Ladies Day
And who said rugby is a blokes-only sport? Proving women can create as much excitement on the rugby field as men, the 11th HK Women’s Rugby Sevens Tournament will take place this year on March 27 and 28 at So Kon Po Sports Ground, across from the Hong Kong stadium. The Cup final will kick off at 6:42pm at HK Stadium. The tournament is slightly different this year in that all the countries invited will be sending national teams – last year’s final was contested between Australia and New Zealand, who were not national teams, but sadly the rugby unions of these two countries have declined to send representative teams this year. Still, twelve countries will be participating in this year’s tournament – including Fiji, France, Hong Kong, China, Canada, USA, and Thailand. Games are seven minutes each way, with two minutes intervals between halves, so head on down and catch the action.
What: HK Women’s Rugby Sevens Tournament When: 9am-5pm, March 29 and 30 Where: So Kon Po Sports Ground How much: Free! Enquiries: 2504 8323

Rowing Without Water
The HK Open Indoor Rowing Championships & Charity Rowathon 2008 is the biggest indoor rowing event organised by the HK Rowing Association. Due to take place this year on March 29 and 30 at Kowloon Park Sports Centre, the championship will feature both individual and teams events. Individual categories include Open Age and Lightweight (for which men must not weigh more than 75kg and women 61.5kg) and Juniors (18 years and under) whose race is over a distance of 2,000m while the Adaptive category’s is over 1,000m. In the team events, a team must have four members of the same gender each rowing for 500m. The entry fee for individual adult competitors is $120 and $60 for juniors. For teams, it is $450. Two-thirds of the entry fee of the Charity Rowathon together with all sponsor donations will be given to ORBIS, the non-profit charity dedicated to blindness prevention and treatment in developing countries.
What: HK Open Indoor Rowing Championship & Charity Rowathon 2008 Where: Kowloon Park Sports Centre, 22 Austin Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon When: March 29-30 How Much: Between $450 and $120 Enquiries: 2608 0302

Adventure Race
The Outward Bound Adventure Race returns this year, its 7th anniversary. The fundraising event and endurance test includes kayaking, swimming, orienteering and running over a total of 20km, starting in Aberdeen and ending in Stanley. This year’s race will be held on Sunday, March 9, with training sessions on March 1 and 2. Anyone can join, in teams of four people; the only physical requirement of the race is the ability to swim for at least 300m. The race offers two routes: the Challenge (20km) and the Elite (15km). The entry fee for the public is $1,000 per team, and $100 per person for the training sessions. All the funds raised will go to the HK Outward Bound School Charity that helps underprivileged youths. Participants will be informed of the exact starting spot once they register.
What: Outward Bound Adventure Race When: March 9 Where: From Aberdeen to Stanley How much: $1,000 per team Enquiries: www.outwardbound.org.hk

Cup Glory
The quarterfinals of the Yau Yee Lee Football League Cup see the Darts taking on Club Wanderers at 9:30am, Club Albion against Club Colts at 3pm, Antonhill vs USRC at 4:30pm and finally French Kiss against 816 at 6:45pm, with all of the games taking place on the 9 March. The last two matches will be held in King’s Park Sports Ground, Kowloon, while Club Albion and Club Colts will play at the HK Football Club. The Darts and the Wanderers will compete at the Community Sports Ground in Ma Tso Lung.
What: Yau Yee Football League Cup When: March 9 Where: HKFC, King’s Park Sports Ground, Kowloon; the HK Football Club; and the Community Sports Ground in Ma Tso Lung, Sheung Shui, NT How Much: Free to watch Enquiries: www.yauyeeleague.com