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Hong Kong Football Club
3 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Tel 2830 9500 Fax 2882 5040
Website: www.hkfc.com.hk
GENERAL COMMITTEE
President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Vice President
Chairman
Hon. Secretary
Hon. Treasurer
Constitutional Affairs
Development
Discipline
Membership
Sports and Recreation
Hockey Officer
Lawn Bowls Officer
Rugby Officer
Soccer Officer
Squash Officer
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Dermot Agnew
Fook Aun Chew
Nick Hunsworth
Bobby Lawson
Iain Valentine
John Shanahan
Mike Wood
Alan Morgan
Jeff Lane
Neil Roberts
James Niehorster
Maurice O’Brien
Philip Woolf
Charles Poulton
Mike Worth
Ian Petersen
Neil Jensen
Adam Wilson
MANAGEMENT
General Manager
Director of Operations
Director of Food and Beverage
Director of Finance
Asst. Financial Controller
Executive Chef
Facilities Manager
Membership Services Manager
Human Resources Manager
Executive Housekeeper
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Mark Pawley
Tony Sealy
Dominique Artigolle
Ricky Chan
May Chang
Danny Lai
Evan Tao
Kerry Ogle
Angela Chan
Tracy Tseung
CLUB MAGAZINE
Monthly journal of the Hong Kong Football Club.
Arranged by Karen Chan-Mulvenna. For information
and requests for placement of advertisements in “Club”
please call 2830 9503. The opinions expressed in the
articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the Hong Kong Football Club or
the General Committee. The Club reserves the right to
edit and clarify all content. The copyright of all materials
is held by the Hong Kong Football Club.
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Contents
The Thoughts of the Chairman....................2
From the Desk of Mark Pawley ....................4
Food and Beverage promotions.....................5
Rugby......................................................... 16
Mini Rugby................................................. 19
Soccer......................................................... 22
Crusaders Soccer........................................ 26
Squash........................................................ 27
Hockey........................................................ 30
Lawn Bowls................................................. 34
Netball........................................................ 38
Tennis......................................................... 40
Badminton.................................................. 42
Golf ............................................................ 43
Swimming and Triathlon............................ 45
Ten Pin Bowling.......................................... 48
What’s new in the Library........................... 49
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The Thoughts of the Chairman
T
John J Shanahan,
Chairman
he Annual General Meeting
of the Club was held on the
5th November 2015. I would
like to thank all Members that
attended and who, along with their Spouses
and Partners, stayed on after the meeting
to enjoy the Member’s Cocktail Party. I
welcome to the General Committee two
new Members; Ian Petersen, representing
the Rugby Section, and Charles Poulton,
representing the Hockey Section. The
Chairmen of the five Standing SubCommittees remain the same as last year
and are as follows:Chairman of the Constitutional Affairs
Sub-Committee – Jeff Lane
Chairman of the Disciplinary SubCommittee – James Niehorster
Chairman of the Development SubCommittee – Neil Roberts
As you all know, there are several
construction and upgrading works already
in progress in the Main Clubhouse Building,
with others about to be initiated. I will keep
you informed of progress as we go along.
We now rapidly approach Christmas,
so don’t forget the Annual Christmas
Fete on the afternoon of Saturday 12th
December on the Main Pitch where you
will need to book your tickets in advance.
We also welcome back the Hong Kong
Welsh Male Voice Choir at 7pm on
Monday 14th December also at the Main
Pitch with mulled wine and mince pies to
follow afterwards. And, don’t forget the
New Year’s Eve Party to be held in the
Sports Hall on Thursday 31st December,
and, of course, we host the New Year’s
Day Youth Rugby Tournament on the
1st January.
Chairman of the Membership SubCommittee – Maurice O’Brien
In closing, may I, on behalf of the General
Committee and myself, wish you all a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Chairman of the Sports and Recreation
Sub-Committee – Philip Woolf
JOHN J SHANAHAN
Chairman
Notice to Members: Increase in Monthly Subscription in 2016
At the Annual General Meeting held on the 5th November 2015 an increase in monthly subscription was approved which will come into
effect on 1st January 2016.
1. Monthly Subscription for Full Members, Corporate Members (including Corporate Nominees) and Associate Members (Sports
Preferred Associates, Lady Associates, Family Member Associates and Consular Associates) will be increased from HK$1,450 to
HK$1,500.
2. Monthly Subscription for Sports Debenture Associates and Junior Associates (between the age of 21-28) will be increased from
HK$580 to HK$600.
Please note that the new monthly subscription rate will be reflected in the December 2015 statement.
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From the Desk of Mark Pawley
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Mark Pawley, General Manager
ou should have received a copy
of the Club’s Festive Events
schedule in October, which I
hope has been/will be a useful
aid for planning all your Christmas and
New Year activities at the Club with family
and friends. Please note too, that the
shop on the G/Fl Lobby, selling food and
beverage items, has recently gone through
a transformation, or two, and is now called
the Christmas Goodies Kiosk and is
kitted out with a number of festive goodies
whilst retaining a number of day to day
food and beverage items. The Kiosk is well
worth a visit!
For your information, set out on page 5
of the magazine, we have the Christmas
Opening arrangements for the F&B outlets,
over the Festive period. On page 6 of the
magazine, we also set out the Christmas
event highlights.
Apart from our festive events going on at
the Club throughout December, we also
have a number of other special promotions
to “tantalize your taste buds”. Surely, the
Japanese Kobe Beef versus Australian
Wagyu Beef should be able to tempt a few
of you into the Restaurant during the month
— the promotion runs every evening (except
Sunday). In the Coffee Shop we have the
Family Hot Pot Dinner and Clay Pot
Corner promotion for all those supposed
“cool” evenings in December and, in the
Sportsman’s Bar the Ham and Turkey
Platter and Mulled Wine promotions start
from 1st December. Also, don’t forget the
Christmas Quiz Night in the Sportsman’s
Bar on Thursday 10th December!
For wine lovers (especially those of you that
like Italian wines) we have the Tenuta Sette
Ponti Wine Dinner on Saturday 12th
December. As ever, please do book early for
this as our Wine Dinners tend to sell out quite
quickly!
Last, and by no means least, on behalf of
the Management team and all the wonderful
Staff of the Club, may I wish you all a
Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and
Prosperous New Year.
I look forward to seeing you all at the Club!
MARK PAWLEY
General Manager
Featured Reciprocal Club this month: The British Club, Singapore
THE BRITISH CLUB
SINGAPORE
73 Bukit Tinggi Road Singapore 289761
Tel: 6467 4311
Website: www.britishclub.org.sg
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An award-winning club nestled on top
of Singapore’s second highest peak at
Bukit Tinggi, you can enjoy first class
leisure, sports and entertainment
facilities set amid lush tropical
greenery and flowering shrubs.
The bustling life of the city is just a
10-minute drive away. Founded in
1983 for the many British expatriates
living here, these days it is a home
away from home to over 30 other
nationalities including Singaporeans.
CH R I ST M A S OPE NING HOUR S
NEW Y EA R’S EVE PA RT Y 2015
CHRISTMAS OPENING ARRANGEMENTS
Christmas Eve, 24th December
The Coffee Shop will be closed from 5.00pm to
6.00pm in order to help with the set-up for the
evening meal. Please be reminded that there is
no A la Carte Menu available after 6.00pm.
Christmas Day, 25th December
The Coffee Shop will be open from 12.00 noon and
will be closed from 5.00pm to 6.00pm as with the
above to help with the set-up for the evening meal.
There will be no A la Carte Menu available all day
because of the Christmas Day Lunch and Dinner
Buffets.
The Sportsman’s Bar will be open at 12.00 noon on
25th and 26th December with full A la Carte menu
available.
The Captain’s Bar will closed all day on 25th and
26th December.
NEW YEAR’S EVE OPENING HOURS
As in past years the opening hours for our Food and
Beverage Outlets will be changed for New Year’s Eve
as per the following schedule:
Coffee Shop – closed from 5.00pm (last orders will be
taken at 4.15pm)
Restaurant – closed from 3.00pm
Chairman’s Bar – open as usual from midday
Captain’s Bar – closed from 5.00pm
Sportsman’s Bar – closed
Family Lounge Bar – closed from 5.00pm
NEW YEAR’S DAY OPENING HOURS
Coffee Shop will open at 9am on
Friday 1st January 2016.
A little behind in your festive planning?
The Sportsman’s Bar is available for
private functions from 11am until 3pm,
Monday to Friday. For more information on
packages and bookings please email our Catering
and Event Department on: [email protected]
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Christmas Carols
Performance
by the
HONG KONG WELSH
MALE VOICE CHOIR
at the Sportsman’s Bar
Monday 14th December
from 7pm until 7.45pm
Turkey and
Other Festive Takeaway
Sit back, relax and let the professionals take care of the
hard work.
A variety of delicious dishes including U.S. Tom
Turkey and Glazed Bone Ham can be ordered for
takeaway for the perfect party at home or at the office.
Enjoy Christmas Takeaway E-shopping Online at
https://www.hkfc.com.hk/food-beverage/foodbeverage-eshop
Should you have forgotten your password or have
enquiries about online registration, please send an
email to [email protected]
On Monday 14th December, our annual evening event
with the Welsh Male Voice Choir will take place next
to the Sportsman’s Bar, free seating will be available
at the South Stand (facing the Main Pitch) so we can
accommodate as many of you as possible.
A light early Dinner Buffet will be available at the
Sportsman’s Bar and Coffee Shop from 5.30pm. A
la Carte menu in both the Sportsman’s Bar and the
Coffee Shop will be strictly limited on that day from
4.30pm to 7.30pm.
Mulled Wine, Minced Pies and soft drinks will be
made available at the end of the Carol Singing at the
Sportsman’s Bar to all those in attendance.
Christmas Hampers
Share the joy of the festive season by sending hampers
to your loved ones, relatives,
friends or business partners.
Hampers can either be
picked up at the Club or
arranged for delivery to the
lucky recipients!
Order forms are available
at Reception and can be
downloaded from our website.
Christmas Goodies Kiosk
The Kiosk will be offering a selection of festive
food and beverage goodies. Stop by the kiosk for
gift ideas for your family, friends, colleagues and
clients!
Christmas and New Year
Programme 2015
The F&B department has lined up a number
of exciting Christmas and New Year activities,
please see the Club’s Christmas and New Year’s
Programme which
has already been
mailed out in
September. You
can also view at
the Club’s website
www.hkfc.com.hk
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FOOD AND BEVERAGE
R ESTAU R A NT
C OFFEE S H O P
CH A IRMA N’S BAR
WINTER COMFORT
FOOD
WINE CAROUSEL
for Lunch and Dinner
throughout the month of
December
As the weather gets colder, stop by
the Coffee Shop for some hearty
comfort dishes made from seasonal
produce and warming spices.
JAPANESE KOBE BEEF
VS AUSTRALIAN WAGYU
BEEF
every evening (except Sundays)
from 6.30pm to 10.30pm
throughout the month of
December
All Kobe beef is Wagyu but not all
Wagyu beef is Kobe.
Wagyu beef is intensely marbled with
softer fat, has a higher percentage of
monounsaturated fats, Omega-3 and
Omega-6 fatty acids and is lower in
cholesterol than commodity beef. The
combinations of these fats deliver a
distinctive rich and tender flavour
compared to other beef.
Our Executive Chef Danny Lai and
his team will prepare a variety of
dishes for your tasting. Book now to
sample the delectable delicacies!
Please contact the Restaurant at
2830 9562 for reservation or email:
[email protected]
R ESTAU R A NT AN D
C H AI R MAN ’S BAR
SUNDAY BRUNCH
from 11am to 2.30pm
Please contact the Restaurant at
2830 9562 for a reservation or email:
[email protected]
DRESS CODE: Club Casual.
No Collarless T-shirts, no Flip Flops or sandals
with socks, no short Casual Shorts
(Knee length – no beach wear). Ladies are
required to dress to a comparable standard.
