Oslo Rugby Klubb are hosting a Tag Tournament on the 11th February.

The off-period is very long and to go through the winter with Rugby, ORK organize an indoors tournament the saturday 11. february. This tournament will be held in Sognsvann Idrettshaller, Oslo, from 11.00 to 16.00.
As a warm up to Vallhall, ORK Rugby Tag Tournament will also be a open tournament. Teams could be mixed, men, women, juniors, and competed against each other.

The participation fee is 800 kr per team.

Tag Rugby will be 5 vs 5 without contact. The minimum is 7 players per team.
Each game is 2*7 minutes, and 2*10 minutes for the finale.

That’s a good opportunity to run, laugh, play and enjoy Rugby. Will you be able to beat a Junior or a Woman? Not sure with Tag Rugby!

If you and your friends/sports club are interested and wish to submit a team, comment below and we will put you in touch with the organisers.

UPDATE BELOW!

In order to open the evening up to as many people as possible, questions will cover a wide range of topics, including:

• Norway
• Ireland
• Science and Nature
• Entertainment
• Sport
• General knowledge

So bring your Norwegian/International friends, wives, husbands, children and grandparents!

There will be prizes for some lucky raffle winners, for the best team name, spot prizes during the quiz and fantastic prizes for the winners of the quiz itself.

Speaking of Prizes…

Oslo GAA has obtained some amazing support from their kind sponsors in Ireland and Norway.

These include:

• Ski passes at Tryvann Skisenter
• Bewleys Hamper
• Butlers Irish Chocolates
• 6 months free on Wimp
• Clothing/shirts

Please note: as the quiz needs to finish in good time it has to begin on time! So 7.30pm means 7.30pm – not “Irish 7.30pm”!.

The Dubliner Pub will host Oslo GAA’s annual Pub Quiz Fund-raiser on October 14th at 7.30pm.

Oslo GAA is dependent on sponsorship and fund raising events such as this in order to function.

This is  where you come in!

Oslo GAA have secured the back bar in the Dubliner on the 14^th of October for a Pub Quiz. Sean “The Quizmaster” Wallace will be hosting on the night. With a wide variety of questions suitable for a diverse crowd, with great prizes on offer.

In order cover this event Oslo GAA need as many people as possible to attend.

Sign up on the facebook group.  https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159398694145650

Or drop Paul an mail to let him know you are attending. oslogaa@hotmail.com

LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU THERE!

Saturday 20th of August Oslo Rugby Klubb and Sauté Catering are trying to get as many rugby lovers and their families together. They are providing a fundraising BBQ and a bouncy castle! So please come and join us in support for the sport at Ekeberg rugby pitch. Oslo Rugby Klubb will be playing Blindern K.O. at 1300 which should prove to be a well matched game!

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Photograph: Aftenposten (http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/sport/article3728909.ece)

Oslo GAA has returned to full strength in 2011 following a brief rest period over Winter.

Manager Paul Deora has been very happy with player turn out to training sessions thus far… but has nevertheless been sighted trawling Oslo’s pubs for more potential members: young or old, Norwegian or Irish. If you are interested in joining the Oslo Gaelic Football Team, find them on their Facebook page or email Paul @ oslogaa@hotmail.com. There is still time to join before the competitive season starts!

Provisional Dates for the Scandinavian Gaelic Football Championship days are as follows:

May 14th: Gothenburg
June 18th (TBC): Copenhagen
August 20th: Stockholm

Participating teams are:

Gothenburg,
Copenhagen,
Malmo
Stockholm
Helsinki TBC

In other Oslo GAA related news, the new webpage is due to come online in the coming weeks. It will be available at www.oslogaa.com and will be the first port of call for new and established club members. There is also talk of a club social some time before the beginning of the season: watch this space!!!

And lastly…

Oslo GAA has been contacted by a growing number of women seeking to play Gaelic football. At present the female and male players train together, however, if demand from the fairer sex continues to grow Oslo GAA may seek to establish a seperate Women’s Team. Any ladies interested in taking part should email Paul on the address above and he will put you in contact with the relevant people.

Oslo GAA will be holding an end-of-season get-together at their usual watering hole this Saturday.

Here is your chance to get up close and personal with these fine physical brawny specimens….and unfortunately these are also some of the same guys who were the winning team at our recent quiz night ……so come along and meet the guys who have it all!……

They can probably sing too………..

On the 16th of October Norway are playing Denmark in the Rugby ENC (Norway’s six nations).

Irishmen Glen Collins from ORK and Boyne RFC and Mick Shelly are on the Norwegian squad. Michael Bradley who captained Ireland and was their head coach for the Spring internationals in 08 will be working with the Norwegian team. The Irish Ambassador will be a guest of honour. Kick off is in Bislet Stadium in Oslo @ 3pm on Oct 16.

There is a good crowd coming over from Ireland to attend, but a good show from the Norwegian and Oslo Irish would be welcomed to support the Irish guys involved.

Find out more @ www.norgesrugby.no

Oslo GAA is proud to host the first ever competitive Gaelic Football game in Norway.

On Saturday the 10th of July Oslo GAA play against the two most successful teams in the Scandinavian Cup, Stockholm Gaels and Malmö GAA.

The Irish Ambassador, His Excellency Gerald F. Ansbro, will start the proceedings at 12pm.

So come down to Voldslokka, Sagene for what promises to be a brilliant day.

Alternatively you are more than welcome to come down and have a few after match drinks with us. The Party starts at 7 and the venue is the Ferryman Pub. www.ferryman.no If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact oslogaa@hotmail.com or join our Facebook group

After a long winter of waiting for the snow and ice to melt, Oslo tag rugby has resumed.

A number of sessions have taken place in Vigelandsparken, Majorstuen with a turn-out. For those who don’t know what tag rugby entails, it is a non-contact, mixed sex sport with a social emphasis. People of all skill levels and nationalities are welcome: from “never even watched a game of rugby” to “SCT”.

For more information, see the “tag rugby” page in our sports section where you can follow the link to Oslo Tag Rugby’s Facebook group and rules of Tag Rugby.

Oslo GAA have announced that their weekly training sessions have moved from Fornebu to Frognerparken. Training continues to take place on Thursdays: meet at the main gates of the park 1830 (see map). Due to popular demand, there is a team jog most Tuesdays. See the team’s Facebook Page for further details.

So people who were waiting for the snow to melt before joining in, now is the time to start!