INGELAS ISLANDS PROGRAMME ISLE OF MULL HOTEL £2 Isle of Mull Isle of Mull Rugby Sevens Hotel & Spa 2019 For 34 years “THE WORLD’S MOST SOCIABLE SEVENS” Saturday 18th May 2019 Kick-off 12.30 p.m. Garmony, Isle of Mull Sevens Sponsors Isle of Mull Hotel & Spa MESSAGES FROM OUR SEVENS SPONSORS Ingelas Islands Ltd is proud to be the official event sponsor of the world famous Isle of Mull Rugby Sevens Tournament 2019. Based at Glengorm, Ingelas Islands design and make Functioning Art. A Beautiful fusion of Japanese hand printed art and exclusive hand crafted framing in Scotland. The company and its' work were officially 'loved' by Grand Designs Magazine last week in London. Our best wishes go to all the participating teams and the organisers of this great event. Steve Douglas Ingelas Gallery The Isle of Mull Hotel is very pleased to support the worlds "Most Sociable Sevens" in this, it's 34th year. The Isle of Mull Hotel is a member of the Crerar Hotel Group and the very heart of our ethos is a close involvement with the community. With this in mind it's wonderful to see so many teams from all over Scotland and beyond attending the Sevens. We wish all the teams good luck and look forward to an exciting tournament. Isle of Mull Hotel All our Brilliant Club Sponsors TSL Construction, AGL Architects, Inverlussa Marine Services, Steve Douglas (Ingelas Islands Ltd), Glengorm, Mull Slaughterhouse, Isle of Mull Hotel, Tobermory Hotel Ltd. Island Pork and Isle of Mull Cheese, Tobermory Fish Company 1 ISLE OF MULL RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB 20 19 SEASON 2018-19 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Welcome to the Isle of Mull Rugby Sevens. This is our 34th event which is quite an achievement in itself. We look forward to a great day of excellent rugby from all the teams involved and hope you enjoy your visit to our beautiful Island. The weather forecast is dry and sunny which will only add to the enjoyment of our special sevens day. We are particularly pleased to welcome both a men’s and women’s team from Lenzie and extend a warm greeting to Sevens virgins Hearts and Balls and Howe Harlequins. It’s also wonderful to see West Highland sides Bute, Lochaber and Cowal making a welcome return to the “Worlds Most Sociable Sevens” We hope you will all find an easy path to the bar and purchase a shandy or two! As usual we give our appreciation to all those who contribute in every way to ensure the continuing success of this very special event from the helpers, supporters, players and through to the ball boys. Very many thanks also to Tom French for organising the referees and to Morven for her understanding, support through the season. A special thanks to our joint sponsors, The Isle of Mull Hotel and Ingelas Gallery. I would also like to thank the many teams who participate gallantly each year and particularly the outstanding women’s teams. I’m confident that we can round off the year with a wonderful enjoyable sevens tournament which will only spur us on while we await the start of the new rugby season with renewed enthusiasm. Good luck and thank you for your continued support and friendship! Have a great day! Sunday 19th May, A Social Clean-up Garmony Club House from 12 noon AGM Mull Rugby Club Wednesday 29th May, 7.30 at Garmony Saturday Morning Tag Rugby Finals Saturday Afternoon Men’s Tournament Women’s Tournament Late Afternoon Finals Early Evening Presentation of trophies Saturday Evening Giant Celebration dance at the Club House Sunday Clean-up. All help is really appreciated Mull Youth About the Day Notice Board Photo Gallery Rugby Record Page 14 Page 12 Page 18 Page 8 Page 15 2 7’s CEILIDH at the CLUBHOUSE From 9pm till late with the DEMOCRATS Admission £5.00 TAKE ME TO THE MULL MULL RUGBY SEVENS Please camp at Garmony, organise your own transport or contact: Island Taxi (Iain English) Taxi Tel: 07510 195989 Mull Taxi Service (Alan Robson) Tel: 07760 426351 Chris Taxi Hire (Chris) Tel: 07493 886237 Tobermory Taxis (Andy Malcolm) 07810 666222 IMPORTANT NOTICE Working with the police to enforce licensing conditions on the premises club stewards will be readily identifiable by name badges. One particular worry is that younger club supporters (not being able to purchase at the bar) may try and bring alcohol onto the premises. The stewards are under instructions that only alcohol purchased on the premises can be consumed on the premises. Alcohol from other sources must not be brought into the club house. 3 ISLE OF MULL HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS RUGBY SEVENS TOURNAMENT Started in 1985 the Isle of Mull Sevens Tournament brings together rugby clubs from all over the West Highlands and Islands along with guest players. Rugby players from all walks of life and all levels of skill compete on equal terms of skill and enjoyment. The very social nature of rugby and the fact that it is a game for all weathers makes it an ideal sport for our isolated rural areas where long trips and overnight stays are commonplace. Mull’s geographic position in the centre of this remote area makes it the perfect setting for a competition of this nature. For these reasons the Sevens Committee award trophies to the best West Highland team in the tournament. In 1992 the Mull Sevens made rugby history by running a dual tournament for both ladies and men. This was the first of its kind anywhere in the world! SOCIAL OR SERIOUS PLEASE In the "Worlds most Sociable Sevens" no PASS teams are excluded no matter what the THE standard they play. BALL 2019 the thirty-fourth anniversary of the Worlds Most Sociable Sevens and the twenty-eighth Worlds first men’s and woman’s joint sevens tournament. THE THEME OF THE 2019 GAME OF THRONES (Or Super Hero's if you fancy that!) THE MULL 7's CUP WINNERS Men: Gruline Cup & Medals Women: Pink Cup & Medals EAGLE FINALS Eagle Trophies for Men and Women's Teams BEER AND BUBBLY FINALS Best Social Sides in the Tournament FUN AND FAIR PLAY AWARDS HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AWARDS PLAYER OF THE TOURNAMENT AWARDS ( Selected by the Referees from the West Highland Teams ) 4 HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS RUGBY The Worlds Most Sociable Sevens Deagh Chraic CELEBRITY CONTRIBUTIONS A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY WITH HISTORY The Calcutta Cup is the trophy presented to the winner of the England versus Scotland rugby union match which takes place during the annual Six Nations Championship. However, the Calcutta Cup pre-dates the competition itself. Following the popular introduction of rugby to India in 1872, the Calcutta (Rugby) Football Club was established. Unfortunately after a few years interest in rugby diminished and the Calcutta (Rugby) Football Club was disbanded in 1878. It’s members decided to keep the memory of the club alive by having the remaining 270 silver rupees in their bank account melted down to be made into a trophy. The trophy was then presented to the Rugby Football Union in 1878 to be used as “the best means of doing some lasting good for the cause of Rugby Football.” From this the Calcutta Cup became the victor’s trophy in the annual England versus Scotland. Although this years match was a magnificent draw Scotland retained the Cup as they had won it the previous year. Today the Scottish Rugby Union bring the World famous Calcutta Cup to the “Worlds Most Sociable Sevens”. 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