Scarborough Rugby League Festival
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Scarborough International Rugby League Festival is a rugby league nines
tournament that is held in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
, England
. The 2008 festival will be played at Pindar School
on Saturday 26 April 2008 and Sunday 27 April 2008.
The festival is a joint initiative from Breakaway Sports Tours, the RFL
, Scarborough Pirates ARLFC
and Scarborough Council
and is aimed at teams from under-8 to under-13s.
In 2007, 33 teams involving 450 players played 107 matches with 1,500 people attending over the two days.
Rugby league nines
Rugby league nines is a version of rugby league football played with nine players on each side. The game is substantially the same as full rugby league, with some differences in rules and shorter games. Nines is usually played in festivals, as its shorter game play allows for a tournament to be...
tournament that is held in Scarborough, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The 2008 festival will be played at Pindar School
Pindar School
Pindar School is a co-educational secondary school in Eastfield, Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It is now named George Pindar Community Sports College ....
on Saturday 26 April 2008 and Sunday 27 April 2008.
The festival is a joint initiative from Breakaway Sports Tours, the RFL
Rugby Football League
The Rugby Football League is the governing body for professional rugby league football in England. Based at Red Hall in Leeds, it administers the England national rugby league team, the Challenge Cup, Super League and the Rugby League Championships...
, Scarborough Pirates ARLFC
Scarborough Pirates ARLFC
Scarborough Pirates ARLFC is the name of an amateur rugby league team which competes in the Rugby League Conference Yorkshire Premier and British Amateur Rugby League Association winter leagues...
and Scarborough Council
Scarborough (borough)
Scarborough is a non-metropolitan district and borough of North Yorkshire, England. In addition to the town of Scarborough, it covers a large stretch of the coast of Yorkshire, including Whitby and Filey....
and is aimed at teams from under-8 to under-13s.
In 2007, 33 teams involving 450 players played 107 matches with 1,500 people attending over the two days.