade, London Australia continued their brilliant record going through the pool stages undefeated but were pushed against the Great Britain & Ireland men's World Cup squad (3-2) in their first match of the day.

In the final, Great Britain & Ireland managed two early tries to take the lead and put the pressure on the Aussies. With their backs against the wall, the Aussies bounced back with three unanswered tries to walk away with a 3-2 triumph and their 5th International Cup trophy in the men's division.

The London Australia men’s teams have boasted an outstanding record at Try Tag Rugby’s International Cup tournaments with only one single game loss recorded in five tournaments. A record to be proud of!

In the Mixed social grade, a record 10 teams battled it out across the two pools. London Ireland (Green) topped pool A with three wins and one draw whilst London South Africa topped pool B with four wins.

London Ireland (Green) were eventually knocked out of the tournament in the semi final by London New Zealand, going down 6-3 whilst in the other semi final, London South Africa booked a place in the final with a dominant 8-2 victory over London Australia.

With two Rugby powerhouse nations taking on each other in the final, it was London South Africa's turn to shine in glory as the Mike Pan captained side defeated James Leggett's London New Zealand 6-4 in a very tight and entertaining final.

The UK Tag Rugby community would like to wish the Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squads the best of luck as they depart for the 2012 Tag Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. This will be the first time that Great Britain & Ireland have been represented at the Tag Rugby World Cup.

Photos from the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament can be found in the Try Tag Rugby Facebook group, found here. Feel free to join the group and tag yourselves and your team mates in the photos.

If you enjoyed the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament, the good news is that it will be back in June, 2013 bigger and better! Keep an eye on the Try Tag Rugby website in the coming weeks as the 2013 Try Tag Rugby calendar of events is scheduled to be announced.

With thanks
The Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament would not have been possible without the help of a number of people and organisations. Try Tag Rugby would like to give thanks to the following:

* All players
* Gary Baker, ImagesGB (Photographer)
* PhysioEdge
* Wasps FC
* The Chatsworth
* The RFL
* The Australian Times (Media Partner)
* Great Britain & Ireland World Cup committee
* Great Britain & Ireland World Cup coaching staff, Jay "Ringo" Wilkinson & Arron Lombardo
* Referees: Stephen Barry, Russell Crane, Scott Crawley, Andy Dickins, Cody Kuxmann, Adam Madigan, Tom Parsons, Jeremy Rossiny, Bryan Teuchert, Jason Yaxley, Tariq York
* Tournament Director: Carl Duckels
* Assistant Tournament Director: Jenny Morris
* Kit Manager: Sarah James

Please see below all results from the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament, 3rd November 2012

11AM
Pitch A - London New Zealand 4 drew with Great Britain & Ireland 4 (Men's), Referee: Cody Kuxmann
Pitch B - London Australia (Gold) 3 def TTR England 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch C - London Ireland (White) 7 def TTR England 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London New Zealand 7 def London Ireland (Orange) 0 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley

11.20AM
Pitch A - TTR England 5 def London Scotland 0 (Men's), Referee: Cody Kuxmann
Pitch B - London Australia (Green) 5 def London Ireland 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) 8 def London Wales 6 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London South Africa 5 def London France 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley
Pitch E - London New Zealand 3 def Great Britain & Ireland 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels

11.40AM
Pitch A - London Australia 3 def Great Britain & Ireland 2 (Men's), Referee: Cody Kuxmann
Pitch B - London New Zealand 4 def London Australia (Gold) 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) 5 def London Australia 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London Barbarians 4 def London Ireland (Orange) 0 (Mixed Social), Referee: Adam Madigan

12.00PM
Pitch A - London New Zealand 9 def London Scotland 0 (Men's), Referee: Cody Kuxmann
Pitch B - London Australia (Green) 8 def TTR England 3 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne
Pitch C - London Ireland (White) 3 def London Wales 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London South Africa 5 def London New Zealand 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley
Pitch E - Great Britain & Ireland 4 def London Ireland 0 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels

12.20PM
Pitch A - TTR England 4 def London New Zealand 2 (Men's), Referee: Cody Kuxmann
Pitch B - London New Zealand 4 def TTR England 3 (Mixed A), Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch C - London Wales 5 def TTR England 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Andy Dickins
Pitch D - London South Africa 4 def London Barbarians 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley
Pitch E - London Australia (Gold) 4 drew with London Ireland 4 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels

12.40PM
Pitch A - London Australia 13 def London Scotland 0 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch B - Great Britain & Ireland 3 def London Australia (Green) 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne
Pitch C - London Australia 3 def London Ireland (White) 0 (Mixed Social), Referee: Andy Dickins
Pitch D - London New Zealand 5 def London France 4 (Mixed Social), Referee: Scott Crawley

1.00PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland 6 def London Scotland 3 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch B - London New Zealand 7 def London Ireland 0 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne
Pitch C - London Australia 9 def TTR England 0 (Mixed Social), Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch D - London Barbarians 5 drew with London France 5 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley
Pitch E - London Australia (Green) 8 def London Australia (Gold) 3 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels

1.20PM
Pitch A - London Australia 5 def TTR England 1 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch B - Great Britain & Ireland 7 def TTR England 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) 3 drew with London Ireland (White) 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Adam Madigan
Pitch D - London South Africa 3 def London Ireland (Orange) 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley

1.40PM
Pitch A - London Australia 3 def London New Zealand 0 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch B - Great Britain & Ireland 6 def London Australia (Gold) 0 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne
Pitch C - London Australia 6 def London Wales 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Bryan Teuchert
Pitch D - London Ireland (Orange) 4 def London France 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Tariq York
Pitch E - London Australia (Green) 2 drew with London New Zealand 2 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels

2.00PM
Pitch A - TTR England 2 def Great Britain & Ireland 1 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch B - TTR England 4 def London Ireland 3 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) 8 def TTR England 1 (Mixed Social), Referee: Scott Crawley
Pitch D - London New Zealand 9 def London Barbarians 8 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley

2.50PM - PLAY OFFS
Pitch A - London Australia 8 def London New Zealand 0 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane - Semi Final (1st Vs 4th)
Pitch B - London New Zealand 13 def London Australia (Gold) 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne - Semi Final (1st Vs 4th)
Pitch C - London New Zealand 6 def London Ireland (Green) 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley - Semi Final (1st Pool A Vs 2nd Pool B)
Pitch D - London Ireland (Orange) 5 def London Ireland (White) 4 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jeremy Rossiny - (5th Vs 8th)
Pitch E - TTR England 5 def London Ireland 4 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels - 5th Place Play-Off

3.10PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland 3 def TTR England 2 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane - Semi Final (2nd Vs 3rd)
Pitch B - Great Britain & Ireland 5 def London Australia (Green) 4 (Mixed A), Referee: Scott Crawley - Semi Final (2nd Vs 3rd)
Pitch C - London South Africa 8 def with London Australia 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley - Semi Final (2nd Pool A vs 1st Pool B)
Pitch D - London Barbarians 6 def London Wales 4 (Mixed Social), Referee: Tariq York - (6th Vs 7th)