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C OFFEE S H O P
FAMILY HOT POT
DINNER AND CLAY POT
CORNER
Friday to Sunday
(except 25th to 27th December)
from 6.00pm to 9.30pm
Winters are not the same without
our Hot Pot and Clay Pot
favourites in the Coffee Shop.
Our Family Hot Pot Dinner Buffet
includes a variety of seafood, meats
and vegetables in an al fresco
setting. Come along with your
family and friends for a leisurely
meal.
Please call the Coffee Shop at 2830
9569 for more details.
every day from 6.30pm to
10.30pm
From 6.30pm till 10.30pm daily,
you can enjoy 2 hours of freeflowing wines specially selected to
match the season at a set price of
$185 per person. Alternatively
you can select any two glasses of
wine for only $90.
All these wines can be purchased from
our takeaway list. Forms are available
on our website or at Reception.
CH A IRMA N’S BAR
$12.50 OYSTER
every day from 4.30pm
to 10.30pm
Fresh oysters are available in the
Chairman’s Bar daily at only
$12.50 each. Enjoy this offer while
stocks last.
CH A IRMA N’S BAR
MUSCADET
IS AN OYSTER’S BEST
FRIEND
Muscadet is low-key, low-alcohol,
understated, sometimes tart, and
always full of minerality.
Muscadet is made from a grape called
Melon de Bourgogne.
In short, no wine pairs better with the
very tradition of eating raw oysters.
For years, it’s been the French bistro
staple to pair with oysters.
In fact, there is nothing in the world
that pairs better with raw shellfish than
this white.
Price: $55/glass, $280/bottle
RP: 92
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
RESTAU R A N T
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SPORTSMAN’S BAR
Special Festive
Celebrations at the
Sportsman’s Bar
Gearing up for Christmas, we have many festive
promotions/activities at the Sportsman’s Bar.
Here are some highlights:
Home-made Mulled Wine
Perfect for those cool evenings on the Patio.
Ham and Turkey Platter
The festive Ham and Turkey Platter will be on promotion
throughout the month of December. Bring your friends to
enjoy the festive mood this month!
Special Festive Quiz
Thursday 10th December
Ham and Turkey Platter
The evening begins with a festive Buffet at 7pm, and the
Quiz starts at 8.30pm sharp. Please call the Sportsman’s
Bar at 2830 9531 to book your team table or email
[email protected]
Christmas Carols Performance by the Hong Kong
Welsh Male Voice Choir
Monday 14th December
Mulled wine, Minced Pies and soft drinks will be
made available at the finish of the Carol Singing at the
Sportsman’s Bar to all those in attendance.
(For details please refer to page 7)
New Year’s Day Youth Rugby
1st January
Crowds are always large at this first event of the year. With
food outlets and cash bar set up on the Training Triangle,
bring your guests to enjoy this fun event. Let’s kick off the
New Year Day with a bang and support the Hong Kong
and overseas rugby players starting from mid-day.
Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir
on Monday 14th December
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Please call the Sportsman’s Bar at 2830 9531 or
email [email protected]
JANUA RY PREVIEW
VEUVE CLICQUOT
CHAMPAGNE DINNER
INCLUDES A 5-COURSE SET MENU AND
6 EXQUISITE CHAMPAGNES
Friday 22nd January 2016
in the Restaurant
7.30pm to 7.50pm: Pre-Dinner Drinks
8pm - 11pm: Dinner
$850 Per Member, $998 Per Member’s Guest
Limited Seats Available
Pre-Dinner Drink
VEUVE CLICQUOT YELLOW LABEL
served with Canapes
First Course
VEUVE CLICQUOT ROSE
Sustainable Tuna Carpaccio with Fennel,
Seville Orange, Chicory and KohIradi Salad
Second Course
VEUVE CLICQUOT VINTAGE 2004
Haddock Fish Cakes with a light Parsley Sauce
Third Course
VEUVE CLICQUOT VINTAGE ROSE 2004
Marinated Pork Tenderloin with
Braised Choucroute and Bacon
Fourth Course
VEUVE CLICQUOT LA GRANDE DAME 2004
Pan-fried Cod Fillet and Alaskan Red Prawn
with Creamy Caper Vermouth Sauce and
Aromatic Du Puy Lentil
Last Course
VEUVE CLICQUOT DEMI-SEC
Poached Pear, Wild Berries Sorbet and Toffee Sauce
Please contact the Restaurant at 2830 9562 or email:
[email protected] for reservations and enquiries.
Cancellations or amendments must be faxed or emailed to
the Restaurant and must be made before Monday 4th
January 2016 otherwise, full payment will be debited to the
member’s account, unless there are exceptional circumstances
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The A la Carte menu will not be available that evening
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All the above wines will be served in limited quantity
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Festive Season at QUE MO Spanish Restaurant
Group Menu
Food Options:
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apas at the terrace: $150 per person with minimum 1 hour
Beverage Package ($100 per person)
2. Lunch: $150 per person with minimum 1 hour Beverage Package
($100 per person)
3. Dinner: $250 per person with
minimum 2 hour Beverage Package
($200 per person)
Beverage: $100 per person, per hour
includes cava, house wine, beer,
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* available until Thursday 17 December
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Christmas Dinner Menu
$588 per person
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Chef Martin Carrasco from
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10% service charge applies.
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Photos from the
Halloween Party
Saturday 31st October
Families and friends enjoyed
a fun-filled afternoon at the
Club, complete with face
painting, bouncy castle,
games and a live drama show.
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Rugby News
Walton Brunch
Charles French,
Rugby Section
Captain
‘Pardon
My French’
Dear Rugby Section,
New Zealand won the World Cup,
whatever...
Our very own Craig Wooten
was elected as a Life Member of
the Football Club in recognition
for his very long and outstanding
service to the Rugby Section
including the 10s.
Well done Craig!
On the 11th October 2015 it was
the 13th anniversary of the Bali
Bombing. Tommy Holmes, Pete
Record, Charlie Vanrenen, Dan
Miller, Stevie Spiers, Jake Young,
Ed Waller, Shane Walsh-Till,
Anika Linden, Tina Brandes and
the Rugby Section Captain, Clive
Walton will always be permanently
remembered through the memorial in
the Club, on the beach in Kuta, at the
Memorial in London, on the bauhinia
flower emblem on our playing shirts
and in the way that those who knew
them recall their lives cut short at this
time of the year.
The Walton Brunch is the most
important social event on our calendar
and I would like to thank everyone again
for coming. I was told that we made a
pretty good dent in the champagne, but
there were a few cases left…
Matt Worley reports from Paris
Bonjour! My first 3 weeks at Racing 92
has been brilliant. I’ve been able to
train with some of the worlds best
players past and present, I am getting
stuck into my French lessons, and
managed to get to see the sights of
Paris. Everybody here has made me
welcome and part of the squad. My
first game was 2 weeks ago and I
started at 9 for Racing 92 away against
La Rochelle - the speed and intensity
of the game was huge. We lost
narrowly and were beaten by a better
team. Determined to get a win against
our next opponents, Bayonne. The
intensity of training sessions increased
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in order to get us prepared for that
match. One of our sessions included a
3 hour long training session with the
Racing 92 professional team. This
consisted of skill drills, positional split
sessions and ended with a full on 15 v
15 match. This was incredible as I was
able to train and play with the likes of
Joe Rokocoko, Casey Laulala, Chris
Masoe, Juandre Kruger and François
van der Merwe. Following on from
that the next few days consisted of
heavy gym sessions, high intensity
cardio and speed drills as well as
individual specialist coaching. All the
hard work that week paid dividends
RUGBY
Meet the New Head Coach
Phil Bailey
So, you’re a Mungo, tell us about
your League Career.
and we beat Bayonne 20 -18 in what
was a brilliant attacking display
from us, we were fitter and faster
than our opposition. Next game is
away at Brive and hopefully we can
keep the wins coming. Things are
looking positive for our future
games. I was very pleased to see a
win for Club v Kowloon this
weekend and hope that winning
streak continues as well.
Au revoir!
Matt
I was signed out of high school at 16
by Manly. Moved to Manly at 17 and
made my first grade debut at 18. Was
signed by Cronulla in 2002. Went on to
play over 110 games for the Sharks and
represented NSW 3 times in a series
win over QLD in 2003. It’s been a long
drought for us New South Welshmen
since. Was selected for a Kangaroo
squad to tour the UK and France.
Outstanding time. We lost our first
game a one off test in NZ to the kiwis...
No one wanted to say it but there was
a sigh of relief from all the players who
pulled through with no injuries. No
one wanted to miss the next 6 weeks. (I
hid the severity of a broken foot from
the medicos and managed to play the
tour. Then had a screw put in it once I
returned to Oz).
I then moved to Wigan in 2007 and
played over 100 games there winning
the comp in my last year. Wigan was a
great experience and I went back over
for the Rugby World Cup (RWC) and
met some of the old gang I knocked
around with.
So then why coach Union?
I was lucky or unlucky enough to be
invited to play for the classic wallabies
in Bermuda twice. We finished 3rd and
won it the next year...... Much to the
groan of the other nations as we had 4
ringers. (Myself, Bryan Fletcher, Brad
Fittler and Andrew Johns). I think they
banned us the next year as we haven’t
been back since.
Phil Bailey
I really enjoyed the experience and the
guys. It was a great introduction into
rugby life and culture by some of the
former greats. Then it was onto NYC
with my now wife. I got involved at the
New York Athletic Club. Playing for
a season and then coaching the next.
In that time the national team coach
was having a shake up of staff. As most
leagues are I was asked to take over
defence. That then catapulted me into
rugby with my first game coaching v the
NZ Maori.
How was the World Cup?
The RWC was outstanding. Great to be
involved and a fantastic experience. It
was run to perfection. The opportunity
to rub shoulders with and bend the
ear of some of the leading rugby
players and coaches was amazing.
Unforgettable experience.
First impressions of Hong Kong,
the Club, people, standard?
My wife and I are loving HK. It sounds
funny but it’s a slower pace than the
day to day of NYC. Oh and we’re
loving the weather...at the moment.
I’m impressed with the standard
of rugby across the board and also
the knowledge. The HKFC and its
Members have been amazing (besides
Tatts). Made us feel very welcome.
Why do you have such an
inappropriately strong handshake?
The handshake is a family thing. Lots
of uncles and the handshake is our way
of showing affection I guess... my wife
says we aren’t big on hugging.
When is it appropriate to keep
the handshake going as long as
possible?
It’s too long when it becomes awkward.
A quick squeeze, a g’day and move
away. (Wrong!) In some areas of Africa,
handshakes are continually held to
show that the conversation is between
the two talking. If they are not shaking
hands, others are permitted to enter the
conversation.
What is the casual cousin of the
handshake?
In NYC the casual cousin of the
handshake is the fist bump. (correct)
Catch Phil and his handshake down at
the Club!
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RUGBY
Meet our 7’s Superstar
Mark Wright
1. What is your party trick:
6. Best/Worst rugby memory:
No real party tricks unfortunately
( I can confirm he likes punching
people’s shins)
Lifting the shield at HK 7s or ending
Timmy A in grand final.
2. Why did you move to Hong
Kong: Parents moved to HK to work
Austin Healy and Tim Alexander
for the family business when I was
young.
3. Highest Rugby Honours:
Mark Wright
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7. Favourite player growing up:
8. Most embarrassing moment,
on or off the field: Bad stomach
incident at the in-laws
Captaining the Hong Kong 7s team
9. What would you spend your
last HK$500 on: Put it all on red
4. What would your last meal be:
(Wesley Snipes would disagree)
Roast lamb
10. In the 15/16 season I will…
5. Most treasured possession:
hopefully help bring back the league
title for Club
Slow cooker
Mini Rugby
take from both the wins and the losses,
as it provides obvious areas to work on
over the coming weeks. With this being
the first time that many of the team
members had played together, we can
expect real improvement as the boys
familiarise with each other and work out
some combinations.
