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The Great American Texas BBQ 2013 @ Kowloon Cricket Club – 26 November, 2013
An annual celebration of US beef in all it’s tasty glory.
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Gai Wu 17-8 Valley Black @ Happy Valley – 23 November, 2013
4 time Women’s Champions Valley Black were out to put a stop to Gai Wu’s winning streak while Gai Wu were out to prove that last year’s win wasn’t a fluke.
The conditions at Happy Valley were perfect for a fast attacking game with Wesley Feausi, Gai Wu’s influential coach looking for consistency from his team in play, game time and results. From the kick-off both forward packs showed they wanted to attack, whether in tight or lingering out wide. Gai Wu spent a lot of the first half on the back foot with some strong team defence as Valley enjoyed a lot of first half possession and displayed good ball retention. Strong attacking bursts from Valley’s Olivia Coady and Sarah Nash asked tough questions of Gai Wu’s tight defensive unit who held firm. When Gai Wu did receive clean ball from the forwards, they were able to score simply by going through the hands with Rainbow Leung crossing the line for the first try of the game. Valley got back in the game via a penalty after continuous Gai Wu infringements in the ruck. Half-time score 5-3 Gai Wu.
After the break, both teams were anxious to be the first to score, and early in the second half following a mis-directed kick, Gai Wu’s Rainbow pounced onto the loose ball and ran around 2 would-be defenders to score untouched making the score 10-3. Numerous attacks by the Valley backrow were met with staunch Gai Wu tackling. A mis-judged catch after a kick from Aggie Poon saw the ball make its way to Rainbow again, who after a clever draw and pass from prop Shun Lee, completed her hat-trick untouched and under the posts making the score 17-3. Feeling the pace Gai Wu missed a few tackles in the last 5 minutes, allowing Valley a consolation try. A great game of rugby and a superb advert for the quality of the women’s game in Hong Kong.
Gai Wu:
Tammy Lau (vc), Mang Li, Shun Lee, Yung Ching, Belsy Yuen, Sharon Tsang, Sum Sum, Melody Li, Kwan Tang, Emmy Chan, Rainbow Leung, Jay Ho (c), Candy Cheng, Aggie Poon, GMA Lau, Sharon Lui, BB Lee, Sum Chan, Kayan Chong
Tries: Rainbow Leung (3), Conversions: Aggie Poon
Women’s Rugby Results – 23 November, 2013
Women’s 15s
Gai Wu 17-8 Valley Black
@ Happy Valley, Kick-off: 16:30
Gai Wu:
Tammy Lau (vc), Mang Li, Shun Lee, Yung Ching, Belsy Yuen, Sharon Tsang, Sum Sum, Melody Li, Kwan Tang, Emmy Chan, Rainbow Leung, Jay Ho (c), Candy Cheng, Aggie Poon, GMA Lau, Sharon Lui, BB Lee, Sum Chan, Kayan Chong
Tries: Rainbow Leung (3), Conversions: Aggie Poon
Kowloon 17-31 Tigers
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 18:00
HK Scottish 0-20 Tai Po Dragons
@ Shep Kip Mei, Kick-off: 18:00
HKFC 5-39 CWB Phoenix
@ Hong Kong Football Club, Kick-off 18:30
Women’s 10s
Tin Shui Wai 14-50 Gai Wu
@ Tin Shui Wai Community Sports, Kick-off: 13:30
SRC 43-5 HKCC
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 13:30
Kowloon 12-48 University
@ King’s Park, Kick-off: 14:15
City Sparkles 15-12 CWB Phoenix
@ So Kon Po, Kick-off: 19:30
Police 64-0 Valley Black
@ Tai Hung Tang Recreation Ground, Kick-off 19:30
Lamma Fun Day Music Line-up – 23 November, 2013
Women’s Rugby Fixtures – 23 November, 2013
The Food of Gods – Cacao
There’s a lot to savour and enjoy for chocoholics today, as we look to sate our desire for the cacao bean. As with products like coffee, wine, tea and cheese not all chocolate is created equal, and everyone will have own favourites. At GREAT in the basement of Pacific Place, both Lindt and Valrhona have chocolate counters where the range of flavours to explore is extravagant.
Newly arrived at the Valrhona, the French chocolate makers, counter is the Vintage Single Origin collection, an annual celebration of cacao – the 70g bars ($98) are made with cacao beans from a single plantation with each having a unique sensory signature. This year’s collection features:
Ampamakia: a 64% cacao dark chocolate made from a fine blend of Trinitario beans harvested at the Millot Plantation in Madagascar. A fruity and refreshing, single origin dark chocolate with an additional sharp edge on the finish.
Gran Couva: sourced from the San Juan Estate in the village of Gran Couva, tucked on the hillside of Montserrat. The damp climate and rich, deep soils encourage the cacao trees to flourish producing beans with intense chocolate notes and a touch of dried mint and fresh spices. A mild mannered dark chocolate with low acidity and good length of flavour, not as tart as the Ampamakia vintage.
Loma Sotavento: a beautifully smooth dark chocolate created from Trinitarion and Criollo cocoa from the Loma Sotavento estate in the Dominican Republic. Very long on the palate, little acidity and with caramel notes, toasted aromas and a particularly creamy melt. A satisfyingly rich chocolate flavour to savour.
El Pedregal: the name of an estate in Venezuela dedicated entirely to the growing of Porcelana cacao – a form of Criollo cacao. An almost extinct variety of cacao bean known throughout the world for their wonderful flavour profile. A very creamy dark chocolate with notes of dried fruits and honey, with a spicy edge. Perfectly balanced with slight acidity and great depth of flavour. Ends with a touch of liquorice and prune. Outstanding length of taste
What is the difference between cacao and cocoa?
Cacao is the bean that comes from the cacao tree, which is known by the scientific name of Theobroma – which translates as “food of the gods” – cacao. Cacao pods – large football-shaped fruits – grow off the trunk and limbs of the cacao tree, and cacao beans are found inside the pods.
The beans are harvested, fermented, dried, cleaned and roasted, after which point the products are often referred to as cocoa. In other words, cocoa is what the bean is called after it has been processed (and lost much of the nutritional goodness that has cacao labelled as a superfood).
Valrhona:
GREAT, Level LG1, the Food Hall, Pacific Place Phase II, Queensway, Admiralty
Opening Hours – 10am – 10pm
Enquiry: 2918 9709
In the production of this article, bc sampled chocolate provided free by Valrhona.
Gai Wu 36-0 CWB Pheonix – 16 November, 2013
Gai Wu coach Wesley Feausi talks to bc about his team’s victory over CWB Pheonix
When you play a team for the second time in a season, as coach how does that affect your pre-matching planing?
Playing a team the second time round I find preparation a bit easier based on the feedback I give each player individually from the previous game with Causeway Bay, this helps me select the girls and gives me an idea of how to prepare. What do I change/keep in place etc.
Do you change your team practices based on perceived weakness in the opposition or to strengthen your team?
I train my team on weaknesses first, and think about the opposition later in the week.
It’s roughly the mid-point of the season, how do you think the team has improved/matured since the start of the season?
I would like to say that the Gai Wu girls are consistent, it has helped with Sai Lo Pang on board as a development coach for the up and coming girls whom are sitting at the top of their table, this is the foundation of Gai Wu rugby along with the unseen work that is done by Candy Cheng and Emmy Chan.
What are looking to see from the team in the second half of the season?
Again, we have been consistent with our performances, I would like this to continue, but plenty of work to do and both the girls and I know that the season can change with a loss so just take each game as it comes and the rest will fall into place hopefully.
How would you describe today’s game?
Having previously beaten Causeway Bay we knew that it wasn’t going to be the same team turning up on their home pitch and that scoring opportunities would be few and far between. As expected, we were defending in the opening stanza and were caught on the backfoot at times, but to our credit we withstood forward exchanges in the ruck areas and in general play around the pitch. We had a few key members of our squad out with injury and this offered me a chance to see what depth I have in this team and to make starting spots a challenge weekly.
The 19-0 half-time scoreline was flattering to us as Causeway Bay had defended staunchly in the first half. Some individual brilliance from our winger Aggie Poon – a chip and re-gather try – at the start of the second half provided the impetuous as both teams played with vigor and passion, attack on attack canceling each other out. The defense from both teams was of a very high standard, a few areas where we lost control caused some problems for us but in the end we were fortunate to dominate the later stages of the match, including a hat trick of tries to Aggie. Kwan, Yung, Sharon T, Melody and Po Kei were dominant in their positions and I’d like to give a special mention to Po Kei Man as she leaves our team on a high to pursue her career, we wish Po Kei all the best. Final score Gai WU 36-0 over Causeway Bay. Valley next week is our biggest challenge, again.
Gai Wu:
Tammy Lau (vc), Mang Li, Shun Lee, Yung Ching, Sharon Tsang, Belsy Yuen, Po Kei Man, Melody Li, Sum Wai Sham, Emmy Chan, Kwan Tang, Jay Ho (c), Candy Cheng, Aggie Poon, GMA Lau, Aying Ku, Sharon Lui, BB Lee, Rainbow Leung
Tries: Melody Li, Aggie Poon (3), GMA Lau, Kwan Tang, Conversions: Aggie Poon (3)