Pitch E - London France 12 def TTR England 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Carl Duckels - (9th Vs 10th - 30mins)

3.30PM
Pitch A - TTR England 4 def London Scotland 2 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane - (4th Vs 5th)
Pitch B - London Australia (Green) 5 def London Australia (Gold) 2 (Mixed A), Referee: Phillip Browne - 3rd Place Play-Off
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) 4 def London Australia 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley - 3rd Place Play-Off
Pitch D - London Barbarians 4 def London Ireland (White) 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Tariq York - 7th Place Play-Off

3.50PM
Pitch A - TTR England 4 def London Scotland 2 (Men's), Referee: Russell Crane - Grand Final
Pitch B - Great Britain & Ireland 11 def London New Zealand 4 (Mixed A), Referee: Tom Parsons - Grand Final
Pitch C - London South Africa 6 def London New Zealand 4 (Mixed Social), Referee: Jason Yaxley - Grand Final
Pitch D - London Wales 4 def London Ireland (Orange) 4 (Mixed Social), Referee: Tariq York - 5th Place Play-Off

AWARDS
Mixed A Grade Champions: Great Britain & Ireland
Men's Champions: London Australia
Mixed Social Champions: London South Africa
Best Sung National Anthem: London France
Mixed A Grade Player of the Tournament: Ben McCafferty (London New Zealand)
Men's Player of the Tournament: Mark Hudson (London Australia)
Mixed Social Player of the Tournament: Alana Lynch (London Ireland - Green)
Mixed A Grade Player of the Final: Tim Ross (Great Britain & Ireland)
Men's Player of the Final: Mark Hudson (London Australia)
Mixed Social Player of the Final: Mike Pan (London South Africa)

Thank you to all players who participated at the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament. We hope you had a great day out!

International Cup Squads Announced - Article 22/10/12

The team at Try Tag Rugby are delighted to announce the squads for the 2nd London International Cup tournament of the year. The International Cup tournament will take place on Saturday, 3rd November at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton and will have 21 teams battle it out across three divisions, which will be the biggest International Cup tournament to date!

The teams competing in each division are as follows:

Mixed A grade - Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squad, London Australia Green, London Australia Gold, Try Tag Rugby England, London Ireland and London New Zealand

Men's - Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squad, London Australia, Try Tag Rugby England, London New Zealand and London Scotland

Mixed Social grade - London Australia, London Barbarians, Try Tag Rugby England, London France, London Ireland (Green), London Ireland (Orange), London Ireland (White), London New Zealand, London South Africa and London Wales

The Mixed A grade will be played as 8 a side and using International rules. The Men's grade will be played as 7 a side and using International rules. The Mixed Social grades will be played as 7 a side using standard Try Tag Rugby rules.

Please see below the squad lists for the full draw. If you have registered and your name is not listed below, please email info@trytagrugby.com asap

MIXED A GRADE

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND WORLD CUP SQUAD
1. Brad Aird
2. Estelle Alley
3. Stephen Barry
4. Emma Becker
5. Jodie Bijorac
6. Alastair Mant
7. Shelley Niven
8. Sarah O'Neill
9. Kim Parkinson (c)
10. Matthew Picknett
11. Gareth Roach
12. Tim Ross
13. Rachael Speare (c)
14. Em Stone
15. Paula Thorn

Note: The Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squads were not selected by Try Tag Rugby

LONDON AUSTRALIA GREEN
1. Will Dorahy
2. Kellie Dowdell 
3. Jade Elias
4. Lauren Emery
5. Andrew Frost
6. Louise Hunt
7. Melissa Macdonald
8. Adam Madigan (c)
9. Tom Parsons
10. Tom Peel
11. Phoebe Robins
12. Kirk Weir

LONDON AUSTRALIA GOLD
1. Lawrence Aruta
2. Oliver Bastow
3. Scott Crawley (c)
4. Owen Dempster
5. Hollie Dunn
6. Jenna Edwards
7. Michelle Evans
8. Jacqui Glanfield
9. Alex Sprott
10. Lauren Taylor
11. Leanne Wood
12. Brad Young

TRY TAG RUGBY ENGLAND
1. Sarah Bond
2. Rebecca Burns
3. Toby Day
4. Ian Kerr
5. Lois Lau
6. Richard Meehan
7. Sam Palmer (c)
8. Danielle Pavlou
9. Gaby Rose
10. Steve Shingfield
11. Lauren Taylor
12. Curtis Zack

LONDON IRELAND
1. Jenny Cooke
2. Eimear Fitzsimons
3. Karen Howard
4. Patrick Kiernan
5. Claire McAteer
6. Tobin McCloy
7. Catherine McNerney
8. Nikki Nyhan
9. Delcan O'Donnell
10. Gary Phibbs
11. Eamonn Sinnott (c)
12. TBC

Please note: One male player to be added

LONDON NEW ZEALAND
1. Matt Ashe
2. Bryony Barlow
3. Lee Harrison
4. Jenna Kensington
5. Kylie Lindsay
6. Ted Mahutariki
7. Sean Mare
8. Ben McCafferty
9. Matt Rangi (c)
10. Nick Read
11. Jenika Stubelj
12. TBC

Note: One female player to be added

Additional Note: International Cup representative jerseys are compulsory for the Mixed A grade division.

MEN'S

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND WORLD CUP SQUAD
1. Mark Batty
2. Phillip Browne
3. Bernard Casey
4. Sagan Daniels
5. Andy Dickins
6. Carl Duckels
7. Paul Heller
8. Martin Kearney
9. Gary McNamara (c)
10. James Redmond (vc)
11. Taylor Stott
12. Shun Tumara
13. Dave Twohig
14. Dom Wilde
15. Paul Wycherley

LONDON AUSTRALIA
1. Cameron Bretag   
2. Andrew Davis
3. Murray Farquharson
4. Tim Gatehouse
5. Mark Hudson
6. Hamish Jones
7. Steve Leary (c)
8. Arron Lombardo
9. Adric Mason
10. Dean Thomas

TRY TAG RUGBY ENGLAND
1. Josh Blackman
2. Chris Bond   
3. Scott Costello
4. Andrew Hilston
5. James Jackson
6. Gary Jeffrey
7. Graham Johnson
8. James Kennedy (c)
9. Oliver O'Rawe
10. Thomas Starr-Marshall
11. David Williams

LONDON NEW ZEALAND
1. Tyson Astill
2. Greg Dickey
3. Jake George
4. Shaun Harrison
5. Tama Kingston
6. Simon Landers
7. Chris Mansfield
8. Bradley Niblett
9. Quentin Peri
10. Dave Tongia (c)
11. Tim Vickery

