Sold out London Spring Tournament 2026 kicks off tournament season in style
On Saturday 11th April 2026, the London Spring Tournament returned to King’s House Sports Ground, launching the Tag Rugby tournament calendar with a sold-out event and a full day of competition and big team energy.
The first of London’s three major tournaments welcomed 76 teams from across the UK, Ireland and France, setting the tone for another huge year of Tag Rugby.
Players competed across Competitive, Social and Beginner categories. With travelling teams, packed pitches and a buzzing crowd throughout the day, the tournament delivered everything you’d expect from one of the UK’s leading Tag Rugby events.
And while Spring threatened its usual rain, it held off and delivered a sun-soaked final, with spectators lining the pitches to watch the biggest moments unfold.
Competitive Cup: Sharkies edge a classic Final
The standout match of the day came in the Competitive Cup Final, where Sharkies narrowly defeated TLC (No Subs) in a thrilling 4-3 victory.
With the sun finally breaking through and players and spectators crowding the sidelines, the atmosphere hit its peak. The scoreline says it all, a tight, high-quality contest that could have gone either way, decided by fine margins.
Social and Beginner categories deliver big moments
In the Mixed Social Final, Palmeira Porpoises secured a confident 3-1 win over Gotcha5, combining structure and flair to take the title.
Meanwhile, the Beginner Final showcased the next wave of talent, with Entente Cordiale overcoming The Way the Cookie Scrumbles 5-3 in an entertaining and free-flowing game.
Across the day, an incredible 229 matches were played, with a staggering 1,953 tries scored – highlighting the fast-paced, attacking nature of the game.
New for 2026: Recovery Zone a huge hit
A major addition for this year’s tournament was the introduction of the Player Recovery Zone, giving players access to sports massage, taping, sauna and ice baths throughout the day.
Designed to help players manage multiple games and recover properly between matches, the zone quickly became one of the most talked-about features of the event, adding a new level of professionalism and care to the tournament experience.
Dinosaur, DJ and a packed dancefloor
Off the pitch, the tournament delivered just as much personality.
T-Rex on Tour made a memorable appearance, bringing a full-sized dinosaur to the sidelines, because no Tag Rugby tournament is complete without one, apparently.
As the final whistle blew, attention turned to the after party, where DJ Astech kept a packed and sweaty dancefloor moving well into the night, rounding off the day in proper Tag Rugby fashion.
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What’s Next?
If this was the warm-up, the rest of the season is shaping up nicely!
London Corporate Challenge – 29th May
The perfect introduction to Tag Rugby for you and your colleagues, right in the heart of London.
The ultimate summer tournament. Choose your skill category, and enjoy a festival atmosphere with live music that goes on well beyond the final whistle.
As always, a huge thank you to all the referees and partners who kept the day running smoothly and helped deliver an incredible experience for every player and guest.
TEAM WINNERS
Competitive Cup
Sharkies
Competitive Plate
NL Globetrotters
Social A Cup
Palmeira Porpoises
Social A Plate
Telley’s Tubbies
Social A Bowl
Sexton The Beach All Stars
Social A Shield
Club Electropicana
Social B Cup
Nice one bruva
Social B Plate
What a load of Pollocks
Social B Bowl
Salford on tour
Beginner Cup
Entente Cordiale
INDIVIDUAL WINNERS
Competitive Female Player of the Tournament
Rosie Hudson – TLC (No Subs)
Competitive Male Player of the Tournament
Ross McGee – NL Globetrotters
Social A Female Player of the Tournament
Jaimee Wittervan – Taggatubbies
Social A Male Player of the Tournament
Zavien Pene – Up the Wahss
Social B Female Player of the Tournament
Laura Spranger – What a load of Pollocks
Social B Male Player of the Tournament
Oliver Aylen – T-Rex’s on Tour
Beginner Female Player of the Tournament
Arianna Collin – Entente Cordiale
Beginner Male Player of the Tournament
Jim Bailey III – The way the cookie scrumbles
Referee of the Tournament
Gus Daniels
FINAL STANDINGS
Competitive Cup
1 (Winners) Sharkies
2 TLC (No Subs)
3 Turtles
4 Gotchyas
Competitive Plate
1 (Winners) NL Globetrotters
2 Tortoises
3 TAGKESHI
4 Bees
5 Sally on Tour
6 Flying Fajitas
7 The Tagermeisters!
8 Phoenixes Blue
Social A Cup
1 (Winners) Palmeira Porpoises
2 Gotcha5
3 Llama Farmers
4 Rainbow Tag Team
5 Al-Try-eda
6 Up the Wahss
7 Atlas Hurricanes
8 OG Tagagotchi’s
Social A Plate
1 (Winners) Telley’s Tubbies
2 Taggatubbies
3 Turton’s Turtles
4 Georges’ Dragons
5 Tagatha
6 TagTeamIt
7 Frogs on Tour
8 North London Globetrotters Social
Social A Bowl
1 (Winners) Sexton The Beach All Stars
2 Barbamama
3 Marmalade Brigade
4 COW
5 Born to Try
6 No Fins No Glory
7 Brighton Tagliatelle
8 Naked Attagtion
Social A Shield
1 (Winners) Club Electropicana
2 Joe + The Juice
3 Skebengas
4 Accenture
5 Best of Barnes
6 Tag Marry Kill
7 Capital Group
8 A&O Shearman
Social B Cup
1 (Winners) Nice one bruva
2 10 pints of milk, please
3 Thunder Taggers
4 Taglor Swifts
5 The People’s Republic of Tagistan (PRT)
6 How I Scrummed Your Mother
7 The Spring Collective
8 N0 W0MAN N0 TRY
Social B Plate
1 (Winners) What a load of Pollocks
2 T-Rex’s on Tour
3 Gaggin’ 4 a Taggin’
4 Spring into Action
5 Ava lon Anonymous
6 Tagadelic 2 Electric Boogaloo
7 The Real Tagsmanian Devils
8 Try Bairns Get Nowt!
Social B Bowl
1 (Winners) Salford on tour
2 Octopassers II
3 TourTagliatellie
4 Jet Tag
5 Filthier Pitch
6 Oisin’s 11
7 Daddy I’m Scrumming
8 Barclays
Beginner Cup
1 (Winners) Entente Cordiale
2 The way the cookie scrumbles
3 The Llama’s
4 Max pretending to be a gorilla
5 The Acton Aardvarks
6 101 Black Cats
7 FLY BY MUSCLE