FW: Ottawa Irish Fall Old Boys Tens Festival ~ follow-up item, registration

Gentlemen, on November the 3^rd, the day before our East / West game, the Ottawa Irish are having a 10’s festival.  It sounds like a great day and something in the future we should pencil into our fixtures.   If you’re interested in going you can contact Tim Frank at tim.frank@sympatico.ca

 

From: Tim Frank [mailto:tim.frank@sympatico.ca]

Gents,

Since the aim is to try and get as many warm bodies to take part in the games on the 3^rd of November,  accordingly, we are pleased to add the following possibility to deal with the registration requirement:

To greatly simplify the issue of how to deal with unregistered players who wish to play,  Rugby Canada has provided us with a very attractive option that will allow us to register players on the day. We will collect $10 from anyone who requires this option. This will afford the same level of insurance as regular registration ~  BUT ONLY FOR THE DAY!

Obviously, this does not apply to any Old Boy who is already registered with their club.

So, to recap:

1)      Registration, for the currently non-registered, has been sorted out in a simple and cost-effective way.

2)      Cheap (free) accommodation is available so the drive home can be deferred until “safe”.

3)      Beer will be plentiful and “on sale”.

4)      Food will be plentiful and cheap.

5)      Did I mention beer?

6)      This will be a great event and a superb opportunity to close out the rugby year in a real rugby atmosphere.

There are not many excuses left!

I’d appreciate any advance indication that you can provide as to interest and likely numbers.

We hope to see many of you and/or your club-mates at Twin Elm on the 3^rd.

Rgds,

Tim Frank

e-mail => tim.frank@sympatico.ca

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From: Tim Frank

Gentlemen,

A few of minor updates/additions:

1)      The First Annual “Ottawa Irish Fall Old Boys Tens Festival Nov. 3^rd”  is just a component of an entire day of rugby that will celebrate and show-off  Twin Elm Rugby Park, and cap an excellent year of Rugby in Eastern Ontario. There will be club matches (friendlies) at all levels.

2)      To alleviate both potential cost and maximize safety, the Founders’ lounge will be available Saturday night, Nov.3^rd  as a makeshift dormitory for anyone who wants to stay over (from out of town, or in town....) ....bring an air mattress/foam pad and a sleeping bag. Don’t drink and drive....just drink... and get as early a start home as you wish on Sunday morning (almost as good as a mini-tour!). If there are sufficient overnighters, one of the Twin Elm Directors has offered to provide a waffle breakfast.,...and he is one of those “syrup snobs” ™ who does not believe in  table syrup....its maple syrup or nothing.... J

3)      There will be some excellent live rugby on TV as well as on the fields, and the beer inventory at the Park is too high for this time of year so will be “priced to clear”; food will be “crock-pot” dishes (beans, stew, etc. but plentiful and cheap).

I’d appreciate any advance indication that you can provide as to interest and likely numbers.

We hope to see many of you and/or your club-mates at Twin Elm on the 3^rd.

Rgds,

Tim Frank

Facility Director, Twin Elm

(and Old Boy )