History - History 1
How it all began (Sloth Fest)
Lesson 1: It takes more than 6 weeks to start a 7s
A little over year ago I was living in Bath. Whilst there I found out about the bath 7s, which I now believe is called the West Country 7s and is part of the national sevens series. The more I found out about it, the more I wanted to do it. The problem was organising a team to travel over there. (I think I found out about it, around two weeks before the event was to be held.) So I looked for an alternative back home and I couldn’t find one. Not wanting to give up that easily, I decided to set up a new 7s in Essex. I contacted my old school (Robert Clack) and they said I could do it, but they gave me a date just six weeks ahead of time (it had to be in the school holidays). So the challenge was set.
I then contact the RFU, to find out what I needed to do for them. Their first question was “what’s the event called?” eeerrrr, I hadn’t thought of that. Being as it was at my old school, the first thing that came to mind was my old nick name, and so Sloth fest was born. (Yes that explains the email address)
The RFU then put me in contact with the likes of Keith Green and Richard Austin, whom have both given me all sorts of advice over the last two years, so I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to them both. It was one of these two who said to me, “the paper work etc would be a lot easier, if the event is hosted by a club.”
Enter, Dai Davis and Romford & Gidea park RFC, who agreed to become the host club for Sloth fest 2009, thanks guys for sticking with me, let’s hope it all pays off in the end. Unfortunately sloth fest 2009 failed, I only got one paid up team, but a lesson was learnt.... it’s hard to find teams, so give them more than 6 weeks to enter.
Lesson 1: It takes more than 6 weeks to start a 7s
A little over year ago I was living in Bath. Whilst there I found out about the bath 7s, which I now believe is called the West Country 7s and is part of the national sevens series. The more I found out about it, the more I wanted to do it. The problem was organising a team to travel over there. (I think I found out about it, around two weeks before the event was to be held.) So I looked for an alternative back home and I couldn’t find one. Not wanting to give up that easily, I decided to set up a new 7s in Essex. I contacted my old school (Robert Clack) and they said I could do it, but they gave me a date just six weeks ahead of time (it had to be in the school holidays). So the challenge was set.
I then contact the RFU, to find out what I needed to do for them. Their first question was “what’s the event called?” eeerrrr, I hadn’t thought of that. Being as it was at my old school, the first thing that came to mind was my old nick name, and so Sloth fest was born. (Yes that explains the email address)
The RFU then put me in contact with the likes of Keith Green and Richard Austin, whom have both given me all sorts of advice over the last two years, so I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to them both. It was one of these two who said to me, “the paper work etc would be a lot easier, if the event is hosted by a club.”
Enter, Dai Davis and Romford & Gidea park RFC, who agreed to become the host club for Sloth fest 2009, thanks guys for sticking with me, let’s hope it all pays off in the end. Unfortunately sloth fest 2009 failed, I only got one paid up team, but a lesson was learnt.... it’s hard to find teams, so give them more than 6 weeks to enter.
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