Activities

The big annual events are a traditional Christmas dinner, Burn’s night, a children’s party and sports day. Every month we organise midweek lunches and golf days or a variety of outings such as cycle rides, canoe trips, visits to wine châteaux and children’s activities. A popular event each year is a long weekend walking in the Pyrenées.

Who are the members?

Despite the name we are not all British and do not all live in Bordeaux. People of any nationality can join and members live in all parts of the surrounding region from the Médoc to the Landes and inland to the Dordogne. What we all have in common is the English language and what most people appreciate is the opportunity to relax and chat whilst appreciating good food and wine and a wide range of activities.

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1. A soft, semisolid food substance with a resilient consistency, made by the setting of a liquid containing pectin or gelatin or by the addition of gelatin to a liquid.

2. A casual working event that takes place in over a hundred cities where people come together (in a person’s home, a coffee shop, or an office) to work for the day.

Jelly (the work get together, not the food) has come to Bordeaux! The goal is to provide a working social environment for all those independent freelancers and working professionals who want to get out of their home offices and into a chilled space to bounce idea’s of like minded individuals.

This original idea started in New York back in 2006, where two roommates came to the conclusion that even though working from home is pretty rad they were missing out on brainstorming, sharing and staff room gossip.
Since these early days the idea has really expanded with chapters opening in around 100 cities across the world.

The Bordeaux Jelly has recently been created by Justin Staple, who after living in Bristol was first introduced to the concept. The idea is to meet for a whole working day (9 to 5) on a weekly basis. At the moment the group is meeting at the Tchaï Bar (rue du Mirail) but depending on availability may look for other venues to rotate their meetings. Jelly is open to English and French professionals alike and can be a great melting pot of language and cultural ideas.

So, if you’re looking for some brainstorming pals or you’re a venue that would like to host a Jelly workshop, contact Justin!

Via Twitter: http://twitter.com/elpats
Via email: elpats@mac.com
Jelly Bordeaux – Facebook Page.
Official Website – www.workatjelly.com

When: Next Jelly is the 4th July – 11am to 5pm (check Facebook page for future events)
Where: Tchaï Bar, 49 Rue du Mirail, Bordeaux
Cost: Free!! (well you pay for your own coffee)

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Now there is a chance to see some of the big guns play here in Bordeaux!

There is a friendly match planned for the 12th August against Stade Paris at their home ground in Bègles.

The new season calendar has already been released with 6 of the bigger matches scheduled to be play at the Stade Chadan Delmas.

The club is already pre-selling tickets for these matches. Click here for more info.

They also have a new official Facebook page.

www.ubbrugby.com

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We hope this section will encourage the anglophones in Bordeaux to creep out of the woodwork and get behind their team in this year’s TOP 14 competition!

To get involved all you need to do is to sign up to the allezunion.com forum (it only takes a few minutes). From here you can post / read articles about news and events that regard l’UBB, Rugby or Bordeaux in general!

Allez l’Union!

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The Beach Rugby Tour will work itself though France this summer. In preparation for the Rugby World Cup in September, the Beach Rugby Tour is organised by the FFR and is open to everyone free of charge.

The tour’s final will be held in Bordeaux over three days before before the France vs Ireland friendly international which will be played at Stade Chaban Delmas on the 13th August.

Get along to support a growing sport in France.

When: 11th, 12th, 13th August
Where: Place des Quinconces, 33000 Bordeaux
Cost: Free!

www.beachrugbytour.fr

Beach Rugby Tour 2011 par FFR

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The gala match will be the first home game of the season and an equally special event will be that it will be the first event played at Stade Chaban Delams since 2009.

Bayonne has a long history of being a very comptive team, hailing from the Rugby heartland in the Pays Basque. They are fielding a very strong team with internationals such as Mark Chisholm (Aus),  Joe Rokocoko (N.Z) & Mike Phillips (Wales).

When: 3rd September, 2011 @ 8:45pm
Where: Stade Chaban-Delmas, Place Johnston, 33000 Bordeaux
Cost: Starting from – €12 until €45

Buy your tickets here!

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The race will take place in the heart of the city and uniquely will be held at night. The cyclists will make 50 laps of a 1.7km circuit, bringing to total race length to 85km. The evening will have special guests such as Christophe Moreau (former professional French cyclist),  la Band’a Léo (Marching Band) and Miss Bordeaux.

The event starts at 5pm with all the fun and games for family and the riders start at around 8pm.

When: Friday 2nd September @ 8pm
Where: Place Gambetta, 33000 Bordeaux
Cost: Free!

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For the team of ASM Clermont Auvergne, they have started the season on a very good foot with two wins already to their credit, including difficult triumph against Toulon at home. The absence of their “World Cup players” doesn’t appear to have effected Clermont all that much with their younger players holding the fort. One point that could prove their undoing is that if they don’t come down from their ‘successive win’ cloud and take the match to their opponents.


For the UBB, the victory last weekend at Chaban Delmas to over 25 000 spectators, showed that the players learn quickly from their mistakes and work hard to get on the right track . Although it is still very early in the season, perhaps their level of aggression and desire to win is going to be the bench mark for the season. It’s most likely that the UBB will start most matches as the underdog, but perhaps this will play into their favour as it could alleviate the pressure that comes with the big matches.


TEAM against ASM


1    .    DAVIES Richard  
2    .    LAUGA Romain  
3    .    TOETU Patrick  
4    .    TISSEAU François  
5    .    JAULHAC   Adam   
6    .    MADAULE Louis Benoit  
7    .    CHALMERS   Hugh   
8    .    HOUSTON Leroy  
9    .    ADAMS   Heinie   
10    .    LOPEZ   Camille   
11    .    FERRERES   Laurent   
12    .    CARBALLO   Rafaël   
13    .    LE BOUHRIS Félix  
14    .    BRANA Thierry  
15    .    REIHANA Bruce  
          
 Replacements  
16    .    ROFES Fabien
17    .    DELBOULBES Laurent
18    .    TRELOAR Caméron
19    .    TERNISIEN   Charly
20    .    SERON   Julien
21    .    FRASER   Gerard
22    .    DENETRE Michel23    .    DECAMPS   Nicolas    
                  
When: Friday 9th September, 2011 @ 8pm
Where: Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand




Live radio commentary on ARL 96.2 in Bordeaux, 92.9 in Langon, 95.9 in Libourne, 90 in Marmande and 98.1 in Agen.  

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After a great second round win at home against Bayonne it seems the lads struggled somewhat when they went up against Clermont last week. They eventually went down 34 to 6, with Clermont controlling the majority of the game.

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