Most northerly rugby match

Most northerly rugby match
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Who
Wooden Spoon Society
What
78 degree(s)
Where
Canada (Magnetic North Pole)
When
28 April 2015

The most northerly rugby match is 78° latitude and was achieved by the Wooden Spoon Society (UK) in Nunavut, Canada, on 28 April 2015.

The participants trekked over 95 kilometres to the 1996 Certified magnetic North Pole and built the pitch. The teams that participated in the match were:

  • Team Ollie: Ollie Phillips, David Mercer, Steven Turnbull, Paul Jordan, Fergus Davidson, Mike Elston, Rob Brown, Sunny Singh.
  • Team Tim: Tim Stimpson, Andrew Walker, Julian Phelan, Stephen Henry, James Harding, Greg Allen, John Houston.