The first ever York Summer Tournament took place with 172 players joining the fun at Heworth Rugby Club on Saturday 21st June.

From beginners to seasoned players, a true community vibe thrived all day and into the night. Alongside the exciting on-field action, attendees witnessed what is believed to be a world first – the debut of Yorkshire Pudding Swinging, a hilariously intense new competition that had everyone talking! (or in the case of the winner eating!)

Cup Final: Bradford Hogs vs Tagsmaster
Tagsmaster, who had knocked out one of the pre-tournament favourites, ‘Tease me first, ruck me later’ in the Cup Quarter Finals, pushed hard from kick off but were undone by some brilliant individual and team play from the experienced Bradford Hogs.

Plate Final: Das Original Guten Tag vs York Social
Leeds-based team Das Original Guten Tag came out on top in a hard-fought final. Well done to both finalists in putting on a great show

Fancy Dress Competition
The theme was “Through the Ages” – from Retro to 70s disco, the outfits were truly on point! Congratulations to the Romans though, Mama’s Tagliatelle, who breezed to a win in the best fancy dress competition!

The York Summer Tournament was such great fun. A huge thank you to the TTR team, the referees, Heworth Rugby Club and our photographers who all expertly delivered our first Tournament event!

Until York Tournament 2026, you can check out our summer TagFest and Summer Tournament series on the events page.

PHOTOS
Photos from the day can be found on our Facebook Page.

TEAM WINNERS
Cup
Bradford Hogs

Plate
Das Original Guten Tag

INDIVIDUAL WINNERS

Cup Female Player of the Tournament
Millie Barraclough – Tagnum PI

Cup Male Player of the Tournament
Fred Woodcock – Tease me first, ruck me later

Plate Female Player of the Tournament
Charlie Smith – Mudder Rucker

Plate Male Player of the Tournament
Anish Koneru – Das Original Guten Tag

Dedication to the Fancy Dress theme: Mama’s Tagliatelle – Romans!

Referee of the Tournament: Dave Wilkinson

Yorkshire Pudding Swinging Winner (and only competitor to have ever completed the pudding swing to-date!): Matt Aspin

TTR Staff Yorkshire Pudding Swinging Winner (after Dave’s pudding fell off the string!): Carl Duckels

Thank You
Thank you to all the players for coming to York and making our first ever tournament very special indeed! Thank you to our wonderful referees – we can’t play without them so we really appreciate and cherish them! We would also like to extend our thanks to our event staff and partners for making the event such a success. A special thank you to Paul, club chair at Heworth Rugby Club and all the Heworth staff and committee that made our day run so smoothly.

Finally, a huge shout out to our photographers – Eden (Riddell Photography), Josh (Cheang.frames) and Stuart. They all worked tirelessly to capture the good vibes and competition that was York Summer Tournament 2025.

We hope everybody enjoyed the day and we already can’t wait for 2026!

Thank you,
Ari and Lauren