10 Years of Fat Bloke Sevens
By Big-Al
July 9 2013
It is 10 years since a group of otherwise sane, sober, upstanding members of the London Irish community first donned the now famous pink shirts and the rest is history.
As well as providing a much needed rugby fix during the middle of the summer, the Fat Bloke 7s has also raised many thousands of pounds for charity. The 2012 tournament raised a total of £3,000 which was shared between The Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice Service and the Matt Hampson Foundation, and many other local and national charities have benefited over the years.
And it is not just about the rugby, over the years Flatulent Fairies have been seen flying over Bognor, Dragon boating on the Thames and even playing tennis at Queens.
I didn’t attend the first event at Henley in 2003; however, along with my camera I have been to each staging of the tournament since its switch to Abbey Rugby Club the following year – so this photographic record starts from 2004.
Hopefully the following photographs will bring back memories of those long, hot, golden summer days – click on the links below for a far larger selection of photos from Fat Bloke 7s tournaments and other events over the past decade. (But please be warned – one of these albums contains a picture of Eek and that costume!!!)
Click on picture for full-size.
Fat Bloke Photo Archives
Fat Blokes 7s - 2004
Fat Blokes 7s - 2005
Fat Blokes 7s - 2006
Fat Blokes 7s - 2007
Fat Blokes 7s - 2008
Fat Blokes 7s - 2009
Fairy / Tinkerbelle training - 2009
Fat Blokes 7s - 2010
Fat Blokes 7s - 2011
Fat Blokes 7s - 2012
Bognor Birdman (2005 & 2006)
Dragon Boats (2005, 2006 & 2009)
Fairy Tennis (2009)
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Next one is only 2 weeks away!!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2013:07:09:21:02:48 by cheffy.
Looking forward to another fun day at this years event.
let's hope for this weather to continue.
Laighean ag éirí leat an diabhal
Faugh-a-Ballagh!
"Our prayer is 'God save Ireland' and pour blessings on her name!"
Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum
I have great pics of Eek leading a gallery of critics at the Punch & Judy shows afterwards, IIRC G4AG, Dennie, Nom & Jeep were also about. Must dig the pics out!
Faugh-a-Ballagh!
"Our prayer is 'God save Ireland' and pour blessings on her name!"
Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum