Fixtures 2022

There are no fixtures scheduled in January
Dorset Training League
For details on the Dorset training league, contact Mr. Winston Chapman on 07765 277200. The weigh in for each competition commences at 10.30am, and the first pull will commence at 11.00am
Sun 27th February - Prickley Ball Farm, Newton Abbott, Devon, TQ12 6BZ - Weights - 600, 640, 680 and catchweight
Dorset Training League
For details on the Dorset training league, contact Mr. Winston Chapman on 07765 277200. The weigh in for each competition commences at 10.30am, and the first pull will commence at 11.00am
Sun 13th March - Wooth Farm, Wooth, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 5LE - Weights - 600, 640, 680 and catchweight
Sun 20th March - Stubbs Farmhouse, Monkton Wyld, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 6DE - Weights - 600, 640, 680 and catchweight
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Sat 26th March - Beach Games, Lytham St Anne's Beach, Fylde, Lancashire - Tug of War Demonstration Competition - Men catchweight, Ladies catchweight, Mixed Catchweight - Register - 10am - First Pull - 11am - This is not a TOWA permitted event, (but it is covered by the organisers public liability insurance), however it is a demonstration competition part of a wider sports event being organised with TOWA involvement with the aim of promoting tug of war and the TOWA. Pulling will be on sand and all teams/pullers are welcome to attend. Contact Alan Knott for further details on 07976 591222 and to advise if your club wishes to attend.
Sun 27th March - Essex Tug of War - Leamington House, Tudwick Road, Tiptree, Colchester, Essex, CO5 0SD - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - weights - Men - 620, 660 kilos & Catcheight - Ladies - 520 & 560 kilos - Mixed 4x4 - 600 kilos - Contact Martin Tarbard for further details on 07950 943463 or e-mail essextowc@gmail.com
Sun 3rd - Wood Treatment Bosley TOWC - Woodford War Memorial Community Centre, Chester Road, Woodford, Cheshire, SK7 1PS. - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - Men - 600, 640, 680, Catchweight, Mixed 580 4+4 and Ladies and Youth - 520kg, 540kg, and 560kg - Contact Alan Knott for further details on 07976 591222 (National League 1 - Men, Mixed, Ladies and Juniors)
Sun 3rd - Dorset Training League - Blandford, Dorset - Weigh In - 10.30am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - 600, 640, 680, catchweight - contact Mr. Winston Chapman for further details on 07765 277200.
Sat 9th - Cumbria Saturday Night League / Upper Eden TOWC - Kendal Rugby Club, Mint Bridge, Shap Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6NY - Weigh In - 5pm - First Pull - 6pm - Weights - Men - 680kg and Catchweight - Ladies/Junior - 560kg - Mixed - 600kg - Contact Holly Griffiths for further information on 07470 438835
Sun 10th - East of England Championships - Kempston Hammer Sports Club, Kempston, Bedford MK42 7BN - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights Men - 600, 640, 680, Catchweight, Ladies and Youth - 520kg, 540kg and 580kg - Contact Dave Kitchener for further information on 01234 378825
Sun 17th - Lincoln TOWC - Harby Village Hall, School Lane, Harby, Nr. Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE14 4BZ - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - Men - 600, 640, 680, Catchweight, Ladies and Youth - 520 and 560 - Mixed - 580kg - Contact Tim Lee for further details on 07774 734674 (National League 2 - Men, Mixed, Ladies and Juniors)
Sat 23rd - Cumbria Saturday Night League / Upper Eden TOWC - Carlisle Rugby Club, Warwick Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA1 1LW - Weigh In - 5pm - First Pull - 6pm - Weights - Men - 680kg and Catchweight - Ladies/Junior - 560kg - Mixed - 600kg - Contact Holly Griffiths for further information on 07470 438835
Sun 24th - Oxney Vines Cross - Oxney Vines Cross, Nettlesworth Lane, Vines Cross, Heathfield, East Sussex, TN21 9AS - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - Men - 640, 680 and catchweight - Ladies/Youth - 540 - Mixed - 600 - Contact Mike Hutchinson on 07850 382619
Sat 30th April - Felton Eccles 75th Anniversary International Open Competition - Day 1 - Wrington Sports & Social Club, The Recreation Ground, Silver Street, Wrington, BS40 5QN - Weigh In/Stamping - 8am - 9.30am (an individual weigh in is available on Friday evening between 6pm and 9pm) - Briefing and Draw - 10am - First Pull - 10.30am - Weights - Men - 600kg and 680kg - Ladies/Youth - 560kg - Mixed - 580kg - email feltoneccles1947@gmail.com for further information about this event.

