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SCAA Causeway Bay RFC

SCAA Standard Life CWB Phoenix is one of the oldest women teams locally and joined the HKRFU rugby league in 1997. In previous seasons, SCAA CWB Pheonix fielded one 10’s women team and one 15’s women team. In the 2014-15 season as part of the long-term development of the club and with a growth in members, we will have two 15’s women teams as we work to achieve our team goal of winning the league title.

Throughout training, we aim at developing players’ skills and attitudes towards playing rugby. However, we also focus on the team as a whole on team spirit and team structure. Besides our games on the field, we also have a lot of social events and gatherings to build up friendship among each team members.
We welcome anyone who is interested to play rugby and feel free to join us. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

Website: www.scaacwbrugby.com or www.facebook.com/CausewayBayRFC
Training: 7:30-9:00pm Tuesday & Thursday @ So Kon Po Sports Ground
Coach: Zanio Yong “Yong Jai” and Gary Chow
Captain: Kim Lau Sin Tung

Valley RFC Ladies Rugby

Established in the early 1990’s, Societe Generale Valley Ladies Rugby team has grown to be one of the most successful women’s rugby club teams in Hong Kong. From our humble beginnings, the team has made incredible progress in terms of on-field rugby achievements and introducing new players into the game of rugby. In our short history, we have gone from having a few ladies playing the odd game of touch rugby to being able to field two 15’s women’s teams into two separate divisions – Valley Black ladies and Valley Red ladies. We have been league winners and grand championship winners in previous years and continue to strive adding to our trophy cabinet.

Valley Black ladies are a team made up of girls with international playing experience as well as those who are experienced with the game. This team plays in the HKRFU Women’s 15’s division 1 league. Valley Red ladies are a team made of up of both experienced and development players as well as those who are new to the game. This team plays in the HKRFU Women’s 15’s division 2 league. We also have several minis and colts teams with young girls playing in the different age group teams. These girls eventually feed into our women’s team through a clear pathway of rugby development.

Not only do we play rugby, but we have a great social scene too with lots of regular off the field events throughout the year, including our street party, annual rugby tours to Macau and another Asian destinations (previous years including Shanghai, Philippines and Singapore).

Whether you are fast or slow, big or small, new or experienced, social or serious, there is a place for you at Valley RFC. We train at Happy Valley rugby pitch every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30pm – 9:00pm. Games are played on Saturday afternoons. If you are interested in coming down for a run around or to see what rugby is like contact [email protected]

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.valleyrfc.com or www.facebook.com/groups/129965760495825/
Training: Happy Valley rugby pitch every Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30 – 9pm
Coach: Chris Garvey and Jo Wilkonson
Captain: Amelie Seure and Aggie Akanisi Vira

HKCC Babes Singapore 2014 Tour Report

As preparation for their debut in the XV’s league, a 16 strong HKCC Babes touring party including coaches Darren Cartlidge and Jeremy Nesbitt visited Singapore on Tour from 5-7 September, 2014. Here’s Joan Yip’s tour report:

The first HKCC Babes XVs tour was amazing for the team as we continue our preparations to debut in the XVs league this season. The “Babes” impressed both our coaches and opposition in a hard fought match that saw us go down narrowly 22 (4 tries) – 19 (3 tries) to the Singaporean side Bucks RFC – whose team was dotted with former internationals from New Zealand and present internationals from Singapore.

It was an excellent display of core skills, teamwork and sportsmanship as well as individual excellence with players developing from strength to strength. Throughout the game we defended effectively and the Bucks ladies had to work hard to earn their tries. When we had possession, we effectively gained yards and displayed some great ball retention and protection skills while working through phase after phase in the forwards.

A handful of players from two other local clubs, Blacks RFC and Bedok Kings RFC, assisted with making up numbers which saw a great exchange of technique and skills amongst the players playing alongside each other for the first time.

The HKCC Babes have once again proved we can lift our game to the next level as a XV-aside team through bonding on and off field throughout the tour. There is no doubt we will be ready to take on the existing XVs teams by storm in the domestic ladies league beginning this October.

A huge thank you to the Bucks RFC Ladies for graciously hosting us as well as to everyone who supported our preparations for the tour. HK-CC!”

