Try Tag Rugby is proud to announce the squads for the inaugural mixed representative fixture between London England and London Australia. As the inventors of Tag Rugby, London Australia will undoubtedly start favourites, however with hundreds of new English players signed up to Tag Rugby competitions across London, what the England squad lacks in experience, they will make up with in enthusiasm and depth.

We were overwhelmed with the amount of interest we received and it's been very difficult to select the final squads. Players have been picked from all Try Tag Rugby competitions, making these true London representative squads. Congratulations to the players who have been selected!

The squads are as follows:

LONDON AUSTRALIA

1. Caliph Snedden (c) (Eye of the Tagger – Tooting Bec)

2. Ben Farlow (Ref’s Fault – Gladstone Park)

3. Grant Thompson (Double Pluggers – Tooting Bec)

4. Arron Lombardo (Ref’s Fault – Gladstone Park)

5. Jerome Brecard (Speights – Gladstone Park)

6. Kadir Mastan (Suffolk in Close – Gladstone Park)

7. Melissa Spero (Ref’s Fault – Gladstone Park)

8. Emily Smith (Tag Heuer – Wandsworth)

9. Belinda Walmsley (Guten Tag – Tooting Bec)

10. Jodie Bijorac (Eye of the Tagger – Tooting Bec)

Coach: Phillip Browne

LONDON ENGLAND

1. Alastair Mant (c) (Ref’s Fault – Gladstone Park)

2. Kolone Yung (Tag Me if You Can – Bermondsey)

3. Lee Miller (Eye of the Tagger – Tooting Bec)

4. Alex Green (Jugs in Motion – Finsbury Park)

5. Mike Morris (Jugs in Motion – Finsbury Park)

6. James Hillier (Ref’s Fault – Gladstone Park)

7. Vickie Quarrell (Ref’s Fault – Gladstone Park)

8. Jayne Breakwell (The Tuggas – Bermondsey)

9. Joanna Coe (The Randoms – Bermondsey)

10. Annie Pace (The Tuggas – Bermondsey)

Coach: Alistair Davis

Referee: Ben Durston

The fixture will commence at 12.30pm at Battersea Park as part of the Wandsworth council's, Get Active Wandsworth Festival. All players should arrive by 11:30am to get changed and warm up for the match.

Anzac Sports Challenge Details

Try Tag Rugby are proud to announce details for the upcoming Anzac Sports Challenge on the 24th of April. Try Tag Rugby will be hosting games between Australia and New Zealand in both mixed and men's Tag Rugby. This will be the first time that Tag Rugby has been in the Anzac Sports Challenge.

This year's Anzac Sports Challenge, being held at Grasshoppers RFC in West London, will host a whole range of sporting events including Rugby Union, Touch Rugby, Aussie Rules Football, Netball, Rugby League and Football.

The schedule for the Tag Rugby events is:

12.15pm Men's Tag Rugby - Field 1B

1.00pm Mixed Tag Rugby - Field 1B

2.40pm Tag Rugby presentation - Main stage

Full details on the schedule can be found here.

There will also be great entertainment throughout the day which will consist of Australian and New Zealand performances, cultural dance and pumping classic tunes.

Stalls will be selling a range of Australian and New Zealand merchandise as well as food and drinks. This will include a brand new Bundaberg cocktail bar.

If you wish to play Tag Rugby at the Anzac Sports Challenge please do the following:

1. Sign up for a spring or summer Tag Rugby competition with Try Tag Rugby.

2. Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to register your interest in playing for either Australia or NZ, stating whether you want to play in the mixed or men's game. Within this email please state your Tag Rugby or Rugby experience.

Entry costs £15 for players. This will include two free tickets into the event, a playing shirt and socks, professional photos and use of a physio. Squad selection will close on Tuesday the 13th of April.

Try Tag Rugby will also be selling general entry tickets to the event. These can be purchased for £10.

For more information on the Anzac Sports Challenge click on the picture above.

London England vs London Ireland - April 10th

Try Tag Rugby are pleased to announce that the "London England" Vs "London Ireland" Representative Men's Tag Rugby fixture has been re-scheduled to Saturday the 10th of April.

The match was originally set to take place on the 27th of February at Richmond Upon Thames College on the same day as the England Vs Ireland 6 Nations fixture. The match unfortunately had to be postponed due to the inclement weather conditions.

This fixture will now commence at 4.15pm and be played at Richmond Upon Thames College.

The London England squad is:

1. Matt Stringer (c)

2. Dan Maslen

3. Mike Morris

4. Dominic Wilde

5. Lee Miller

6. Kolone Yung

7. Tom Sadler

8. Alastair Mant

9. Keiran McRoberts

The London Ireland Tag Rugby squad will be announced soon.

The match will be linking in with the Harlequins double header at the Twickenham Stoop.

2pm - Harlequins Rugby Union Vs Leeds Carnegie (Twickenham Stoop)
4.15pm - London England Vs London Ireland (Richmond Upon Thames College)
5.30pm - Harlequins Rugby League Vs St Helens (Twickenham Stoop)

Tickets starting at £20 are available from Harlequins. One ticket will get you entry into both Harlequins fixtures. Pass outs will be available.

If you would like to see a Tag Rugby match played at a very high standard then your welcome to come down and join us at 4.15pm on the 10th of April.

The London England squad are proudly sponsored by Foxboro Business and the London Ireland squad proudly sponsored by The Faltering Fullback.

October 24th 2009 Mixed Tag Rugby match played at Richmond College. London Australia Mixed defeated London New Zealand Mixed 10-4.

London Australia: Tom Spottswood ©, Vicken Manougian, Ben Alcock, Dilusha Weerasinha, Joel Craddock, Erin Clark, Emma Williams, Amelia Brooks, Melissa Spero, Manager: Jason Haywood.

London New Zealand: Latham Tawhai ©, Anton Gall, Kent Ashcroft, Drew Molina, Richard Croucher, Junior Sutherland, Karen Gordon, Jane Bingham, Salavao Maava, Manager: Phillip Browne.

Referee: Steve Davis

December 5th 2009 Men’s Tag Rugby match played at Richmond College. London New Zealand Men defeated London Ireland Men 8-6.

London New Zealand: Latham Tawhai (c), Anton Gall (Try-Riffic), Kent Ashcroft (Try-Riffic), Junior Sutherland (Faltering Fullback), Drew Molina (Faltering Fullback), Shae Mutu (South London Storm), Dirk McCrossin (Faltering Fullback), Vance Bentley (Nuts & Jugs), Jonathan Wilisoni (South London Storm)

London Ireland: Keith Kirwan (c) (Norfolk in Chance), Dwayne Kirwan (Norfolk in Chance)  David Leydon (Multiple Scorgasms), Darren Kehoe (Norfolk in Chance), Peter Durkan (Faltering Fullback), Ross Begley (Faltering Fullback), Matthew Dennis (Norfolk in Chance),John Stafford (Nuts & Jugs), Conor Mulvihill (Nuts & Jugs)

Referee: Alistair Davis

Upcoming Representative Matches


London England vs London Australia

Date and details to be confirmed.

Matches featuring Tag Rugby squads for London South Africa, London France, London Scotland and London Wales could be run over the summer if there is sufficient interest.