

EVRA European Series
Under the name LICOR BEIRAO EUROPEAN SERIES sponsored by rugby family José Redondo (Portugal)
2011-2017 and since 2018 under the name
EVRA European Series
EVRA European Veteran Rugby Series, the "chain" of veteran tournaments in very different countries, have already started in 2011 - teams from Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Spain are traditional tournament organisers.
In 2022 43 rd National UFAR (Toulon, France, June 4 th - 6 th ) contact, President ALAIN DAVID sdc.126championnet@free.fr , as well as Argentina Veterans World Rugby Festival (Buenos Aires, November 7 th – 14 th ), contact Manuel Teran Vega, Managing Director Team Sports Argentina). Both events will make "EVRA Series"even more popular in the Veteran Rugby World. With these numerous veteran events EVRA is following the aim of supporting the development of Rugby in Europe.
At 43 rd UFAR National Festival for the first time ever (since 1980s) will
be allowed also the participation of Teams/Clubs out of France – EVRA
Club/Team members.
EVRA - Europe Selected XV team (established in 2011) is taking part at
different EU Series events and at the European festivals contributing too to the promotion of veteran sports - Rugby in Europe. Europe - EVRA Select XV Team Over 50s had participated, the last time, at Belluno 2019 Festival in Italy. Nowadays EVRA, as the only one legal European Veteran Rugby organisation registered Nr. VR 3541, Tax Nr. 32489/64794), has members/supporters in 28 countries - the members that joined us last years were Reading RFC 1889 London (England), XV Poquelin Pezenas (France), Attica Springboks, Athens (Greece), Funny Peppers - Red City RC El Mari (Russia), Old Blackbeers Rugby Veteranos Cantabria (Spain), Dracula Rugby Verterans Bucharest (Romania), Old FOSSILI Rugby Club Treviglio (Italy), Old Rugby Umbria, Gubbio (Italy), RC Lokomotiv Vets Sofia (Bulgaria), Die Alten Preußen Berlin (Germany), RGH Rugby Vets Heidelberg (Germany), Bad Panda Old Rugby Monza (Italy), XV Baston Vets Tenerife, Canary Islands (Spain), Amsterdam Academicals (Netherlands), RC Spakenburg Socials (Netherlands), Sicilian Old Rugby Player Catania (Italy), Hakacopters (France) and Brecon Vets (Wales) . . .
As EVRA Partners joined us in 2018/19 Union Francaise Ancient de Rugby -UFAR (Paris), Howard Hinton Association (France), Aegean Thesaurus Travel Apolonia, Sinfos Islands (Greece), L ´Association Mémoire de Rugby Amiens (France) . . . and from South America - Team Sports Argentina, organisers of Veterans World Rugby Festival (Buenos Aires, November 7th - 14th 2022).We expect in the future to attract even more Veteran Associations/Clubs/Team to join EVRA and its activities . . . and so support our Veteran sport.More details you can find at www.evrugbya.org - Members / Supporters /Partners
Be welcome to join EVRA and support our efforts anytime
Marko Protega,
EVRA Secretary European Series Co-Ordinator
EVRA Team Awards

2011
Galicia Old Boys, La Corunha (Spain)

2013
Esztergomi Vitezeki RFC, Esztergom (Hungary)

2013
Il Coyotes, Cernusco Rugby Old (Italy)
2014
Les Independants du BRC, Beauvais (France)


2015
Skäne Old Boys Malmö (Sweden)
Le Estragots, Farnham RUFC (England)

2016
I Senatori Virgiliani Rugby Old, Mantova (Italy)

2017
WFS Siedlce Rugby (Poland)
2017
Bandar-Log, Marseille (France)

2019
I Fossili Dolomitici Rugby Old, Belluno (Italy)


2019
Amsterdam Academicals RFC (Netherlands)
8th Heidelberger Oldies Frühling
April, 23th | Heidelberg (Germany)
Contact: Kristhian Kalkhof
Events Calendar
Broques Antiques International Veterans Tournament
April, 23th | Isle sur la Sorgue (France)
Thierry Dias

10th Adria Oldies Festival
April, 30th | Split (Croatia)
Contact: Zoran Derado
8th Memorial Tournament "Zdenko Jajcevic
May, 14th | Zagreb (Croatia)
Contact: Juraj Perisic
Club secretary:
Veterans XV de Gaulle Event
May, 28th | Athens (Greece)
Contact: Antonis Kioussopoulos
28th Flanders Open Rugby Festival
June, 3rd | Dendermonde (Belgium)
Contact: Gert Van der Stehen
Festival already "sold out"
43rd Festival National UFAR
June, 4th | Toulon (France)
Big Celebration of Veteran Rugby 40th Anniversary of Union Francaise Ancient de Rugby (the first time ever EVRA teams are invited to participate) Toulon (France)
Contact: festivaltoulon2022@ufar.fr

1st Colosseum Rugby Cup in eternal City
June, 4th | Rome (Italy)
Contact: Fabio Labia
Participation conditions the same as for 2021 Event!
International Black Sea Tournament
(Beach & XV a Side Rugby)
September, 3rd | Nesebar, Black Sea (Bulgaria)
Contact: Georgi Yanev Marinkin
lokomotiv_serdika@abv.bgragbi.veteran@st.t-com.hr
13th Heine-Cup International Veteran Tournament
October, 1st | Berlin (Germany)
Contact: Henning Ohlerich - Ohle
UFAR Ile de France Regional Festival (new)
October, 16th | Triel sur Seine (France)
Contact: Alain-David Hugues
UFAR Grand Lyonnais Regional Festival (new)
October, 16th | Livron (France)
Contact: Alain Boutaric
Argentina Veterans World Rugby Festival
November, 7th | Mar del Plata (Argentina)
Contact: Manuel Teran
manuel.teran@team-sports.com.ar
www.team-sports.com.ar/en/argentina-veterans-world-rugby-festival/
15éme Tournoi international rugby Vététerans
June, date tba | Beuavais (France)
Contact: Fabrice Vandroux
Salami, Salumi & pala ovale, Torneo Rugby Old
October, date tba | Mantova (Italy)
Contact: Alessandro Gobbi

Auld Alliance Trophy 2022
date tba | Hauts-de-France (France)
Extended RWCC 2023 Hauts-de-France Information at: mRugby2020@gmail.com (Patrick Caublot)