Scorpions
U12 Club brings home some well-deserved silverware
Mini Rugby Tigerfest
Under 12s
Club
Club team started our Richard Hawkes
campaign with a pleasing 3 wins
from 3 games. First up we met Valley,
who historically have dominated us,
primarily due to having much more
intensity and desire in the forwards.
For this tournament, our big boys
were right up for it, preventing Valley
from building any good momentum.
Likewise, the Club backs contributed
with an excellent defensive display,
repeatedly shutting down the dangerous
Valley backline. After a mighty armwrestle, we scored in the final moments
of the game for a thrilling 1-0 win.
DB Pirates were next - the confidence
was growing and we began to express
ourselves more in attack, taking away
a 4-2 victory, which qualified us for the
Cup final. In the final, we met Stingrays
who had dispatched USRC Tigers and
Sandy Bay on the other side of the
draw. By this stage though, the Club
boys’ taste for success had been whetted
and away we went, finishing with a
flourish and a solid 4-1 victory. Overall,
a very happy day, bringing home some
well-deserved silverware but more
importantly, building trust in each other
and sparking the desire to improve as a
group and to achieve more.
Dragons
Dragon’s started the day strongly with 2
wins, against Stingrays (1-0) and Valley
(2-1). The following 2 games were more
demanding on our lads, going down to
a strong Kukris outfit (5-1) and Sandy
Bay (4-0). There are positives we can
Scorpions started their season with
a slightly disappointing 3 losses from
3 games, but they played well in
patches. Notably the team finished the
day against Sandy Bay with excellent
determination, good defence, and scored
one try (but with the opportunities we
had, it could easily have been three!).
Scorps have not played any rugby
together as a team, and are getting used
to new positions so we will improve by
working better together.
Thomas Hulme
Under 11s
HKFC U11’s went to the first festival
of the year with a new approach to
training and playing. Pre-season had
been all about skills and games at high
intensity. For festivals the squad was split
into three even A teams to play in the
A stream and one in the B stream. The
new attitude to intense rugby and player
development could be seen in he results
of the three “A” teams. Of the 12 games
they played only one was lost, and this
was a narrow defeat to a HKU Sandy
Bay 1st team. In the B Stream, FC 4 put
Under 11s
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the game up with little breaks and some
nice passing away from the scrums.
In open play Oliver Lai, Hugh
Levett, Tristan Wu and Sam
Hussey all made yards, and the front
row of Tom, hooker Lyon HallCooper and Jeffrey did a great job in
their first tournament together.
Tom scored 6, Alexis 4, Harry 3,
Matthew 3, Oliver 2 and Lyon 1.
Couldn’t have asked for more at the first
tournament of the season, and coaches
and parents were very proud of all the
effort the boys put in.
Samuel Hussey, Head Coach U10s
Under 11s
in some spirited performances. Whilst
they did not get a win, all their games
were nail biters and the coaches were
very proud of their players.
Finally, a special mention must go
to departing Head Coach James
Manders. James has been Head
Coach of this group of players until this
season. This was his last festival before
he returns to Australia. He was given
a rousing send off by all the players to
thank him for his years of hard work
and dedication. Both James and his
son Ollie have been an integral part
of this team and will be greatly missed.
Under 10s
The U10s made a good start to their
season, with some excellent rugby
being played throughout the Tigerfest
tournament. The organisation in
defence is coming along well and they
have clearly made good progress since
the start of the season. All of the teams
who played registered wins, with the
pick of the crop going to FC3 who
remained unbeaten throughout the day.
continue to develop their rucking and
handling skills for the next tournament
at Sandy Bay, as this was an area for
development in all of the teams.
FC3 had a great start to the season,
winning all four matches, scoring 19
tries and conceding just 3.
Our running was strong, with Tom
Teare, Matthew Menzies, Jeffrey
Ho and Alexis Couble regularly
breaking tackles and making good
ground. Tackling was also better than in
training and everyone did their bit.
We used four different scrum halves,
Caleb Lee, Noe Seyer, Leo Solbes
and Harry Page and they all mixed
The introduction of the scrum this year
changed the dynamics of the play and
there was more open space, particularly
off the set-piece scrum. This meant
that the teamwork and communication
became even more important –
especially with the larger pitch size at
this age.
Going forward, all of the teams will
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Under 9s
Under 9s
The U9 boys Harriers, Kookaburras,
Eagles, Hawks, Falcons and Raptors
really enjoyed their first contact
festival at the USRC Tigerfest on 1st
November. We have been together in
our new squads for only a couple of
weeks and so the boys have had limited
training time together as a team. As
one would expect, there was a real mix
across the teams participating in the
festival as regards how the boys are
coming to terms with the additional
complexities and physical demands of
the contact game. Some clubs have
clearly had quite a lot of training time
together already whilst there were some
at the opposite end of the spectrum
MINI RUGBY
FC 1 - Aiden Durkin, Liam
Gordon, Edward HarveyPalmisano, Harry Hattam, Lauren
Lau, Tiernan Lee, Gus Lyons,
Harry Ruffy and Mia Wong.
FC 2 - Imogen Bater, Rio Cheung,
Elie Cox, Lucy Guest, Jamie
Pennel, Ollie Phillips, Lizzie
Stanton, Stephen Kang and Tyson
Uyede.
which called for some innovative
refereeing! Our HKFC boys acquitted
themselves very well across the board,
really getting stuck into the tackling
and putting on a great show for the
watching (and on the odd occasion,
wincing) parents. We have quite a
bit to work on, which the coaches are
looking forward to getting stuck into in
the coming training sessions, but a very
encouraging start, well done all!
Simon Cooke, Head Coach U9s
Under 8s
Considering it was the first tournament
of the season, the players performed
amazingly. FC 1 and 2 showed a
creative desire to pass and run with the
ball from anywhere on the pitch. The
players have been working hard, passing
on the move, making longer passes
away from the tackle area and support
play. These skills don’t always come off
in game play, but they did during the
first game. One coach felt the defensive
line or getting in “shape” and tackling
was the best he’d seen. It was very
pleasing to see the children “thinking”
before making decisions. There was
enough evidence to suggest that both
teams are, very much, heading in the
right direction.
Considering it was the first tournament of the season,
the players performed amazingly...the players have been
working hard, passing on the move, making longer passes
away from the tackle area and support play...
To take pressure off the numbers of
children wanting to play tournament
rugby, to further develop our new
players and to give an extra training
session to those players who couldn’t
make the afternoon, the U8’s ran a
morning training at the HKFC, 24
keen players turned up, raring to g. The
parents thought they had a lie in – they
didn’t get one.
Hopefully all of these players will head
to Pokfulam for the next mini rugby
festival on 22nd November. We can
field an unlimited number of teams…
The rest of the U8’s made their way to
KP for the first festival of the season.
Each of our four training groups: The
Leopards, the Lions, the Pumas and the
Tigers fielded two teams each.
For each festival this season we will
focus on one training group, this time
its “The Lions”. This group was split
in two :
Under 8s
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Soccer News
Captain’s Report
Jingle Bells Jingle Bells Jingle All The Way…
Being a Bolton Wanderers fan I’ve asked Santa for
3 points and for us to climb out of the bottom 3…
hmmm...
Stephen Tew,
Soccer Section Captain
This month we have reports from the annual
cricket match at the HKCC, the Ladies tour of
Bali, a feature on Boxing Day and an update on the
Crusaders from Nigel.
Boxing Day celebrations for the Soccer Section
have grown over the years from the traditional
England vs Scotland showdown to a full day of
matches and entertainment.
The current holders of the trophy are England.
Schedule for the day is as follows:
HKFC SS vs HKCC Taverners
The annual trip up the road was as always a top day out.
The sun was shining, the artificial pitch was threatening to crack and take spin, by
8am we had lost one player to a calf injury playing 5-a-side football…by 10am,
one player would be stuck in a meeting until 2.30pm and another was battling it
out at immigration…ETA unknown.
This made the toss a one-way decision we needed to bat.
We lost Paul Wilson early and out to the wicket strode the chairman looking
10:00 – U10 Mini Tournament
11:00 – Senior Challenge Match
England v Scotland
13:00 – U12 Boys
HKJFL Select ‘A’ vs
HKJFL Select ‘B’
13:00 – U12 Girls
HKJFL Select vs T.B.C.
14:00 – U14 Boys
HKJFL Select vs Kitchee
15:30 – U16 Boys
HKJFL Select vs T.B.C.
** F
urther details will be shared by
team reps shortly including F&B
arrangements.
Happy Xmas, Tewy
to redeem himself following last years
hour long duck… Pipes settled and in
full flight, taking apart the bowling and
edging closer to the illusive retirement
at 30. Enter the Chairman who doing
his best Geoff Boycott impression calls
Pipes for a run, which never was and
starts the mini collapse.
Big Bob once again ignoring the calls
to relax and take some time is bowled
looking to hit the ball to Quarry Bay…
The Chairman soon follows and it was
left to Tewy and THB to rescue the
innings with a 58 run partnership.
Spuds and Deadly provided some
traditional tail end slogging with THB
top scoring with 37.
All out for 153, which from 38 for 4 was
defendable.
Deadly usually line and length and the
accuracy of Glen McGrath went for
a record 20 runs off his first over……
Pipes or Doudike according to the
scorecard took the new ball from the
other end and sent down 6 overs of
swing for a career best of 4 for 27.
Tewy held up the other end going for
8 runs off 4 overs…the Club was back
in the match with the oppo 54 for 4.
The Taverner’s sensing this was the key
moment in the match, knuckled down
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and out together a match winning
partnership of 50+ to put themselves
in a commanding position and
ultimately going onto win the match
with a couple of balls to spare.
Man of the match: Doudike – 25
runs and 4 for 27
Notable mentions: THB top scorer
37, Tewy 28 and 0 for 8 and Pugh
for his pacey 4 overs.
Tit of the match: for the second
year running the Chairman Kieran
Flynn…running out Pipes and
not being able to perform the long
barrier…
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Thanks to the HKCC for a great
day….quality after match food and
we look forward to next year.
HKFC Ladies
Football Take to
the Fields of Bali
Six years after the beginning of the
Ladies Football team, it finally got their
shot at an international tournament, the
Bali 7s.
The team found itself at an automatic
disadvantage travelling only with six
players to what would be a hard fought
day of six games of 20 minutes each.
The first match was against Hong Kong
friendly rivals, The Good Bellas. With a
nothing to lose attitude, the ladies held
strong and managed to pull out a 0-0
draw against the team that eventually
win the tournament.
The next match put the ladies up
against an Australian team that was
more experience than youth, and that
proved to be enough to hold them
to a 1-1 draw thanks to a strike from
Andrea Fraser. The third match was
perhaps the rockiest as fatigue set in and
the ladies went down 2-0 to another
batch of Aussies.
With the points proving that the ladies
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7pm until late
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weren’t at the bottom of the table, the
team managed to rally after a lunch
break. Capitalizing on the speed of
striker Andrea Fraser, the ladies pulled
out a spirited 2-0 victory over yet
another Australian team.
The final regular round match pitted
them against the team that had been
dominating the tournament, the
Indonesian national team. With a clean
sheet every game and plenty of finishes
to the back of the net, this would not be
an easy game for the six woman squad.
The ladies’ strategy then came down
to minimizing any goal differential
adding an extra man to the back. The
strategy paid off resulting in a 0-0 score
and putting the ladies in a position to
play for a spot in the finals. The only
problem, they would actually be playing
the Indonesian team again.
After a quick break, the ladies gave it
their all against what on that day was
a better opponent. The highlight came
as a half field shot from mid-fielder
Michelle Proctor lobbed the keeper
and the HKFC Ladies became the only
team in the tournament to score against
the Indonesians in regular time.
The final featured the Indonesians and
The Good Bellas that came to a stale
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mate during regular
time and finished with
an exciting round of
penalty kicks. The
Good Bellas managed
to secure the win and
the HKFC Ladies look
forward to facing them
during the regular
season.
