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History
Tendring Barbarians started life in 1999 when the Rugby World Cup roadshow rolled into Colchester as part of a nationwide tour before the tournament that had its final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
A day of primary and secondary schools rugby was topped off with a game between Colchester Ravens and a team made up of players from the other five clubs in North East Essex. Every year since then the Barbarians have played Colchester at the beginning of September as a season curtain raiser, with an extra match last year when the Webb Ellis Cup came to the area.
The fixture is now established as an annual event, and acts as a showcase for the best rugby talent in North East Essex. The first fixture was sponsored by Brennan Ltd who put up a Challenge Trophy, the Brennan Bowl, to be awarded to the captain of the winning side.
The game is held at Colchester's Mill Road ground midweek under floodlights, and proceeds from programme sales, raffle and a collection will be donated to the Wooden Spoon Society. From 2005 more regular fixtures have been planned; against Mersea Island on May Day Bank Holiday Sunday, against Clacton on Boxing Day, and against Suffolk as part of their preparations for the Sub County Championship.
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