Since 2011 the EVRA initiative to form "European series" of veteran tournaments /mini festivals more and more clubs/teams are joining this chain of Veteran rugby events - known as Licor Beirao European Series.
This year was especially significant - two traditional veteran events from France joined the Series - Challenge Eric MacLeod Milroy, International Commemorative Tournament in Amiens, the 7th Marelli Vets Tournament in Marseille - European Sports Capital 2017, as well the 1st Summer Festival of Dracula Rugby Veterans Bucharest Romania.
At the very begin of the Series EVRA introduced two special prizes, with great support of José Redondo (Licor Beirao as EVRA Series Main sponsor) from Lousa (Portugal) - EVRA EU Series plagues, for the Event Club organisers and for the Oldest Tournament player.er Festival of Dracula Rugby Veterans Bucharest Romania) . . .The oldest player that took part at one of EU Series tournaments in this year, was the President of Dracula Rugby Veterans - 74 years old Michail Vasilescu - at the Summer Festival in Bucharest.
Apart from these signs of recognition, EVRA and Licor Beirao established EVRA Award, presented each year to the Club/Team that had organised the "most international" European Series Tournament . . . and so contributed to the further development of Veteran sports - Rugby in Europe.
Already the winners were . . .
2012 Milano Rugby Festival (Italy),
2013 Esztergomi Vitezeki RFC (Hungary)
2014 Les Indenpendants du BRC (France)
2015 Flanders Open Rugby International Tournament (Belgium)
2016 I Senatori Virgiliani Old Rugby Mantova (Italy).
We are looking forward to see who will be the "2017 winner" . . .
Marko Protega, EVRA Secretary