Women’s soccer is few
and far between in
Indonesia and the aim of
this first time tournament
was not only to give their
women’s team an
opportunity for
international play, but
also to show the
community the
excitement of women’s
football. Here’s to more
success next year!
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Boxing Day Best XI’s
Scotland’s Best XI – Scott Semple
I’ve been very lucky over the years in
this fixture with a record of 3 wins, 2
draws and only one defeat, so I tend to
be something of a good omen. Having
chipped in (literally) with a few goals and
even more nutmegs - it is a game I always
look forward too.
Given the success it has been very tough to
pick a final best XI given the contribution
of so many to some great victories and
performances over the years.
I’ve gone with the tried and tested 4-4-2 and
have come up with the following:
Goalkeeper - Rudi McHollaender
- The big keeper is quite simply the best
there is. He has kept us in the game on a
number of occasions and rightly takes his
place between the sticks. He is often seen
scoffing down haggis pre-match with a can
of Irn Bru (hence the ginger tinge)….a
ritual from his Ajax days.
Right Back - Jamie Milne
Ever dependable, Jamie absolutely thrives
in this game. His commitment to the cause
is second to none and even skips his third
helping of deep fried ice cream on Christmas
Day to ensure he is in the best shape
possible…if the shape is round that is.
Centre-half - Neil Morrison
Neil’s reading of the game is second to
none. His man of the match performance
in 2012 was key to Scotland running out
3-2 winners. It was only when we reached
the Sportsman’s Bar that Neil finally let the
England attackers out of his back pocket
much to the relief of the police and Mrs.
Hamilton-Bram.
SOCCER
Centre-half - Alan Morgan
Can often be found on the roof of the
Sportsman’s when he hears the F&B is
‘on the house’, Captain Morgan was at
his best in 2010 marshalling the team
when Scotland absolutely trounced
England 6-1 in the Boxing Day
Massacre™.
Left Back - Mark Bavis
Our very own marauding full-back and
Rod Stewart wannabe as despite the
cockney accent and his support for a
team that wants to be Irish. He’s pure
dead brilliant and Scottish through and
through. Try and get past him at your
peril.
Right Mid - Scott Semple
Well of course I’m going to choose
myself ! There is something about this
fixture that brings out the best of me
and I can’t quite figure out why…I’m
certainly proud of the crucial goals
scored over the years, but get more
delight out of a nutmeg of which there
have been more than a few.
Centre Mid - Andy Hunter
The metronome of the team. Sits in the
middle of the park and keeps the ball
moving whether the passes be short, long,
square or over the top. Very smart player,
especially as he gets all the younger
players to do all his running for him!
Centre-Mid - John McCasey
A gallus player despite the peely wally
glaikit look, but such is the commitment
to the cause John has agreed to get both
a Scotland and Rangers tattoo! He
doesn’t do tap-ins and has been known
to score the odd stoater in this fixture.
Left Mid - Amro McAbbas
Yet another player that thrives in this
game. The Egyptian Magician has
scored his fair share of crucial goals
over the years and was an easy first team
pick for this squad. His goal celebrations
are legendary and has promised to do a
‘Nessie’ should he score this year…..
Striker - Stewart McInnes
Fantastic all round attacker and utility
man. Happy to put his life on the line
for his country or more importantly go
in goals if your other goalkeeper has just
been sent off…ideally you don’t get sent
off as well Stew, but one step at a time!
Striker - Charlie Hunter
A chip off the old block with sublime
skills to boot. Charlie scored a
momentous winner in 2012 when
Scotland thought they would make it
easier for England by going down to 9
men. It really was a brammer!
Subs:
Allan Fraser - Demoted to the bench
for his ‘zero from two’ penalty kick
record!
Anto McGrabo - Anto McLegend
Matt Paterson - Scored 2 in the
Boxing Day Massacre™
Russell Henderson - Selfless player
that takes attention away from his
teammates as opposition players always
want to kick him.
Manager - Mark Healy
Mark first got involved as the
understudy to Tom Vincent in 2011 and
I don’t think anyone had heard anything
as professional as when Mark spoke…..
it could just be that that’s what happens
when you follow Tom Vincent say “It’s
Boxing Day, so let’s get Boxing!”
Mark took over on his own in 2012 and
we actually did a warm-up!
Rudi Hollaender
Jamie Milne
Neil Morrison Alan Morgan
Mark Bavis
Scott Semple Andy Hunter John Casey Amro Abbas
Stew McInnes
Charlie Hunter
HKFC Finest
England XI
GK James Seddon has become
somewhat a fixture in nets over
recent years. Great handling and
extremely comfortable on the ball
when on the deck.
England being at the fore of
world football tactics quite
regularly would play a 3-5-2
formation especially against lesser
opponents in the FIFA rankings
such as the Faroe Islands,
Andorra and Scotland. Richard
Lant; South China legend past
and Andrew Russell; South China
Legend in the making providing
the quality while Phil Ingham
(captain) perfectly compliments
with the grit and leadership
qualities needed. Russell still calls
Lanty “Sir” on pitch showing the
respect he still has for his old PE
teach! Old habits die hard.
Playing the five across the park;
Jack Sealy ,Mike Sealy, John
Pimlott, Mark Grainger, Jack
Beacher would give the Scots
something to think about. Pimlott
sits deep protecting the back three
and cleaning up (or is that out)
any Scottish forays into the final
third. Not many Scots have been
in the same country as Messi let
alone on the same pitch which
underlines Sealy (Jack) qualities.
Both he and Jack Beacher are
similar players. Pace and power
with good feet and engines to get
up and down the line, Both have
the odd goal in them too. Grainger
and Sealy (Mike) provide the guile
constantly probing into areas that
make the “Sweatys” sweat.
Up front Paul Wilkin the “mystro”
himself and one of the top scorers
in HKFC history is a handful for
any defence. His direct running
coupled with the reaction time of
Mickey Quinn is legendary. Mike
Campion is the perfect foil for
Wilkin. Blessed with a lethal free
kick only matched by a disturbing
array of step-overs in his locker.
Cheers, Deadly
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Crusaders Soccer
Proud to support HKFC
Crusaders Special Soccer
Charity Partner of
the Soccer Section
Excitement builds in the Crusaders camp
“When’s our next tournament?”
“When’s our next tournament?”
“You said...”
A constant question followed by the
“You said” statement asked by the
HKFC Crusaders to Head Coach Nigel
R Merritt and one that until this week,
he couldn’t answer. Now he can!
Not only lining up one exhibition
match, but two, Nigel could hold his
head up high in front of the HKFC
Crusaders at an early November
Monday evening training session to give
them the good news.
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Dec 2015
The first exhibition match is the
Operation Santa Claus exhibition
match on Sunday 29th November
between 12.40 and 12.50pm at the
Chinese International School - this will
already have been played by the time
you read this!
The second and the one where the
HKFC Crusaders really strut their
stuff is the tour to Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, for the Indochina Starfish
Foundation ISF (the HKFC Crusaders
charity partner) training camp and
round robin tournament against the
ISF’s own players with intellectual
disabilities over the weekend of 27th
and 28th February 2016.
Both of the above tournaments/
exhibition matches are proudly
sponsored by the Prudential and it is
hoped one or two of the Prudential staff
will accompany the HKFC Crusaders to
Cambodia next February.
Two games and new kit for this season...
what else could the HKFC Crusaders
want? Don’t ask, because they have
many, many demands when it comes to
showing off their silky footballing skills.
Nigel R Merritt
HKFC Crusaders Head Coach
Squash News
Summer League Results
Once again the HKFC Summer Squash
League gave Squash Section members
looking to keep their fitness up and their
eye in a chance to continue playing
‘competitive’ squash during the offseason. With 8 teams of 6 entrants
each, we also had a solid back-up pool
of 50 players to cover the ever growing
list of holidaying and injured players!
The regular league took place over
seven weeks and with regular movement
in the top half of the table, it was
eventually won by The Polar Bears
convened by James Osmund. In
contrast, the bottom of the table was a
lot more stable with The Black Mambas
convened by Jon Pipe occupying the
wooden spoon position for most (if not
all!) of the summer!
The championship play-off final was
one to relish as The Polar Bears took
on The Killer Whales. With five of the
six matches played, The Killer Whales
were leading in matches 3-2 and 12-10
in games, but this match was far from
over as we saw the Ng brothers face-off
for bragging rights. Adrian Ng of The
Polar Bears had to beat Henry Ng of
Position
TEAM
The Killer Whales 3-0 to win the match
outright, or 3-1 to result in a dead heat
after games count back. With Adrian
2-1 up, Henry looked to be in control
as he managed to put a few points
between himself and Adrian as they
both chased the 4th game, giving Henry
the opportunity to serve for the game
and, with it, the overall match. However
Adrian used his experience and wisdom
to battle back from game point down on
multiple occasions and managed to pip
Henry 3-1.
LEAGUE WINNERS:
The Polar Bears
convened by James Osmund
PLAY-OFF CHAMPIONS:
The Polar Bears
convened by James Osmund
PLAY-OFF PLATE WINNERS:
The Black Mambas
convened by Jon Pipe
So, a dead heat after games count back
and we turned back to the summer
league table as the deciding factor with
The Polar Bears emerging victorious.
PLAYER OF THE LEAGUE:
Nathan L’Huillier
The hotly contested plate playoff
final saw The Blank Mambas squeeze
a narrow victory over The Praying
Mantis’, with Jon Pipe finally securing
his first win of the Summer after seven
attempts. Overall it ended three matches
a-piece, with The Black Mambas
winning 11-10 on games count back.
SUPER-SUB OF THE LEAGUE:
Lam Wai Ming
who went undefeated for the whole
summer!
who played more matches than all
the subs and regular players!
TEAM OF THE LEAGUE:
The Killer Whales
convened by KK who turned
out
their regular team most often
A big thanks to all the convenors who
worked tirelessly to ensure full teams
were made available each week.
Played
Won
Drew
Lost
Points
Games Won
1
The Polar Bears
7
6
0
1
37
88
2
The Killer Whales
7
5
1
1
36
90
3
The Great Whites
7
3
1
3
33
84
4
The Golden Eagles
7
4
0
3
29
76
5
The Grizzly Bears
7
3
0
4
23
69
6
The Black Widows
7
2
0
5
23
66
7
The Praying Mantis
7
2
0
5
22
76
8
The Black Mambas
7
2
0
5
21
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SQUASH
Photos from Division 9
Winter League October Summary
The winter league got off to a very
fast start in early October where many
of the fixtures were played between
HKFC teams. Every individual match
is important as this gives the team one
league point with an extra point being
awarded to the overall winners of the
team’s matches.
Division 2
The league season got off with a bang
as HKFC 2A playing HKFC 2B on
the first day of the season. 2B were 4-1
victors setting the stall out for Ho Fai
Chiu’s team. 2A made amends in their
second game with a very hard fought
3-2 win over KCC 2B. But HKFC 2B
couldn’t win their second game against
KCC 2A who look to be the team to
beat in the league
victory in their third game vs USRC.
Division 6
The season opened with the derby game
of HKFC 6A playing 6B. The tie saw
Club captain Julian Tanner’s 6B team
beating Kien Ng’s 6A 4-1 to set the stall
out early for div 6 bragging rights. 6A
bounced back to win against Tomcat
3-2 in round 2 with 6B narrowly losing
to DB 1 in their second game.
Division 7
The division 7 team’s pre-season must
have been strong as they had a rip
roaring start in their first match winning
5-0 and only dropping one game in
all the matches. They lost 3-2 in their
second game but won their third 3-2 to
give them a solid start to the season.
Division 3
Division 8
HKFC 3 convened by Elliot
Froidevaux had a very close game
against the powerful KCC team in the
first round narrowly losing 3-2. They
have regrouped well to win their next
two games against LRC and FC 1.
HKFC 8 started their campaign a week
later than the rest of the teams due to
having a bye. They played HKCC in
their first game beating the old rivals 4-1
up at Wong Nai Chung Gap Rd.
