Turkey Bowl 2011

Turkey Bowl 2011 will be held on Saturday, 3 of December at the Benkovski stadium.
The Misfits we will meet the Sofia Bears for a friendly game of touch rugby and flag football.
We will have a BBQ and lots of beers around the field, supporters are welcome as always!

Време е за една малко по-различна игра! На 26ти ноември, събота, от 13:00 ч. на стадиона в кв. Бенковски, точно преди тазгодишния ни Pub Crawl, ще се съберем да поиграем Ръгби 15, но с едно условие! Условието е, че играчите трябва да се облекат с по-необичайни дрехи по време на мача – като типични джентълмени, с костюм, сако, риза, панталон, фрак и тн. или като горди дами, с полички, роклички, корсети, жартиери и тн. Така че преровете скрина си (или този на жена си) и да си спретнем един много забавен ден!

It’s time for one unusual game of rugby! On November 26, Saturday at 13:00h at Benkovski stadium, just  before our annual Pub Crawl, will gather to play Rugby 15, but with one condition! The condition is that players must be dresses with unusual clothes during the game – as typical gentlemen with a suit jacket, shirt, pants, tails and so on. or proud ladies with skirts, dresses, corsets, suspenders and so on. So explore your dresser (or your wife’s ) and let’s have a very funny day!

Rugby Is The Source

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)!

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.

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!

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.

The tournament will officially start at 13:00 this Saturday, 7th of May at National Sports Academy.

If you want to take part in the team and show everybody what it means to be a proud Misfit, the meeting for players is scheduled for 12:00. There will be also a Kids rugby session starting at 10:30 also at NSA.

And right after the Sofia Sevens, when everyone is tired and just needs to rest and enjoy a beer after the long weekend, the Misfits and our newest friends from Iron Fortress Smederevo we will turn the weekend into a great rugby party having a XV’s rugby game.

The Murphy’s Misfits vs. Iron Fortress game will be played at Murrayfield right after the official end of the Sevens tournament, kick off a bit after 5 pm.

Iron Fortress Smederevo

Then it was time to get the players outfitted for the game against the visiting team. The Referee(Rueben Mills) for the game did a great job keeping the pace of the game going. Also a big Thank You to Harry who came out early and helped with the marking of the field prior to the game.

It was a great turnout of Misfits for the game with 29 players that all enjoyed some time on the field. It was great to see the mix of players on the field with some new and old experienced Misfits playing together again. There was also a good turnout of supporters enjoying the game and visiting as well. Two players were contributing factors to the Leigh Layabouts team win. Konstantin Dimitrov and Stefan Popov had the enjoyment of being on the plus side of the field with the final score being 22-20 for the Layabouts. It was a full field game with almost everybody having the chance to get their hands on the ball and do some running. The Misfits had a range of players from age 15 to 40+ on the field and several countries represented. The mix of people on the Misfits team is a great thing to see with the game of rugby bringing them all together. The experienced players supporting the younger enthusiastic players to show the way to play the game and be a part of the team.

At least some of the time….. note to rookies… don’t do everything the veterans do.

Mark, We have machines to roll the pitch.

Don't high tackle the little guy

Don't low tackle the big guy

Save the hugs for the girls

No ballet with the flowers

The younger players can use their speed (or fear) to run around the opposition.

Or you can run into and over the opponent but always finish the tackle.

This is My Ball

I'll take that.

To the ground.

Protect the ball.

Teamwork

Reach for new heights.

Enjoy the game

Thank You to the Leigh Layabouts for a great game and to everyone who helped out and made the day a success. The third half was enjoyed by all at J.J.Murphy’s Pub, Thanks to Branko for hosting.

Post game April 09,2011

Vassil who had his first try in Rugby also experienced shooting the boot.

Preparing the shot.

Vassil shooting the boot.

Horley RFC

Surprisingly, Murphy’s Misfits was dominating in the first quarter launching effective attacks and displaying good skills and team spirit.
Our poor experience and fitness in defense began to count in the dying minutes of the first half and the visitors did not fail to capitalize on every single mistake all along.
Despite the growing margin both in score and performance, we did not give up and kept on playing open and running rugby, and three counterattacks resulted in crossing over the opponents’ goal line.
Final score: Misfits 15 : Horley 68.

The visitors proved to be an excellent touring side and we had great time togheter both off and on the field.

Murphy's Misfits vs Horley RFC, 19.03.2011

They had another strong performance the next day versus Bulgaria’s current 7s and 15s champion (virtually this was Bulgaria’s national XV with very few exeptions), where they dominated the scrums and break downs, and deservedly scored three spectacular tries (one disallowed).
Final score: National Sport Academy 57 : Horley 10.