The Friday before May Bank Holiday and teams rolled into the Festa Brava Hotel in Lloret de Mar. General team attire ranged from tie and jacket, to farm yard animals, kilts and the traditional tour shirt or two, all are here for one thing- TOURFEST. Once checked in, everyone headed straight for the bar to break in the All-Inclusive package, shortly followed with a quick change into skimpy bikinis and even skimpier Speedos, meant that TourFest had started with a splash!
The Tournament kicked off at 2pm the following day, giving everyone time to prepare for the matches after the first night of antics in the All Inclusive TourFest bars and clubs. The teams were made up of a variety of nationalities including Scottish, Irish, English, Spanish, Welsh, Australian, Spanish & Catalan sides as well as the odd Kiwi & South African or two for good measure, which meant there was plenty of banter flying around in the pre-match atmosphere!
Men’s Rugby, sponsored by UR7’s, proved to be the most popular tournament of the weekend with 16 teams split into two pools. Undoubtedly, the best dressed team on tour with their Batman playing shirts – Monkenhovellers - nabbed the first semi final place but had to withdraw from the tournament due to the bar being open. This meant that the top four teams in the tournament included two Catalan and two English teams. The two top teams in each pool played each other in the semi-finals, with Catalunya v BUC playing first to give us an all Catalan first semi final which was followed swiftly by The Last Suppers v Billingham Colts to give us an all English semi final. The Billingham Boys pulled through with a 24-7 victory against The Last Suppers Stag Party, whilst Catalunya strolled into the final with a 40-0 win over BUC. Everyone gathered round the main pitch to see the Billingham Colts and Catalonian National Team battle it out to see which side became the first ever UR7’s TourFest Men’s Rugby Champions. In the end the strength and size of the home team shone through as they took the title by 31-7 but at no point did Billingham look out of place and could hold their heads high as they walked from the pitch to rapturous applause from the crowd.
As for the women’s rugby, all teams played each other in a Round Robin format, with the tournament finishing with a British Baa Bas team v Spain. Unfortunately, even with all the British top players and the pure skill of Event Manager, Chrissy Siczowa, the British Baa Bas were unable to defeat the strong Spanish side. At the end of the day, the UR7’s TourFest Women’s Rugby Champions title went to Wellingborough Ladies after they managed to pull it out the bag and triumph over all the other ladies teams.
The football tournament was made up of 3 UK and 3 Spanish teams, along with the one team made up of Aussies (well, 9 Aussies and a token Pom!), this meant that each team had a total of 6 games to play throughout the day. Luckily the sun had blessed us with its presence all day allowing players to top up their tans in-between matches. After the first round games, it was obvious that the Brits knew what they were doing with all 3 teams and 1 Spanish team through to the semi finals. The first semi saw the only remaining Spanish side left in the tournament, La Catedral, take on last year’s football tournament champions Sears Morgan ‘A’. However the Essex side couldn’t match their 2009 form and were out-skilled out of a place in this year’s final as they succumbed to a 1-0 defeat. The second semi final which saw Sporting Club Essex FC take on Sears Morgan ‘B’ turned out to be a much closer encounter with the scores still at 0-0 at full time it meant that a place in the final would come down to penalties. The teams carefully selected the top 5 penalty takers to go forward to face the opposing teams’ goalie. Sears Morgan ‘B’ snatched it 3-2 as Sporting’s captain Ben Picking missed his ever so crucial penalty to send them home early. So for the Grand Finale, it was Spain vs England for the championship title! After minutes of ruthless football on both teams’ part, Sears Morgan ‘B’ walked away with a 2-1 victory and the TourFest Football Trophy, giving them a year of bragging rights on their 1st X1.
Once back at the hotel, there was only one thing on everyone’s mind. With a quick pit stop at the Festa Brava Bar everyone headed over to Tropics to see the crazy stunts from MTV’s Pritchard Vs Dainton (Dirty Sanchez), followed by the first ever TourFest Prize Giving. Congratulations to Billingham Colts, Wellingborough Ladies and Sears Morgan ‘B’ for winning the Champions Trophy in their respective sports.
After the final day of rest and the last night of tour, Team Leaders were literally dragging their teams to the coach transfers for their flight home. I think it was safe to say, everyone got their money’s worth from the all-inclusive bars, restaurants and night clubs. Teamlink would like to thank everyone who attended the Launch of TourFest and would also like to wish Good Luck to Paul Sullivan, Gareth Bronte and Robert Wilkinson in their future adventures of married life.
TourFest 2011: Friday 29th April - Monday 2nd May 2011
TourFest is proud to announce WellingbBorough Ladies RFC as the Team of the Month! Read on to find out more about this month's winner.
Team Name:
Wellingborough Ladies RFC
Where are you from?
Wellingborough
What’s your team Nickname?
Borough
Your favourite moment from a past tour?