Division 4
HKFC 4 have had two 5-0 wins in their
first 3 games and have narrowly lost to
Spirit 1 3-2 in their other tie to make
them second in division 4 in these early
days of the season.
Division 5
David Robinson’s HKFC 5 team had
a tough start against old foes KCC in
their opening game losing 4-1. They lost
by the same margin to YLJR1 in their
second game but had a well-earned
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Division 9
Philip Ting’s division 9 team has won
three of their first 4 games beating last
year’s finalists Star River 3-2 in the
process. They lost very narrowly 3-2
to probable league favourites Head
Advance 8 with the top 3 players all
narrowly losing 3-2 in their individual
games. This month has some action
shots of the Division 9 team.
Division 10
HKFC 10 led by Robert Jones has
won 2 of their first 3 games with wins
against Head Advance 10 and the
sailors at RHKYC 1. They lost 3-2
to TZSC 1 to ensure they have had a
solid start to the season.
Division 11
HKFC 11 lost their first game vs TMSC
1 in a tight encounter. Results are
pending for their next few games.
SQUASH
Division 13
HKFC ably led by Damien Laracy had a very strong start
beating SCAA 5-0 in their first game. They had a tougher
second match vs Kinetic 4 losing narrowly 3-2 in a very
close game.
Division 14
Another club Derby match was in order for the first game
of the season with 14 A playing 14 B. James Osmund’s
14A side won 3-2 against Brian Tam’s 14 B 3-2 with 14A’s
number 3,4 and 5 all winning their games to show they have
strength in depth.
Masters Division 1
Early results are still waiting to be updated. The M1B team
had a very strong victory over CWB. It will be interesting
to see which HKFC team finishes on top at the end of the
season with two very strong squads.
LADDER MOVERS
OF THE MONTH:
SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER
(Men’s)
Dean Thompson
103 places
Suberna Shingla
85 places
Andrew Ward
66 places
Master Division 2
The old rivals in last year’s final HKFC M2A played HKFC
M2B in the season opener with the M2A team winning 3-2
ably led by Simon Ho. Nick Shultz’s M2B team had a
tricky 2nd game vs DB masters losing 3-2 out on Lantau.
Master Division 3
HKFC M3A have enjoyed a solid start to the season by
beating arch rivals HKFC M3B and then RHKYC in their
first two games. A narrow loss to Gloma in the third week
means that Dave Cross’ team are well placed. Michael
Yang’s M3B bounced back from the club derby defeat in the
first week to win their second match but they lost their third
match 3-2 to Jaws M.
Master Division 4
(Ladies)
Javy Wong
25 places
Squash Kit Must Travel
The newly formed masters Div 4 is still in its early rounds.
The M4A team won their first game vs HKFC M4B but they
then lost their second game to a strong CUHK team.
Ladies Division 1
The HKFC L1 team has lost their first 3 games in the very
strong division 1.
Ladies Division 2
It is early days in the ladies Division 2 but with 3 teams from
HKFC battling it out for glory it will be interesting to see
which team turns out to be strongest. The HKFC L2A team
led by Cherly Yat Ching Vong are unbeaten so far with 3
wins from 3. The L2B and L2C teams have had mixed results
but have won a match each.
Ladies Division 3
Last year’s league winners L3A got off to a very strong
start beating HKFC L3B I the first round of fixtures. Chin
Mcnamara’s team will be aiming for more silverware again
this year.
George Chan at the
Blue Lagoon Spa in Iceland
Club Magazine
Dec 2015
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Hockey News
Men’s F Team
The Fs started the season with a new
look squad including Neil Galloway,
Simon Shepherdson, Chee Ip,
Quentin Job, Matt Brook and Angus
Davidson all having been promoted
from the Es and Paul Proudfoot and
Oscar Poelmann coming from the Gs
to augment what had been an injury
ravaged squad by the end of last season.
We also welcomed back Steve Smart
after a lay-off of some considerable
years – some of this year’s D team
probably didn’t start playing minis
before Steve’s last game.
Pre-season started well with solid wins
against the Gs and Cricket Club and we
went into the season, following a good
turnout at the start of season social, full
of hope and expectation, if a little hung
over still. The Men’s 3rd Division looks
very different from last year, with the
top two teams from the 4th Div having
come up (IUHK and Dragons), a newly
created team (Islamic Association of
Macau – who appear to have nothing to
do with Macau?), Pakistan Association
B having come down and the Punjab
team now being their As, after the drop
out of their team from the premier
league, none of the games were going to
be easy.
Our early season form carried forward
into the first game with a 3-1 win over
Shaheen C. After that, despite good
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turn outs, the heat, humidity a couple
of 6pm starts and, in one case, flooding
took its toll on us and we struggled
against some pretty good teams. The
second game against IUHK, was a
disappointing affair when despite
finding ourselves 2-1 up we succumbed
to some long ball hockey and went
down 4-2. That was followed by what
can only be described as a bizarre result
against Dragons B, who turned up with
12 players and no keeper, played 11 on
pitch and rather took us to the cleaners
in a 10 goal game - suffice to say we only
scored one of those! All, I can say is
that they deserved it and that despite the
result we didn’t actually play that badly.
This was followed by our game vs Pak
Association B on a day that looked
rather like Noah had come to visit
for the weekend. A 9am start in the
aftermath of a typhoon and ankle high
water on the Valley pitch at 8.50am
didn’t bode well, especially as we
only had 10, with one still stranded
in Discovery Bay! Despite that we
struggled and squelched our way to a
2-1 lead again at half-time, when Will
Probert eventually managed to arrive
but sadly the lack of a subs bench left
us exposed and again we gave up the
lead to lose 4-2. The following game vs
144 United was another one of those
games, when we played well and built
a 2-1 lead (again) only to lose our way,
this time we kept going until within
10 minutes of the final whistle, when
we coughed up 2 quick goals and,
despite digging deep and pressuring the
opposition hard we went down 3-2 –
that game hit the mark when everyone
had played at least once – including, our
wandering Scotsman - Ali Gordon, last
season’s MVP - Patrick Lam and pilot
Patrick Watts.
At this stage, it very much looked
like we were going to lose whatever
happened and so the Skipper decided
to go off in a strop and take the kids
away for half term to Japan. Lucky I
did really because in my absence Lyle
Williams took up the reins and (despite
a losing record as stand in skipper last
season) the Fs rallied and fought out
a 0-0 draw against Valley D. Whilst
not the result we were looking for – it
stemmed the flow and continued the
good play and fight that we had shown
against 144 United and translated
it to some much needed points and
a clean sheet for the keeper Jeroen
Touw and the backline unit of Lyle,
Fergus McCoig, David Watts and
Gilson Chua. We then followed that
up with a good win vs Skyers A, when
we played our best hockey of the season
to record a 3-0 win, in a game where
we controlled the whole game, made
numerous chances, we should’ve scored
more, pretty much denied them a shot
and recorded another clean sheet and
had the bonus of a guest appearance
from Chris Grossick. Despite the fact
that it was generally a very clean and
friendly game we managed to chalk
up more cards in that 70 minutes than
we had in the season to date – all from
pretty innocuous challenges/tackles in
the middle of the pitch with nothing
going on around.
Hopefully things have turned around
now and we are looking for a stronger
finish to this half of the season. The
race for our league golden stick is
wide open with 3 players on two
goals – myself, Gordon Marsden
and Oscar and a host of thousands –
Quentin Job, Eugene Cheuk, Neil
Galloway, Fergus McCoig, Angus
Davidson and Paul Proudfoot on 1
each. For a team that is generally pretty
well behaved, the disciplinary race
is also hotting up with Matt Brook
on 1 yellow and 2 greens (shows how
committed he’s been!), Eugene and
Paul Proudfoot on a yellow each and
Clive Miners and Gordon each with
a green card.
We should also say congratulations to Q
and his wife on the arrival of their
newest addition to the family. Luckily
baby Job arrived at a time when Q was
injured so his arrival hasn’t disrupted his
hockey season just yet!
HOCKEY
A TOUCH OF
MAGIC
When: Friday 11th December
Where: HKFC Restaurant
Time: 7:00pm
Cost: $698 pp
Hockey Section
Christmas Party
Ladies’ Captain Report
Rhona Barr, Ladies Captain
As the holiday season draws closer, hockey
slows down a little. There are not many
games in December in the run up to
Christmas. Games to watch out for though
are B’s v HKCC A on the 5th and C’s
against Valley B on the 12th. I hope to see
you all at the Christmas party on Friday
11th December. Hopefully there will be ‘a
touch of magic’ in the air.
At time of writing, teams have only
played 3 or 4 games each. The A’s have
had a strong start with 3 wins and a draw,
including their win against the B’s 7-0
The score, however, did not reflect the
game. The B’s have been unlucky with
some of their results, going strong for 60
minutes and then conceding goals in the
last 10. The C’s are still settling in, which
is understandable given the number of
new players, and are sitting mid-table.
The D’s have made a strong start and are
joint 3rd, above the C’s! In the 2nd
division the E’s and F’s have struggled to
get going but I’m sure they will find their
form soon. The only way is up! The G’s
have begun with some results and are
also sitting joint 3rd.
Goal of the Month
This goes to Katie Daly from the D team.
It was a fantastic deflection from the left
post on a short corner. Katie injected the
ball to Ellie Batterham who hit the ball
in for Katie to slot it high into the net.
Additionally it came at a crucial time, to
draw 1-1 with top of the table Dutch A.
Katie and Ellie
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Dec 2015
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HOCKEY
From the first 3 games of the season,
we have amassed 2 points - still
chasing the first “W” for the season.
Our confidence and cohesiveness as
a team is building. We came close to
a W at our last game leading 1-0 for
68 minutes but were pipped by an
unlucky short corner from Recreio
at the finish. On a positive note, by
the last game, we had managed to
learn everyone’s names as well as
create nicknames for the 4 “Ems” - “3
Emily’s (Emily McPherson, Emily
Norris, Emilie Wong) and 1 Emma
(Maclean), as well as the 2 Mels
(Melinda and Melissa)! Big shout
outs to Annabel Baillie and Emily
McPherson for padding up and
stepping into the foamy shoes of GK
over the last few weeks.
Ladies F Team aka the “Foxes”
Introducing the Foxes (aka Ladies F
Team) of 2015/16 where we have
a team sheet of 17. This year we
welcome nine new foxes to the team
(Amy Hopkins, Emilie Wong,
Emily Norris, Ingrid Chan, Jemma
Abbs, Lauren Edgely, Melissa
Mayo, Phoebe Fraser, Samantha
Liddelow) — five of whom are new
juniors entering the senior part of
the Hockey Section for the first time.
Continuing the tradition of developing
the junior players, we are excited to
have them as part of the team. The
returning foxes include Jessica Lam
(Captain), Clare Bottomley (Vicecaptain), Annabel Baillie, Emily
McPherson, Emma Maclean,
Joanna Fargus, Melinda Mak,
Rhona Barr and Vanessa Sweeny.
We’d also like to congratulate Alex
MacFarlane and Fiona Wilkinson
who are expectant mothers - we look
forward to meeting the new fox cubs
and have you re-join our foxes family in
the future.
During the off-season, we are proud of
Vanessa Sweeny, who competed in
the White Collar Boxing event on 12th
September. Before the event, she had
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never put on boxing gloves and over 3
gruelling months of intensive training,
we could see her physical and mental
transformation into a fighter. Vanessa
was amazing during the match and KOed her opponent in the 2nd round!
Great news, as we finally secured some
coaches this week. Not just one but
TWO premier division players sharing
the coaching duties (Samantha Hill
from the A team and Alison Meikle
from the B team). First training session
tonight and we’re already feeling the
difference. Some reassuring words
from our coach - “you guys aren’t as
bad as I expected” - we see the glass
being half full and are encouraged
by this observation! Big thank you to
Chappie for taking us at training over
the last few weeks.
With the influx of the youth and other
new foxes, we are rebuilding as a team.
What better way than to bond than
with food and drinks – thanks for the
baking prowess from some of our
juniors – thank you Phoebe Fraser
for your spooky Halloween cupcakes!