Free entry tickets to the show must be obtained from Pete Dyer at least 2 weeks prior to the date of the show.

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Sun 15th - Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity Event - Daventry Sports Club, Browns Road, Daventry, Northants, NN11 4NS - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - Men - 580, 600, 640, 680, catchweight - Mixed - 660 4+4 - Ladies and Youth - 520 and 560 - Mixed - Contact Len Hall for further details on 01327 705219
Sat 21st - Otley Show - The Showground, Bridge End, Otley, West Yorkshire, LS21 2AA - mens, ladies and mixed weight classes - contact Adrian Willis for further details, timings and weight classes by email: aswillis@hotmail.co.uk
Sun 22nd – Shropshire Open Championships - Cressage Playing Field, Sheinton Road, Cressage, Shropshire, SY5 6DH – Weigh In – 10.00am – First Pull – 11.00am – Weights – Men - 600, 640, 680, Catchweight - Ladies and Youth - 520, 540 and 560 - Mixed - 580kg - Contact Roger Beardsmore for further information on 07949 788364 (National League 4 - Men, Mixed, Ladies, Juniors)
Sun 29th - Area 10 Championships - The Cheshire Horse Show, Tabley House, Tabley Lane, Chester Road, Tabley, Near Knutsford, WA16 0EZ - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - Men 600, 640, 680, catchweight - Ladies/Youth - 520, 540, 560 - Mixed - 580 - Contact Alan Knott for further details on 07976 591222. Please contact Alan for entry passes by Sunday 15 May at the very latest
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Sat 18th - NATIONAL OUTDOOR TUG OF WAR CHAMPIONSHIPS - BEDFORDSHIRE
Kempston Hammers Sports Club, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7BN
Registration Cards Required
Weigh In - Friday 17th June - 3.30pm - 7.30pm at Kempston Hammers Sports Club
Stamping - Saturday 18th June - from 8am
First Pull - 09.30am
Weights (in pulling order)
* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Senior Men | 640kg* | 560kg* | 720kg* | 600kg* | 680kg* | |
Senior Men | Catchweight | |||||
Senior Ladies | 500kg* | 540kg* | 520kg* | 560kg* | ||
Senior Mixed | 580kg* | |||||
Junior Men | 560kg* | |||||
Junior Ladies | 520kg* | 480kg* | ||||
Junior Mixed | 560kg* |
ALL Registered Clubs are eligible to compete at the National Championships, as long as all pullers are registered with your club by 18 May 2022. There are no pre-qualification events. It is only teams who wish to be eligible to represent England that are required to attend a specified number of events prior to the championships.
* denotes weight categories that are representative weights at the World Outdoor Championships and World Junior Championships and British and Irish Outdoor Championships. To be eligible to be invited to represent England, teams must have competed in a least 6 outdoor permitted tug of war competitions from the fixtures listed above or as many ToWA permitted, organised outdoor competitions in a 200mile radius from the clubs training ground (as the crow flies) that are available, if less than 6 (excluding any training leagues, early pulls, limited events (such as Young Farmers only events) or other similar type of non TOWA event). If a club chooses to compete at an international club tournament outside of England, then attendance at one such tournament would count to one of your 6 events. Junior teams must have also competed in junior weight classes at 4 competitions to be eligible to be invited to represent England. These rules are as per the latest amendment voted in by the membership at the 2022 AGM in January.
If in doubt check with your Area Rep or other member of the General Committee.
Please note that for your attendance at a permitted competition to count towards the England qualifying/selection criteria, competing at an event means weighing in, having your team stamped by a judge, fully completing the entry sheet, and paying the entry fee prior to the start of the competition in at least one weight class borrowing a maximum of 2 pullers from other clubs. The other participating members of your team must be registered pullers for your club. For clarification, you may enter a weight class with 7 pullers in a TOWA open competition (as allowed by the rules) and borrow two pullers, so the minimum number of registered pullers from your club that attend in order to qualify is 5. If competing in a weight class with 8 members, then the minimum number of registered pullers required to qualify is 6.
Please note otherwise, that competing at the TOWA national championships is open to any club registered to the Tug of War Association, and there is no set number of events that teams have to attend to qualify to compete. The qualifying criteria referred to above only applies to those teams wishing to qualify to represent England.
