By treeves@thekmgroup.co.uk (Thomas Reeves) History is thought to have been made when a walking rugby side from Kent became one of, if not the, first to play an international fixture. The Whitstable Red Shanks travelled to the Czech Republic and Ricany, a town twinned with Whitstable, with the trip arranged with support from the Whitstable Twinning Association and the Ricany Twinning Association. They faced a Ricany RFC team – the Czech Republic champions and an outfit which even included an Olympic wrestler – during a five-day tour last month, Whitstable winning eight tries to six. It’s thoug…
