On 7 July 2018, the Nailsea & Backwell RFC Touch Club took a squad to the Kingswood Touch Rugby tournament. Despite having the smallest numerical squad in the tournament the Ravens team came away as WINNERS!
The N&B team played four 12 minute pool matches in searing heat, winning all their games which meant they finished first in their group. The Ravens semi-final match pitted them against St Marys Old Boys. N&B narrowly won this tight match with the very last play of the game. This result set up a final against an experienced Hargreaves Lansdown side.
Despite a close fought first half, Nailsea & Backwell's teamwork, structure and communication shone in the second half. The team slowly took control of the match to win the tournament!
Many congratulations to Joe Swanson, Celine Swanson, Emile Swanson, Hannah Roe, Steve Sullivan, Scott Weavers, Anthony Webster who represented our club superbly!
If the performance of the Ravens Touch team has inspired you to try Touch rugby, then training takes place on Thursday and Friday evenings at the club from 7pm. Everyone is welcome!
