Author: TMB

Not quite the weather we hoped, but the tournament play for Touch My Brum 2019 has started.

You can keep track of scores for the first rounds of the tournament at mytournament.info .

The afternoon will have a play off round where two teams with the lowest score from each tier will play to see who goes into the quarter finals. Group G teams will automatically enter the quarter finals.

Afternoon play will start at 2.30 with the Beorma Shield and Eden Tankard Finals being played at 16:15, and then the Calthorpe Cup final at 16:45, this will be followed immediately by the Prize Presentation.

The groups for TMB 2019 are as follows. We have tried to ensure that teams are not going to be playing their neighbours in the group rounds. Group G has it slightly easier due to being a group of three – this means we will work out an equivalent average score for the afternoon rankings.

Group	Team
Group A	Berkshire Unicorns
Group A	Chester Centurions Legionnaires
Group A	Kings Cross Steelers
Group A	Outlaws Versatile
Group B	Bristol Bisons
Group B	Leeds Hunters A
Group B	Midlands Barbarians
Group B	Sticky Rice
Group C	Leeds Hunters B
Group C	Shuttlerush
Group C	Spartans Sigma Delta
Group C	Swansea Vikings
Group D	Cardiff Lions RFC
Group D	Chester Centurions Gladiators
Group D	Reading Renegades
Group D	Team Ginderella
Group E	Lovin Life
Group E	Spartans Sigma Psi
Group E	Stags White
Group E	Spartans 300
Group F	Coventry Corsairs
Group F	Outlaws Bottoms
Group F	Stags Gold
Group F	Typhoons Touch
Group G	Hull Roundheads RUFC
Group G	Outlaws Tops
Group G	Stags Navy

The final touches are being done ready for the weekend. The forecast looks good, so make sure you keep the (non alcoholic) fluid, and also the sunscreen topped up.

The schedule for the weekend is at http://www.birminghambullsrfc.com/tmbwp/tournament-info/tournament-schedule/ .

The matches in the morning will be three random groups of round robin games, then progressing to the tournament in the afternoon.

The address of the ground and Eden can be found at http://www.birminghambullsrfc.com/tmbwp/tournament-info/locations/

Ticket sales for this year’s Touch My Brum are now closed.

If there are any changes required for teams already registered, then please contact secretary@birminghambullsrfc.com

Ticket sales for Touch My Brum 2019 will close at 7.00pm on Sunday 21 July.

To register please click here

We have had a number of queries on squad size, and have altered the rules (click here to view) accordingly.

We have allowed a squad size of 15, but only 12 players can play per match, and they must be identified at the start of the match.

Ticket sales for Touch My Brum are now open.

Please visit www.touchmybrum.com to register. We have an invoice option available for clubs and teams to make it easier to get your team registered.

 

We are looking for volunteers who would like to be involve with the planning and running of this years tournament, and then we will need even more people on the day to help make it a success.

The type of volunteer role we will have are

Organising Committee
This group will help oversee the planning and organising of the tournament (and help on the day) It will be suited to

Registration
We’re looking for some people with great personal skills to register people on the Friday evening and on Saturday day. People will need to be able to be remain cool under pressure, and provide a great Bulls welcome to participants.

Setup & Closedown
On the Saturday morning there is a lot to do at the ground to be ready for the tournament. Volunteers to get everything ready on Saturday morning, and then close down in the evening.

Pitch Hosts
This role will involve being the point of contact for referees and teams on a specific pitch. You will liaise with the tournament director and Captain’s Liaison to help keep the tournament running on time.

Captain’s Liaison
This volunteer will be the point of contact for all captains on the day to help resolve any queries, and fulfil any (reasonable, and legal) requests

First Aiders
You will provide first aid should it be needed.

General Volunteer
This will be a general role that could include anything and everything.

Media & Social
This role will involve taking photographs and video of the event, and uploading to social media.

If you wish to be involved contact secretary@birminghambullsrfc.com.