The Giraffe Club was originally founded to provide the Pros with a retirement fund. Now, the fund is used to support students playing Real Tennis at CURTC.

The Giraffe Club is open to everyone who wants to help our students to enjoy the game, to field phenomenal teams for the Varsity matches and to reach the dizzy heights of international success that we regularly see from Ed, Jamie et al!

In return for your generous contributions, the Giraffe Club offers you the opportunity to play with these student ambassadors in the annual pre-Varsity tournament, to support them in the Varsity matches and purchase tickets for the Varsity dinner in the Long Room at Lords, and to purchase all manner of Giraffe Club stash. There will be preferential seating available for Giraffe Club members at all key student matches held at CURTC. To round the year off, you will receive a copy of the annual newsletter, compiled by the two captains and brimming with match reports, photos and other student related activity.

There are four main membership categories:

Adult Member: £40/ year

Student/ U28 Member: £20/ year

Joint member (CURTC + Giraffe Club): £25/ year + annual CURTC membership

Benefactor: minimum contribution £250/ year (with additional benefits)

To join please complete this short form: Giraffe Club Membership Form and choose your payment method using your surname + GC as the reference:

• Standing order (preferred): Barclays Bank, Sidney Street, Cambridge; “CUCAC Real Tennis No 2 A”; Account No: 00511838 Sort code: 20-17-19.
• Bank transfer to Barclays Bank, Sidney Street, Cambridge; “CUCAC Real Tennis No 2 A”; Account No: 00511838 Sort code: 20-17-19.
• Cash or cheque made payable to CURTC.

Once you have joined please sign up for the first ever Giraffe Club Weekend 10-12 February here.

Then follow all manner of social media to keep up to date with the student games:

• Latest and Greatest Giraffe Club News
• Twitter: @cam-giraffe Tweets by cam_giraffe