Coming off Vanessa’s victory in the
ring, we turned our attention to victories
on the pitch. We ended last season
strongly in 3rd place just 1 point shy of
2nd place. In hindsight, fortunate, as the
top 2 teams were promoted to the First
Division. With this is mind - we started
the season with great expectations with
the vision of capturing the Second
Division title to earn a second spot for
our Foxes team photo to hang proudly
on the Club wall.
A big thank you to all the supporters
who turn up to cheer and share in our
joy from the sidelines! We encourage
you to come down to watch our games,
we promise entertainment, there will
be food and drinks, and a few of us are
likely to get injured (ahem… Jessica) at
each game so we’ll need your help as
medics to bring us ice!
Cheers to the rest of the season, we
raise a glass of sparkling grape juice for
the juniors and champagne for the
adults!
Jessica Lam, F Team Captain
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Club Magazine
Dec 2015
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Lawn Bowls News
Record holder, record
breaker – HKFC ladies
In 2013 Premier League HKFC ladies broke
the record held by Tai Koo Recreational Club
for more than a hundred years by winning
the Division One champion title for seven
consecutive years. The ladies were not satisfied
with this achievement. Ladies A Team helped
the Club break the record again and again in
2014 and 2015 to achieve 9 championships
in a row. This year’s title was already secured
after playing the second last game which saw
Camilla Leung, Vivian Yip, Dorothy
Yu and Phyllis Wong crowned as the “Best
Team”. Congratulations to the A-team ladies!
The glory of “9 champs in a row” does not only
go to the 13 ladies of this year’s A Team but also
to those from A and B teams from the past 8
years. We have included a table on the adjacent
page to show our appreciation to all who have
contributed to the team’s success.
Cheers with Kenneth Pang
Camilla Leung and Josephine Lam
S
hirley Ma, Grace Chu, Emmie Wong
(skip) and Celena Kwok
Emmie Wong and Celena Kwok
The Best rink, Phyllis Wong, Camilla
Leung (skip), Vivian Yip and Dorothy Yu
M Wong, Wanis Sze (Skip), Josephine
Y
Lam and Rita Shek
A special thanks to all side captains who
seconded their teammates to the winning teams
whenever there was a need. As always, we are
very grateful for the support from the Club’s
green management staff and our Greens
Secretary.
I have confidence that our ladies will work hand
in hand to break their record again in 2016.
Congratulations from Chairman Bernard
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LAWN BOWLS
Premier League Champions
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Before 2009, we only had one team of 4 bowlers in the HKLBA’s
Premier League. In 2009 Premier League, a team was converted to
a side which is composed of two teams with 4 bowlers each. In the
following year, it was further enlarged to 3 teams per side with 12
players altogether. This structure has been adopted ever since.
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substitutes for the champion side/team in 2007 - 2015:
Calinna Chan; Carrie Yeung; Connie Chan; Connie Chung; Daisy
McNie; Flora Ni; Josephine Wong-Ng; Wai-yee Lau; Linda Lousich
and Tonia Yiu
Club Magazine
Dec 2015
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LAWN BOWLS
Connie and Connie’s Path to Victory in Women’s
Indoor Pairs
Women’s Indoor Pairs champions,
Connie Chan and Connie Chung
The path to victory in the 2015 Women’s
Indoor Pairs was very tough. All the
games we played to get to this point were
exciting but not at all easy as we faced
strong opponents in every round.
As we progressed through each round,
practices became more frequent as we
aimed to play better to reach a higher
standard of bowling. Cooperation
within the team was very important
and we supported each other whenever
we encountered tough times.
In one particular game, we were losing
by miles at the beginning of both sets
and the outlook was very grim. But
we remembered that “a game isn’t
decided until it’s actually over”,
and so we redoubled our efforts,
persevered and won in the end. It
was only with much resilience that
we clawed our way into the semifinals. It wasn’t at all easy playing
against experienced veteran bowlers,
but we found ourselves wolfing down
a quick lunch with one thing on our
minds – we were going to the finals!
There, we met two bowlers with strong
drawing power and the points stayed
dangerously close throughout. It was
with much determination that our
extra practices paid off, and victory
was ours at the end of a tiring but
rewarding day.
A big Thank You to all who
supported Connie and Connie
throughout the journey, and special
thanks goes to Stephen Chan, who
dedicated much time and effort to
practice with us – that is, with the
promise of a goose drumstick.
Dec 2015
By Connie Chan
Champion of the
Mixed Triples,
Japan International
Open Lawn Bowls
Tournament 2015
By Connie Chung
Stephen and I joined the Club three
years ago. We are both very keen
bowlers and enjoy practicing the game
whenever we are free. This year, I had
the honour to represent the Club in
the Women’s Indoor Pairs with Connie
Prize presentation of the Men and Women’s Indoor Pairs winners
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Chung, and with much hard work, we
won the championship. I want to thank
those who always supported us and
spent time to play many practice games
with us before the final day. How very
true that practice does make perfect.
We went through several tough games
and eventually won the title. I am sure
both of us will continue practicing to
get into higher levels. We do hope to
bring more glory to the Section in the
coming future.
Danny Ho, the team manager, CT
Wong, Elisa Cheung and Terry Kung
There were 14 teams including
teams from six Asian countries
that participated in the 4th Japan
International Open Lawn Bowls
Tournament 2015. The tournament
was held in Yokohama City on the
historic grounds of the Yokohama
Country and Athletic Club. The
pacing of the venue green was about
10 seconds. 14 teams were divided
into two groups and played in a round
robin format. After seven games of
qualifying round, the top two teams
entered the semi-finals.
LAWN BOWLS
Our Section bowlers, Terry Kung
and C T Wong teamed up with Elisa
Cheung of KBGC to represent Hong
Kong in this tournament. The weather
on the first day was fine, but the
following day was very wet and rainy
and the temperature dropped down to
10ºC. The third day the weather was
fine but the green was still very heavy.
Our team beat China in the semi-final
and also beat Thailand in the final. This
is the first time that Hong Kong has
won gold in this tournament. The line
up of the team was Elisa Cheung (lead),
Terry Kung (second) and C.T. Wong
(skip). Congratulations to all.
Group photo of Neutral Bay Club and HKFC players
By C T Wong
Champions Terry Kung, Elisa Cheung and
CT Wong
We are ready!
Visitors from Neutral Bay Club, Sydney
Thirteen lady bowlers from
Neutral Bay Club visited the Club
on 4th November. The Section
arranged a friendly game at the
Indoor Green, where many cheers
and laughter was heard throughout
the morning. Some of the greatest
rewards of these friendly games
were new friendships, and shared
experiences of bowling skills and
tips. Leone Schueler, team leader
of Neutral Bay Club, also
extended an invitation to our
bowlers to visit them in Sydney
where they would reciprocate
and arrange a few games for us
with other local bowling clubs.
To the ladies from Neutral Bay
Club, thank you for visiting us,
and you’re always welcome to
visit again!
By Bernard Young
Terry Kung carrying the flag for Hong Kong
Club Magazine
Dec 2015
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Netball News
Penny Angove
Netball DSA Chairperson
Chairperson’s report
Learning from a Legend
As expected, this month has been a
hectic one, and has seen a huge amount
of support for the Netball DSA from
friends and family of existing members
and from the greats of the game
past and present. The Net Ball was
expertly organised and well-attended,
our visiting coach for 2015 — Norma
Plummer — was excellent, and overall
the season has started strong with a high
proportion of wins across all divisions.
With a very full schedule during her
visit to Hong Kong, South Africa’s
coach and ex-Aussie Diamond,
Norma Plummer, set aside four
solid sessions to spend specifically
with our senior competitive squads
for training. Utilising her many years
in a netballing environment as both
a player and as a coach, she put the
girls through their paces, honing in
Disco Fever
The inaugural Net Ball, themed to replicate the vibe of
Studio 54, was a roaring success on October 10th, with
the Restaurant at HKFC filled to capacity for dinner, drinks,
dancing and a humour-filled speech from Norma Plummer.
Friends and family of HKFC Netball DSA attended in their
finest, looking spectacular and the evening’s MC, Dom
Dunne kept everything moving along nicely with some
hilarious quips about the netball girls. The food, as always,
was delicious, the drink plentiful, and the band, STYLUS,
made sure the dance floor was full from the first to the last
song of the evening.
With some fantastic raffle and spot prizes on offer, guests
responded extremely generously and a lucky few walked
away with some brilliant gifts from: FOSSIL, Flight Centre,
Bikini Fit, Doan Ho photography, Grant Burge Wines,
2XU, Mira Moon Hotel, Kinesiology Asia and a couple
of very generous “mystery” donors from within the DSA!
Representing this year’s sponsor, The Hong Kong Trust
Company were Crystal Ha and Jeffrey Chan, who mingled
with the other greats in the room, including the Netball
DSA’s founder, Heather Probert and Norma Plummer
herself, who rounded off her visit to Hong Kong with great
panache.
Some of Takumi Photography’s shots are shown here,
and they really capture the essence of the evening —
glamorous, fun and fabulous!
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on weaknesses (yes, we may have one
or two!) and working on drills and
court play to improve the games of
all teams at all levels. Making the
most of the opportunity in the senior
teams were more than 60 players,
and many more in the junior teams
worked with Norma during her time
with us too.
NETBALL
Latest Match Reports:
Typhoons
A new netball season and a new-look Typhoons team. With
some familiar faces returning and welcoming some new,
the Typhoons got off to a great start to the season with a
convincing 35-14 win over HKCC Devils. An exciting and
very strong first game performance, with a new line-up and
new combinations. Well done team!
Leading into the second game everyone was keen to put out
another strong performance, especially for Norma Plummer
who was supporting from the sideline. Unfortunately injuries
were out to destroy us, with players dropping like flies and we
eventually went down 29-45 to Hantang Phoenix. Despite the
loss everyone gave it their all right up until the final whistle.
With some great feedback from Norma and Pauline O’Kane
we got back to basics and planned our attack for the third
game. Valley Tigers did not know what hit them when they
took the court against us! We dominated every quarter,
building as the game went on, coming away with a convincing
48-15 win. BOOM! 2 wins from 3 games ... Typhoons mean
business peeps!!
Hurricanes
October 5th 2015
The Hurricanes managed to prove themselves in their
Fresh from a win — Typhoons and the HKFC Netball DSA official
sponsor, The Hong Kong Trust Company
outstanding entrance to the league, with a win against
Valley Cougars. In the first quarter, we played our game
at a consistent pace. With safe and well placed passes in
the attacking end along with our accurate shooting we
were able to win this quarter 7-3.
In the second quarter there were changes to the midcourt and shooters. We then started to lose the ball to
the Cougars, ending the quarter at 11-11. With fewer
changes in this third quarter, we were able to settle
down and bring the score back. Exceptional play put us
back ahead in this quarter, 20-13.
In the final quarter, with fresh mid-court players coming
on, we were able to carry on our skilled play. Most
importantly, we held on to our lead. Frequent turnovers
in the defensive end allowed for more shooting chances.
The final score of the Hurricanes first ever game was
24-21, our debut win!
October 12th 2015
The Hurricanes were up against a skilled and
experienced team, the HKU Knights. Nonetheless, they
were up for the challenge. Without the shooting help
of Lauren Laroche and Caitlyn Rawiller, Alexia
Rutkowski and Imogen Shute were left to play GS
and GA respectively. In this quarter, very much like the
first quarter of last week’s game, the Hurricanes were
able to work together well and end the quarter with a
score of 7-3.
With a few changes in mid-court and defence, the
Hurricanes lost a bit of their ‘mojo’. Whilst still
maintaining their lead, they let HKU win the quarter.
They ended the third quarter with a score of 16-12.
The final quarter was the highest scoring quarter for
both teams. Whilst the Knights put up a strong fight,
the Hurricanes managed to get their second win of the
season 26-21.
