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Halloween Sevens @ Surrey Spartans

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This past weekend, three SKABBERs ventured beyond our known universe (Kent) to a tournament at Surrey Spartans Gaming Club in Coulsden.   L-R Craig, Stew, Oli One of the bonuses to reaching out to other local leagues (much more on this in the future no doubt) is that we are becoming more aware of nearby tournaments that we might not have been aware of otherwise. We were pointed in the direction of this one by Chris from the Bromley BBL who unfortunately wasn't able to attend himself. Sundays are generally difficult for me to make tournaments as my partner is usually rowing. Fortunately for me, this fell during my birthday week so I managed to get special dispensation to go. Although with a toddler in the household, being able to do anything can often requirer some negotiation! Picking Craig up on the way, the journey was only around an hour and a half and we arrived in plenty of time to chat to other coaches as they arrived. I spent quite a bit of time chatting to Bearded Steve who