Category: October
Gai Wu Falcons 17-0 Kowloon RFC @ Happy Valley – 30 September, 2017
Gai Wu beat Kowloon RFC 17-0 at Happy Valley as the Falcons got off to a commanding start scoring a try within the first five minutes. Jasmine Fong going over and then converting to put the Falcons 7-0 up, a lead they didn’t relinquish for the rest of the match.
Gai Wu in all red dominated for the first twenty minutes keeping Kowloon penned inside their 22m line, really testing the defence. Until a pass out wide to Mei Ngo Cheung saw her score the Falcons second try, extending their lead to 12-0 at 12 minutes.
Kowloon though were resolute in defence and played some of their best rugby in the latter part of the first half. All of which frustrated Gai Wu and saw them lose Hiu Ki Yip and Ka Yin Wong who both received yellow cards.
Playing from left to right, and looking to spread the Gai Wu defence, Kowloon kept up the pressure on the Falcons inside their 22. The Kowloon pack driving forward, gaining territory and keeping possession through multiple phases, to come within touching distance of the try line. Gai Wu though were up to the challenge, displaying a strong defensive line they eventually managed to turn the ball over and force Kowloon back. However the Falcons were unable to take advantage, 12-0 at half-time.
“In the second half it was a bit messy, and our coach did talk about that, and we have to reorganise and we still got a lot to walk on to improve,” said Fong.
Looking to blunt any Falcon momentum, Kowloon played a much tighter defensive game in the second half, as Gai Wu continued to attack. Gai Wu spent most of the half in Kowloon territory simple errors, penalties and strong defence saw the scoreboard remain static until five minutes from time when a pass out wide to Wing See Chiu saw her score the Falcons third try. Final score, 17-0.
“Although it turns out we lost but comparing the score [to last season], the score difference is not as big as we anticipated. This means our defense has improved a lot since last year,” said Fung Wai Man and Chan Hiu Tung after the match.
Gai Wu Falcons: 1. Lam Ka Wai; 2. Pun Wai Yan; 3. Lee Wing Yan; 4. Wong Ka Yin; 5. Chan Ka Yan; 6. Ching Tsz Yung; 7. Yip Hiu Ki; 8. Chan Yee Ching; 9. Chui Kam Chi; 10. Fung Hoi Ching; 11. Lum Ka Ching; 12. Ho Hoi Lam; 13. Chiu Wing See; 14. Cheung Mei Ngo; 15. Lau Sze Wa
Reserve: 16. Li Tze Tung; 17. Lau Nga Wun; 18. Ng Ki Sum; 19. Man Yuen Yan; 20. Chow Mei Nam; 21. Chan Lap Ting; 22. Cheung Chung Yan; 23. Chan Wan Sum
Tries: Jasmine Fong, Mei Ngo Cheung, Wing See Chiu
Conversions: Jasmine Fong
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Gai Wu 17-0 Kowloon – 30 September, 2017
香港 – 女子橄欖球雞糊鷹隊星期六在跑馬地擊敗九龍欖球會(九龍)17-0。
雞糊以強勁的氣勢展開比賽， 在首五分鐘內已觸地得分。馮凱晴穿過得分線， 雞 糊鷹隊7-0領先。
雞糊鷹隊全體紅衣,在首二十分鐘內完全掌控局勢，將九龍鎮壓在22米線內，測鍊 她們的防守。在12分鐘,一個傳球給張美娥,觸地得分。把比數拉到12-0。
九龍毅力不屈，下半場的表現大有進步。 而雞糊的葉曉琪和黃家妍都收到黃牌。從左傳到右， 九龍 將雞糊的防守分散，並在22米線內對雞糊施壓。堅決的 九龍 前鋒不斷前進，爭取領地並保持控球，以進入逹陣線的距離。最終雞糊鷹隊接受 挑戰，展示了他們強大的防守線。可惜他們卻無法利用前半場的優勢,繼續得分。
“下半場有點混亂，我們的教練也在談論，我們必須重組，我們有很多需要改進的 地方，”馮凱晴說。
保持上半場的優勢， 雞糊在下半場繼續進攻,但九龍改打防守戰 。 下半場,兩隊都 開始疲倦了，雞糊鷹隊抑止了九龍在下半場的進攻。在結束的哨聲吹起前五分鐘，趙穎思又替雞糊拿了五分。九龍無法追上，比賽在17-0 的比數下結束。
Fung Wai Man 和Chan Hiu Tung比賽結束後說:「雖然我們輸了，比數差異不如我 們預期的那麼大。這意味著自去年以來，我們的防守有了很大的改善」
Gai Wu Falcons: 1. 林嘉慧, 2. 潘慧欣, 3. 李穎欣, 4. 黃家妍, 5. 陳嘉欣, 6. 程子容, 7. 葉曉琪, 8. 陳以靜, 9. 徐金枝, 10. 馮凱晴, 11. 藍嘉晴, 12. 何凱琳, 13. 趙穎思, 14. 張美娥, 15. 劉絲樺
Reserve: 16. 李芷彤, 17. 劉雅媛, 18. 吳其芯, 19. 文琬茵, 20. 鄒美楠, 21. 陳立婷, 22. 張頌恩, 23. 陳韻心
Tries: Jasmine Fong, Mei Ngo Cheung, Wing See Chiu
Conversions: Jasmine Fong
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Fiji National Day Lovo Party
Open to all Fijians, the National Day Lovo Party will be a joyous celebration of Fiji’s history, culture and the modern day Fiji.
Fiji National Day Lovo Party
Date: 7am, 8 October, 2017
Venue: Ting Kok Road, Tai Po
Tickets: by invitation
HK Cricket Round-up: 29-30 October, 2016
Kowloon Cricket Club‘s dominant start to the season ended at the hands of rivals Hong Kong Cricket Club as the One Day Premier League title race remains wide open.
A late collapse saw KCC dismissed for 207, a target which HKCC knocked off with more than 12 overs and five wickets to spare. At one stage KCC had reached 166-3 in 35 overs thanks to contributions from in-form Hong Kong players Kinchit Shah (65) and Jamie Atkinson (58). But their dismissals saw KCC lose 41-7 and the unbeaten streak looked vulnerable.
Ryan Buckley‘s off-spin claimed 4-29, while Raag Kapur took 3-31.
Aside from losing a wicket in the first over, HKCC were rarely troubled in the chase as Hong Kong players Anshuman Rath (56) and Nizakat Khan (47) did enough to put the hosts in a strong position. For KCC, Tanveer Ahmed took 3-47 in a result that saw HKCC keep their Premier League title hopes alive.
Chasing teams had the better of both matches in Sunday’s Premier League, with the Cricket Hong Kong Independents XI scoring their first win of the season against Pakistan Association Cricket Club.
Chasing 271 for victory, CHK XI reached the target with three balls to spare in a thrilling contest at Tin Kwong Road Recreation Ground.
Earlier, Ahsan Abbasi‘s late launch at number seven yielded 74 off 61 balls to catapault PACC to what looked a competitive total.
But a steady hand of 91 from opener Matt Stiller laid a solid foundation for CHK XI, before Hong Kong player Shahid Wasif made an unbeaten 59 off 57 balls to finish the chase.
Additional reporting: HK cricket
Tegan Smyth Wins Peel Street Poetry 11th Anniversary Slam
Tegan Smyth (Carling) wows, entertains and provokes her audience while winning the 11 Anniversary Peel Street Poetry Slam.
Peel Street Poetry an open mic poetry evening that originated at the now closed Joyce is Not Here on Peel Street eleven years ago. When the bar closed, the poets upped pens and moved to their current location Orange Peel, where on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Wednesdays of the month you can enjoy an evening of poetry and good conversation.
How do poets celebrate, with a slam of course. 10 minutes to write an original poem based on a word or phrase picked at random by the judges. This year’s slam saw over 20 entrants necessitating three high quality elimination heats.
It was tough for the judging panel of Nury Vittachi, Collier Nogues, Henrik Hoeg, Nashua Gallagher and last year’s winner as the quality of the hilarious/clever/personal/provocative poems was high. But eventually six emerged.
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Watch the other Poetry Slam finalists in action – they were given 10 minutes to write a poem on/about/using ‘simply put’.
Denis Tsoi
Angus Gallagher
Akin Jeje
Vishal Nanda
Steph Carter
Tegan was a unanimous winner amongst the finalists but it took the judges some time to decide.
