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Walking Rugby 

NEW - Constituent Body (CB) Tournament

Surrey RFU and a number of other CBs are planning a CB-level event for early summer 2026 – keep checking here for further information.

Walking Rugby teams from Surrey’s clubs are very active in both organising and participating in multi-club competitive events. These events occur throughout the south of England and elsewhere – primarily between April and September. Surrey RFU works closely with its clubs to support them in making their events successful.

A good source of information regarding forthcoming events is the “Festivals Calendar” page at https://walkingrugby.co.uk.

Tournament or Festival – What’s the Difference ?

Some Walking Rugby events are called festivals – others are referred to as tournaments. It’s important that event organisers use the correct term as this tells participants what type of event to expect. Over recent years, clubs have tended towards organising festivals rather than tournaments as these seem to attract the most participants.

Festival

A festival is a celebration of playing Walking Rugby with the emphasis on playing socially (i.e. for fun).

Each team should play the same specified number of games (typically 6) – they do not need to play every other team in the event (or even everyone in their pool at larger events).

Scores are not recorded by the referees or published by the organisers – as there is no need to determine a “winner” (teams will probably still keep their own scores – they simply can’t help it).

If there is any “prize” for the day, it should typically be for something like the team who played fairest or the best new team – this might be determined by the referees.

If mementoes of the event are distributed then everyone should receive them (e.g. a medal or certificate to all squad members or a pennant or certificate to each team).

Tournament

A tournament has a more traditional competitive structure, intended to end with teams being ranked by their success. Therefore, all matches are scored and, the more successful a team is, the more games they will play. Usually, teams play in pools and then the winners of those pools move onto quarter/semi-finals and finals leading to the award of a trophy to the most successful team.