Neon Night
Random fact about your team:
We have little mats in the changing room so our feet don't get wet and dirty
Describe your team in 3 words:
P*ssheads, Bonkers, Sexy
Favourite previous Tour destination?
Spain
Why did you choose TourFest?
Because it looks FUN!
In your team, who is..
Tour Joker: Emma Tour Dirty Stop out: Theresa and Janita
Tour Drunken Fool: Rachel Anderson Tour Liability: Danni
Most likely to be in bed early every night: Becky Most likely to miss the flight to Spain: Steph Most likely to be your team’s top scorer: Derri Most likely to leave their dignity in Lloret de Mar: Rachel Jones
What is your Team Motto: Play well and get p*ssed!!
Due to high demand dates for Tourfest 2011 have now been set!
Our 2011 All Inclusive Festival in Lloret de Mar will run from the 29th April- 2nd May.
Pre-register your team for our 2011 event and we’ll reserve you a place in the Sports Tournament of your choice OR Book before the 30th of September 2010 and we’ll guarantee you a Price Freeze on our 2010 Packages.
To hop on the early Bird Train and make the most of our superb offer all you need to do is register your team for 2011 by filling in our Pre-Registration form here
TourFest is proud to announce The Putney Magpies (Aussie Rules Football) as the Team of the Month! Read on to find out more about this month's winner.
Team Name:
The Putney Magpies
Where are you from?
London
What’s your team Nickname?
The Pies
Your favourite moment from a past tour?
The Midget Smuggling Incident
Random fact about your team:
We are yet to be beated in a boat race...
Describe your team in 3 words:
Men With Muscles
Favourite previous Tour destination?
Amsterdam
Why did you choose TourFest?
TourFest Chose Us
In your team, who is..
Tour Joker: The Hammer Tour Dirty Stop out: The Kebab Shop Tour Drunken Fool: The Great Dane Tour Liability: The Midget Smuggler Most likely to be in bed early every night: Cheesy Most likely to miss the flight to Spain: Mr Cooper Most likely to be your team’s top scorer: Chewbacca Most likely to leave their dignity in Lloret de Mar: The Salmon
What is your Team Motto: Life is simpler in black and white
TourFest has called in some PREEEETTY BIG favours to put together a “Meet and Greet” with MTV’s Pritchard and Dainton.
This is your chance for your team to meet the dare devil duo before they hit the stage with their mischievous pranks and outrageous dares that will simply put your Tour forfeits to shame. Watch the guys exclusively warm up for their headlining appearance at Tropics Night Club, which will be sure to get adrenaline rushing through your veins.
As the night goes on, you’ll witness the boys thrilling the crowds while performing odd and painful stunts (please don’t try this at home), leaving everyone pumped for the final night of TourFest. It’s the perfect way to end a perfect tour. These lads know no boundaries so watch and see how each conspire against one another.
Book now to ensure your team’s entered into the Meet and Greet Prize Draw!!
They call us week after week to find out what's going down with the Latest News and what's cracking off in the Teamlink office. The two Radio One DJs are itching to get over to Lloret De Mar for a bit of Sun, Sea and... Duty Free?!
"We're both very excited about taking the Chappers and Dave world tour to Spain this year. It will give us the chance to work at a truely enormous event in the sunshine, and also get some duty free on the way back!"
Whatever floats your boat, we'll see you down the beach!
TourFest is proud to announce that UR7s.com has become an Official Partner of our Men’s & Women’s Rugby Tournaments. The World’s First All Inclusive Sports Festival will now be known as...
‘Tourfest Rugby 7s & 10s Tournament in association with Ultimate Rugby Sevens’.
UR7s.com is the first Ultimate Rugby Sevens product offering and the sport’s first online interactive multimedia portal and is the home for everything Rugby 7s related. As well as offering a promotional platform for teams, tournaments, brands, players & fans, on the 1st of December announced the launch of a UK National Sevens Series, approved by the RFU, featuring national-level players from across the UK.
TourFest and UR7s.com will work in conjunction during 2010 to ensure that our Rugby Tournaments are second to none. To visit UR7s.com click here
TourFest is proud to announce Mersea Island RFC as the Team of the Month! Read on to find out more about this month's winner.
Team Name:
Mersea Island RFC
Where are you from?
Mersea, Essex
What’s your team Nickname?
The Hopefuls
Your favourite moment from a past tour?
Beating Eng Uni League side in Estonia
Random fact about your team:
We are made up of ex-Chippendale calendar boys
Describe your team in 3 words:
Fear, No, Beer
Favourite previous Tour destination?
South Africa
Why did you choose TourFest?
Why not!
