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                                                    03/04/2022 - Bosley TOWC Open Competition Results

                                                    Diesel Power

                                                    This Sunday 3 April, Bosley Tug of War Club hosted their annual tug of war competition in Cheshire with the following clubs taking part:


                                                    Men – Felton Eccles (A and B), Bosley, Lincoln, Upper Eden (A and B), Sandbach YFC, Diesel Power TOWC, York and Holland TOWC, with Army Ladies and Bedford Ladies also taking part in the mens 600kg competition as allowed by TOWA rules


                                                    Ladies – Army Ladies, Bedford Ladies, Bosley Ladies, Upper Eden Ladies, Diesel Power Ladies, Melton Mowbray Ladies, Upton upon Severn Ladies


                                                    Mixed – Bosley (A and B), Upper Eden (A and B), Upton upon Severn, Diesel Power


                                                    The day was dry but cool and with soft ground, the ground cut up well and we got some competitive ends of tug of war across all of the weight classes.


                                                    Photo: Diesel Power TOWC

                                                    Holland TOWC

                                                    The catchweight competition started with a straight points competition, with Lincoln topping the group without dropping any ends. The battle for second place in the group was close, especially between York (who were back on the circuit after a three year absence) and Felton Eccles who went 1-1 with each other in the group. At the end of the competition, both clubs finished on level points, level on the number of matches won and level on cautions, so it came down to the toss of the coin to decide which team would finish as runners up in the group and it was Felton who won the toss. Lincoln finished as overall winners, with Felton runners up.


                                                    Photo: Holland TOWC

                                                    Bedford Ladies

                                                    The ladies 520kg competition was the first ladies weight with a straight group of 6. Bedford Ladies finished as the group winners without dropping an end, with some close pulling between the other teams with Melton Ladies and Army Ladies having a good 1-1 draw in their first match. Upper Eden Ladies finished as worthy runners up.


                                                    Photo: Bedford Ladies TOWC

                                                    Sandbach

                                                    The mixed 580kg followed which was run as a straight group of 6. There was some close pulling in this event too, with Bosley A and Upper Eden A going 1-1 in the first match, Upper Eden B beating Bosley B, and Upton defeated Diesel Power in the first round. Upper Eden B went 1-1 with Upton, but later beat Bosley A by 2 ends to 0. Upper Eden A and B eventually finished on level points as the top two teams in the group, with Upper Eden B finishing as the eventual winners.


                                                    Photo: Sandbach YFC

                                                    York

                                                    The mens 600kg competition followed which was split into two groups. Felton A, Upper Eden A and B, Bedford and Army were in group 1, and Lincoln, York, Bosley and Diesel Power were in group 2. Upper Eden A performed strongly to finish top of group 1 ahead of group runners up Felton, and Lincoln won group two undefeated ahead of Bosley. In the final, Lincoln ran out as 2 ends to 0 winners.


                                                    Photo: York TOWC

                                                    Army Ladies

                                                    The mens 640kg and Ladies 540kg followed with the 640kg competition being split into two groups of 5, and the ladies 540kg being pulled as a straight group of 7.

                                                    The mens 640kg competition saw Lincoln and Felton A top their respective groups to reach the final. There was a well fought out final which saw Felton finished as worthy winners by 2 ends to 0.


                                                    Photo: Army Ladies

                                                    Lincoln

                                                    The ladies 540kg saw host team Bosley field a ladies team for the first time, and as with the 520kg competition, it was Bedford Ladies who dominated this weight class without dropping any ends. There was a lot of close pulling between the other teams with Melton Mowbray Ladies finishing as the eventual runners up.


                                                    Photo: Lincoln TOWC

                                                    Diesel Power Ladies

                                                    The final ladies weight of the day was the 560kg with Bedford Ladies completing a hat-trick of wins for the day, again without dropping any ends. Upper Eden finished as runners up ahead of Melton Mowbray, Army and Diesel Power.


                                                    Photo: Diesel Power Ladies

                                                    Felton Eccles

                                                    The final mens weight of the day was the 680kg with 6 teams entered and pulled as a straight group. Lincoln again performed strongly to win the competition without dropping any points. There was again some close pulling between the other teams, with Felton B and York going 1-1, and York also went 1-1 with Bosley. Felton A defeated all of the other teams except Lincoln to finish as the eventual runners up.


                                                    Photo: Felton Eccles TOWC

                                                    Bosley

                                                    Officials on the day were Pete Dyer, Roger Beardsmore, Gavin Corden, Ray Fray-Smith, Mick Grimston, Wendy Dyer, Rachel Lewis, Mark Williams, and Heidi Maddison.


                                                    Photo: Host club Bosley TOWC

                                                    Upper Eden

                                                    The next fixtures are being hosted by Upper Eden and Area 5 (East of England Championships). Both of these competitions are open competitions and all teams are welcome and encouraged to take part. Please visit our fixtures page for further details about these and other events.


                                                    Photo: Upper Eden TOWC

                                                    Melton Mowbray Ladies

                                                    RESULTS SUMMARY:


                                                    Men Catchweight - Winners - Lincoln - Runners Up - Felton Eccles


                                                    Ladies 520kg - Winners - Bedford - Runners Up - Upper Eden


                                                    Mixed 580kg - Winners - Upper Eden B - Runners Up - Upper Eden A


                                                    Men 600kg - Winners - Lincoln - Runners Up - Upper Eden


                                                    Men 640kg - Winners - Felton Eccles - Runners Up - Lincoln


                                                    Ladies 540kg - Winners - Bedford - Runners Up - Melton Mowbray


                                                    Men 680 - Winners - Lincoln - Runners Up - Felton Eccles


                                                    Ladies 560kg - Winners - Bedford - Runners Up - Upper Eden


                                                    Photo: Melton Mowbray Ladies TOWC

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                                                    TOWA Correspondence Address:

                                                    Mick Copper

                                                    TOWA Secretary

                                                    11 Holmfield Drive, Raunds, Northamptonshire, England

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                                                    01933 622639

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                                                    mick.copper@tiscali.co.uk

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