Otherwise, please refer to rule 2.3 of the TOWA rules contained within the TOWA Handbook regarding eligibility to compete at the TOWA National Championships and eligibility to represent England.
Contact the Championships Secretary Mick Grimston for further details on 01205 369753.
For further details about how to enter the championships, please visit the National Championships 2022 page of this web site.
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Sat 2nd - Devon County Show, West Point Exeter - Register from 12.00 - First Pull 13.00 - Weights - men - catchweight - ladies - catchweight - Contact Nick Major for further details and entry tickets on 01364 652984 or 07931 756321.
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Sat 2nd - England Junior Training Day
- Southern junior training day – Kempston Hammer Sports Club, High Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7BN
- Northern junior training day - Upper Eden, Long park farm, Long park, Carlisle, CA6 4JP
The northern training day will be led by Joe Birch, and the southern training day will be led by Geoff Holyhead
The England junior training days are open to ALL junior pullers/teams who:
- Wish to put themselves forward for selection to represent England at international events;
- Wish to take part in GENSB competitions;
- Wish to progress from Young Farmers junior competitions;
- Are involved in teams preparing for the NFYC GENSB competition finals or wish to improve for 2023 YFC competitions;
- Otherwise wish to progress and improve their skills.
Training sessions will include coaching by experienced pullers and coaches, strength and conditioning information, rig work and live pulling.
Anyone interested in taking part in these training days need to confirm attendance in advance. To confirm your own or your team’s attendance (please provide number of individuals if attending as a junior team), please contact Joe Birch by phone on 07702565065, or email: joebirch@icloud.com.
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Sun 3rd - Bedford Ladies Open Competition - Kempston Hammer Sports Club, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7BN - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - Men - 600, 640, 680, catchweight - Ladies and Youth - 500, 520, 540 and 560 - Mixed - 580kg - Contact Tara Adams for further details on 07796 326721 (National League 5)
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Saturday 9th - England Junior Training Day
Holland Sports Club, Potters Way off Efflinch Lane, Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, DE13 8BB.
Start time - 10am
The England junior training days are open to ALL junior pullers/teams who:
- Wish to put themselves forward for selection to represent England at international events;
- Wish to take part in GENSB competitions;
- Wish to progress from Young Farmers junior competitions;
- Are involved in teams preparing for the NFYC GENSB competition finals or wish to improve for 2023 YFC competitions;
- Otherwise wish to progress and improve their skills.
Training sessions will include coaching by experienced pullers and coaches, strength and conditioning information, rig work and live pulling.
Anyone interested in taking part in these training days need to confirm attendance in advance. To confirm your own or your team’s attendance (please provide number of individuals if attending as a junior team), please contact Joe Birch by phone on 07702565065, or email: joebirch@icloud.com.
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Sun 10th - EVENT CANCELLED - Area 7 Championships - Memorial Ground, Sandhurst, Berkshire, GU47 9BJ - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am - Weights - men - 600, 640, 680, Catchweight - Ladies and Youth - 520, 540 and 560kg - Mixed 580kg - Contact Peter Craft for further details on 01494 783057 (National League 6)
14 - 16 July 2022 - The World Games, Birmingham, Alabama, USA - Weights - Men 640kg - Ladies 540kg - Mixed 580kg - Visit https://twg2022.com/ for further information. This is an event where teams pre-qualified at the 2021 World Championships in Getxo. Great Britain quaified to compete in all three weight classes
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31st July - TUG OF WAR ASSOCIATION TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT DAY
The Tug of War Association will be holding a tug of war training and development day at Holland Sports Club, Potters Way off Efflinch Lane, Barton-under-Needwood, Staffordshire, DE13 8BB
The event is open to ALL teams, pullers and coaches from all levels and abilities in England, members and non-members, military/services/regimental teams, cadet teams, and young farmers teams, etc. (men, ladies, under 23s and juniors/GENSB) as well as new teams and anyone looking to get into coaching. The event is also an ideal opportunity for those YFC teams preparing for the national finals at Tenbury Show in August, any teams just starting out ready for 2023 and for military teams preparing for the Braemar Games in September.
Attendance at the training and development day is free of charge.
You don’t have to have a full team available to attend so all teams are encouraged to send available personnel along. Everyone will get plenty of training, so come along, even if you are just a small group or an individual.
