St Austell v Bolingey Barbarians
Sunday 24th March 2024
Thank you to all the players and supporters that helped The Bolingey Barbarians celebrate St Austell RFC’s 60th Anniversary.
The match was a most entertaining affair, played in true ‘Barbarian’ spirit, with some fine tries scored by both sides.
St Austell RFC have always been great champions of The Bolingey Barbarians. St Austell chairman, Paul Hayes, presented the Barbarians with £1000 from recent fund-raising efforts for the charitable causes which was a fantastic gesture towards the fund raising on the day.
An auction was conducted by Andy Stephens, long time servant to both clubs. Together with a raffle. Bolstered by some very generous amounts by individual donors. Making a total raised on the day of £2445.00.
Bolingey Barbarian chairman, Roger Mead, thanked all the players and supporters of St Austell for their support and wished the club every success at all levels for the future.
We look forward to welcoming all to support veterans’ rugby, continuing our charitable endeavours, helping the less fortunate children in Cornwall.
The following is a response from Paul Hayes, chairman of St Austell RFC.
On behalf of St Austell RFC, I want to say thank you to The Bolingey Barbarians for the game on Sunday.
I could not think of a more fitting way to mark the 60th Anniversary of our Club – the sun shone, rugby was played in the proud traditions of the game and the Clubhouse reverberated to the sound of songs during a fantastic “third half”. To cap it all, nearly £2,500 was raised in support of Children’s Charities in Cornwall underlining the great work that Bolingey Barbarians does on behalf of Cornish rugby.
It is a day and an occasion that will live long in the memory, and on a personal note I would like to thank you for making me an honorary member of The Bolingey Barbarians. I will wear the tie with pride and look forward to the next game.
Kind regards, Paul Hayes.