Note: Two players to be dual registered in NZ Mixed Social team

LONDON SCOTLAND
1. Craig Auchinachie
2. Paul Brett
3. Matt Brown
4. James Campbell
5. Tom Cuppage
6. Neil Devon
7. Joe Dunton
8. Oliver Freedman
9. James Ramsay (c)
10. Craig Wright
11. Barry Hopkins

MIXED SOCIAL GRADE

LONDON AUSTRALIA
1. Chris Bitmead   
2. Libby Dewick
3. Jay Dominish
4. Nikki Ellwood
5. Michelle Evans
6. George Katralis
7. Rachel Klein
8. Richard McArthur
9. Jen McLean
10. Amos Rojter (c)
11. TBC

Note: One male player to be added

LONDON BARBARIANS
1. Sam Anderton
2. Samual Anthony
3. Caroline Burns
4. Marko Johns
5. Chris Jurotte
6. Sarah Kiernan (c)
7. Pat Mansfield
8. Tracy Ostrofsky
9. Peppe Rella
10. Judyta Ruminska
11. Marc Sancho

TRY TAG RUGBY ENGLAND
1. Helen Austin
2. Paul Evitt
3. Sophie Green
4. Bill Martin
5. Alex Miller
6. Sarah Miller
7. Oliver O'Mahony
8. Melissa Quazi
9. Richard Seedhouse
10. Tracey Smith (c)
11. Barbara Walker
12. Michael White

LONDON FRANCE
1. Julie Bertrand
2. Loic Beylot
3. Adrien Bouyssi
4. Isa Ennadifi
5. Ryadh Khsib
6. Jeremie Labbe
7. Ousmane Ndiaye (c)
8. Nina Populaire
9. Jeremy Rossiny
10. Eric Rouzier
11. Justine Trembicki
12. TBC

Note: One female player to be added

LONDON IRELAND WHITE
1. Claire Crowley
2. David Dunk
3. John Gilleran
4. Clodagh Huggard
5. Mark Lagan
6. Rachel Stephens
7. Todd Stewart
8. Ger Wycherley (c)
9. Liz Wycherley
10. Tariq York
11. TBC

Note: One male player to be added

LONDON IRELAND GREEN
1. Emma Bourke
2. Maurice Collins
3. Phelim Gallagher
4. Paul Huston
5. Louise Kelly
6. Alana Lynch (c)
7. Claire McDonagh
8. Damian O'Casaide
9. Shane O'Halloran
10. Eddie O'Hara
11. Michelle Purcell

LONDON IRELAND ORANGE
1. Hilary Allen
2. Aine Carey
3. Conan Connolly
4. Danielle Dawson
5. David FitzGerald
6. Eoin Kilkenny (c)
7. Michelle Lawlor
8. Orla McKenna
9. Eoin Supple
10. Simon Tarbett
11. TBC

Please note: One male player to be added

LONDON NEW ZEALAND
1. Rachel Facer
2. Samuel Falk
3. Annette Franklin
4. Kirsten Jack
5. Nikolai Klesse
6. James Leggett (c)
7. Anthony Wilson
8. London NZ Men's player
9. London NZ Men's player
10. TBC
11. TBC

Note: Two female players to be added

LONDON SOUTH AFRICA
1. Warren Church
2. Michelle Daniel   
3. Simon Durham
4. Chantel Leach
5. Christiaan Nagel
6. Michael Pan (c)
7. Sacha Piek
8. Tanya Powell
9. Stuart Robertson
10. Bryan Teuchert
11. Jacques Wiehahn

Note: One female player to be added

LONDON WALES
1. Hannah Bizoumis
2. John Dingley (c)
3. Rhys Hayward
4. Veronika Molnar
5. Sian Morgan
6. David Shipley
7. Chris Thomas
8. David Vine
9. Luke Williams
10. TBC
11. TBC

Note: Two female players to be added

IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you registered and your name is missing from the above squad lists, we have assumed you are no longer available because you registered and you haven't paid. If you would still like to play, we can still cater for a handful of players. Please see the above squad lists where positions are still available. To confirm your position please re-register here and send payment through immediately to confirm your place.

London International Cup Registrations Now Open - Article 17/09/12

The team at Try Tag Rugby are pleased to announce that registrations for the second London International Cup tournament of the year are now open. The London International Cup tournament will take place on Saturday, 3rd November at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton from 11am. This tournament will feature three divisions, being men's, mixed & mixed social. The International Cup is one of Try Tag Rugby's most popular one day tournaments in which you will be guaranteed to make a heap of new friends and enjoy a brilliant party afterwards!

At the last International Cup tournament held in June 2012 at the same venue in Acton, 15 teams participated across the three divisions providing spectacular Tag Rugby across the tournament. This tournament promises to be even bigger and better!

Registrations are now open for the following teams;

- London Australia
- London Barbarians* (men's & mixed social only)
- London France
- London Ireland
- London New Zealand
- London Scotland
- London South Africa
- London Wales
- Try Tag Rugby England

* The London Barbarian team is for players from nations not represented such as Canada, Italy, USA etc...

** The Great Britain & Ireland Tag Rugby World Cup squads will also be competing in this tournament. Players who are in the World Cup squad should not register for this event through our website.

Depending on interest, several teams will feature in more than one division. Representative playing shirts are compulsory for the Mixed A grade division.

The entry fee for the International Cup tournament is £12 per player for the day which includes a minimum of 90 minutes game time plus an after match presentation and an after party with plenty of prizes on offer! If you require a playing shirt, they retail for £20 each. We also have representative Tag Rugby shorts available for £15 each (optional).

Representative playing shirts and/or shorts from 2010 or 2011 are fine to use in this tournament.

Twyford Avenue Sports Ground (closest stations are Ealing Common or Acton Town) has fantastic facilities that include an onsite bar, changing rooms, showers & toilets. Try Tag Rugby will also provide a photographer and physiotherapist for the tournament to capture the event and to provide assistance to players.

If you would like to register for the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament on Saturday, 3rd November, please register here for existing registered players and here for new players. All options for playing shirts, shorts and fees will be found via the link.

Note: Please make sure your nationality field is up to date in the Try Tag Rugby system so we know which team you will representing. This can be updated by clicking on "My Profile" when you log in to register for the tournament on the above link (existing players).

The registration cut off date is 5pm, Friday, 12th October (If you require any kit orders) or 5pm, Friday 19th October (If no kit required).

We hope to see you at the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton, home of the Wasps on Saturday, 3rd November for an action packed day of Tag Rugby!

North London Too Good in London Origin 2012 - Article 17/09/12

Last Saturday (15/09/12) produced yet another fantastic London day with plenty of sunshine and blue sky across the capital. Perfect conditions for the 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series!

This year’s series was held at Wandsworth Common which is on South London’s home turf but the home ground advantage wasn’t enough for the Southerners, who were swept aside in a North London clean sweep.

The North London Mixed social team paved the way for a successful day for the Northerners with a commanding 19-3 victory in the first fixture of the day. North London’s Aussie captain Ben Crilly-Hargrave was named best on ground.

