The five Irish teams who took part in the 640kg competition were Boley, Lakehill, Glenhill, Gortletteragh & Donoughmore. The two Cork teams pulled extremely well just missing out on qualification finishing third in their groups. Gortletteragh were drawn in a group of death which included Engelberg & Eibergen and failed to qualify. Lakehill pulled very well to [...]
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In a cruel twist of fate arch rivals Boley & Lakehill were drawn in the same group in the 680kg competition and faced each other in the first pull of the day, a repeat of the final from two years ago. This was a grueling contest with Lakehill winning rope in both ends but Boley doing enough [...]
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There was a great turnout of teams yesterday as the Killylough club celebrated their 40th anniversary in Tydavnet. The clubs who attended were Ballinagh, Bancran, Binnian View, Boley, Boyneside, Brideswell, Fairywater, Glenhill, Gills, Gortletteragh, Killylough, Lakehill, Lavalley, Leo’s Boys, Mountain View, Taughmaconnell, Rockies, Slaneysiders & Staleptons. 12 teams took part in the 640kg senior competition [...]
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Click here to see photos from the Veenseboys 25th anniversary tournament which was held in Veenendaal, the Netherlands on the 3rd & 4th of June. Irish clubs Gortletteragh and Lakehill were in attendance. (Note: there are two pages of photos)
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The Eibergen Tug of War club are hosting an international tournament in the Netherlands to celebrate their 40th anniversary. The competition takes place on Saturday the 13th and Sunday the 14th of August 2011 and all clubs are welcome. Click here for further information.
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Congratulations to Mountain View who rounded off a wonderful weekend for the club at the UK open club championships in Scotland with a gold medal in the 600kg competition. The open club competitions got underway yesterday evening (Saturday) with the international 640kg where Mountain View won silver loosing in the final to Ayrshire from Scotland. The Louth [...]
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The championships came to an end today in Pretoria with the senior men 640kg competition. Ireland began well picking up six points against hosts, South Africa and the USA. They then faced a strong England team and lost two straight followed by another defeat to the strong Dutch team. The Irish then receovered and began [...]
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The World closed championships got underway this morning following a very impressive opening ceremony last night. The temperature was in the thirties once again today but a nice breeze provided for better pulling conditions although underfoot conditions were not ideal with the ground barely tracking. Ireland began poorly in the men’s 700kg competition loosing to Switzerland [...]
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Irish teams Boley, Lakehill & Gortletteragh took part in the men’s 640kg competition on day two in Pretoria. The temperature was in the thirties once again as 23 teams battled for the medals. The competition was run in four groups. Gortletteragh pulled well but failed to qualify from their group. Unfortunately, Irish clubs, Boley and [...]
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The World outdoor championship got underway today in Pretoria, South Africa with the men’s 700kg in the morning. The hard ground and a temperature of 32 degrees celsius did not suit the Irish teams who nonetheless prerformed well in the conditions. 18 teams took part in the 700kg competition which was run in two groups. Lakehill [...]
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