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The Train Pull 2025
Important News

Train Pull - Cancelled
November 2024

The bad news is the Train Pull has been cancelled.

The good news is that a group of people have been working in the shadows on 'Nagsfest 2025'.

This will be something you have never experienced before!

More information coming soon.

The Train Pull 2025
Important News

Train Pull Trial - Postponed
October 2024

Apologies everyone but SVR were "unable to work to our timeframe" due to other commitments. Therefore we have to postpone the trial planned for the Saturday morning 26th October.

After Cat's huge efforts (and patience) to get us to this point, Ed is working closely with them to try and get a decision in the next few weeks.

I apologise to all those Nags who have asked for dates to book time off work etc but we are still playing the waiting game with SVR.

I will endeavour to get some news to you as soon as possible.

The Train Pull 2025
Next Event

THE TRAIN PULL
August 2025

Plans are afoot for the next Nags challenge.

The Nags have been challenged to pull a 57 tonne steam engine the length of a marathon in just TWO days!

We have been given the green light for the Train Pull in August 2025 in partnership with The Severn Valley Railway based in the West Midlands.

More details are to follow re dates, location, accommodation etc

For more information and updates, check our Facebook page.

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The Nags' Mission



The Nags Charity Barbarians were formed and started fundraising in 2012. In 2024 we passed an overall total of £247,000 for Cancer Research UK.

This is our record so far:

  • 2012 - 30 mile narrowboat pull (The name is after the old horses that pulled the barges) - (£4700)
  • 2014 - Nags Rugby v Kidderminster RFC - (£7000)
  • 2015 - 'Walk a mile, donate a pound'
  • 2016 - Nags Rugby v Lampeter RFC - (£17000)
  • 2017 - 50 mile canoe down the River Severn - (£6600)
  • 2018 - Nags Rugby v Droitwich RFC - (£40000)
  • 2018 - Runner-up, The Crabbies National Awards, Twickenham
  • 2019 - Snoverest - (£19300)
  • 2021 - 'A Million Dreams' - (£11600)
  • 2022 - Llansawel RFC v The Nags - (£78100)
  • 2022 - Hunt'in the Three Peaks
  • 2023 - The Wight Walk - (£10000)
  • 2024 - The Nags v Tewkesbury RFC - (£33333)

The Nags have over 1100 members and our doors are always open to new members. Our welcome is infectious so if anyone wishes to become 'A Nag' then please do not hesitate to contact us through our Facebook group page 'The Nags Charity Barbarians'.


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Who We Are Doing This For

Rugby is a hard, physical sport, which requires great strength and determination.

Whilst playing for the Nags, many players draw strength and inspiration from the personal battles countless of their friends and family members have both won and lost with cancer.

Some of the Nags have chosen to share the names of the people who they carry in their hearts whilst they do their bit to tackle cancer with rugby.

 

Heather Allen   Ray Allen   Nigel Amess (Lionel)   Richard Banks   Margaret Bates   Pat Bennett   Paul Bennett   Philip Biggins   Peter Bingham   Arthur Brinkworth   Norman Brinkworth   Peter Brinkworth   Tony Brooks   Rita Bucknell   Frances Butler   Pat Burley   Kevin Calloway   Allen Carter   Ann Carter   Bette Corkhill   Jon Cross   Pam Danks   Philippa Danks   Dennis Davenport   Barbara Davies   Gaff Garth Davies   Gwyn Davies   Rhoda Davies   David Duffield   Margaret Edwards   Pauline Edwards   Richard Emerey   Anthony Evans   Ralph Evans   Thelma Evans   Albert Felton   Ralph Felton   Andrew Foster   Brenda Francis   Dave Garrett   David Glenn   Barbara Goode   Joe Goodwin   Doris Gunning   Bruce Hancocks   Dave Hipkiss   David Hobbs   John James (Flash)   Peris James   Sara James   Joice Jefferies   Richard Jefferies   Elwyn "Butch" Jones   Gwyneth Jones   Luke Jones   William Jones   John Kerrigan   John Kroese   June Lamm   Chris Lammas   Margaret Lewis   Craig Lewis-Davies   Michael Lee   Michael Lloyd   Mike (Bob) Lloyd   Dan Logan   Joanne Macguire   Chris Matthews   Nan & Grandad Miles   Lavine Monkton   Francis Moran   Mike Moran   Tony Mulholland   Christina Murphy   Michael O'Flynn   Molly Poole   Brian Poulton   Olga Price   David Richards   Trevor Roberts   Antony Root   Janet Scott   Michael Scott   Sarah Sheen   Kirsty Shewell   GG (Sue)   Dave Taylor   Kate Taylor   Adrian Thomas   Josephine Nicola Thomas   Nick Thorpe   Philip Thorpe   Yvonne Thorpe   Roy Tombs   Ena Trott   Alison Usher   Douglas Usher   Joan Voyle   Sylvia Wakefield   Sylvia Walsh   Keith Watkins   Alan Watson   Doreen Weaver   Geoff Wyle   Marjorie Youens