In your team who is:
Tour Joker: Big Dave Tour Dirty Stop out: Goldie Tour Drunken Fool: Kev T Tour Liability: Bradshaw aka “pest” Most likely to be in bed early every night: Augustus Most likely to miss the flight to Spain: Tyrone Most likely to be your team’s top scorer: Not Drum Most likely to leave their dignity in Lloret de Mar: Khany (Pete)
What is your team Tour motto?Always another day lads!
Last few spaces for teams available in our Men's Rugby 7s Tournament at TourFest. Places are selling fast hence the limited sales time – Get booking quickly, simply fill in the booking form and send us your deposits
Keen to know who's already hopped on the TourFest bandwagon? Check out the selection of most recently confirmed rugby teams who will be taking on Lloret de Mar next April...
Bronte's Barbarians RFC
Fullerians RFC A
Fullerians RFC B
Mersea Island RFC
Vikings Invitational RFC
Mersea Island Rhinos RFC
GEiEG RFC A (Catalunya)
GEiEG RFC B (Catalunya)
Torroella RC (Catalunya)
VIC RC (Catalunya)
The Last Suppers
Bournemouth Uni RFC
Wish you were joining these guys?
Last remaining rugby places available so BOOK NOW to guarantee your place at TourFest 2010.
That’s right you heard it here first.......flights to TourFest from London airports are few and far between with limited availability and some flights sold out completely! Make sure you don’t miss out completely and book your team on TourFest by the end of month to avoid disappointment! To find out our other UK departure destinations click here. For more information regarding TourFest – aka ’the best weekend of your life’ - then call out hotline FREE on 0800 092 4790 NOW!
Traffic I hear you cry? At a sports festival?! Oh yes we don’t want to waste your valuable hard earned cash on fancy dress, so we have a special Traffic Light Party on Saturday night in Moby’s Nightclub. Don’t know the rules? Well, you wear green if you are available, amber if you’re not too sure and red to say “oh hold on, I may be on tour but don’t touch”. I’m sure with all that ‘tour spirit’ there will be plenty of green even with your beer goggles on!
To make the most of one of Lloret’s best assets we are taking our Volleyball tournament to the beach. If you think you’ve got what it takes to compete against Goose & Maverick then grab your suntan & shades and head on down to the sandy shore to battle it out against our other TourFest hopefuls, or if that’s not your style then why not just settle down to watch the action with a pina colada with your mates?
As one of the fastest growing and exhilarating sports in Europe, TourFest will be hosting Europe’s ONLY Aussie Rules Club Tournament. There will be plenty of shrimps on the barbie at TourFest’s Aussie Rules Tournament and with clubs invited to compete from all over Europe TourFest will be going Aussie mad! TourFest has been working with the main development body for Aussie Rules in the UK the ARUK as well as other European teams to bring the biggest mix of Aussie madness Spain has ever seen! To find out more information check out our Aussie Rules section or email tourfest@teamlink.co.uk
Then look no further with several different sporting tournaments held at TourFest you have ample opportunity to show off your sporting skills and get your place in that all important trophy cupboard!
TourFest is proud to announce Vikings Invitational as the Team of the Month! Read on to find out more about this month's winner.
Team Name: Vikings Invitational
Where are you from? Halifax RUFC
What's your team Nickname? The Vikings
Your favourite moment from a past Tour? This is our first tour as the Vikings. Plenty of ones that can't be published from previous clubs as "what goes on tour, stays on tour".
Random fact about your team: Halifax was once one of the top 40 teams in the country, only to see the light and go back to the delights of grassroots rugby. No professional players, just professional drinkers now.
Describe your team in 3 words: Drunk but determined.
Favourite previous Tour destination? The Acca- while Toby Turner waits outside.
Why did you choose TourFest? Because it was all-inclusive, setting the lads a challenge of drinking Spain dry!
Who in you team is...
Tour Joker: Big Dave
Tour Dirty Stop Out: Goldie
Tour Drunken Fool: Kev T
Tour Liability: Bradshaw aka “pest”
Most likely to be in bed early every night: Augustus
Most likely to miss the flight to Spain: Tyrone
Most likely to be your team's top scorer: Not Drum
Most likely to leave their dignity in Lloret de Mar: Khany (Pete)
What is your Team motto?
Aside from the universal motto of all tours, "It doesn't count if you are drunk"
Fancy a brand new kit for TourFest 2010, sit back and let Teamlink take over. We will fully kit you out for merely £50 pp*. The Kit includes Shirt, Shorts, Socks, Team Kit Bag, Embroidery and Number.For more information, give us a call on 0800 092 4790 or email us at tourfest@teamlink.co.uk
It's confirmed! Chappers and Dave from Radio One are being flown in to TourFest 2010 to provide you with some of the freshest tunes around. Not only this, we have the legendary Pritchard and Dainton to keep you on your toes and provide you with some top class entertainment. To find out more about our Evening Entertainments including our Nighclubs, Acts, All Inclusive Evening Entertainment Wristbands and much, much more click here.....