Those taking part in the training day will be required to come along with tug of war kit, however please note that for those teams that wish to use the training rig, rubber sole leather boots will be required as the hard sole plastic boots will not be permitted for use on the training slats.
Teams are to assemble at 10.30am to get kitted up and the day will start at 11am sharp. Please ensure a prompt arrival so that training can start on time.
In order to give us an idea of numbers attending so that we can finalise the arrangements and equipment needed for the day, please contact Stafford Chipperfield on 07511036844 or email stafford.chipperfield@btinternet.com with an indication of numbers that are likely to be attending.
Junior pullers – please contact Joe Birch on 07702565065, or email: joebirch@icloud.com
Under 23 ladies pullers – please contact Dave Kitchener on 01234 378825 or email: Kitchenerdavid56@gmail.com
Under 23 male pullers – please contact Dave Knott on 07779852610 or email: bigknotty720@gmail.com
We hope to see lots of people attending this event!
Sat 6th - Frampton Dorset River Pull and Dorset Championships - Further details to be published in due course
Sat 6th - NFYFC National Tug of War Finals - Tenbury Agricultural Show, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire, WR15 8AR - Weigh In - 9am - First Pull - 11.30 - Weights - Junior GENSB, Men 680, Ladies 560 - Closed competition for YFC qualifying teams only who have won their previous county and area finals as per NFYFC Competition Rules.
Sun 7th - Inter County Championships and Cheshire Open Championships (National League 7)
Cheshire Game and Angling Fair - Peover Hall, Peover Park, Near Knutsford, Cheshire, WA16 9HW
Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am
- Every member of the team has been a member of the Club from the start of the current season on the day of the Competition, or has a birth or residential qualification for the county concerned.
- A team may borrow a maximum of two pullers (including any substitute) which must be declared at the scales. the borrowed pullers must be registered with their own club.
- No member of the team has competed in the County Championships, or represented another County, in the nine months immediately prior to the day of the competition.
- Each county may enter up to 2 teams in each weight class
- Teams entering the Men’s weight classes be able to weigh in and participate with up to two female pullers (as long as those pullers are registered with the relevant club in the usual way or eligible to participate for the relevant county by birth or residential qualification
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13 - 14 August - BRITISH AND IRISH OUTDOOR TUG OF WAR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Swansea, Wales
Friday 12th - Evening weigh in (further details to be confirmed)
Sat 13th - International Competition- Men - 600 and 680 - Ladies - 520 and 560 - Mixed 4+4 580 – Junior Men - 560 kilos – Junior Ladies 520kg
Sat 14th - Open Club Competition
Further details to be published in due course
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Saturday 27th August - GENSB Youth International Tournament
Provinciaal Vormingscentrum, Oostmalle, Belgium
560 kilos GENSB Rules Competition for junior tug of war teams - open to junior boys and girls aged between 12 and 18 inclusive. All teams eligible to take part and there are no pre-qualification events.
Visit www.gensb.eu for details on competition rules and to book accommodation and complete your entry forms.
Registrations to take part in this event should be completed by the date stipulated on the GENSB web site
Sunday 4th September - National League Finals
Hosted by TOWA Area 3 (South West Area) at Wrington Sports & Social Club, The Recreation Ground, Silver Street, Wrington, BS40 5QN
Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am
Weights
Men - 600kg, 640kg, 680kg
Ladies and Youth - 520kg and 560kg
Mixed - 580kg
Contact the Championships Secretary Mick Grimston for further details on 01205 369753
Thursday 15th - Sunday 18th September 2022
2022 WORLD OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS AND WORLD JUNIOR AND UNDER 23 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Holten, Netherlands
Weigh In - Wednesday 14th September (individual weigh in)
Thursday 15th - TWIF Open Club Competition - Morning - Men 680kg - Mixed 580kg 4+4 - Men Under 23 600kg - Ladies Under 23 500kg - Afternoon - Men 560kg and Ladies 500kg
Friday 16th - TWIF Open Club Competition - Morning - Men 720kg - Junior Men 560kg - Junior Ladies 480kg - Afternoon - Men 640kg and Ladies 540kg
Saturday 17th - European Championships / World Junior & Under 23 - Morning - Men 680kg - Mixed 580kg - Men Under 23 600kg - Ladies Under 23 500kg - Afternoon - Men 560kg and Ladies 500kg
Sunday 18th - European Championships / World Junior & Under 23 - Morning - Men 720kg - Junior Men 560kg - Junior Ladies 480kg - Afternoon - Men 640kg and Ladies 540kg
Visit https://tugofwarholten.nl/en/home-en/ for further information
Event open to all teams and any individual pullers who want to go along and pull with other clubs for the weekend. Kessingland Beach, Nr Lowestoft, Suffolk
Weigh In on each day 10.00, First Pull on each day 11.00
weights
Saturday - 600, 640, 680, 600 4+4
Sunday - 620, 660, 720, 660 4+4
Accommodation
Park Resorts -

Contact Dave Kitchener for further information on 01234 378825
INDOOR TUG OF WAR
The indoor season is run as a league. Annual team trophies (donated by Len Hall) are awarded for each weight class at the final indoor competition before the national championships for the teams that have accumulated the most points over the course of the season in each weight class.
