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Folkestone U9's to U12's entertain Le Touquet Etaples Rugby Club

Folkestone U9's to U12's entertain Le Touquet Etaples Rugby Club

Alex Ruddock23 Oct 2016 - 20:25
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Made possible with sponsorship from Hythe Royal British Legion with participation medals funded by the Folkestone and Shepway Council.

LE TOUQUET ETAPLES RUGBY CLUB VS. FOLKESTONE RFC U9, U10, U11 & U12.
On Sunday 23 October, Folkestone RFC U9, U10, U11 and U12 hosted their Le Touquet Etaples counterparts in a tournament sponsored by the Hythe Royal British Legion. The event is held annually to commemorate the 15,000 British soldiers buried at Etaples.
Le Touquet Etaples brought a day of French sunshine with them, but Folkestone RFC out-played the visitors, winning all but one of the 7 matches across all the age groups
The Tournament shield was presented by Bill Palmer and Joe Morant, President and Chairman respectively of sponsors, Hythe British Legion.
Participation medals, awarded by the Mayor and Mayoress of Folkestone, Martin and Sheila Salmon, were funded by the Folkestone and Shepway Council in acknowledgement of the special link between Folkestone and it French Twin town of Le Touquet.
The Folkestone RFC Chairman, Simon Himbury, presented the gifts to those who had helped make the event such a success.
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