The next fixture was the Men’s which started off well for South London, taking an early 3-0 lead after a matter of minutes. Going into the half time break down 5-2, North London bounced back and sealed a nail biting 9-8 triumph in true origin fashion. Dave Twohig of South London was named best on ground.

The much anticipated Mixed A grade fixture which had London’s finest Tag Rugby players on show had plenty of fantastic tries and tagging on display to the delight of the spectators. North London opened the scoring in the first minute of the match and never lost the lead with a dominant 25-11 win over South London. London Australia & North London representative, Tom Parsons was named best on ground.

The eligibility guidelines for London Origin are that if you live north of the Thames River, you qualify to represent North London. If you live south of the Thames River, you qualify to represent South London.

London Tag Rugby Origin Series Winners
2012 - North London (Wandsworth Common)
2011 - South London (Twyford Avenue Sports Ground)
2010 - North London (Battersea Park)

To view the Australian Times article on the 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series, click here.

To view all the photos from the 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series, click here.

Awards
Mixed Social Grade Best on Ground: Ben Crilly-Hargrave (North London)
Men's Grade Best on Ground: Dave Twohig (South London)
Mixed A Grade Best on Ground: Tom Parsons (North London)
2012 London Origin Player of the Series: Emily Stone (North London)

With thanks
The Try Tag Rugby 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series would not have been possible without the help of a number of people and organisations. Try Tag Rugby would like to give thanks to the following:

* All players
* The Hope Pub
* Referee: Andy Dickins
* Media Partner: The Australian Times

We hope to see you back in 2013 for the 4th annual London Tag Rugby Origin series in which promises to be even bigger and better!

The next representative tournament for 2012 will be the International Cup tournament which will take place on Saturday, 3rd November. There are some titles to defend (London Australia - Mixed A grade & Men's & London Ireland - Mixed Social) and some new challengers ready to stake their claim for glory! To register, click here.

2012 London Tag Rugby Origin Sides Named - Article 10/09/12

With the Autumn Tag Rugby season in full swing across the capital, attention now turns to the next representative event on the calendar; London Origin which takes place this Saturday, 15th September at Wandsworth Common. 

The London Origin series is a chance for the best Tag Rugby players in the capital to battle it out in good old State of Origin fashion; mate against mate, to see which side of the Thames reigns supreme.

The eligibility guidelines for London Origin are that if you live north of the Thames River, you qualify to represent North London. If you live south of the Thames River, you qualify to represent South London.

With North London winning the series in 2010 by one point and South London bouncing back in 2011, it will be interesting to see which side will notch up their 2nd series win in 2012.

This year there will be three matches taking place which will be the Mixed A grade, Men's & Mixed Social grade.

The team at Try Tag Rugby are delighted to announce the London Origin squads for 2012!

NORTH LONDON MIXED A GRADE
1. Matt Ashe (Tumeke)
2. Stephen Barry (Boom!)
3. Andrew Frost (Wandsworth High Towers)
4. Kim Parkinson (Tumeke) - (c)
5. Thomas Parsons (Tagquila Shots)
6. Matt Rangi (Tumeke)
7. Patrick Wright (Tagquila Shots)
8. Jodie Bijorac (Tuggas)
9. Rachel Chew (Boom!)
10. Lee Harrison (Speights)
11. Shelley Niven (Chargers)
12. Emily Stone (Tag! You're It!)

SOUTH LONDON MIXED A GRADE
1. Mark Batty (Double Scrum & Coke)
2. Alistair Davis (Tuggas)
3. Pauly Heller (Tumeke)
4. James Leggett (Trip & Chase)
5. Matthew Picknett (Frosties)
6. Shun Tamura (Double Scrum & Coke)
7. Jay "Ringo" Wilkinson (Step Dads)
8. Hannah Bizoumis (Double Scrum & Coke)
9. Jacqui Glanfield (Eurostar)
10. Lois Lau (Speights)
11. Alana Lynch (Garlic Breed)
12. Rachael Speare (Speights) - (c)

NORTH LONDON MENS
1. Matt Ashe (Tumeke)
2. Scott Crawley (Sack Whackers) - (c)
3. Ben Crilly-Hargraves (Simply Tagnificent)
4. Tom Crocker (Heptagonals)
5. Dan Daly (Phibbers)
6. Gary Jeffrey (Trytagosaurrus rex)
7. Hamish Jones (Step Dads)
8. Ian Kerr (Speights)
9. Simon Landers (Tumeke)
10. Tom Peel (Heptagonals)
11. Matt Rangi (Tumeke)

SOUTH LONDON MENS
1. Craig Auchinachie (Multiple Scorgasms)
2. Mark Batty (Double Scrum & Coke)
3. Mike Hegemann (Speights)
4. Pauly Heller (Tumeke)
5. Julien Herbin (Highbury Hornets)
6. James Jackson (Hardy Boyz)
7. Arron Lombardo (Chargers)
8. Matt Picknett (Frosties)
9. Shun Tamura (Double Scrum & Coke) - (c)
10. David Tongia (Double Scrum & Coke)
11. Dave Twohig (Saints & Taggers)

NORTH LONDON MIXED SOCIAL
1. Paul Conrad (Tumeke)
2. Ben Crilly-Hargraves (Simply Tagnificent) - (c)
3. Gary Jeffrey (Trytagosaurrus rex)
4. Ian Kerr (Speights)
5. Michael Parker (When I Think About You I Tag Myself)
6. Nick Read (Tumeke)
7. Rebecca Burns (How I Tagged Your Mother)
8. Claire Crowley (Tagtical Genius)
9. Alexandra Guy (Stabilisation Unit)
10. Emily Stone (Tag! You're It!)
11. Ger Wycherley (Heptagonals)

SOUTH LONDON MIXED SOCIAL
1. Craig Auchinachie (Multiple Scorgasms)
2. Gary Brook (Scrum & Coke)
3. Julien Herbin (Highbury Hornets)
4. James Jackson (Hardy Boys)
5. Joshua McWilliam
6. Amos Rojter (Scrotag)
7. Sam Anderton (Trip & Chase) - (c)
8. Helen Austin (Scrotag)
9. Nikki Ellwood (Scrotag)
10. Michelle Purcell (Scrum & Coke)
11. Tracey Smith (Give It A Try)

A big congratulations to all players who have been selected for the 2012 London Origin representative series. You will receive correspondence with all details for Saturday shortly.

Fixtures for Saturday, 15th September:

1PM - North London Vs South London (Mixed Social)
2PM - North London Vs South London (Mens)
3PM - North London Vs South London (Mixed A Grade)

See you there for some cracking displays of Tag Rugby!

London Tag Rugby Origin is Back in 2012! - Article 13/08/12

One of the highlight events of 2011, the London Tag Rugby Origin series is back bigger and better in 2012! This year the London Tag Rugby Origin series will take place on Saturday, 15th September at Wandsworth Common (South London). There will be four divisions which will be Men's, Mixed A grade, Ladies' & Mixed Social.

