Month: March 2011

BAFA has released the schedule for the 2011 Flag Football season and there are some tasty match ups for the Sharks. Playing on 7 weekends between April and August, the schedule sees the Sharks making 3 trips to Coventry, once across the border into Cardiff, a day in London and a trip to new boys, Chiltern Fyrd in Luton. As is becoming a tradition, the Sharks complete the season with the final fixture in Chichester (no doubt followed by a BBQ!). For the full Sharks fixture list head over here

[caption id="attachment_804" align="alignright" width="222" caption="Justin attempting to claim the trophy"][/caption] The 2011 season got off to a great start on Saturday, as the London Rebels hosted their 2nd annual March Madness preseason tournament. As with last year, the event saw a mixture of BAFACL and non-league teams compete for the right to be crowned March Madness Champions. The Chichester Sharks were the defending champions and we were keen to bring the trophy home for a 2nd time. The format was 2 Groups, followed by semi-finals and Final. The Sharks were drawn against the Chelsea Battlin' Bass, BCU Ligers and our BAFACL rivals, the South Wales Warriors. The Warriors were up first, which meant we were assured a tough start to the event. We always have great games against South Wales,…