Royal Rugby Fiesta 2015 on 22 November

The Royal College Group of ’91 is holding its annual touch rugby tournament, ‘Royal Rugby Fiesta 2015’ for the 14th consecutive year on Sunday 22 November at CR&FC grounds, kicking off at 9:30 a.m.

The first Royal Rugby Fiesta was organised in 2002 with the prime objective of bringing various groups of past students together in order to promote goodwill and togetherness. This has been an exciting event for the old boys to get-together and as well as to try their hands at their favorite sport at College. The Royal Rugby Fiesta has become one of the most important rugby events in the event calendar of the Royal College Union from the inception of this tournament.

This year’s event will be held on a grand scale as organisers plan to celebrate the 14th anniversary of the Royal Rugby Fiesta. Rugby matches will start at 9:30 a.m. and will go on until 5:30 p.m. Spectators can witness exciting touch rugby throughout the day. An estimated 25 rugby teams and 1,000 spectators are expected for the event.

In the past, this event has been patronised by leading rugby players from Royal College, some of whom later went on to represent various clubs and the country too. The participants include leading personalities from the corporate world and other distinguished professionals such as doctors, engineers, architects, accountants, academics, etc.  

Matches will be played under the age categories of 20-30 years (Junior Category – for the Summa Navarathnam Challenge Trophy), 31-40 Years (Mid Category – for the Group of ‘91 Challenge Trophy) and 41 plus (senior category for the Senior Challenge Trophy). 

Each successive year, the organising committee had made sure that novel items were introduced to make the event more attractive. This year too several new items will be included. 

This is an event for the entire family with several competitions for the ladies and children. There will be a special entertainment area for kids as well as adults, such as a magic show, face painting, bouncer, popcorn hut, magic balloons, clowns, beer garden, BBQ stations, cocktail bars. Renowned DJ music will be available from beginning and a popular live band will be in action in the evening. Food stalls will also be present at the grounds.