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ONLY WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT IN EASTERN EUROPE
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NEW & EXCITING TOUR DESTINATION
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23rd to 25th May 2008 |
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PROCEEDS FROM THE TOURNAMENT DONATED TO "AZULOAS" RUGBY CLUB FOR DEVELOPMENT OF RUGBY IN KAUNAS |
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| ABOUT LITHUANIAN RUGBY: |
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One of the strongest women’s rugby unions in Eastern Europe with 7 clubs. Almost all the rugby is Sevens. |
| Women's National VII regularly compete in International Tournaments and the Qualifiers for the World Cup – last year Lithuania lost to England by 40 points, however the records fail to point out that the Lithuanians had a 2 day bus journey, arriving at 5 a.m. on the morning of the game itself! |
| Men’s rugby is the strongest in the Baltics with 10 teams spread throughout the country, and regular winners of the Baltic Cup. The national side is similar standard to Level 5 team in UK, for example Richmond or London Scottish. |
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ABOUT KAUNAS RUGBY FESTIVAL: |
Now in its 4th year, this wonderful festival combines Men's XV Games with Eastern Europe's ONLY Women's Rugby Tournament - previous guests include teams from Russia, Poland, Latvia and UK. Ideal for tourists, wanting to experience the best of Eastern Europe. AND YOU WILL BE PLAYING IN THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL STADIUM. With 20,000 seats this is the largest in the Baltics, and recent visitors include Liverpool FC and World Champions, Italy!
You will be playing on the same pitch and using the same changing rooms! |
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| ABOUT KAUNAS: |
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| A few miscellaneous and random facts about Kaunas... |
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- 100km west of the Geographic Centre of Europe!
- Inter-war capital of Lithuania
- Biggest non-capital city in the Baltics with population of 440,000
- Largest fortified city in Europe in 18th century
- Beautiful city centre with the 1.6km bar lined “ Freedom Street”
- Ludovic Zamhenof, creator of Esperanto, lived here
- Considered as the unofficial home of Basketball in Europe
- Home to a Museum dedicated to Devils
- Cathedral Square boasts one of the most erotic statues in Europe!
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