CLUB REVIEW 2008

Leo`s Boys tug of war club have just come to the end of a very memorable year in the short history of the club.The season started with a visit to their old friend Alan Jones from Wales, his team hosted the Benburb boys who competed in their annual competition.

John Beggs arrived at training one night with an invitation from David Olson, the President of the town of Orfordville Wi. It transpired the U.S.A. tug of war Association were holding their 30^th anniversary in the town of Orfordville on June 14^th and they invited Leo`s to come along as guests to compete in their international competition. The team, with Dermot Mc Kenna [Manchester ] and Peter Moore [ Cardiff ] as guest pullers, travelled to pulls in Greely [ Iowa ] D.J`s [ Minnesota ] and pulls with Powertrain and Mountvernon in Wisconsin. The team returned with fond memories and three wins and three seconds.

The U S trip struck up such good friends that an American group of 10 girls and 10 men headed up by the U S tug of war President Shelby Richardson visited N Ireland as hosts of Leo`s Boys in the month of August.

Later in the year Leo`s boys were joined by the men from Brantry, headed by Leo Mc Keever, and jointly the competed in the present indoor season and now hope to compete in the forth coming United Kingdom Championships in February 09