The Tug of War Association - England

16/09/2026

16/09/2026

🏆 🌍 2026 World Outdoor Tug of War Championships - Open Competition Day 1 - UPDATED - hit the link to watch today's live streaming and support the English clubs taking part - 4 streams are available for each corner -

Field A - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkr84OJ7zC0

Field B - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gQiGUuOXTo

Field C - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tjs04DS7rs

Field D - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0M6O03V1m0

14/09/2026

🏆 🌍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2026 WORLD OUTDOOR TUG OF WAR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN COMPETITION PROGRAMME AND STREAMING INFO

The open club competition takes place on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 September.

Competitions in the morning start at 9am South Africa time (8am UK time). Afternoon competitions start at approx. 1pm South Africa time (12 noon UK time), subject to the completion of the morning programme.

We have a number of clubs taking part across these two days and you can see when each club is taking part in the graphic.

The live streaming for the event can be viewed via this link - https://edenlive.co.za/tug-of-war-world-championships-2026-hartenbos-south-africa/

There is a stream available for each of the four corners of the arena, so you can choose which groups you wish to watch.

Good luck to everyone taking part.

Upper Eden Tug of War Club
Bedfordshire Tow
Anstey TOW
Melton Mowbray Ladies Tug of War Team
Lincoln TUG of WAR
KILROE TUG OF WAR CLUB
Army Sport

14/09/2026

TWIF Outdoor Athlete of the Year

Don't forget that voting is still open for the above. Votes are cast by liking and sharing the nomination directly from the TWIF page.

If you haven't done so already, please like and share the TWIF posts for the England male and female nominations - Millie Tomlinson and Will Lee. A link to each post is below. The winner will be announced on the final day of the World Championships on Saturday. So get liking and sharing, again, directly from the TWIF page through the links below and share them to your club pages too and encourage all of your members and supporters to share too:

Will Lee - link to post to like and share - https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1620460546756210&set=a.242271221241823

Millie Tomlinson - link to post to like and share - https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1623928349742763&set=a.242271221241823

Melton Mowbray Ladies Tug of War Team Lincoln TUG of WAR

14/09/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Meet the England Pullers

In the coming days, our teams will be travelling to South Africa to compete in the World Tug of War Championships in Mossel Bay.

Over the coming days, we will be introducing you to some of the pullers representing England. Here is our next group of pullers representing England across junior, under 23 and senior weight classes:

Tom Redmayne - Upper Eden
Rachel Birkle - Melton Mowbray
Becca Winson - Melton Mowbray
Harriet Mount - Melton Mowbray
Amelia Wayne - Melton Mowbray / Bosley
Tony Allen - Melton Mowbray (Coach)

We wish you the best of luck in South Africa!

13/09/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Meet the England Pullers

In the coming days, our teams will be travelling to South Africa to compete in the World Tug of War Championships in Mossel Bay.

Over the coming days, we will be introducing you to some of the pullers representing England. Here are the next 10 pullers representing England across junior, under 23 and senior weight classes:

Stacey Conway - Army Ladies
Freya Sharp - Melton Mowbray
Harriet Pike - Anstey / Bedford Ladies
Jack Routley - Anstey
Kate Brocklehurst - Melton Mowbray
Emma Haywood - Melton Mowbray
Sophie Phillips - Melton Mowbray / Anstey
Siobhaun Jose - Melton Mowbray
Millie Tomlinson - Melton Mowbray
Paul Taylor - Anstey

We wish you the best of luck in South Africa!

12/09/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Meet the England Pullers

In the coming days, our teams will be travelling to South Africa to compete in the World Tug of War Championships in Mossel Bay.

Over the coming days, we will be introducing you to some of the pullers representing England. Here are the next 10 pullers representing England across junior, under 23 and senior weight classes:

Will Criddle - Anstey
Tom Woodcock - Anstey
Charlie Nancekivell - Anstey
Harry Holland - Anstey
Sesania Tooley - Army Ladies
Talei Peters - Army Ladies
Michelle Smith - Army Ladies
Rehearna Griffin - Army Ladies
Maddie Hempell - Army Ladies
Liv Massey - Army Ladies

We wish you the best of luck in South Africa!

12/09/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Meet the England Pullers

In the coming days, our teams will be travelling to South Africa to compete in the World Tug of War Championships in Mossel Bay.

Over the coming days, we will be introducing you to some of the pullers representing England. Here are the next 10 pullers/coaches representing England across junior, under 23 and senior weight classes:

Damien Richards - Anstey
Will Bennett - Anstey
Matthew Parsons - Felton Eccles
Ryan Harris - Anstey
Mark Strange - Oxney Vines Cross
Kiera Baxter - Army Ladies
Jay Ward - Army Ladies
Faye Warner - Army Ladies
Elspeth Logie - Army Ladies
Elsa Holland - Anstey

We wish you the best of luck in South Africa!

11/09/2026

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Meet the England Pullers

In the coming days, our teams will be travelling to South Africa to compete in the World Tug of War Championships in Mossel Bay.

Over the coming days, we will be introducing you to some of the pullers representing England. Here are the first 10 pullers representing England across junior, under 23 and senior weight classes:

Lilly-Grace Dunning - Upper Eden
Charlie Kern - Army Ladies
Caitlin Burton - Army Ladies
Callum Ellis - Upper Eden
Andrew Mitchell - Upper Eden
Elisha Ellis - Upper Eden
Carley Thwaites - Upper Eden
Ellen Starkey - Upper Eden
Oli Millican - Upper Eden
Joe Birch - Upper Eden

We wish you the best of luck in South Africa!

09/09/2026