Club Magazine
Dec 2015
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Tennis Society News
Wolf Blass, proud to be the official
sponsor of the Tennis Society
The format used was four-ball match play with handicap.
Organizers from both sides (Anatole and John) leading the
way, the first pairing was a match between the methodical
math whiz Anatole Le and Tennis coach Toby Clark
against John Thompson and Leo Kwok from Squash.
The match was very close being one up or one down and all
square all the way to the 16th hole. Despite a hard battle, the
Squash team took the next two holes to win the first point
2 and 1. Credit to Squash who played well and Leo who
won best stableford on the Squash side. The highlight of the
match was on the 14th hole, a difficult 168 yards downhill
Par 3. On a windy day blowing from left to right, Toby hit
one of the best shots of his life, a draw that landed 6 feet
right of the flag and then made the putt for the 4th birdie in
his life! Needless to say, Toby won nearest pin on that hole.
Tennis Society vs
Squash Section
Golf Day
Kau Sai Chau North Course,
Friday 6th November 2015
In the past few years, the Tennis Society and the Squash
Section have put their friendly rivalry as racquet players on
the golf course in an annual match. This year the competition
was held on Friday 6th November at the challenging Kau
Sai Chau North course in Sai Kung. The match last year was
closely contested and with the score tied at 3.5 points all the
outcome was decided in the anchor match which unfortunately
the Tennis side narrowly lost by one point. This year we were
motivated to do better and recruited a mixture of players
from the Tennis Society including coaches, A+, A, B, D, social
players and 3 ladies!
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Despite losing the first point, we were always confident with
our chances, especially with our 2nd pairing of Captain
Redbeard Duncan Spooner and Tennis coach Nathan
Booth. They were playing against Dallas Reid and Kien
Ng from Squash, tough competitors and longtime golfers.
Alas for Squash, our Tennis guys were too strong taking the
lead from the start and never letting their opponents mount
a comeback for a comfortable 4 and 3 win. Duncan had a
stellar day of golf taking nearest pin #5 and shooting a net
score of 66 and gross 77 for the best net and gross scores of
the day. There’s a reason why Duncan was Captain for the
match and also Captain of the Golf Society!
The third pairing was composed of Jenny Chapman
and Chris Baleyte from Tennis against Malcolm Kerr
and Dave Cross. Jenny, used to competing in golf events,
fired bullets from the beginning to take the early lead while
Chris was not feeling well but nonetheless managed to win
longest drive on hole #8 before he had to quit after 9 holes.
Unfazed by playing alone against two respectable opponents
TENNIS
and won the 16th and 17th holes to cut the deficit to 1 down
going into the 18th while the rest of the Tennis and Squash
teams were standing by the 18th green watching the last hole
being played out with beers in hand. Job hit a good 3rd shot
that faded onto the green but unluckily bounced right and
slowly rolled into the bunker (and so were heard a bunch of
ahhhh’s). From there it was a difficult task to get up and down
and so Squash won that match 2 up to make the final score a
draw at 3 points all.
of handicap 11 and 20, Jenny ran away with victory 3 and
2 playing alone on the back nine! Well done to Jenny for
handling pressure on her own to dismantle two Squash men
with the 2nd best net score of the day (69) and longest drive
for women to give Tennis a 2 to 1 lead.
The next pair was made up of Beatrice Lin and Québécois
Gilles Bonnier vs Jason Waldie and Nick Schultz.
Although Jason had the lowest handicap (5) from both
sides, Beatrice was not a lady to be intimidated and Gilles
mentioned before the match he liked to take on low
handicappers so the Tennis side was confident in this match
up. Beatrice had a great round while Gilles helped and
tagged along winning holes with his golf bag on his back
walking the hilly North course. The match score turned out
to be the most lopsided one with a 5 and 4 win for Tennis!
The second last pairing was formed of A+ Tennis player,
Publicity Officer Henry Lai and Mel Watt against the
unhurried Andrew Wood and Chris Burley from Squash.
Henry and Mel had never played the North course before,
perhaps a strategic pairing slip from the organizer’s part.
They fought their best against tough and experienced 13
and 14 handicappers while figuring out how best to manage
a new course in windy conditions. Henry played well with
Mel and they battled hard to keep the score all square with
3 holes to play. Sadly a new course with tricky conditions
proved a little too much in an encounter decided on the
smallest of margins where the opposition made some
unlikely putts from beyond 60 feet and so they went down 2
and 1 to reduce the Tennis lead to 3 to 2.
And so would come the final and anchor match between
Tennis Chairman Greg Brutus and Membership Secretary
Job Tang vs Luke Cianfarani and Wei Lam. The Tennis
side was worried before the match if Job was going to make
it as there was an accident in Sai Kung which caused him to
miss the ferry. Fortunately Greg managed to square the first
hole against two opponents and Job arrived to play starting
from hole #2. Golf being a very mental game, the missed tee
time and rush to make up for it was a negative turn of event
for the pair. Greg and Job were behind early playing catchup
and were 3 down with 3 holes to play. They fought back
It was a great day of golf and overall a draw was a good
result and a step in the right direction given the losses in
previous years. The Squash team looked a little shocked with
the outcome thinking they would run away with the trophy
given their strong lineup. Little did they know about our
depth, strategic pairings and steady ladies. Overall the Tennis
side played better golf on the day with Duncan’s best and
Jenny’s 2nd best net scores and three wins by the margins of
5 and 4 (Beatrice/Gilles), 4 and 3 (Duncan/Nathan) and 3
and 2 (Jenny/Chris) while the other 3 matches were very
close each going down by 2. That should have been the way
to decide the winner when the score is tied! After the match
we gathered at KSC for food and prize presentation followed
by more drinks back at the Sportsman’s Bar. The match and
festivities were held in great spirit and we are looking forward
to the match next year.
Anatole Le, Event Organizer
League Results (as of 7th November)
Team
Win
Loss
Ladies A+
2
3
Ladies A
2
2
Men’s A+
1
5
Men’s A
0
4
Men’s B
2
4
Men’s D
4
1
Junior B
4
4
Junior C
2
5
Junior D
2
5
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TENNIS
Badminton Society News
Royal Signals Badminton Team
Visiting HKFC
Get to know the
player:
Gilbert Wong
The Royal Signals Badminton Team (RSBT) visited and
played the HKFC team on Sunday 10th November in
the Sports Hall. We put up a team comprising mainly
younger players, complemented by a few senior players.
A total of nine doubles matches were played with
HKFC rolling out a 7:2 win. Other HKFC Badminton
Society members joined in the social matches with
mix-and-match pairings from both sides to give some
interesting combinations. Afterwards, a physically
exhausted joint group rounded off with some Cantonese
cuisine and drinks.
Favourite tennis player? Andre Agassi
French Open, Wimbledon, US Open or Australian
Open? US Open
Worst on court outburst? Hmm... being called foot
fault by the opponent who stood 10 feet behind the
baseline while I was serving...
Best tennis memory? Playing my first Davis Cup
game for Hong Kong
Favourite hangout at HKFC? I love the 10-pin
bowling!
Weapon of choice / favourite shot? Backhand down
the line
Exchange of Souvenirs
Pre-match
group photo
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Golf Society News
Palm Island
Inter-Club
Challenge
Palm Island Resort,
Friday 30th October
There are some events where the golf is
the most competitive aspect and there
are other events when the thing most
keenly contested is the Pig, the Golf
Society equivalent of the dunce’s cap!
As we gathered at the bus station for
the trip to Guangdong, Ian “Jumbo”
Petersen put in a very competitive
early marker when he scurried back
from the Coffee Shop having found that
he had set out without his passport. He
was immediately dispatched to Happy
Valley to retrieve the missing ID and
remarkably reached the bus stop at the
border before we got there. Had he
redeemed himself ?
Well, Captain Spooner, was keen
not to be outdone and immediately
countered with a ‘missing shirts’ bid.
This was to be the debut of the new
GS match shirts but when it came to
handing out the 10 shirts he proved not
to be 1 short but a massive 3 short! I
wonder where the other ones went? If
you see a taxi driver wearing one, do
let me know as it will solve that little
mystery! Anyway, suffice to say that for
sapping team spirit and sense of unity, El
Capitano had thrown his hat in the ring.
The competition was an aggregate gross
strokeplay format with the best 6 scores
counting (from a team of 10). We knew
a little about the other visiting clubs and
immediately identified our hosts, with
their local knowledge, as potentially our
biggest competition. The course was
known to few but accurately described
by one as a ‘long Lotus Hill’.
We played in pairs and when news of the
scores started to trickle in, it was clear we
had a solid base. Terry Wright shot the
lights out with a gross 74. Partnering him
the skipper didn’t play to his best but
somehow muddled round in 82. In the
next group, Jonny Brock came in with
an impressive 77 and Dallas Reid had
a solid 80. So with 4 good scores in the
bank, we needed another couple of solid
performances to seal the team score.
Taylor Hui and Ivan Ng had some
good holes but gross strokeplay is a
tough format in which a couple of bad
holes can really make a mess of your
card. We wouldn’t be taking their scores
today. In the next flight, Ian had had one
bad hole too many but Andrew Wood
had creditably scraped into the high 80s.
One more good score needed, could
our final pairing of Nick Allen and
Warren Weener deliver?
Nick hadn’t done badly but didn’t
register his best score. Warren? Well, we
did end up taking Warren’s 93 but in
the post-match debrief it became clear
that Warren might have scored rather
less had he not ‘given up’ and taken
the maximum ‘double par + 1’ 11 on
a par 5! This was a heinous admission.
For the non golfers, you NEVER give
up in a gross competition. No matter
how badly you think you are doing,
your competition could be doing worse!
Let’s hope it didn’t come down to fine
margins. If it did, the recipient of the
Pig was now clear.
In practice, Warren was saved on 2
counts. Firstly, his extra shots cost
us nothing. Secondly, we were then
regaled with the tale of the ultimate
Pig-clinching performance of Dallas
Reid. Increasingly frustrated with his
golf, in the latter stages of his round,
he sank to his knees and proceeded to
pound his 3-wood into the ground in an
axe-wielding fashion until the inevitable
happened (see above). Dallas was truly
shafted and the Pig was his!!
And so the (official) prize-giving
ceremony began. Terry’s stellar round
had duly made him the individual gross
champion. He also took 2 of the near
pin prizes and a long drive prize, with
other long drives won by Duncan and
Warren. Jonny bagged the individual
gross runners-up prize and Duncan the
net. And so, with all this silverware
already awarded it was little surprise
when we were then declared the overall
winning team. A generous lucky draw
meant that no-one went home empty
handed and so it proved a bountiful
outing to China, celebrated long and
hard with a sack full of roadies for the
journey home.
Duncan Spooner, Captain
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GOLF
Reunification Cup
Lotus Hill Golf Resort,
Saturday 7th – Sunday 8th November
As back-to-back runners-up in this 4-way competition against the
American Club, the Chinese Recreation Club and the Country
Club, arguably the highlight of the HKFC golfing calendar, we were
determined this year to go one better. Once again we had the lowest
handicaps of the 4 teams, but in this net stableford competition would
that be an advantage or disadvantage?
Yinli Golf Outing,
Monday 2nd November
This was my 2nd trip to this gem of a golf
course in Dongguan and again it proved itself to
be a fantastic day trip into China.
With only 6 players participating in this event
we decided to play a 3 player team stableford
challenge.
My team consisted of Quentin Burrows and
Alex Mackintosh (Sandy) and we were taking
on Terry Wright, Gilles Bonnier and Mike
McSweeney.
With our handicaps fairly evenly matched we
thought we were all set for a thrilling game.
But with myself struggling with a back injury
and my team mates unable to find their form,
our stableford score was pitiful to say the least.
Just a glance at the scores and no adding up
was necessary, a sound victory to Terry, Gilles
and Mike.
Nearest the pins were still in play and were very
tough off the blue tees, with nobody finding
the green on Hole 12. Gilles took Hole 15;
Mike, Hole 3 and Terry Hole. 8. We all joined
together as a 6 ball on the last hole for the
longest drive competition and Gilles just rolled it
past Terry’s drive to claim the sleeve of balls.
