3rd XV Tour: Amsterdam 2003

Travel Arrangements

Friday 25th April

08:00 Tour starts at the Rugby Club. You must have either a beer or a good excuse at this point.
09:00 Coach from Maidenhead to Heathrow
11:40 KLM flight from Heathrow to Schipol
14:00 Train from Schipol to the Hotel

Monday 28th April

15:00 Train from the Hotel to Schipol
17:00 KLM flight from Schipol to Heathrow
Head for the Hand & Flowers

Exact times to be confirmed.

Hotel

We are staying at the Hotel The Crown. According to their website, "The bar is open ALL day, and serves alcohol until 3 a.m. A wide variety of tap beers including Guinness, Kilkenny and Hoegaarden White are served.". Hurrah!.

Contact details are:

Hotel The Crown
O. Z. Voorburgval 21
1012EH Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Tel:	0031(0)20.626.9664
Fax:	0031(0)20.420.6473

Click here for an interactive map of the area.

Matches

We have one match arranged for 13:00 Sunday 27th April, against Amstelveen RC 1890 3rd XV.

Tour Law

Laws

Fineable Offences

Finger pointing:	All pointing is to be with the left elbow.
Chundering:	Fines to be paid by both the puker and partner, the exception being any member of the stag party where they all pay.
Breakfast:	Non-attendance is a fineable offence.

Currency

1 Euro = 1 blowjob, therefore if a fine is 5 Euro, the call is 5 blowjobs.

Drinking

Even Hour drinking to be with the right hand with pinkie extended
Odd Hour drinking to be with the left hand with pinkie extended
On a call of Baghdad, everyone will down their drink.

Attire

Travelling

Club jacket / blazer or club jumper
Smart trousers (not jeans)
Shirt
Club tie
Tour hat
Tour flower (must be fresh)

Game Day

Club jacket / blazer or club jumper
Loud shorts
Shirt
Club tie
Tour hat
Tour flower
One white sock
One black sock

Free Days

Tour polo shirt
Smart trousers (not jeans)
Tour hat
Tour flower

Do not forget to bring your rugby kit.

Caveats

All these laws (and any susequently introduced) are liable to change without prior warning at the discretion of the Judge.

Ignorance of Tour Law is no excuse for breaking it, however, asking what the Law is is a finable offence.

Other Activities

Friday evening - Tour meal with guests at Amstelveen RFC.
Watch Amstelveen 1st XV vs. Royal Signals (Scotland).
Saturday afternoon - Heineken Brewery trip.
Saturday evening - Tour meal at Boom Chicago.
Monday morning - optional canal boat cruise.

Cost and Fundraising

The tour cost is £220.

This will get you:

Travel to and from Amsterdam
3 nights accommodation (not including breakfast)
Playing insurance
A tour shirt

There will be group meals organised on the Friday and Saturday nights which will cost £20 each in addition to the main cost. These are not optional.

As usual, any other food, drink, souvenirs, etc you require will not come from the kitty so pick up some of the local currency.

Tour Party

The current list of tourists is:

Adrian Bell	Alan Gray	Bruno Prior	Chris "Meaty" Meade
Craig Young	Dan Robinson	Dave Goodman	Dave Thomas
Ivan McKenzie	John Wakeling	Lawrence Clark	Luke McAndrew
Mark Robinson	Neil Evans	Nick Harris	Nigel Barton
Pete Clipsham	Richard Flower	Robin Mahadeo	Ron Butler
Ross Drake	Scott Vann	Simon Womack	Stephen Bourne
Tim Robinson	Tony "Scud" Rawlings

Names in green denote virgins (as always, having toured with other teams doesn't count).
Names in blue are Mr. Gray's Stag party, who will be joining us for the majority of the tour.
For tour officers, room allocation, etc, click here.