Dear Gert, Kris and friends,
Congratulations again on such a magnificent tournament, they just get better and better! The live band on the Friday night was excellent and set the scene for a fantastic faultless weekend. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves as usual and were again amazed by the camaraderie shown by everyone we met.
The rugby was of a very high standard (apart from us!) and a pleasure to watch even whilst playing. Congratulations to all the winners and particularly to the Godfathers for their truly magnanimous gesture. Great to see old friends and to make many new ones.
Flanders should be very proud of Dendermondse R.C.
Thanks again, already looking forward to next year!
Cheers,
John Mitchell and the Very Old Rydeians
PS. Thanks for the cake, a much appreciated gesture.
Hi Gert
With this email, on the behalf of "Les Gros Moignons", I want to thank all Dendermonde Rugby Club for the best rugby tournament I have been involved. What an awesome week end and organization!
You can make sure that as part of Rugby Sensation, the first French rugby tour association, I will promote it all around the places in Europe!
Best regards and long life to the Flanders Open
Arezki Djennadi
Director of Rugby Sensation
Kris, Alain & Gert
Thank you for a wonderful weekend of rugby and partying, I thoroughly enjoyed your excellent hospitably and the way that you after the referees.
I've been to a few tournaments around the world and this has been the best by a country mile.
On a personal note, I wish to thank your club for looking after me, both on and off the field.
I wish you all the best next season and even though I'm moving back to the UK this summer, I will keep and eye out on the result.
Many thanks once again.
Yours in Rugby
"Billy" Christopher FISHWICK
Referee
Dear Gert
I just want to say thank you to the entire organizing team for an absolutely fantastic tournament.
I have been in rugby for a long time but have never been to Dendermonde. My players (DIOK Dames from Leiden) all told me how wonderful it is so I had to see for myself. They were right!
It is without doubt the best tournament I have ever attended.
You all deserve a long rest and I look forward to coming to Dendermonde next year with whichever team I find myself coaching.
Best wishes
Keith Muirhead
Dames DIOK Leiden
Bonjour Gert,
Je tiens à vous remercier et à vous féliciter, pour ce magnifique tournoi; très bonne organisation!
Toute notre équipe à apprécier ce tournoi.
Jean-François Callewaert
Bedankt dat ik deel mocht uitmaken van dit prachtig tornooi.
Ik heb me geweldig geamuseerd en sta vol bewondering voor de smetteloze organisatie. Spijtig dat de Vets hun titel niet konden verlengen.
De Finale in de cup was om duimen en vingers af te likken, alsook het voortreffelijke eten.
Ik hoop dat ik volgend jaar opnieuw een uitnodiging krijg om als ref aanwezig te zijn.
Diete Dirk Dietvorst
Referee
Beste Kris, Alain, Gert,
Heel hartelijk dank dat ik mocht aanwezig zijn het voorbije weekeinde.
Ik zal zeker niet de enige en de laatste zijn om jullie oprecht te feliciteren met de uiterst professionele, maar nog steeds familiale organisatie.
Zoals Billy al schreef, heb ik ook reeds de gelegenheid en geluk gehad om op meerdere grote tonooien aanwezig te zijn als scheidsrechter, maar nergens ben ik zo in de watten gelegd.
Naast het oa. geweldige sportieve niveau en de mobilisatie en ontvangst van de VIP's, was ik zeer getroffen door het prachtige optreden van de Dendermondse jeugd.
Het was dus weer een memorabel en uitzonderlijk tof WE.
Bedankt aan jullie collega's organisatoren en de hele boel medewerkers.
Beste groeten
Frank Michiels
Referee
Dear Gert
I just want to say thank you to the entire organizing team for an absolutely fantastic tournament.
I have been in rugby for a long time but have never been to Dendermonde. My players (DIOK Dames from Leiden) all told me how wonderful it is so I had to see for myself. They were right!
It is without doubt the best tournament I have ever attended.
You all deserve a long rest and I look forward to coming to Dendermonde next year with whichever team I find myself coaching.
Best wishes
Keith Muirhead
Dames DIOK Leiden
Dear Gert,
Thank you so much for such a great weekend. It was so very well organised and enjoyable. I hope we added something to the party.
We were delighted, is a little surprised to reach the final. Best win it next year! Thanks again for everything.
Ben Weller
Westcliff RFC
I would like to say that we all had such a great weekend and will be certainly returning next year!
It was one of the best rugby events that i and the team have ever been to, it was so well organised. Thank you.
Many Thanks
Elliott Levy
Westcliff RFC
Many thanks for organising another very enjoyable event.
See you next year.
Regards
Bob Smith
Westcliff RFC
Bonjour,
Anderlecht tient à vous remercier pour votre acceuil ce week-end et vous féliciter pour cette superbe organisation.
Nous avons pris beaucoup de plaisir à participer à ce tournoi et ce fut une très belle expérience pour nos jeunes.
Alexandre Van Pestel
RSC Anderlecht
Bonjour Gert,
Encore bravo pour votre organisation et merci pour votre accueil.
Malgrè quelques blessures, les membres de l'èquipe sont ravis de leur sèjour dans les Flandres!
Sincéres salutations à Kris et à tout le staff de Dendermonde.
Bruno DA ROLD
Les Touch'A Tout
Hi Gert,
We would like to thank you and your club for a fantastic tournament once again. As you know, we were almost forced to cancel our trip this year but managed to gather some friends from other clubs who all had a wonderful time.
We are all very much looking forward to next year, which I am told is June 11-12th?
Thanks again
See you next year!
Angela Smith
Folkestone Brabarians
Heren en de rest van de organisatie en vrijwilligers,
Wij, rugbyclub The Wallaby's, heeft ook dit jaar enorm genoten van het toernooi, rugby, de party en jullie gastvrijheid.
Het was gewoon weer top georganiseerd en ik beloof jullie dat wij het volgende grootser uitpakken met meer spelers en nog meer opvallen met onze kledij.
Wij hebben weer een super weekeinde gehad en zullen traditiegetrouw volgend jaar weer van de partij zijn.
Met vriendelijke groet, kind regards,
Erik Boom
Voorzitter rugbyclub The Wallaby's
Merci encore pour cette année a l'année prochaine Marseille rugby
Marc Villecroze
Marseille
Super tournoi on ne s'en lasse jamais encore encore, et vive la kriek lol vous pouvez compter sur le rugby club Roubaix pour revenir l'an prochain
Lionel Meermans
Roubaix
Can't thank the organisers enough! This tournament was amazing, it was my first tour out of the UK and I feel that no future tour will be able to match this tour.
thanks guys!
AMAZING
Stu Hamilton x
First Flanders 10s tour, amezing time, great atmosphere, great setup, good company and just about sobered up.
Briljant
Mark Grindrod
It was my first time at the Flanders open and I'm really impressed of this fantastic organisation! I guess it's the best organized tournament I've been.
Thx for this amazing rugby-weekend!
Brenda Esmeralda Weinel
'Godfathers' Rugby would like to thank the organisers for making us feel so welcome in our 2nd year of the tournament!! Also a big thank you to everyone who bought one of our wristbands for our selected charity 'Clic Sergeant' (Caring for children with cancer). The final amount we will donating is just short of ...2000 euros!!!!!
Many, many, many thanks!!!!!!
Adam Darcy-Wass
Godfathers
Can not describe in words how amazing this tour was - what a tournament!
Ed McKenzie
Dos cervezas Por Favor !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
La Touquet Paris plage !!!!
Merci et à l'année prochaine !!!
Mathieu Decourcelles
Touquet Paris plage