In 2010, the inaugural London Tag Rugby Origin series was held at Battersea Park (South London). In a thrilling Mixed encounter, South London led 6-3 at the half-time interval and was up 8-6 with 5 minutes remaining. North London made a courageous comeback to seal a nail biting 9-8 victory with Tim Ross starring for North London.

In 2011, the South Londoners got revenge at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground (North London) and did the clean sweep in the Mixed A grade (9-7) and Mixed Social grade (10-5) winning both matches to clinch the series. Susie Courtney for South London Mixed A grade was the star performer.

This year, each division's matches (Men's, Mixed & Ladies') will count towards the series points to see who will be crowned the 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series champions!

The eligibility guidelines for London Origin is that if you live North of the Thames river, you qualify to represent North London. If you live South of the Thames river, you qualify to represent South London.

If you wish to represent North London or South London at the 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series, click here to register. If you don't know your login details, click on the password reminder link to have a new password sent out.

After registering, secure your place by making the payment. Match fees will be £7 per player with each match consisting of 2 x 25 minute halves. Try Tag Rugby selectors will pick the strongest representative teams out of those who have paid by Monday, 3rd September.

North London and South London playing shirts retail for £20 each. Playing shirts are compulsory for players in the Mixed A grade division and optional for players in the Men's, Ladies' and Mixed Social divisions. Players are welcome to wear the 2010 or 2011 London Origin playing shirts if you wish. If you would like to purchase a playing shirt, please choose the £27 option for playing shirt and match fees when registering for your team.

In 2012, there will also be North London and South London Tag Rugby shorts available which retail for £15 each. These are optional for all players. If you would like to purchase the Tag Rugby shorts, please choose this option when registering.

The London Tag Rugby Origin series itinerary for Saturday, 15th September at Wandsworth Common:

12pm - North London Vs South London (Ladies)
1pm - North London Vs South London (Mixed Social)
2pm - North London Vs South London (Men's)
3pm - North London Vs South London (Mixed A grade)

Note: At Wandsworth Common there are no toilets or change room facilities available. We will be locking in a nearby after match venue asap which will cater for this.

After the London Tag Rugby Origin series, there will be great prizes on offer to players at the after match function and a cracking after party. The venue TBC.

London Tag Rugby Origin Series Winners
2012 - ?
2011 - South London
2010 - North London

We hope you will join us for the 2012 London Tag Rugby Origin series to see who will be crowned this year's champions!

Aussies & Irish Claim International Cup Glory - 11/06/12 Article

London Australia continued its dominance of Try Tag Rugby’s International Cup tournament, winning both the Mixed A grade and Men’s divisions while London Ireland (White) claimed victory in the Mixed Social grade at Wasps, Twyford Avenue Sports Ground last Saturday (9th June).

The wins will go down as two of the finest in the history of the London Australia Tag Rugby teams, overcoming the strong Great Britain & Ireland World Cup training squads in both divisions.

The London Australia Mixed A Grade team, who had earlier lost to Great Britain & Ireland (Red) in the pool stages, won their final 7-2 thanks to an explosive first half performance by Dane Challenor. Challenor, who was basically untagable in the opening exchanges of the match, claimed the Player of the Final award. The Player of the Tournament award went to former South Sydney Rabbitohs Junior Rugby League representative, Tim Ross who was representing Great Britain & Ireland (Red) due to his British heritage.

In the Men’s division, London Australia prevailed over a tough Great Britain & Ireland World Cup training squad in the final, 2-0 after both teams had shared wins in the earlier pool stages. Queenslander, Hamish Jones was named, Player of the Final with England’s James Kennedy winning the Player of the Tournament award.

On a positive note for the Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squads, they recorded wins over the dominate London Australia sides in the Mixed A grade and Men's divisions. This was only London Australia's second loss ever in the Mixed A grade division and first loss ever in the Men's division with both Australian sides stacked with quality players in which many have played at representative levels back in Australia. The World Cup squads are definitely progressing under the watchful eye of head coach, Pat Ginty.

London Ireland (White) defeated London Ireland (Green) 2-1 in a nail biter of a final in the Mixed Social division. London Ireland's (White), Steve Noonan was named, Player of Final while London France's, Nina Populaire was named, Player of the Tournament.

Meanwhile, many of the top International Cup players have put their name down to tour Ireland next month for the Pig N Porter Festival in Limerick. The 130 team event is the biggest Tag Rugby festival in the world and Try Tag Rugby are looking to send one A Grade and two Mixed Social teams. The A grade team is a great chance of winning the whole tournament, with experienced players Tom Parsons and Patrick Wright leading the way. For more details, click here.

Photos from the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament can be found in the Try Tag Rugby Facebook group, found here. Feel free to join the group and tag yourselves and your team mates in the photos.

If you enjoyed the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament, registrations for the next one are now open! The next International Cup tournament will take place at Richmond College in Twickenham on Saturday, 3rd November. There are some titles to defend and some new challengers ready to stake their claim for glory! To register, click here.

With thanks
The Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament would not have been possible without the help of a number of people and organisations. Try Tag Rugby would like to give thanks to the following:

* All players
* Sally Weatherall (Photographer)
* PhysioEdge
* Wasps FC
* The Chatsworth
* The RFL
* Great Britain & Ireland World Cup committee
* Great Britain & Ireland World Cup head coach, Pat Ginty
* Referees: Stephen Barry, Russell Crane, Scott Crawley, Carl Duckels, Mitchel Keller, Grant Maskell, Thomas Parsons, Thomas Ralph, Tim Ross & Tariq York
* Volunteers: Rosie King & Lauren Turner
* Tournament Director: Carl Duckels
* Assistant Tournament Directors: Les Neal & Booji Vandebeek

Please see below all results from the Try Tag Rugby International Cup tournament, 9th June 2012

12.20PM
Pitch A - London New Zealand 4 def London Ireland 3 (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - London France 6 def London Australia 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Parsons
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) 3 drew with London Ireland (White) 3 - (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch D - Great Britain & Ireland 4 def London Australia 2 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

12.40PM
Pitch A - London New Zealand 6 def Great Britain & Ireland (White) 2, Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch B - TTR England 5 drew with London Barbarians 5 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) 6 def London France 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Tim Ross
Pitch D - TTR England 7 def London Wales 1 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

1PM
Pitch A - London Australia 9 def Great Britain & Ireland (White) 2 - (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - London Australia 5 def London Barbarians 4 (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch C - London Ireland (White) 8 def TTR England 4 - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London Australia 6 def London Wales 2 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

1.20PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (Red) 4 def London Australia 2 - (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - London Ireland (Green) 3 def London Australia 2 - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - Great Britain & Ireland 4 def TTR England 3 (Men's), Referee: Tariq York

1.40PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (Red) 4 def London Ireland 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels
Pitch B - London France 5 def TTR England 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch C - London Ireland (White) 8 def London Barbarians 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London Australia 7 def TTR England 2 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

