Rugby tournament is fitting tribute to popular Ian
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Teams were made up of boys and girls and men and women in three side-by-side tournaments, for the elite teams, kids and adult social teams.
The day saw some tough competition mixed in with a whole lot of smiles, and whether you won or lost, everyone was having fun and paying tribute to a remarkable and popular former teacher at the high school, who died earlier this year.
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So far, more than £1,500 has been raised for Ian’s favourite charities – Send a Cow and St Wilfrid’s Hospice – with more money coming in every day.
This was a fitting tribute to a friend, colleague and family man who was very well known in the Chichester community, at Chichester Rugby Club, Chichester City Youth Football Club and the church community.
Chichester RFC are staging a big day of beach rugby this Saturday at West Wittering.
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The start time is 10am with the finals around 2pm.
It’s the first in a series of big local events the rugby club are leading under the Festival of Rugby heading.
The Longest Pass follows on sunday, September 6 and a primary school rugby festival is lined up for Friday, September 25.
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