Aussies look to defend International Cup titles

LondonAust: The reigning International Cup Mixed A grade champions, London Australia.

TRY TAG Rugby’s last one day festival of the year is on this Saturday 3 November. The popular International Cup tournament will take place at Wasps’ Twyford Avenue Sports Ground in Acton.

The tournament will feature a record 21 teams across three divisions; Mixed A grade, Men’s and Mixed social grade. London Australia, as reigning champions in the Mixed A grade and Men’s divisions, will be looking to defend their titles. They will face some tough opposition, with the Great Britain and Ireland World Cup teams participating, as well as a number of strong Kiwi teams.

The London Australia squads are as follows:

Mixed A grade: Kellie Dowdell, Will Dorahy, Jade Elias, Lauren Emery, Andrew Frost, Louise Hunt, Melissa Macdonald, Adam Madigan (c), Thomas Parsons, Tom Peel, Phoebe Robins and Kirk Weir.

Men’s:  Lawrence Aruta, Oliver Bastow, Cameron Bretag, Andrew Davis, Owen Dempster, Murray Farquharson, Mark Hudson, Steve Leary (c), Arron Lombardo and Adric Mason.

Mixed social grade: Chris Bitmead, Libby Dewick, Hollie Dunn, Nikki Ellwood, Tim Gatehouse, George Katralis, Rachel Klein, Richard McArthur, Jen McLean and Amos Rojter (c).

Other nations represented at the International Cup include: Great Britain and Ireland World Cup squads, London France, London Ireland, London New Zealand, London Scotland, London South Africa, London Wales & Try Tag Rugby England.

In other news, Try Tag Rugby’s Late Autumn season, the last competition for 2012, kicked off last Wednesday 24 October.

After the Late Autumn season, all Tag Rugby in the capital takes a short break over winter (December and part of January off) so this is the last chance for your teams to get amongst the action for 2012!

Late Autumn season competitions will take place at the following venues: Acton, Balham, Barnes, Bermondsey, Borough, Rotherhithe, Shoreditch Park and Tooting Bec.

If you would like to get involved in one of the fastest growing sports in London, new team and individual registrations are welcome. It is a great opportunity to develop a network of friends if you are new to London.

To register for a Try Tag Rugby competition or event, go to www.trytagrugby.com or email info@trytagrugby.com for more details.