PLEASE NOTE - All teams are required to notify the Hon General Secretary Mick Copper of their intention to attend each competition in advance so that the sports hall can be booked for the appropriate length of time.
Further details about the indoor tug of war season are available by clicking here
TBC - Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AQ - Weights - Men 600, 620, 640, 680, catchweight, Ladies and youth 520 and 560 - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am
TBC - Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AQ - Weights - Men 600, 620, 640, 680, catchweight, 6 a side weight class, Ladies and youth 520 and 560 - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am
TBC - Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AQ - Weights - Men 600, 620, 640, 680, catchweight, 6 a side weight class, Ladies and youth 520 and 560 - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am
TBC - AAA's Indoor Championships
Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AQ
Weights
Closed - Men - 640 and Catchweight - Ladies and Youth - 520
Open - Men 600, 620 680, Ladies and youth 520 and 560
Registration cards required for closed weights. No registration cards required for open weights
Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am
TBC - Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AQ - Weights - Men 580, 600, 640, 680, Catchweight, 6 a side weight class, Ladies and youth - 520 and 560 - Weigh In - 10am - First Pull - 11am
Sat 3rd - National Indoor Championships
Bakewell Showground, Bakewell, Derbyshire, DE45 1AQ
Weigh In – Friday 2nd December – further details to be confirmed
Registration cards required
Saturday morning – stamping of teams – further details to be confirmed
First Pull 10am
Weights (in pulling order)
Men – Catchweight, 640, 560, 720, 600* and 680* (please note that the pulling order for the indoor championships reverted back to the original pulling order by rule change at the January 2016 AGM)
Ladies 520* and 560*
Mixed 580 4+4*
Youth and Under 23
* denotes weight categories that are representative weights at the British and Irish indoor Championships. Winners of those weights may be invited to represent England. To be eligible to be invited to represent England, senior teams must have competed in at least 5 indoor tug of war competitions (excluding the national championships) from the fixtures listed above. Please note that for your attendance at a permitted competition to count towards the England qualifying/selection criteria, competing at an event means weighing in, having your team stamped by a judge, fully completing the entry sheet, and paying the entry fee prior to the start of the competition in at least one weight class borrowing a maximum of 2 pullers from other clubs. The other participating members of your team must be registered pullers for your club. For clarification, you may enter a weight class with 7 pullers in a TOWA open competition (as allowed by the rules) and borrow two pullers, so the minimum number of registered pullers from your club that attend in order to qualify is 5. If competing in a weight class with 8 members, then the minimum number of registered pullers required to qualify is 6.
As per the ruling voted in at the 2018 AGM, there will be a 6 a side weight class held at each indoor event (open competitions only). The nominated weight classes will be 510kg and 480kg. Teams may weigh into these weight classes with 6 pullers or 5 pullers. This weight class will not count towards the criteria for qualifying to represent England. If teams attend an indoor event with 5 pullers to compete in the 6 a side weight class, and wish for the event to count towards the qualification criteria for representing England, then they may borrow two pullers to compete in an 8 a side weight class with 7 pullers as a maximum of two pullers may be borrowed to be eligible to meet the criteria, as set out in the paragraph above.
Please note otherwise, that competing at the TOWA national championships is open to any club registered to the Tug of War Association, and there is no set number of events that teams have to attend to qualify to compete. The qualifying criteria referred to above only applies to those teams wishing to qualify to represent England.
Otherwise, please refer to rule 2.3 of the TOWA rules contained within the TOWA Handbook regarding eligibility to compete at the TOWA National Championships and eligibility to represent England.
Contact the Championships Secretary Mick Grimston for entry forms and further details on 01205 369753.