It is time for our annual trip to Gabrovo where we all had so much fun!

Only two weeks after we visit London for our 2011 Tour, our friends from Yantra RC will host us for a 15′s game on 15th of October, Saturday.

Like we did last year, we will travel by bus, leaving Sofia on Saturday morning, we will stay overnight and will return to Sofia on Sunday.

If you plan to come please write a comment below – we need to know the numbers for our trip as soon as possible.

PS. Friends/girlfriends are more than welcome as long as they support us (buying us beer)!

Our last game with Yantra was during the winter of 2010 | Последният ни мач с Янтра беше през зимата на 2010 г.

Време е за ежегодната ни визита до Габрово където всички толкова много се забавляваме!

Само две седмици след като посетим Лондон по време на Турне 2011, приятелите ни от РК Янтра ще ни приемат за мач по Ръгби 15  в събота, 15-ти Октомври.

Също като миналата година, ще пътуваме с автобус. Тръгваме от София в събота сутрин, оставаме в Габрово за през нощта и се прибираме обратно към София в неделя.

Ако мислите да се включите в пътуването пишете коментар по-долу – трябва да знаем колко души сме възможно най-скоро.

ПС. Приятели/приятелки са повече от добре дошли стига да ни подкрепят (купувайки ни бира)!

The Reds and the Crusaders will meet to play for the cup in the final of the Super Rugby competition this Saturday.

The Misfits we will also meet but a bit earlier than usual. In order to watch the final we moved this week’s touch rugby game for 10:00 am @ Benkovski stadium.

The Super Rugby final starts at 12:40 pm and will be played live on big screen at JJ. Murphy’s.

See you at the field and/or for a beer in the pub later! Rugby is the Source!

The Reds beat the Crusaders 17-16 in first game these two teams played earlier this year.

London Tour 2011

How to find London Irish Amateur Rugby

Some possible options are:

Sofia to London – Dep. 29^th of September 2011, 12:15, arr. 29^th of September 2011, 13:30, at Gatwick, flight 8974, price 64,99 EUR
London Gatwick to Sofia – Dep. 2^nd of October 2011, 06:25, arr. 2^nd of October 2011, 11:30, flight 8973, price 42,24 EUR
London Luton to Sofia – Dep. 2^nd of October 2011, 22:20, arr. 3rd of October 2011, 03:20, flight W6 4302, price 77,20 EUR

Distance from Airports to pitch as per Google Maps:

Gatwick – 64 km | 45 min
Heathrow – 28 km | 23 min
Luton – 74 km | 51 min

Accommodation: Prices of the rooms in hostels in the area of the London Irish Amateur team clubhouse are twin room for 29 GBP ( = 35 EUR) per room.

The Misfits we finished our season in style! We had a good game and great fun with a team from England celebrating their 10th anniversary. Actually this wasn’t the first visit in Bulgaria for the Solent Barbarians. The English team came here in 2001 and 2002 to play Locomotiv and NSA teams and also won the Sofia Sevens in 2003.

Teams before the game

As always, our team was a mix of young and old guys. Niki Hinov, currently studying in Austria, was on a holiday in Sofia and helped the team with a solid performance. Their first ever appearances for the team made Brian from Canada – starting as a hooker and Alex, a local hero, who went into play during the second half as a fullback.

Big scrum

Misfits moving forward

Mirco scored one try for the team

Niki Hinov back in the team after a short break...

... showing us great offloading skills.

Despite the fact we don’t have any more 15′s games planned until September, we’ll still meet every week during the summer.  There will be touch rugby every Saturday at 11:30 at the Benkovski stadium. If you need any more rugby you can always join some of us every Monday at the Borisova gradina at 7 pm for some park rugby. Also every Wednesday there is a contact practice at the Benkovski stadium – 6:30 pm.

Where's the relay?

Final score was 12:36

Rugby is the Source!

Another BIG rugby weekend is coming up!

We start on Friday night when there will be a meeting with the French team from Saint-Sever – we meet at 8 pm at J.J.Murphy’s. Come for a beer or two – there will be also big rugby game on the night – the final for the Amlin Cup Harlequins vs. Stade Francais.

On Saturday the day will start in the early morning with the Kids rugby from 10.30 am at the Benkovski stadium. After the kids finish with their practice Andrew (Andy’s Foods) will set up a BBQ next to the stadium so that everyone can enjoy a tasty burger. There will be also tons of cold beers.

The kick-off of the Murphy’s Misfits vs. Old Black’s St. Sever game is set for 1.00 pm, but if you plan to play in the game you should show up no later than 12:00 pm at the Benkovski stadium.

And the best is yet to come! From 5 pm. in the garden of J.J.Murphy’s will start the third half of our game and after some quick drinking games it will time again for some top-class rugby with the Leinster vs. Northampton Saints final for the Heineken Cup.

Murphy's Misfits vs. Old Blacks Saint Sever

Задава се поредният ГОЛЯМ ръгби уикенд!

Стартираме в петък вечер когато е срещата ни с френския отбор от Сейнт-Север – ще се срещнем с тях в 20 ч. в J.J.Murphy’s. Елате за по бира или две – същата вечер ще се играе и голям ръгби мач – финалът за Амлин Къп Харлекуинс срещу Стад Франсе.

В събота денят ще започне още в ранното утро с детско ръгби от 10:30 часа на стадиона в Бенковски. След като децата приключат с тренировката Ендрю (Andy’s Foods) ще приготви барбекю близо до стадиона и всеки ще може да се наслади на вкусен бургер. Ще има и купища студена бира.

Началото на мача Мърфис Мисфитс срещу Олд Блекс Сейнт Север ще бъде в 13:00 часа, но ако смятате да се включите и да поиграете трябва да бъдете на стадиона не по-късно от 12:00 часа.

И най-доброто тепърва предстои! От 17:00 ч. в градината на J.J.Murphy’s ще започне третото полувреме и след няколко бързи ”бирени” игри отново ще стане време за първокласно ръгби с мача между Лейнстър и Нортхемптън Сейнтс – финал за Хайнекен Къп.

Summer is here and following the tradition from last year we will start our meetings for some rugby in the park again!

This Monday, 16th of May will be our first visit to the “Borisova gradina“. We will meet at 19:00 at the Ariana lake (near Eagle’s Bridge – click for a map of the location).

Rugby is the Source!

Park rugby

Лятото дойде и продължавайки традицията ни от миналата година, подновяваме срещите ни за ръгби в парка!

Този понеделник, 16-ти май ще направим първото ни посещение в “Борисовата градина”. Срещата е в 19:00 часа пред езерото Ариана (близо до Орлов мост – карта на мястото).

Rugby is the Source!