Itinerary

Saturday April 4 - travel

• 5.00 AM meet at RDU group Travel desk in Terminal 1.
  
• 9:20 PM arrive Heathrow via Continental 18 from Newark.
  
• Transport by chartered bus to Hilton St. Anne’s Manor hotel, Wokingham.
  
• Sandwiches and snacks will be organized at the hotel.
  

Sunday April 5 – game at Bracknell Rugby Club

• 12:15 PM - transport from hotel to Bracknell Rugby Club by volunteers from BRC.
  
• 2 PM game vs. Bracknell
  
• Lunch at field club house contributed by BRC
  
• Transport back to hotel by BRC volunteers.
  
• 7:00 PM walk to Baranda Indian Restaurant Wokingham
  
• 7:30 PM Buffet dinner
  
• Walk back to hotel.
  

Monday April 6 – practice and local activities

• Obtain bus pass for Wokingham and Bracknell area bus service
  
• Walk or bus to practice at Wokingham local field or at BRC.
  
• Walk into town, pick up lunch at café or sandwich shop
  
• Shop at Tesco or other supermarket for own snacks for the week
  
• Back to hotel by 6PM
  
• 7 PM – Fish and Chips brought to hotel.
  

Tuesday April 7 – Bath and Millfield Intnl Rugby Festival day trip

• 9AM chartered bus departs hotel, arrives Bath before 11AM
  
• Bath sightseeing and lunch
  
• 1:30 PM bus departs for Millfield International Rugby Festival
  
• 3 PM USA U17 team plays
  
• Post-game tour of Millfield School
  
• 6:00 PM Dinner at Millfield School
  
• 7:30 PM return to hotel by bus
  

Wednesday April 8 – Oxford day trip

• 9:30 AM walk or bus to Wokingham train station
  
• Train 10.27 – 10.40 Wokingham – Reading, connecting to 10.53 – 11.18 train Reading – Oxford.
  
• Selection of activities to choose from for groups of 2 – 5 players. Lunch.
  
• 3 PM meet at Oxford University Parks for head count, weather permitting
  
• 4:30 PM scenic walk to Head of the River Pub
  
• 5:15 PM pub dinner
  
• 6:30 PM walk to train station for 19.01 – 19.26 train Oxford to Reading, connecting with 19.34 – 19.42 train Reading to Wokingham.
  
• Walk or bus (last bus 20.14) back to hotel.
  

Thursday April 9 – game at Bracknell Rugby Club, London Irish match in Reading

• 12:15 PM – transport to Bracknell Rugby Club by BRC volunteers.
  
• 2PM game vs. Windsor
  
• Late lunch at BRC club house arranged by BRC.
  
• Transport back to hotel by BRC volunteers or public transport.
  
• 6:30 PM walk to Bin Oaks for bus to Reading Madejski Stadium
  
• 7:30 PM London Irish match, buy own dinner at stadium
  
• 10:00 PM return to Wokingham/Hotel by bus
  

Friday April 10 – Twickenham Rugby museum and London

• 9:00 AM departure by bus for Twickenham Rugby museum.
  
• 10:30 – 12:30 museum and stadium tour.
  
• 1 PM bus to central London: Westminster.
  
• Lunch (£10) and group sightseeing.
  
• Bus tour of London with stops.
  
• 6:00 PM dinner
  
• 8:00 PM return to hotel.
  

Saturday April 11 – practice and local activities

• Practice at local field or at BRC, travel by public transport.
  
• Practice at local field or at BRC, travel by public transport.
  
• Walk into town, pick up lunch at café or sandwich shop
  
• Possible afternoon trip to Windsor.
  
• Dinner TBD
  

Sunday April 12 – game at Bracknell Rugby Club

• 12:15 PM – transport from hotel to BRC by volunteers
  
• 2 PM game vs. Bracknell
  
• Lunch at BRC club house arranged by BRC.
  
• Transport back to hotel by Bracknell Rugby Club volunteers.
  
• Dinner: TBD
  

Monday April 13 – return

• 8:00 AM depart hotel by chartered bus to LHR.
  
• Depart Continental 111 at 11.40 AM to Newark
  
• Arrive RDU via Continental from Newark at 9.20 PM.