The Rugby Football bicentenary celebrations at Rugby School continue on Monday with one of the most highly anticipated events of the celebrations, the Charity Vets 7s Festival.
The Vets 7s sees the charitable aspect of the 200 year celebrations really take centre stage, with money being raised for the Wooden Spoon Charity and the Rugby School 1823 Bursary.
NextGenXV will be live streaming all of the action from Pitch 1 (Old Bigside) and it will all be available to view on the NextGenXV YouTube Channel and embedded later in this article.
Such is the charitable focus that it will play a key part in the tournament itself, the overall winner of the Vets Rugby Tournament will be the team with the lowest combined score once their match competition ranking and the fundraising competition ranking have been added together – i.e. the raising of funds will be just as important to your final position as the rugby will.
The will also be two further trophies awarded for the winning team on the rugby front and the winning team on the fundraising front, though no side can win more than one award. Should teams be tied, the team that has raised greater funds will be declared the winner.
Wooden Spoon
Wooden Spoon is the children’s charity of Rugby, a grant making charity that funds life-changing projects across the UK and Ireland. They have a national footprint, but the largest part of their income is raised by local volunteers.
It is their 40th anniversary this year and In the last 40 years they have supported over 30 million vulnerable children and young people across the UK and Ireland, through the power of rugby.
Forty years on, vulnerable children need our help more than ever. Nine percent of children in the UK have a disabilityi, one in six suffer from at least one mental health problemii and there are still over four million children living in povertyiii in the UK and Ireland.
To combat this and to ensure every child and young person has access to the best life opportunities, Wooden Spoon is setting out to raise more funds.
Find out more at:
https://woodenspoon.org.uk/fundraise-for-us/rugby-school/
Rugby School 1823 Bursary
The 1823 Bursary will offer means-tested places at Rugby School for boys or girls who show significant promise and aptitude for sport and a commitment to Rugby Football, with up to 100% of fees and essential extras available.
Find out more at:
https://www.rugbyschool.co.uk/200-anniversary/1823-bursary/
Vets Festival – Monday 10th April
On the field the action is going to be fantastic, with twelve teams taking part, split into two groups of six teams each. The top two from each group will progress to the semi finals, meanwhile every other side will play their counterpart finisher from the other pool.
Among those entering are an Old Rugbeians side, who should receive plenty of support, and two Wooden Spoon teams, Big Spoon and Little Spoon.
Pools (Top 2 to semi finals, remainder play counterpart from other pool)
Pool 1: AEI RFC, Market Harborough, Old Rugbeians, Richmond Heavies, Stockport, Big Spoon
Pool 2: TBC, Old Laurentians, Pathway Vets, St Andrews, WildDogs, Little Spoon
NextGenXV will be live streaming all of the action on Pitch 1 at The Close, Old Bigside, with games alternating between Pool 1 and Pool 2 from 10am on Monday. Group games will run through to a final round at 2.40pm, with the knockout rounds beginning at 3pm and the final kicking off on the live stream at 4pm.
Pitch 1 (Old Bigside) Live Stream:
Schedule
Pitch 1 (Old Bigside) – Live Streamed
10am Market Harborough v AEI (Pool 1)
10.20am Old Laurentians v TBC (Pool 2)
10.40am Richmond Heavies v Stockport (Pool 1)
11am St Andrews v WildDogs (Pool 2)
11.20am Old Rugbeians v Richmond Heavies (Pool 1)
11.40am Pathway v St Andrews (Pool 2)
12pm AEI v Stockport (Pool 1)
12.20pm TBC v WildDogs (Pool 2)
12.40pm Big Spoon v Richmond Heavies (Pool 1)
1pm Little Spoon v St Andrews (Pool 2)
1.20pm Market Harborough v Old Rugbeians (Pool 1)
1.40pm Old Laurentians v Pathway (Pool 2)
2pm Big Spoon v Market Harborough (Pool 1)
2.20pm Little Spoon v Old Laurentians (Pool 2)
2.40pm Stockport v Big Spoon (Pool 1)
3pm Semi Final 1 (A1 v B2)
3.20pm A4 v B4
3.40pm A 3 v B3
4pm Final
Pitch 2 (Pontines)
10am Old Rugbeians v Big Spoon (Pool 1)
10.20am Pathway v Little Spoon (Pool 2)
10.40am Big Spoon v AEI (Pool 1)
11am Little Spoon v TBC (Pool 2)
11.20am Market Harborough v Stockport (Pool 1)
11.40am Old Laurentians v WildDogs (Pool 2)
12pm Richmond Heavies v Market Harborough (Pool 1)
12.20pm St Andrews v Old Laurentians (Pool 2)
12.40pm Stockport v Old Rugbeians (Pool 1)
1pm WildDogs v Pathway (Pool 2)
1.20pm Richmond v AEI (Pool 1)
1.40pm St Andrews v TBC (Pool 2)
2pm AEI v Old Rugbeians (Pool 1)
2.20pm TBC v Pathway (Pool 2)
2.40pm WildDogs v Little Spoon (Pool 2)
3pm Semi Final 2 (B1 v A2)
3.20pm A6 v B6
3.40pm A5 v B5