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IRB Women’s Sevens World Series – Qualified: Fiji, China, France, South Africa

At the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series Qualifiers held in Hong Kong, Fiji, China, France and South Africa qualified for the Sevens Worlds Series with wins in their quarter-finals. China thrashing Brazil 45-7, Fiji strolling past Portugal 29-7, France narrowly edged Japan 21-12 while a pumped South Africa had a surprisingly easy win over the Netherlands 22-7.

Photos: Power Sport Images for HKRFU

Revolution Together – RSRC Ladies Rugby

Revolution Ladies play rugby and joined the HKRFU league in 2004. We play hard and train hard, work together to achieve our team goal. As a team, we are just like a family. It’s not just about training and rugby on the field, we also have many activities and gatherings off the field.

As a club, through a series of training, we aim at helping players to develop correct sports attitudes: enthusiasm for sports, never give-up sportsmanship, well-behaved, being humble and showing respect to other side, team-mates and judges, mature encouragements within team-mates and stronger team spirit. More importantly, to apply all these attitudes to players’ daily lives.

We are welcome everyone who wishes to play rugby and join us together. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have interest to get experience of playing rugby!~

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.rsrc.com.hk
Training: 7:45-9:30pm Tuesday @ Kowloon Tsai Park & 8-10pm Thursday @ Po Kong Village
Coach: Gary Tsang, Yam Yuet Yi
Captain: Mani Kan

Hong Kong Cricket Club Women’s Rugby Team – HKCC Babes

The Hong Kong Cricket Club Women’s Rugby Team (a.k.a. HKCC Babes) is a surprisingly diverse group of ladies with a common focus – to make friends and annihilate the opposition!

Rugby is a tough physical and mental game and we are serious about performing our best, both individually and as a team. We train and work hard together to achieve that. Competing, and hopefully winning, is HKCC Babes’ main motivation and guiding ambition.

But when the final whistle blows, we also believe that rugby is a social sport… and there’s no better way to meet fun people and establish friendships (sometimes for life) than by joining in, boots and all. HKCC Babes is a team where diversity really works. We come from many different countries, professions and levels of experience in rugby, yet we get on together as a tight-knit team, on and off the pitch.

The Hong Kong Cricket Club also provides amazing support and facilities for the team both for training and social opportunities. Our active, rolling social calendar makes it easy for new comers to join-in and to get to know everyone. If you like the sound of all this and enjoy taking the rough with the smooth, why not contact us to learn more?

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.hkcc.org / www.pitchero.com/clubs/hkccrugby/
Facebook: HKCC Rugby
Training: 7:30-9p.m. Tue and Thur. Aberdeen Sportsground, 108 Wong Chuk Hang Rd. For directions: www.lcsd.gov.hk/lsb/en/facilities.php?ftid=38&did=11
Head Coach: Deacon Manu
Ladies Coaches: Darren Cartlidge & Jeremy Nesbitt
Captain: Anna Holmes

University ‘Unicorns’ Rugby Football Club

The ‘Unicorns’ are a group of determined, dynamic, sophisticated (and magical) rugby playing girls who enjoy the competitiveness of the 10’s league. Since our formation in 2010, we have had a variety of different nationalities in the herd, each bringing with them diversity, experience, a range of intelligence and the odd cooled beverage.

As a team, we aim to work together to achieve success. With steady performances in the league over the last few seasons and local beach rugby competitions, the team is growing in stature and skill. The many social events the club provides also add to the sense of unity within the team, with annual tour being the highlight for many players.

We warmly invite anyone who wishes to gain rugby experience to join with us – whether complete beginner or experienced player there will be a place for you in our team. Feel free to contact us with any further questions!

Email: [email protected]
Website: www.universityrfc.org.hk
Training: 7.30-9pm Tuesday & Thursday @ Pitch 1, Stanley Ho Sports Centre, Sandy Bay
Coach: Alex Tarleton
Captain: Suzie Perry

Macau Beach Rugby 2014 @ Hac Sá Beach – 6 September, 2014

Men’s and women’s teams from Hong Kong, China and Macau will be competing at this year’s Macau Beach Rugby Tournament which kicks off at 11am on Hac Sá Beach on Coloane Island. The finals should be around 4pm.

Macau Beach Rugby 2014
When: 11am, 6 September, 2014
Where: Hac Sá Beach, Coloane, Macau
How much: Free
More info: www.macaurugby.com