2PM
Pitch A - London Australia 6 def London New Zealand 1 (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - TTR England 5 def London Ireland (Green) 3 - (Mixed Social), Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch C - London Ireland (White) 3 drew with London France 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - Great Britain & Ireland 13 def London Wales 0 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

2.20PM
Pitch B - London France 6 def London Barbarians 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Tariq York
Pitch C - London Australia 3 def TTR England 2 (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch D - London Australia 2 def Great Britain & Ireland 1 (Men's), Referee: Carl Duckels

2.40PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (Red) 4 def Great Britain & Ireland (White) 0 - (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels
Pitch B - London Ireland (Green) 3 drew with London Barbarians 3 (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch C - London Australia 10 def London Ireland 0 (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch D - TTR England 8 def London Wales 2 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

3PM
Pitch A - London Ireland 6 def Great Britain & Ireland (White) 3 - (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch C - London Ireland 5 def London Australia 4 - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London Australia 9 def London Wales 1 (Men's), Referee: Thomas Parsons

3.20PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (Red) 3 def London New Zealand 0 - (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels
Pitch D - Great Britain & Ireland 3 Vs TTR England 2 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

3.40PM
Pitch B - London Barbarians (6th) 7 def TTR England (5th) 5 (Mixed Social), Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch C - Semi Final: London Ireland (Green) - (3rd) 2 def London France (2nd) 1 - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London Australia 7 def TTR England 3 (Men's), Referee: Scott Crawley

4PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (White) - (5th) 4 def London Ireland (4th) 2 - (Mixed A) Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - London Ireland (White) - (1st) 6 def London Australia 4 (4th) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch C - London Australia (2nd) 5 def London New Zealand (3rd) 3 - (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels
Pitch D - Great Britain & Ireland 9 def London Wales 0 (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

4.30PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (Red) - (1st) 3 def Great Britain & Ireland (White) 0 - (Mixed A) Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - 3rd Place Playoff [Loser (1st vs 4th) Vs Loser (2nd Vs 3rd)] - (Mixed Social), London France 4 def London Australia 3 Referee: Scott Crawley
Pitch D - 3rd Place Playoff (3rd Vs 4th finishing placed teams) - (Men's), TTR England 12 def London Wales 2 Referee: Mitch Keller

5.30PM
Pitch A - Grand Final - (Mixed Social), London Ireland (White) 2 def London Ireland (Green) 1
Best on Ground: Steve Noonan
Referee: Mitch Keller
Pitch B - 3rd Place Playoff [Loser (1st vs 4th/5th) Vs Loser (2nd Vs 3rd)] - (Mixed A), Great Britain & Ireland (White) 5 def London New Zealand 3 Referee: Scott Crawley (20 minute fixture)
Pitch D - Grand Final - (Men's), London Australia 2 def Great Britain & Ireland 0
Best on Ground: Hamish Jones
Referee: Grant Maskell

6PM
Pitch A - Grand Final - (Mixed A), London Australia 7 def Great Britain & Ireland (Red) 2
Best on Ground: Dane Challenor
Referee: Carl Duckels (20 minute fixture)

International Cup Squads Announced - 04/06/12

The team at Try Tag Rugby are delighted to announce the squads for first London International Cup tournament of the year. The International Cup tournament will take place on Saturday, 9th June at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton and will have 15 teams battle it out across three divisions!

The teams competing in each division are as follows:

Mixed A grade - Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squad (Red), Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squad (White), London Australia, London Ireland and London New Zealand

Men's - Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squad, London Australia, London Wales and Try Tag Rugby England

Mixed Social grade - London Australia, London Barbarians, London France, London Ireland (Green), London Ireland (White) and Try Tag Rugby England

The Mixed A grade & Men's divisions will be played as 7 a side and using International rules. The Mixed Social grade will be played as 7 a side using standard Try Tag Rugby rules.

Please see below the squad lists for the full draw. If you have registered and your name is not listed below, please email info@trytagrugby.com asap

MIXED A GRADE

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND WORLD CUP SQUAD (Red)
1. Brad Aird
2. Matt Ashe
3. Stephen Barry
4. Emma Becker
5. Alastair Mant
6. Shelley Niven
7. Sarah O'Neill
8. Matthew Picknett
9. Tim Ross
10. Rachael Speare
11. Taylor Stott

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND WORLD CUP SQUAD (White)
1. Mark Batty
2. Jodie Bijorac
3. Rachel Chew
4. Luke Forrest
5. Michelle Hayes
6. Ian Kerr
7. Mike Morris
8. Michael Pan
9. Kim Parkinson
10. Gaby Rose
11. Eamonn Sinnott
12. Shun Tamura

Note: The Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squads were not selected by Try Tag Rugby

LONDON AUSTRALIA
1. Elle Baltra
2. Dane Challenor
3. William Delves
4. Kellie Dowdell
5. Lauren Jolly
6. Arron Lombardo
7. Adam Madigan (c)
8. Tom Parsons
9. Phoebe Robins
10. Belinda Walmsley
11. Jay "Ringo" Wilkinson
12. Jessica Willemse
13. Nicholas Wong

Note: 1 female player to be omitted.

LONDON IRELAND
1. Terry Connolly
2. Jenny Cooke
3. Claire Deasy
4. Colm Flood (c)
5. Karen Howard
6. Fintan Lillis
7. Alana Lynch
8. Claire McAteer
9. Steven McCulloch
10. Declan O'Donnell
11. Cormac O'Shea
12. Gary Phibbs

LONDON NEW ZEALAND
1. Phil Burgess
2. Samuel Falk
3. Annette Franklin
4. Lee Harrison
5. Jenna Kensington
6. James Leggett
7. Sean Mare
8. Kate McCloy (c)
9. Bradley Niblett
10. Nick Shanks
11. Jenika Stubelj
12. Ulima Tofi
13. David Tongia

MEN'S GRADE

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND WORLD CUP SQUAD
1. Bernard Casey
2. Sagan Daniels
3. Andrew Dickins
4. Patrick Kiernan
5. Gary McNamara
6. James Redmond
7. Duncan Richmond
8. Gareth Roach
9. Chris Sheehy
10. Dave Twohig
11. David Waters
12. Dominic Wilde

Note: The Great Britain & Ireland World Cup squads were not selected by Try Tag Rugby

LONDON AUSTRALIA
1. Andrew Davis
2. James Forsyth
3. Michael Hegemann
4. Hamish Jones
5. Simon Kang (c)
6. Brendan Lewis
7. Jimmy Moffatt
8. Adam Savory
9. Shaun Snow
10. Dean Thomas

LONDON WALES
1. James Campbell
2. John Dingley (c)
3. Joe Dunton
4. Dale Heatley
5. Adam Jones
6. Mikey Liu
7. Peter Maynard
8. Martin McNally
9. Ben Picknett
10. Chris Thomas
11. Rob Williams

TRY TAG RUGBY ENGLAND
1. Nick Bisson
2. Robbie Burroughs
3. Dan Byrne
4. Chris Carter
5. Sam Cottman
6. Chris Donnellan
7. James Kennedy
8. Alastair Murray
9. Sam Palmer (c)

