MADRID BARBARIANS R.F.C. NEWSLETTER NUMBER 4. APRIL 2013

It was just not possible. Our hopes for playing the first division promotion play-off were dependent on our winner takes all match against Cisneros, but this time it was Cisnero’s time.

What happened against a team we beat 42 - 26 in the first round of matches? Probably, on this day they played better, that’s all. As rugby players and sportsmen, we congratulated them and wished them all the best for their promotion play-off, but as you can see in the picture, our first feelings of frustration turned into a sense of “pride” when we realized that we had put in an extraordinary performance during our first season in the second division. Thank you! To everybody involved in it: players, coaches, executive board, committee members, sponsor and of course the supporters who have been coming to watch the matches and those around the world who have followed

anxiously through Twitter and Facebook.

It’s the end of the league, but not the end of the season. We’ve still got great events and friendly matches ahead to have fun and enjoy rugby without pressure. The first event coming up is the “Barbarians North Conquest Tour” to Navarra and the Basque Country with some people returning from their Barbarian exile like Angus, Jas or Miyagi. If you

want to know all about the tour... GO on it, don’t expect to read it in next month’s “Rucking”, because as you probably know by now “what happens on tour, stays on tour”.

We’ve also got some friendly matches soon and the “Barbarians Sevens” on June 1st; a great chance to enjoy a proper rugby day out, with food, booze, music, friends and of course rugby. Join in with your friends, girlfriends, wives and children.

Heads up, there’s more to come

TEAMS Played Won Drawn Lost Towards Against DIF PENALIZ. POINTS BONUS TOTAL

Olímpico de Pozuelo RC 18 17 0 1 742 127 615 0 68 14 82CR Complutense Cisneros 18 13 0 5 584 285 299 0 52 13 65CR Veterinaria de Madrid 18 12 0 6 418 377 41 0 48 13 61Madrid Barbarians RFC 18 11 0 7 636 377 259 0 44 12 56I Industriales Las Rozas 18 9 0 9 465 394 71 0 36 12 48San Isidro RC 18 8 0 10 372 505 -133 0 32 11 43Tasman Rugby Boadilla B 17 6 0 11 336 493 -157 0 24 10 34CAU M Canal Isabel II 17 6 0 11 373 609 -236 0 24 7 31PDM Rugby Toledo 17 5 0 12 278 617 -339 0 20 7 27Nebrija CR 17 1 0 16 191 611 -420 0 4 1 5

2ª División Territorial Senior - MadridFINAL FIGURES

Name: Salvador Peya Date of birth: 14/12/1986Birthplace: Palafrugell, GironaOccupation: EngineerRugby position(s): Front Row... what else?Barbarian since my first week in Madrid, 12/09/2011

First Rugby ClubCRC - Centrale Rugby Club

Best movie

Favourite song

Nit freda per ser abril,

de “Manel”.

A place for a holiday...

Costa Brava

What I most like from Madrid is... the BaaBaas, of course!

What I most miss from Barcelona is

the city, the beach and the Quimic Equip Rugby

Favourite Rugby playerWilliam Servat & Jonny Wilkinson

Favourite food & drink

Filete de ternera

and a bottle of

red Priorat wine

Three objects you would take to a desert island A ball, a boat and a friend

Other sports you like/practice:

mainly Football but also tennis, paddle, basketball, handball…

Long Sleeve

Cant. Top

65€ / 70€

sizes: l - m

Rugbier Coat65€ / 70€size: l

Playing Top

65€ / 70€

sizes: s - l - xl

Training Top

35€ / 40€

sizes:s - m - l - xxl

Pink Polo30€ / 35€

size: m

Member prices

Non-Member prices

Please contact Afa for sales

Tel: 620 171 855

E-mail: AFA (Facebook)

Club Tie

20€ / 25€

BARBARIAN KIT

Full Kit75€ / 80€

Shorts25€ / 30€

sizes:

32 to 40Playing Top

45€ / 50€

sizes:

s - m - l - xl - 2xl

Socks13€ /18€

Rugby Ball20€ / 25€

Key Ring5€

Name: Joe Churnin (JC)Date of birth: 05/04/86Birthplace: Leeds, EnglandOccupation: TeacherRugby position(s): Fly-halfBarbarian since... more or less the beginning

Favourite songRegulate…..mine and Lote´s version

Favourite Rugby playerKevin Sinfield

Three objects you would

take to a desert island

My girlfriend, x-box,

beer-making machine

A place for a holiday Blackpool beach,

it´s miles better than Bondi

What I most like from Madrid is...

Sitting on a terrace after work

with a beer

First Rugby ClubOld Leodiensians

What I most miss back home is..

Family, friends, live rugby league

and, of course, fish and chips.

Favourite food & drink

Other sports you like/practice: Golf is amazing on a

sunny day….also play football for the

mighty Madrid Reds.

Best movieBack to the future

Favourite songOne More Chance

by Notorious B.I.G.

Best movie: Too hard to choose between The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Wedding Crashers and The Godfather

What I most miss from Madrid is…

Taking the field with the BaaBaas,

Sundays at Las Ventas and

La Latina, El Quevedo,

Big Feed Fridays, Malasaña,

Tinto de Toro

and Good Mexican food!

Name: Angus Wardle/Gus/ Gus the Bus/The Guzzler/BacchusDate of birth: 10/08/84Birthplace: Norwich, UKOccupation: Purveyor of the Finest Wines known to Humanity at The Wine Company!At the moment living in: Essex, UKRugby position(s): Hooker

Barbarian from October 2010 to July 2012)

A place for a holiday: Sevilla or Donostia

Three objects you would take to a desert island... Lifetime Supply of Dark Rum,

a hammock, and The Norwegian!

First Rugby ClubDiss RFC

Other sports you like/practice: Squash, Tennis, and Village Cricket!

Favourite food & drinkFoie Gras and Vintage Champagne

What I most enjoyed living in Madrid was….

The Barbarians, the Hedonistic lifestyle,

Los Toros and Extra Large Gin and Tonics!

Favourite Rugby playerJason ‘The Funbus’ Leonard/Lawrence Dallaglio

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Barbarians North Conquest Tour5 Days tour to Pamplona

and San Sebastian from May 1st to May 5th.

Only survivors will return on Sunday...

Thursday - May 2nd - PamplonaIruña Rugby vs. Barbarians

Saturday - May 4th - IrunIrun Rugby vs. Barbarians