Latest News
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5/9/2008 7:39:23 PM |
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Tie Factory burns down
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Our tie supplier's factory in India has burned down.......!
 This
means we won't have our new ties for this year's game.
See Kev or Russ for details on how to get your team tie when it
arrives. |
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2007 Game
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The date has been finalised for the 2007 match. April 4th - Kick
off 18:00
If you would like to play for the team this winter season, drop us
an email
here
or call:
Kevbo : 06 86 59 65 73 or
Weeman : 06 10 08 73 94
Team Meeting for 2007 Match - 21:30 Onwards - Monday 2nd April,
Crowded House, Val Claret |
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Stade Francais
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 A
friendly game of touch 7's rugby was held on the Front de Neige
between a local Tignes/Val d'Isere combined side and French Division
1 team Stade Francais.
SF came home as 6-5 winners in the evening blizzard. Weeman managed
to poach a try whilst the majority of his team-mates puffed and
spluttered their way around the pitch.
Stade Francais are mostly remembered for their
shirts |
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Bored @ Work?
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Need to escape from the daily grind whilst stuck in the office?
Try this
little game from the  :
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New Team Mascot
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This years team mascot has been chosen to fly the flag for the
squad. Aussie Aaron will lead the team out onto the pitch this year
in what is to be his final ski season before heading back to Oz -
Good on ya mate.....! |
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New Vice-Captain
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Tignes Barbarians are pleased to announce the appointment of new
Vice-Captain Weeman (aka Russ from the Crowded House).
May God bless him and all that sail in him |
French Poachers
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Not content with using the referee as a 16th player, the French side
have been doing their best to poach British players.
How many centuries have we had to endure these Gallic underhand
tactics?
In law, treason is the crime of disloyalty to one's nation. A person
who betrays the nation of their citizenship and/or reneges on an
oath of loyalty and in some way wilfully cooperates with an enemy,
is considered to be a traitor.
For those interested in playing for the French please take note of
the following piece of legislature;
# Treason Act 1351:
* encompassing the Sovereign's death;
* killing or conspiring or attempting to kill the Sovereign's wife
or eldest son;
* violating the Sovereign's wife, or the Sovereign's eldest
unmarried daughter, or the Sovereign's eldest son's wife;
* levying war against the Sovereign in the United Kingdom;
* adhering to the Sovereign's enemies, giving them aid and
comfort, in the realm or elsewhere;
* killing the King's Chancellor, Treasurer (an office long in
commission) or Justices.
May the greater exponents of the Dark Arts of Rugby hone their
skills on such traitors.
But if you want to play for TB then sign up |
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The Truth is out
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The neutrality of the French referees drafted in for the game has
always been the subject of many a heated debate between the two
sides. The picture below shows the referee himself getting involved
in a flare up between two players. He can be seen on his knees in
the centre of the photo wearing a grey top.
Eye witnesses have stated he was one of the first to start throwing
the punches in an attempt to break up the disagreement. How far does
this overstep the mark of neutrality? You decide. |
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2006 DVD
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All was looking good for an Autumn release of this year's match
on DVD.........
Until a power surge took out the storage disks and wiped the whole
lot. Thankfully we still have the originals.
We are currently working on transferring all the material to new
storage drives so we can have the DVD ready within the next month. |
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Brit Players score for French
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The two highest try scorers for the French team this summer were
actually Brits.
In the spirit of sharing the two boys decided to share their talents
with the French for the 6 Stations tournament and a memorial game
against Val d'Isere. With 3 tries each, Russ & Kevbo easily outshone
the froggies and showed them how to score. |
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Lee to sign up?
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| Lt Gen(ret) Lee Lewis-Morgan-Jones has thankfully decided not to
rejoin his regiment and go out to Iraq. Lee will be running the
Snowtec Lac shop opposite the tabac for the winter season. |
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Plonge is AWOL
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Where has he gone? Apparently Plonge has decamped to London for
the summer but his actual whereabouts are still to be confirmed.
Rumours continue as to whether marriage is in the air......
Watch this space...... |
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Beach Rugby
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This summer's beach rugby tool place in Tignes in mid-July.
Organised by the Comite des Alpes de Rugby, the even was well
supported locally and featured several current and ex French
internationals.
Allegedly there was a post-night club game played between the girls
and the boys that degenerated after the first tackle. The pitch was
raked clean ready for the first game Sunday morning and all evidence
was removed. |
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6 Stations
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A try each for the only two Tig Baba's players in this years
tournament.
A combined 100 Fous du Score/Ovalins/Barbarians side came a
commendable second place on the 6th of August. Also present, and
maintaining the party atmosphere was a select team from St Jean de
Maurianne. Despite trying to turn every game into a mass brawl, Les
Ex et Lents from Albertville won this years trophy.
It is, however, unlikely they will be invited back to the tournament
due to their atrocious discipline.
Despite the adverse weather conditions a high level of 'champagne
rugby' was on display from the local sides.
The third half was hosted by Russ at the Crowded House in Val Claret
and all present did their duty in rounding off the day in time
honoured fashion |
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Prima Donna's Pain
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| During the recent memorial match in Val d'Isere, the snobbery of
certain of the town's individuals came to the fore. In a game played
in appalling conditions on a water-logged pitch, the combined Tignes
team displayed their true grit when Val d'Isere once again brought
their own rule book. |
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Current Standing Room only Policy
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| All seats are to be removed from the buses in Tignes. Sources
inside STGM say that in an effort to raise everyone's fitness level
all buses will become standing only. |
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Match Overview
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| Year |
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| 1997 |
Tignes Barbarians |
0 |
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3 |
Les 100 Fous
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| 1998 |
Tignes Barbarians |
0 |
- |
0 |
Les 100 Fous |
| 1999 |
Tignes Barbarians |
5 |
- |
5 |
Les 100 Fous |
| 2000 |
Tignes Barbarians |
0 |
- |
7 |
Les 100 Fous
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| 2001 |
Tignes Barbarians
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3 |
- |
0 |
Les 100 Fous |
| 2002 |
Tignes Barbarians
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15 |
- |
5 |
Les 100 Fous |
| 2003 |
Tignes Barbarians |
0 |
- |
12 |
Les 100 Fous
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| 2004 |
Tignes Barbarians
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17 |
- |
13 |
Les 100 Fous |
| 2005 |
Tignes Barbarians
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14 |
- |
5 |
Les 100 Fous |
| 2006 |
Tignes Barbarians |
0 |
- |
12 |
Les 100 Fous
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