Fat Bloke Sevens

The Fat Bloke Sevens rugby tournament.

This tournament provides an opportunity for overweight, unfit, poorly skilled and generally wobbly rugby players to take part in a Sevens competition with like-minded, and bodied, individuals and teams. It was the first tournament of its kind and has spawned many falttering offspring. So much so that the RFU have shown great interest in this type of tournament and encouraged the growth of such events both within the UK and internationally.
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The original tournament, organised by supporters of London Irish rugby team, has spawned many similar events over the World and has generated huge interest within the world of rugby as a format for including supporters and previous players in events which bring community and club together.

Originally set at Henley RFC, the tournament has been held in Reading at Abbey RFC for the last few years. Recently a womens rugby tournament has taken place at the same time as the mens and has included teams from London Irish Ladies, Leeds Ladies, Worcester, Marlow and Bristol.

For the mens tournament, teams come from all over the country and abroad, including Ireland, Holland, and Italy. Most of the Guinness Premiership teams provide a supporters team to take part and over a thousand rugby fans converge for a weekend of rugby, drinking and singing in a traditional rugby style in the middle of July each year.

The idea is to keep 'coarse' or 'grass roots' rugby alive in local clubs and at the same time raise funds for charities.
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Sources and articles:

Flatulent Fairies (Organisers): http://www.fartfairy.org.uk/fatblokes.html
CHP Consulting (Sponsors): http://www.chp.co.uk/news/press.php?press=74&author=0&publication=0
Jasons Leopards (Harlequins Team): http://www.rugbynetwork.net/main/s98/st77894.htm
Leeds Lardies (Leeds Tykes Team): http://www.photofitz.com/lardies/2003.html

Charity:
Wooden Spoon Society

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