- Towcestrians bid for longest match and most players records
- Busy weekend for Northamptonshire club
Northamptonshire club Towcestrians will attempt to set a world record for the highest number of players ever to play in a rugby match at their Greens Norton Road ground over the Easter weekend.
Towcestrians aim to play a match last between six and seven hours on Saturday April 3 which involve rolling substitutions to allow them to establish the record.
Towcestrians hope that their attempts to play the longest ever rugby union exhibition match and the match involving the most players will be validated by the Guinness World Records. Neither have been attempted before.
Towcestrians have invited clubs from Northamptonshire and East Midlands to take part in their record attempts and also hope to encourage illustrious former players, including former Northampton Saints stars, to take part.
The record attempts will form part of a busy weekend for Towcestrians which will also include fund-raising for the Help for Heroes, Royal British Legion and Wooden Spoon charities.
The weekend will also involve a beer festival starting at 7pm on April 2 and a music festival involving local bands The Bromptons, H2 and Reflexions.
Further information is available from David Taylor at david.taylor@towcestriansrfc.net.