The World Rugby Table Organisation want clubs up and down the country to host their own Table Rugby tournaments to raise money for the UK Stem Cell Foundation.

Each time a Table Rugby tournament manages to raise £50 or more for the UKSCF, the winner can be nominated to play in the Table Rugby World Championships on November 1st 2015, the day after the Rugby World Cup final.

Players raise money by paying to enter (the ever popular pound in a pint glass), or by any other means of fundraising they choose.
Anyone can play Table Rugby, anywhere; all that’s needed to play is a coin, a flat surface, and a couple of players.

While there is an official size for the table and coin for the championships, any flat surface and a coin (a 2p is perfect) will work. It’s fun for kids and adults alike and can be played anywhere – with the WTRA even promoting a competition for the best picture of
Table Rugby played in unusual places.

The rules of the game are simple; the first player knocks a coin to the opposite end of the table in three hits, hoping to have a bit of the coin hanging over the opposite side of the table’s edge. The coin is then flipped up and caught for a try, then spun, caught and flicked over their opponent’s finger goalposts for a conversion.

To sign up to host your own tournament, or for those who’d just like to play, simply visit the website http://www.tablerugby.co.uk/, and download a PDF fundraising form. People wishing to get involved have until 18th October to do so.