Brit Cup News

The 2008 Brit Cup was a historic day for Australian football in the UK. Eight teams competed, with only half coming from the traditional powerbase of London.

The 8 teams were:

West London Wildcats
Wandsworth Demons
London Swans
Putney Magpies
Reading Kangaroos
Wales Red Devils
ARUK Southern Redbacks
Nottingham Scorpions

Played at the Wimbledon Hawks home ground, the Brit Cup was played under sunny skies and featured some outstanding footy.

The West London Wildcats won yet another trophy, but the real talking point was the performance of the ARUK Southern Redbacks, made up of players from the 9-a-side format. After a close 5 point loss to the Wildcats in their first match, the Redbacks lifted with strong wins against Wandsworth, the Swans and Putney to make the final.

Led by best on ground Donny Mullen, the Wildcats were too strong in the final, with 16 year old George Merrick doing a superb job in the ruck. Merrick is part of the junior Great Britain Bulldogs squad that will play 3 matches in Australia during the AFL International Cup. Joining big George in the final were Ollie Ash (also a junior Bulldog) and Paul Avery (coach of the junior Bulldogs).

Thanks to all players, teams, umpires and organisers for making the day such a huge success.

Brit Cup venue changed

Please note that the Brit Cup will now be held at Wimbledon's home ground, KCS Rugby Club.

Click here to see the map:
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From Wimbledon tube and overground station go to platform 8 and get on a train that stops at Motspur Park. From Motspur Park station turn left at the top of the footbridge and turn left as you leave the station. Follow the road around and turn left at the end down West Barnes Lane. Turn right down Arthur Road and continue right to the end and down the gravel road, the clubhouse will be immediately in front of you.

Brit Cup is coming...

No, 5 July is not a bye weekend - Brit Cup is on the horizon and approaching fast! A tournament aimed at celebrating the ever increasing pool of talent developing outside of Australia, Brit Cup aims to bring the very best out of all of the non-Australian players in the country.

With it being International Cup year there will doubtless be many British-born players hoping to catch the eye of Bulldogs coach Charlie Kielty, who is busy preparing to take on the world in Melbourne in August. While the Bulldogs squad is becoming a fearsome and closely-knit unit there is always the chance that players could force themselves into the reckoning, and Brit Cup is the ideal place to do just that.

While many Australians see it as a chance to put their boots up for the weekend and slob out in front of the tv we would like to encourage as many people as possible to get down and support their teammates in this years tournament. Support can be the difference between defeat and victory, and there's nothing like the advice given out by seasoned players to help get that extra bit out of players and push them on to even greater heights.