SENIORS CLAIM TOP TEN FINISH IN THEIR 1st EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT

The Swindon Flames Senior side claimed a well deserved 9th place in their first Cool Running International Tournament at Spachingen, Germany. A Full report will appear here shortly.

Cool Running Team 2008 - Jim Grey, Dan King, James Garness, Chris Adamson, Simon Smith, Steve Osman, Mark Lane, Chris Rose and Jason Moody

 

 

 

The party started on the first night, and did not stop!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The coach was well and truly in the party spirit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The morning after was a struggle for some

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Captain Jim Grey looking his best after 2 hrs sleep

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Team Breakfast for those awake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Making friends with the local, who also

suffered from the night before!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Rose enjoying the company of the hosts, dressing him for the international sumo contest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

however Chris was soon on his back..........

Sumo style of course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigel takes to the mat, and those extra pounds of the team manager proved to much for the German opponent, and a draw was the end result.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The smiles did not last long for the coach, who eventually ended up in the same position as Chris Rose

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The team champion, 3 bout winner James Garness showed the hosts how to do sumo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We did inform the hosts that Ozzy was a guest player, to prevent them getting the wrong idea about our team!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We made many friends, are will be going back next year. Hopefully we might remember to take some action shots then!!,

 

 

 

 

 

A full report of the games will appear in due course