Simply put it was a night where everyone was a winner. All the poets rose to the challenge of the slam and we the audience enjoyed some great poems, both in the slam and in the open mic sections that bracketed the slam.
Peel Street Poetry Open Mic
Date: 2nd, 3rd, 4th (and 5th) Wednesdays of the month
Venue: Orange Peel
Tickets: Free
More info:
www.peelstreetpoetry.com
Fuel Your Winter @ W Hotel – 28 October, 2016
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W Hotel‘s ‘Fuel Your Winter‘ winter promotion launched with a party in the hotel’s lobby on the 28 October, 2016
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Women’s Premiership Preview – 29 October, 2016
This weekend’s Women’s Premiership features clashes between the league’s four remaining unbeaten sides. The title contenders will meet for the first time this season when USRC Tigers host Valley Black at Kings Park (3pm) and Gai Wu Falcons travel to Sports Road to play HKFC Ice in Saturday’s second tie between unbeaten sides at 6pm.
In the day’s third match, Kowloon will face off against SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix at KGV, (6pm), with both sides having come close to their first wins of the season in recent weeks.
Valley Black have extended their historic two-year unbeaten streak into a third season, scoring 154 points in their three matches to date; third-ranked Tigers have posted a similarly impressive 126 points over their three victories this season.
The Tigers, who finished second in the league last year before being edged out of the Grand Championship stakes, have clear ambitions to figure in the top two this time around, but will be tested heavily on Saturday.
The scrutiny will go both ways as Valley are under no illusions as to what they can expect, with coach James Elliott calling Saturday’s match a “tough exam.” “None of the games are going to be easy, especially against Tigers, Football Club or, of course, Gai Wu. It is still just the start of the season so we need to be ready for anything.”
Despite facing their first real threat of the season, it’s business as usual according to Elliott.
“Our preparation has been nothing special, we have done some contact work and kept up on our fitness. We’re missing a couple of players, so there will be a bit of a reshuffle, particularly in the pack, but we have no major injuries.”
Spectators should be in for some exciting running rugby as two of the league’s premier backlines enter Saturday’s match. The Valley backline features a number of Hong Kong Sevens squad members and nearly the entire group was invited to trial for the National XVs earlier this week.
“Our backline performance will be hugely important. Tigers also have a great backline, and that is where the competition will be – I’m expecting an open, running game. It will be a fast game, which is fine for us, fine for both teams actually,” Elliott added.
Valley’s already imposing backline will be bolstered by the addition of sevens squad mainstay Colleen Tjosvold as she gets her first fifteens action of the season after being on international duty for Hong Kong early in the season. Tjosvold will join her sevens teammates Adrienne Garvey and Amelie Seure in the squad.
Valley captain Olivia Coady is excited about the challenge ahead; “We watched Tigers play last week [a 49-0 win over Kowloon]. They looked really strong. There has been some good competition already this season, but this weekend will be our biggest test so far.
“I’m also expecting a fast, running game, perhaps even a high scoring one. We don’t care about necessarily winning big, just winning,” Coady added.
Tigers coach Liu Kwok-leung agrees that the Premiership is about to get much more challenging for his team. “It’s the time to test the players in the field. Valley is a top team and I expect to learn a lot about our players, and about Valley, tomorrow. And they will learn a lot too. Every season when we play them, it exposes something, and I hope it will be positive for us tomorrow.”
National team players Natasha Olson-Thorne, Nam Ka-man and Lindsay Varty are all back from duty and are set to start for Tigers, and with only a couple of injuries to disturb his selection options, Liu expects a tight match saying, “It will be really close but we don’t feel too much pressure.”
Having earlier in the season expressed concern over his charges’ ability to maintain focus for the full 80 minutes, Liu believes there is enough in his team to give champions Valley a real fight.
“We’ve done a lot of work on our defence and our players have grown a lot since last season. We will focus on our defensive patterns, and if we can maintain them and convert defence into attack smoothly, it’ll be a really exciting game that brings out the best in both teams.”
Gai Wu will take their perfect record to meet fellow unbeatens HK Football Club. On current form they should have the upper hand, however, their hopes to add a league-leading fourth consecutive shutout could be in jeopardy against a battling Football Club outfit.
