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There will be no European Festival in 2021

Corona won this time . . . in spite of many candidates to stage the EVRA 6th European Veteran Rugby Festival 2021, this big Event had to...

POLISH VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH "CORONA TASTE" . . .

Feb 3, 2021

POLISH VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH "CORONA TASTE" . . .

Not so long ago EVRA reached this encouraging message from our Polish rugby friends, well done . . . Hello Marko , I am sorry for not...

Feb 2, 2021

EUROPEAN SERIES 2021- WELCOME BACK TO LIFE

For those European Veterans wanting to make a "World Tour" the best possibility is to visit South America an take part at - Argentina...

Feb 1, 2021

Rugby solidarity

A month ago several strong earthquakes hitted the town of Sisak and the Region of Banija (Croatia). Among the victims was also local...

Playing Rugby under "Covid - 19 conditions"

Jan 1, 2021

Playing Rugby under "Covid - 19 conditions"

Alte Preußen Berlin, with their Team manager and the Tournament organiser - Ohlerich Henning, Ohle "dared" to stage such Event, the only...

Dec 1, 2020

EVRA, The spirit of Rugby

...E.V.R.A. has come to fill that space, that filling we missed. An organization, without any profit spirit, that with a lot of effort...

Nov 1, 2020

EVRA celebrates 10th Anniversary

It was October 26th 2010 when EVRA was founded in Heidelberg´s hotel "Deutscher Kaiser" Now after the 10 years of the modest development,...

Oct 1, 2020

50 years of Rugby in Wiedenbrück

In Wiedenbrücker Heimatmuseum (Wiedenbrück, Germany) from October 1st sport friends of all kind will be able to visit unique exibition...

It matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game

Aug 31, 2020

It matters not who won or lost, but how you played the game

This was the Motto at the 4th ANZ World Golden Oldies Rugby Festival in 1985 in London Now-a-days in Covid - 19 time it is also...

Jun 30, 2020

Rudi Eberle - the Chronicle of Rugby

Rudolf Silvester Eberle (named Rudi), Heidelberg/Germany (December 31, 1927 to July 3rd, 2020) was one of E V R A founders and the...

May 31, 2020

Dear Rugby friends/EVRA members

In this very unusual circumstances we "celebrate" our 10th Anniversary but . . . it is the time to "to look back in the past" of our...

The first Veterans from Denmark joined EVRA

Feb 1, 2020

The first Veterans from Denmark joined EVRA

Fredericia, the small Town, named by its Founder Friedrich III in 1650, was at the begining an important Fortress, controlling the...

Rugby Carnival 2020 Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain

Nov 3, 2019

Rugby Carnival 2020 Tenerife (Canary Islands), Spain

The veterans of Rugby Universidad de Laguna - XV del Bastón - joined EVRA with their traditional tournament Rugby Carnival Tenerife last...

Nov 2, 2019

No Typhoon could stop us

While at the Rugby World cup Hagibis caused matches cancellation, as usual at Monza a mild autumn sun welcomed 10 teams coming from 5...

Nov 1, 2019

50 years of Rugby in Hungary

Mid October Hungarian Rugby Union organised the big celebration of their Sport. The celebrities took place at Kincsem Park where Budapest...

Sep 30, 2019

Belluno Festival 2019 - "Singing in the rain"

Constant rain during the 5th EVRA Festival in Belluno did not spoil good rugby athmosphere and the enjoyment the Festival organiser, with...

Sep 1, 2019

40 years of World Golden Oldies Rugby

Today is the 40th Anniversary of the inaugural Golden Oldies rugby match and we'd love to share some of our fondest and funniest...

Aug 31, 2019

5th EVRA European Festival "Belluno 2019"

Veterans from Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Wales (UK), Ukraina and the host country Italy...

100 years "Oldies" decided to play Rugby...

Jul 31, 2019

100 years "Oldies" decided to play Rugby...

It was one century ago as R G H - Rugby club had been founded in 1919 as the part of Rudergesselschaft Heidelberg 1889. e.V. (Heidleberg...

The oldest Veteran rugby team in the World

Jun 30, 2019