24 Years of Marauding

It all started in 1978 at The White Hart. An olde worlde pub in the North Hampshire village of Eversley, 5 miles south of Reading.

The White Hart has long been a watering hole for players and supporters of Camberley Rugby Club and after a few beers one Sunday lunchtime it was decided to form a pub rugby team.

After a number of games against other pubs and companies locally one of the team who worked in Amsterdam suggested that the team enter into the Amsterdam 7's, thus "The White Hart Marauders" were born.
 

Over the years the MARAUDERS have developed into a renowned International 7's side that draws it players from all sectors of the domestic and International arena. But they have never lost that sense of fun from the early days. The Marauders have introduced a new dimension to the touring sides with such items as the "wobbly Wig" famously worn by Will Carling during his time with the Marauders with the MARAUDERS in 1993, whilst still Captain of England. Other significant names that have joined the MARAUDERS have included Jeremy Guscott, Laurence Dellaglio, Peter Winterbottom and Dewi Morris to name a few.

Since those early years the MARAUDERS have introduced their flair for rugby and entertainment in many other tournaments including Hong Kong, Dubai, Lisbon, Cape Town, Toulouse, Kinsale, Croatia and of course the U.K. With the ever increasing demands on the professional game our team selections change day by day, however as stated in the program for the Heineken 7's in Amsterdam this year "as usual with The Marauders we know nothing about who will be playing, but as usual they will be among the favourites".

Over the past 10 years the Marauders have entered the following tournaments:

    1990    Winners Heineken 7's Amsterdam and National Pub 7's

    1991    Winners Heineken 7's Amsterdam

    1992    National Pub 7's & Finalists Hong Kong International 10's

    1993    Winners Dubai International 7's and National Pub 7's and Finalists Hong Kong 10's

    1994    Finalists Hong Kong 10's

    1995     Winners Lisbon 7's and National Pub 7's

    1996    Winners Toulouse 7's, Lisbon 7's, National Pub 7's. Finalists Amsterdam and Aberaevon. Semi     finalists Hong Kong, Abertillary and Henly.

    1997     Represented England at The Dubai International 7's.

    1998    Winners Dubai Social 7's and Semi final Lisbon 7's

    1999     Winners Amsterdan 7's and Dubai Social 7's. Semi final Lisbon 7's.

    2000     Winners Amsterdan 7's, Finalists National Pub 7's, Semi finalists Dubai 7's

    2001     Winners Henley 7's. Semi final Amsterdam 7's and Cayman Islands. Finalists Lisbon and        LasVegas

    2002     Semi finals:- Kinsale, Amsterdam, City Sevens & Henley. Winners Croatia. Finalists Lisbon &
                   Plate Winners at Harpenden.