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This relegated them to the Manx Plate where they beat Castletown 32-19 at Poulsom Park to reach their first final since the resurrection. They played Vagabonds B team in the final however lost 66-5 at the home of their opponents. Vikings finished the season without silverware after defeats in the final three games of the Manx Bowl.
Vagabonds RUFC also known as simply Vagabonds or by their nickname Vagas is a rugby union club located in Douglas, Isle of Man.They are affiliated with the English Rugby Football Union with their Men's Team currently playing in the South Lancs/Cheshire 3 division and the Ladies team playing in North West 1.
Post Christmas a Ravenscroft Manx Cup and Plate competition got underway. This was played in the same format as the Trophy and Bowl and both Ramsey teams qualified for the finals which were held at the Mooragh on 14 May. The Reds faced Vagabonds in the Cup Final and won an epic game 36-31 after extra time.
Rugby Union is played in the Isle of Man under the auspices of the Cheshire Rugby Football Union which is affiliated to the (English) Rugby Football Union.The sport is organised and operated by a Manx Executive Committee which is a sub-committee of Cheshire RFU.The Isle of Man is politically neither part of the UK nor of England, [1] but Manx rugby has a relationship with English rugby.
They are also quite successful in the Island Games, winning silver on three occasions. The team play their home games at The Bowl in Douglas. In 2013 an alternative national side, the Ellan Vannin football team, composed of Manx players only. The team was created to allow entry into the ConIFA World Cup.
Southern Nomads R.U.F.C. is an amateur Rugby Football club in Port Erin, Isle of Man. The Southern Nomads RUFC formed in 1982 who play on the Isle of Man and have played competitively in the Manx Shield and Manx Cup competitions every year since then. Regularly finishing in the top three places.
Since they are not a member of either FIFA or UEFA, they are not eligible to enter either the World Cup or European Championship. The Isle of Man therefore is limited to different forms of competition. The main competition the Isle of Man national football team takes part in is the biennial Football at the Island Games tournament. Isle of Man ...
The 1980s a new competition, the Manx Shield, became part of the annual rugby calendar. The club were runners up in the Shield for the first two years of its existence. During this time the club lost a number of players to the newly formed Southern Nomads club, but new clubs meant more games and a bigger competition.