The package included a set lunch which was
all in Chinese and with no one in the group
speaking any Chinese, it was pot luck when we
ordered and it turned out great.
There was a slight delay when we took the bus
back to Wanchai as there was a 10-car pile up
on the motorway which caused us to be stranded
for an hour, but even this wasn’t going to spoil a
fantastic day out in China.
Look forward to coming back again next year.
Phil Head, Golf Event Organiser
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Everyone likes to come in with more than 36 points having played
their best but this format is determined not by how many scores you
have in the high-30s but by how many you have in the mid-20s. On
the Saturday, we delivered a strong all-round team performance with
no-one scoring lower than high-20s. Lee Wainwright‘s far-fromdisastrous 27 took the Duffer’s Cap by a fine margin from Duncan
Spooner’s 28, unable as he was to reproduce the fine form of his
warm-up round (see Tennis/Squash write up). Anatole Le grabbed
the headlines with a whopping 40 points. If only we had all been to
Lotus Hill the previous 2 weekends to practice! Jonny Brock and
Nick Allen also beat their handicaps.
Overall, this solid team effort translated into a 13-point overnight
lead, with a rather larger margin to the 3rd and 4th place teams.
Would it be enough? Last year we had led by 5 only to be overhauled
on Day 2 by a 10-point swing. HKFC has the reputation amongst
the other teams for ‘having the most fun’. This year there was no Phil
Head on the team to drag us seriously astray and so despite a mildly
bacchanalian dinner everyone was tucked up at a sensible hour.
Anatole was rewarded for his great scoring on Day 1 with the 1st
tee time on Day 2 at 6.45am (although he moaned about it a lot
less than Mr Brock). Clearly the lack of pre-match preparation time
didn’t suit him and he failed to reproduce his magical form from
Day 1. Brocky came in with another solid score but Nick Allen was
another who struggled to come up with back-to-back brilliance.
Would this be the theme for the weekend as we again snatched defeat
from the jaws of victory?
NO IT WOULD NOT! Once more, a very solid team performance left
our opponents with an awful lot to do to close the gap. Capt Spooner
bounced back with a strong score, Dallas Reid shot 37 points on Day
2 and Jim Suttie also scored well. And our francophones, JP Cuvelier
and Eric Desgouttes, were very steady throughout. Crucially, we only
Swimming & Traithlon News
had one rotten score (from an ailing
Warren Weener), and the format
required us to discard our best and
worst scores. Thus when CRC
registered their 2nd score in the
high-teens, we knew we could relax.
Finally, we had put the ghost of
the last couple of years to rest and
reclaimed the Reunification Cup.
Furthermore, as HKFC
dominated the prize-giving
ceremony, Jonny Brock collected
the prize for the best aggregate
gross score with a long drive prize
to boot, the captain collected a
long drive and a near pin, and
Dallas bagged a near pin too.
Duncan Spooner, Captain
Kids in Hong
Kong Triathlon
Well done to Beauella
Purcell, Ellabelle Purcell,
Erin Shirley and Tatum
Sadler all putting in strong
performances at the Hong
Kong Triathlon. It was a
tough hilly course topped off
with a run under the midday
sun. Ellabelle Purcell took 1st
place on the podium on her
very first triathlon - great work!
Message from the
Swimming and Triathlon Captain
Sean Whipkey,
Swimming and
Triathlon Captain
Hong Kong Football Club recently competed in the
2015 Hong Kong Clean Half Ocean Swim Race. The
Clean Half is a 15km, open water swim, through the
ocean on the south side of Hong Kong Island. The
course begins in Stanley Back Beach, crosses Tai Tam
Bay, around Stanley Headlands, past South Bay /
Repulse Bay, and finishes at Deep Water Bay Beach.
The Football Club had a number of athletes competing.
Four groups did the race in teams of 5 swimmers, each
team accompanied by a support boat. There was also
one pair, consisting of Charlie Morris and Olya
Korzh who swam the entire race between two; and
Craig Nortje who swam 15km in the open ocean all
alone! In the end, the Football Club took home a
number of awards and podium finishes. Huge
congratulations to all competing athletes.
Sean P. Whipkey
Photos from the HK Clean
Half Ocean Swim Race
Club Magazine
Dec 2015
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SWIMMING & TRIATHLON
throng of HKFC swimmers waiting to cheer us
home. We staggered over the finish line to a
thunderous reception and to the surprise of
finding out that we had won our category!
By Charlie Morris and Olya Korzh
Korea Iron Man 70.3
Location: In the very south of South Korea in place
called Gurye.
HK Clean Half Ocean Swim Race
We decided to test ourselves this year by entering the Clean Half
in the Yak category. This entailed completing the 15km swim as
a team of two, switching between swimming and kayaking every
30 minutes. We trained together in the pool and a number of
times down at Stanley, practising the precarious kayak-mounting
changeover and debating the perfect method of team navigation. For both of us, the race would be the furthest that we have ever
swum (or kayaked) in a single session. We prepared our hydration
and nutrition plan in advance and relied on Squeezy Energy
Drink and Squeezy Energy Bars and Squeezy Gels that kept us
going to the end without any sign of bonking.
We were one of the first teams to arrive down at Stanley Main
Beach, which meant that we had the pick of the kayaks. Whilst
we may have picked the prettiest one, it was in a little too buoyant
a mood… a small gust of wind and Olya capsized before the
race had even started. Watching on from the beach, Charlie saw
this as a good omen. The capsize helped weigh the craft down,
making it sturdier for what remained of the (entire) race.
Charlie started the team off well from the beach, making it across
from Stanley Main Beach to the first buoy. The changeover was
slick and Olya began on her metronomic march, never breaking
her rhythmical stroke in the water or indeed in the kayak. We took
what seemed to be an unpopular line from the first buoy out to
the satellites, staying very wide of the headland. This worked to
our advantage, as we caught up with many teams that had opted
to swim closer to shore. As we approached the satellites the swell
started to pick up, making kayaking a little sickening and the
changeovers that little bit more challenging.
A few hours in and we were quietly confronting our own personal
battles. Charlie was suffering in the kayak from sea-sickness and
both team members, while nicely hydrated, were secretly finding
it difficult to know when and how to relieve
themselves. Eventually nature took its course. At the 5-hour
mark we had made it around Round Island with Middle Island
in our crosshairs. At that point we knew that we would finish. As
we approached Deep Water Bay beach it was wonderful to see a
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1.9k swim: The setting for the swim was a chilly but
stunning lake on the outskirts of Gurye. The unusual
thing about the start was that athletes filed into the
water in small groups and timing started once you
entered the water. This meant avoiding the usual
chaos of the mass start but then also meant that for
the remainder of the race you were never quite sure
Hong Kong ASTC Triathlon
Asian Cup
Iain Veitch
Swim: Super choppy – Managed to survive and come
out in about 4th place. Only a minute down. Game on!
T1: Lost my bike – Idiot. Lost about 1- 2 min down.
Game still on.
Bike: Made up some time on lap one but then electronic
gears went from bad to worse. Stopped to fiddle with it
and decided to pull out only to be given such a torrent of
abuse by a friend for quitting that I got back on.
Run: Was too far back to catch the good boys so just
used it as a fast training run and tried to enjoy it.
Result: 4th – Bugger.
Jesssica McCarroll
Swim - ditto. Choppy with a strong current. Test case
for the boys who saw most of the ladies fleet get
pushed into the rocks. Definitely favoured the stronger
swimmers. Finished 1 minute behind leader.
Bike - Finishing high in the swim meant there was
no one to draft sadly. Managed to close the gap
somewhat in the first two laps only to give them back in
the final two.
Run - Lovely cool run. Held my time and place (Age
group 2nd) although some of the young girls caught up.
All in all a good morning out.
SWIMMING & TRIATHLON
of where you were in relation to
those around you as they could
have started before or after you.
The swim itself was one large loop
starting and finishing at T1.
The swim was slightly long (2.1K)
but went reasonably well for me
i.e. I managed to finish in one
piece. I think I came out in roughly
the top 20?
90k Bike: The route was a bikers
dream. It certainly wasn’t pancake
flat as advertised on the iron man
website but even so the road surface
was perfect, the roads were closed
to other traffic and the scenery was
stunning. Despite one large section
being repeated in the middle the
route wasn’t repetitive but instead
kept things interesting as you could
keep a close eye on the competition.
help you get changed in the tents. Really
nice touch.
21k Run: I had thought the run would be
boring as it was a 10k out and bike route
repeated twice. Normally I find this pretty
dull but the local support was amazing
and again closed roads and lots of water
stations made it really enjoyable. Also, for
those used to slogging it out in the Hong
Kong heat the temperature was a warm
25 degrees but almost no humidity. Perfect
for running.
I went off deliberately slow, wanting
to build into the last leg. I very quickly
got passed by a chap from the UK who
had earlier told me he was a 30 minute
10k runner and then a couple of local
Korean racers. On present form I just
assumed I would never be able to catch
them and didn’t get too concerned
about things but waited for the legs to
get going. After 2k I decided to put the
hammer down and managed to pick
things up. I felt better and better as the
race went on and despite being given
a 30s time penalty for not wearing my
race belt properly I managed to gain
back the lead by about 10k to go and
continue to open up a gap. That’s the
nice thing about triathlon I suppose.
Even though the UK lad was clearly a
better runner than me you have to be
able to factor in the other two events
and their effects on the body.
Ended up as first in age group, first
overall age grouper and clocking the
second fastest run of the day including
the pros. Wasn’t expecting that but it
did make me think more seriously about
trying to get really fit again and trying
out this more sensible race strategy.
Total Time: 4 Hours 16 min
By Iain Veitch
I really held back on the bike as I
just don’t have the legs I used to
when putting in the serious training
hours . Normally I tend to lay it
all out and hold on for the run but
I took the sensible approach and
just road my own race as opposed
to getting to involved in the racing
around me. I came off the bike
in 3rd place overall feeling tired
but by no means smashed. I was
interested to see how the run would
go. A really nice touch was the race
volunteers were there to take your
bike from you at T2 and also to
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Dec 2015
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Ten Pin Bowling News
Henry Luy
BIG Chairman
Message from the Chairman
The Bowling Interest Group “BIG” started off the 10th
HKICTB league at an away game at Ladies’ Recreation
Club on 8th October. We had a total team handicap score of
3,456 vs LRC’s 3,455, and won 13 to 9. It was our first time
seeing our new member Mark wearing the team polo shirt
and it suited him well!
We had our second away game on 5th November at the
Kowloon Cricket Club. We scored 3,482 vs KCC’s 3,500 and
lost 9 to 13. There were a few games that were lost by very
small margins, and Raymond was the star of the evening,
with a game of 191 which was the highest score that evening.
Everyone enjoyed the fellowship and great games by all.
It was also good to see Andrew Yip of KCC, a long-time
friend of BIG and a keen bowler,
who has given much advice to
BIG in the past, including the
application of oil patterns at the
Bowling Alley.
We look forward to our third
away match against Kowloon
Tong Club (KTC) on 19th
November, stay tuned for more
updates.
Henry Luy
BIG Chairman
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Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can’t Stop Talking
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Silver Linings: A Rose Harbor Novel by Debbie Macomber
Simply Tuesday: Small-Moment Living in a Fast-Moving
World by Emily P. Freeman
The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
The Bourbon Kings by J.R. Ward
The Day The Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt
The Good Neighbor by A.J. Banner
The League of Beastly Dreadfuls Book 1
The Life- Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George
The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman
The Micronutrient Miracle: The 28-Day Plan To Lose
Weight by Mira Calton
The Murderer’s Daughter by Jonathan Kellerman
The Taming of The Queen by Philippa Gregory
Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook by Serene Allison
Vader’s Little Princess by Jeffrey Brown
What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss
Who Do You Love by Jennifer Weiner
X (A Kinsey Millhone Mystery) by Sue Grafton
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