Note: 1 male player to be added

MIXED SOCIAL GRADE

LONDON AUSTRALIA
1. Chris Bitmead
2. Hollie Dunn
3. Mark Heard
4. George Katralis
5. James Low
6. Matthew Lowe (c)
7. Melissa MacDonald
8. Katrina Mulhern
9. Tony Parsons
10. Monique Pontifex
11. Lija Walton

Note: 1 male players to be added

LONDON BARBARIANS
1. James Bergl (Bermuda)
2. Hannah Bizoumis (Wales) - captain
3. Jane Desbarats (Canada)
4. Rachel Facer (New Zealand)
5. Ian Fox (South Africa)
6. Andrew Hill (Scotland)
7. Mike Jackson
8. Kevin Livingstone
9. Christiaan Nagel (South Africa)
10. Peppe Rella (Italy)
11. Kasia Sipowska
12. Kate Wolley

LONDON FRANCE
1. Aurora Albert
2. Harry Bardak
3. Julie Bertrand
4. Loic Beylot
5. Adrien Bouyssi
6. Isa Ennadifi
7. Olivier Mampouya
8. Ousmane Ndiaye (c)
9. Lauren Pons
10. Nina Populaire
11. Jeremy Rossiny
12. Eric Rouzier
13. Obe Seddiq

LONDON IRELAND (Green)
1. Phillipa Conway
2. Phelim Gallagher
3. Angela Hillan
4. Eoin Kilkenny
5. Marguerita Lane
6. Mairead Lyne
7. Brian McGrath
8. Deirdre O'Brien
9. Michael O'Mahony
10. Dan O'Reilly
11. Michelle Purcell
12. Greg Sadlier (c)

Note: 1 male player to be added

LONDON IRELAND (White)
1. Adam Carlos
2. Vicky Connor
3. Triona Costelloe
4. David Dunk
5. Andrew Johnston
6. Michael Lillis
7. Stephen Noonan
8. Deirdre Reilly
9. Rachel Stephens
10. Liz Wycherley
11. Ger Wycherley
12. Tariq York (c)

Note: 1 male player to be added

TRY TAG RUGBY ENGLAND
1. Sam Anderton
2. Kevin Byrne
3. Sam Callaghan
4. Rachael Cockayne
5. Elizabeth Dewhurst
6. Gary Jeffrey
7. Lois Lau (c)
8. Bill Martin
9. Danielle Maw
10. Ben Melton
11. Brad Mills
12. Richard Seedhouse

TRY TAG RUGBY INTERNATIONAL CUP (9TH JUNE) FULL DRAW:

11AM - Players to arrive at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground

11.30AM - Captains regulations briefing

11.45PM - Referees regulations briefing

12PM - National anthems (Australia, England, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Wales)

12.18PM - New Zealand Haka

12.20PM
Pitch A - London Ireland Vs London New Zealand (Mixed A), Referee: Adam Madigan
Pitch B - London Australia Vs London France (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Parsons
Pitch C - London Green (Green) Vs London Ireland (White) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch D - London Australia Vs Great Britain & Ireland (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

12.40PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (White) Vs London New Zealand (Mixed A), Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch B - TTR England Vs London Barbarians (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch C - London Ireland (Green) Vs London France (Mixed Social), Referee: Tim Ross
Pitch D - TTR England Vs London Wales (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

1PM
Pitch A - London Australia Vs Great Britain & Ireland (White) - (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - London Australia Vs London Barbarians (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch C - TTR England Vs London Ireland (White) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Scott Crawley
Pitch D - London Australia Vs London Wales (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

1.20PM
Pitch A - London Australia Vs Great Britain & Ireland (Red) - (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - London Australia Vs London Ireland (Green) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - Great Britain & Ireland Vs TTR England (Men's), Referee: Tariq York

1.40PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (Red) Vs London Ireland (Mixed A), Referee: Scott Crawley
Pitch B - TTR England Vs London France (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch C - London Ireland (White) Vs London Barbarians (Mixed Social), Referee: Nick Wong
Pitch D - TTR England Vs London Australia (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

2PM
Pitch A - London New Zealand Vs London Australia (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - TTR England Vs London Ireland (Green) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Stephen Barry
Pitch C - London Ireland (White) Vs London France (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London Wales Vs Great Britain & Ireland (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

2.20PM
Pitch B - London Barbarians Vs London France (Mixed Social), Referee: Tariq York
Pitch C - London Australia Vs TTR England (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch D - London Australia Vs Great Britain & Ireland (Men's), Referee: Scott Crawley

2.40PM
Pitch A - Great Britain & Ireland (Red) Vs Great Britain & Ireland (White) - (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels
Pitch B - London Ireland (Green) Vs London Barbarians (Mixed Social), Referee: Adam Madigan
Pitch C - London Australia Vs London Ireland (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch D - TTR England Vs London Wales (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

3PM
Lunch break
Pitch E - Great Britain & Ireland World Cup fundraiser opportunity throughout the day

3.20PM
Pitch A - London Ireland Vs Great Britain & Ireland (White) - (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch C - London Australia Vs London Ireland (White) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - London Australia Vs London Wales (Men's), Referee: Thomas Parsons

3.40PM
Pitch A - London New Zealand Vs Great Britain & Ireland (Red) - (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch D - Great Britain & Ireland Vs TTR England (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

4PM
Pitch B - 5th Vs 6th (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch C - Semi Final (2nd Vs 3rd) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Russell Crane
Pitch D - TTR England Vs London Australia (Men's), Referee: Scott Crawley

4.20PM
Pitch A - 4th Vs 5th (Mixed A), Referee: Grant Maskell
Pitch B - Semi Final (1st vs 4th) - (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch D - London Wales Vs Great Britain & Ireland (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

4.40PM
Pitch C - Semi Final (2nd Vs 3rd) - (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels

5PM
Pitch A - Semi Final (1st Vs winner of 4th/5th) - (Mixed A), Referee: Scott Crawley
Pitch B - 3rd Place Playoff [Loser (1st vs 4th) Vs Loser (2nd Vs 3rd)] - (Mixed Social), Referee: Thomas Ralph
Pitch D - 3rd Place Playoff (3rd Vs 4th finishing placed teams) - (Men's), Referee: Mitch Keller

5.30PM
Pitch A - Grand Final - (Mixed Social), Referee: Mitch Keller
Pitch B - 3rd Place Playoff [Loser (1st vs 4th/5th) Vs Loser (2nd Vs 3rd)] - (Mixed A), Referee: Scott Crawley (20 minute fixture)
Pitch D - Grand Final (1st Vs 2nd finishing placed teams) - (Men's), Referee: Grant Maskell

6PM
Pitch A - Grand Final - (Mixed A), Referee: Carl Duckels (20 minute fixture)

7PM
Wasps Bar - International Cup Presentations

8.30PM
Chatsworth Pub - International Cup after party!

