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The BSN Benjis secure 3rd place at the International Youth Tournament! Well, I say the BSN Benjis… With the BSN Easter holidays in full swing, along with famine, illness, mechanical failure and a host of other excuses which would have made Lachlan’s mum Louise proud :-), the depleted Benjis squad came to Hilversum with one…

The Benji’s brought two teams to the District Championships at HRC to contest in the Cup & Plate competitions, with the Tigers competing for the Cup. What were instantly noticeable were the small and narrow pitch sizes. Some shambolic (or maybe even contrived) planning at HRC saw four pitches crammed onto one full size playing…

In the last fixture of the year, the Benjis visited unfamiliar hosts ‘t Gooi Rugby Club in what looked like a normal Saturday match fixture thinly disguised as the Oliebollen Tournament. Whilst the Oliebollen was on full display at the clubhouse, these were rationed to the coaches and parents, while the boys had to played Rugby……

Match Report: Scott Joyce; On Saturday 14th November,  the all-conquering BSN Benji’s made the long trip south to compete in the prestigious Etten-Leur tournament. Given their well-documented early season success, the players and coaches approached the tournament with high hopes of improving on last year’s second place finish, but well aware that this would be…

The Benjis juggernaut continues to roll-on… as they won their third consecutive tournament in as many weeks, at the Jan van Burg Toernooi at the Hooker’s home ground at Hoek van Holland. For many of the Benjis squad, they were returning to the place where the journey began on an equally sunny day, two years…

The Benjis continued their very impressive start to the season by winning the famous ‘Hutspottoernooi’ tournament at DIOK Rugby Club on Saturday. In winning all 5 games in impressive style which included beating old rivals HRC 8-1, we also won the ‘Fair Play’ award… was it really ever in doubt? In conceding only 3 tries during the…