Category: Results

A huge congratulations to all players who turned out last week to play a long overdue 15s match to secure Victory in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Our opponents were Shottery RFC – a home club to some of our members, the fixture organised by QM Martyn Bodie. Facing off at Stratford RFC’s ground in Warwickshire, Shottery proved to be very well matched opposition and put up a very challenging defense against a mixture of Fubars originals, new Fubars, and two players from our home club Old Leamingtonians.

The match came down to a nailbiting few mins, but we came away with a very well deserved Victory.

Shottery RFC 27
Forces Barbarians 31

The weekend before this match also saw our club turn out for a touch rugby tournament in at Porth RFC in South Wales – although rained off by a vicious thunderstorm in the closing stages, we finished tied place for the Plate. Achieved through a mixture of Fubars players and Porth players to form a rag tag side at what started as a fun day out, but ended with practically swimming to the clubhouse after helping rescue tentage from the festival stands that hadn’t yet been ripped apart. One good outcome – we picked up some new members for the club, local veterans who have now signed up and will hopefully be at our next match. Thank you to Dave Downes for squaring this event away!

 NEXT FIXTURE

Our next match is against Dorchester RFC on 15th November – a Remembrance match and a festival day at their club. We need more names on the team sheet so get yours on there now! https://spond.com/invite/WFFZJ

Result: FuBars 15-10 HCL
Captain: Garry Windle
Try Scorers: Gav Lewis, Brad Sutherland, Jack Tolliday

MoM: Gav Lewis

FuBars are thrilled to report a hard-fought 15-10 win over House of Commons and Lords RFC in a closely contested match that was unfortunately cut short due to an injury. The game, played in four quarters of 15 minutes each, saw FuBars draw first blood, but HCL quickly responded with two scores to take a 10-5 lead. However, our team showed great resilience and determination, clawing back to level the score in the third quarter and then taking the lead with an early score in the fourth quarter. With the score at 15-10 in our favour, the match was abandoned at the 57-minute mark due to a serious injury to an HCL player requiring medical attention on the pitch. Despite the unconventional ending, this win is a testament to the team’s unwavering effort and tenacity. We are grateful for the fantastic turnout of players who travelled from far and wide to participate, as well as the enthusiastic support from our travelling fans, partners, and children who cheered us on to victory. This victory is a welcome boost for FuBars, and we look forward to facing HCL again in the future. Well done to all involved!