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A Cultural Sports Tour – New York & Boston (Part Two)

In late March of this year, Ashlawn School Academy Trust from Rugby visited New York and Boston on a 10 day cultural sports tour – which certainly didn’t disappoint. Setting their sights...

A Cultural Sports Tour – New York & Boston (Part One)

  In late March of this year, Ashlawn School Academy Trust from Rugby visited New York and Boston on a 10 day cultural sports tour – which certainly didn’t disappoint. Setting their...

The History of the FA Cup

With Manchester United and Crystal Palace gearing up to face one another on Saturday in the 2016 FA Cup final, we thought we’d take a brief look back at the history of the competition in its entire...

The Hungerhill Games: Orlando Football Tour

The Hungerhill Games: Orlando Football Tour This Easter, the Sunshine State welcomed Hungerhill School from Doncaster for a week long football tour – and it certainly didn’t disappoint....

A Big Sports Tour to the Big Apple: Sir John Deane’s College

A Big Sports Tour to the Big Apple: Sir John Deane’s College   Monday 15th February 2016 Alas, Sir John Deane’s College’s final day has arrived, sob. But they’ve ended on a...

My day at the ‘Women’s Sport: Participation, Access and Funding’ Conference

  On Thursday 19th January, I attended the Women’s Sport: Participation, Access and Funding Conference held in London to gain a better understanding of the continued development of...

The History of the Ballon d’Or

  Last night Lionel Messi was the deserved winner of a record fifth Ballon d’Or after a sensational 2015 where he made the spectacular routine. Having scored 52 goals, coupled with 26...

The Official New 7 Wonders of the World – The Taj Mahal

  To kick off our first blog post of 2016, we thought we’d take a look at a few of our long haul tours and a quick peek at the Official New 7 Wonders of the World – something that ties in...

Top 5 Highlights of a New York Sports Tour

Top-notch football, iconic sights and burgers the size of your face – that’s New York for you! Just last month Clitheroe Royal Grammar School took a bite out of the Big Apple on their football...

Inspection Visits – The Tour before the Tour…

One service which we’re particularly fond of here at Rayburn Sports Tours, which we perhaps don’t shout about enough, is our ‘inspection visit’ service. Before we give you a breakdown of the...

Six Reasons Why Sri Lanka Should Be Your Next Sports Tour Destination

Friendly smiles, golden beaches, aromatic cuisine, exotic wildlife and endless sporting opportunities – sounds about perfect, right? If your answer is yes, then Sri Lanka is the destination for...

Couriering the Yorkshire Terriers RUFC in 5 Questions

It was just a few months ago that the Yorkshire Terriers RUFC were heading ‘down under’ for their Australia and Hong Kong 2015 rugby tour, trading in Yorkshire mud for Aussie sun. From the...