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The Lions Week 6 |
Dear All,
Due to the Bangkok Masters soccer tournament being held
this weekend, we are only able to play on the back
fields within the main school complex and as this will
not enable us to create the right atmosphere, we felt
that we it would be better to hold this at another time
and we will advise revised date next week.
So this week we are on the back pitches inside the
school complex and the coaches now have now selected
competitive teams both for weekly matches and the
tournaments ahead. Just a
reminder of the start times:
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Under 6’s and Under 8’s start at 9.00 a.m.
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Under 10’s and Under 12’s Start at 10.00 a.m.
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Under 14’s and Under 18’s start at 10:45 a.m.
Important
Notices
Our under 10,s and 11’s
will be playing St Andrews
School from Singapore on Wedesday, 8th
June. Kick off will be at 3.00pm at Bangkok
Patana School. Please advise
your coaches this Saturday if you can play, mum and dad
will need to arrange transport home.
Our under 15's and 14’s
will also play Singapore tourists on Monday 20th
June at 3.00pm again at Bangkok
Patana School. Please let Gary
Sterling (AKA Mary!) know your availability.
Next Week, on 11th
June, we will have Brian Moore , David Campese , Richard
Loe and Justin Sampson to run you through your paces in
coaching clinics, it should be a fun and entertaining
morning so make sure you have your autograph books with
you.
This year's tour will
likely be to KL and will cost approx. Baht 15,000.- for
Players with Mums and Dads coating approx. Baht 17,000.-.
I
will firm up costs nearer the time, I need an expression
of interest whether you would like to go or not please
e-mail to
bhillach@loxinfo.co.th or
info@bkklionsrugby.org.
Remember as always, you
will need to bring your BOOTS, SUN CREAM and MOUTH
GUARD.
It is essential you turn up for Warm up and Coaching
Sessions, if not you will find yourself on the bench or
doing fitness during the game, remember you are part of
a team. A reminder of the age group criteria is
presented below:
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Category |
Age Group Criteria |
Born in Years |
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U6s |
Over 4 and below 6
by 1st January of current year |
Born in 1999 and
2000 |
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U8s |
Over 6 and below 8
by 1st January of current year |
Born in 1997, 1998
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U10s |
Over 8 and below 10
by 1st January of current year |
Born in 1995 and
1996 |
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U12s |
Over 10 and below
12 by 1st January of current year |
Born in 1993 and
1994 |
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U14s |
Over 12 and below
14 by 1st January of current year |
Born in 1991 and
1992 |
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U18s |
Over 14 and below
18 by 1st January of current year |
Born in 1987 to
1990 |
Remember that you are
now eligible to play for Thailand, and national
selectors will occasionally turn up on various weeks to
assess your progress. We need to encourage both under
18’s and under 16’s to come along so encourage your
friends to come along.
Celebrity Function
On the 11th June we are organizing three
former international rugby players to come to Bangkok as
a curtain raiser before the 2005 British & Irish Lions
test series commences in New Zealand. As earlier
advised, they will run a coaching clinic for all age
groups in the morning and in the evening we will hold a
dinner with each of these celebrities speaking. We will
be seeking out parents to buy tables from this week, a
table of 10 is Baht 25,000.- and for the arithmetically
challenged amongst you, this works out at Baht 2,500.-
per ticket. To break even we need to sell 52 tables and
if every parent of a Lions player and a minimal two
friends who are not attend then we will hit this target.
We still need
to sell about 8 tables so please bring along cash for
payment this week and we will pass you your tickets.
A big thank you to Swiss Air for sponsoring Brian Moore’s flight and also
to Cris Dunning and colleagues for sponsoring the
one of Richard Loe. Further sponsorship opportunities still
exist and for those interested please contact me using
the e-mail addresses advised earlier. Please support your
Club for what will be a very exciting day.
Please also read
the Good Coach
and then the Good Parent Guide as issued by the RFU; please do not be offended
- these
were written by an English committee after all, however,
they make good sense.
We would like those that do not have kit or those
wishing to register to turn up 30 minutes before their
allotted kick off time and ask for Bob Merrigan - yes,
that rather silly man who can usually be spotted wearing
bright pink shorts...
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Bangkok Lions RFC Playing Calendar |
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Week |
Date
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Details
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1 |
23rd
April |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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2 |
30th
April |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day Held Within Main School Complex Due To
Baseball Competition |
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3 |
7th May
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Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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4 |
14th May
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Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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5 |
21st May
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Sevens Day |
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6 |
28th May
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Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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7 |
4th June
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Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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8 |
11th
June |
Rugby Personality
Coaching Clinic and British Lions Function |
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9 |
18th
June |
Tens Day |
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10 |
25th
June |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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11 |
2nd July |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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12 |
9th July |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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Mid Season Break |
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13 |
3rd
September |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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14 |
10th
September |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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15 |
17th
September |
Normal Coaching and
Match Day |
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16 |
24th
September |
Sevens & Final Day
Trophy Ceremony |
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17 |
1st
October |
Provisional Date
For Tour |
The aim of the Lions league is to give the children a
chance to display their skills. Parents do please let
us have your thoughts - but remember, this is not a
democracy so don’t be too offended if your comments are
ignored! Please come on the field and help coach the
children, someone will help you if you have not done it
before, and give the committee can get
a feedback as to how it is all going.
Again a big thank you to our sponsors.
Major sponsors are:
Bruce Hill
Chairman
Bangkok Lions RFC
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