Avonmore Fair Tug of War

Sat July 19, 2025. 3:30 pm

NOTE: Must register your team by 9pm Friday, July 11th, 2025. 

To register enter you team below ( see form at bottom of page)

Open Class: CATCH WEIGHT  No weight limit, starts at 3:30 pm sharp, 8 per team, 2 spares only.
Maximum of 10 teams.


Prize Money: Men’s: 1st Place $800, 2nd Place $400, 3rd Place $200

Ladies 1st Place $400, 2nd Place $200   

Rules and regulations:

  1. There is no registration fee, just pay the gate fee when entering the fair!
  2. No gloves
  3. No climbing – hand over hand
  4. No locking – any hold which prevents the free movement of the rope
  5. No leaning – touching the ground with any part of the body other than the feet
  6. No sitting – deliberately sitting on the ground, or failure to return immediately to pulling position
  7. No spiked or studded footwear, no modified boots – work boots only!
  8. No digging – kicking with heels in the ground to gain footholds
  9. Teams consist of 8 pullers and 2 spares.
  10. Each team may have 1 coach. One trainer is allowed but he or she is not permitted to communicate with pullers during a match.
  11. Each team can have up to 2 minors (under 18 years of age)