Note: The draw is subject to change.

London International Cup Registrations Now Open (07/05/12)

The team at Try Tag Rugby are pleased to announce that registrations for the first London International Cup tournament of the year are now open. The London International Cup tournament will take place on Saturday, 9th June at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton from midday. This tournament will feature three divisions, being men's, mixed & mixed social. The International Cup is one of Try Tag Rugby's most popular one day tournaments in which you will be guaranteed to make a heap of new friends and enjoy a brilliant party afterwards!

At the last International Cup tournament held in November 2011 at Richmond College in Twickenham, 18 teams participated across the three divisions providing spectacular Tag Rugby across the tournament. This year promises to be bigger and better yet again!

Registrations are now open for the following teams;

- London Australia
- London Barbarians* (men's & mixed social only)
- London France
- London Ireland
- London New Zealand
- London Scotland
- London South Africa
- London Wales
- Try Tag Rugby England

* The London Barbarian team is for players from nations not represented such as America, Canada, Italy etc...

** The Great Britain & Ireland Tag Rugby World Cup training squads will also be competing in this tournament. Players who are in the train on squad for the World Cup squad should not register for this event through our website.

Depending on interest, several teams will feature in more than one division. Representative playing shirts are compulsory for the Mixed A grade division.

The entry fee for the International Cup tournament is £12 per player for the day which includes a minimum of 90 minutes game time plus an after match presentation and an after party with plenty of prizes on offer! If you require a playing shirt, they retail for £20 each. We also have representative Tag Rugby shorts available for £15 each (optional).

Representative playing shirts and/or shorts from 2010 & 2011 are fine to use in this tournament.

Twyford Avenue Sports Ground has fantastic facilities that include an onsite bar, changing rooms, showers & toilets. Try Tag Rugby will also provide a photographer and physiotherapist for the tournament to capture the event and to provide assistance to players.

If you would like to register for the London International Cup tournament on 9th June, please register here for existing players and here for new players. All options for playing shirts, shorts and fees will be found via the link.

Note: Please make sure your nationality field is up to date in the Try Tag Rugby system so we know which team you will representing. This can be updated by clicking on "My Profile" when you log in to register for the tournament on the above link (existing players).

The registration cut off date is 9am, Thursday, 31st May.

We hope to see you at the London International Cup tournament at Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton, home of the London Wasps on 9th June for an action packed day of Tag Rugby!

St.Patrick's Day Challenge Results (19/03/12)

The inaugural St.Patrick's Day Challenge proved to be a success for all involved. There was plenty of brilliant Tag Rugby action on display to the delight of the many curious onlookers who were making there way over to Twickenham Stadium for the England Vs Ireland RBS Six Nation fixture.

The results were as follows:

Men's
Try Tag Rugy Great Britain 7 def London Ireland 3 
Best on Ground: Andy Dickins
Referee: Grant Maskell

Mixed
London Ireland 19 def Try Tag Rugby Great Britain 7
Best on Ground: Steve Drury
Referee: Grant Maskell

The team at Try Tag Rugby would like to thank all players, supporters, referee and sponsors for a great day out! All matches were played in good spirit and a good time was had by all!

St.Patrick's Day Challenge Teams Named (12/03/12)

The team at Try Tag Rugby are pleased to announce the teams for the upcoming St.Patrick's Day Challenge event to be held at Richmond College, Twickenham on Saturday, 17th March.

There will be two fixtures taking place which will be:

2.15PM: London Ireland Vs Great Britain (Men's)
3.15PM: London Ireland Vs Great Britain (Mixed)

Referee: Grant Maskell

The squad for the London Ireland Men's team is as follows:

Stephen Barry (c), Dave Cahill, Bernard Casey, James Coakley, Eoin Kilkenny, Cormac O'Shea, James Redmond, Eamonn Sinnott, Tariq York

The squad for the Try Tag Rugby Great Britain Men's team is as follows:

Mark Batty, Thomas Devereux, Andrew Dickins, Ian Kerr, Tim Killick, Lee Miller (c), Sam Palmer, Matthew Picknett, Duncan Richmond, Dominic Wilde, Thomas Woods

The squad for the London Ireland Mixed team is as follows:

Stephen Barry*, Rachel Chew (c), Vicky Connor, Steven Drury, John Gilleran, Alana Lynch, Clare McCormack, Orla McKenna, Cormac O'Shea*, Eamonn Sinnott*

* Stephen BarryCormac O'Shea & Eamonn Sinnott to back up from the men's match.

The squad for the Try Tag Rugby Great Britain Mixed team is as follows:

David Barrett, Dick Blackwell, James Holdstock (vc), Marko Johns, Sagan Daniels, Johnathan Toolan, Lauren Turner, Hannah Bizoumis, Lisa Hebden, Lois Lau (c), Emily Stone

Congratulations all players on your selection! The RBS Rugby Six Nations fixture between England & Ireland will kick off at 5PM at the nearby Twickenham stadium so Taggers expect some huge walking traffic to witness your Tag Rugby brilliance!

All matches will contain 2 x 25 minute halves. The Men's & Mixed matches will be played under International rules.

All spectators are welcome! We hope to see you down there.

St.Patrick's Day Challenge Registrations Now Open (01/02/12)

The team at Try Tag Rugby are pleased to announce that registrations for the St.Patrick's Day Tag Rugby Challenge event are now open. The St.Patrick's Day Challenge will take place on Saturday, 17th March at Richmond College, Twickenham. Great Britain will take on Ireland in the Men's, Mixed A grade and Mixed Social grades with a special one off London Australia Vs Rest of the World all Ladies match.

The St.Patrick's Day Tag Rugby Challenge will run between 2.15PM - 4.15PM. The RBS Rugby Six Nations fixture between England & Ireland will kick off at 5PM at the nearby Twickenham stadium so Taggers expect some huge walking traffic to witness your Tag Rugby brilliance!

All matches will contain 2 x 25 minute halves. The Men's & Mixed A grade matches will be played under International rules.

The cost to get involved is £6 per game and an extra £20 if you wish to purchase a playing jersey. Note: You can use 2010 & 2011 playing jerseys but jerseys are compulsory for play.

Players are welcome to play in more then one fixture if they wish to.

2.15PM: London Ireland Vs Great Britain (Men's)
2.15PM: London Australia Vs Rest of the World (Ladies)
3.15PM: London Ireland Vs Great Britain (Mixed A grade)
3.15PM: London Ireland Vs Great Britain (Mixed Social)

Great Britain players can wear any of the following jerseys: Try Tag Rugby England, Try Tag Rugby Great Britain, London Scotland and London Wales

Rest of the World players can wear any of the following jerseys: London Barbarians, Try Tag Rugby England, London France, London Ireland, London NZ, London Scotland, London South Africa and London Wales

If you would like to get involved, don't delay as registrations close Wednesday, 22nd February.

If you would like to register as a new player, click here. If you are an existing player, click here to register.