Dear All,
Well done to all those that came along last week,
we again had over 180 players.
This week we are on the normal pitches on the sports
complex opposite the school. We will try and sort out
the competitive teams after week 3 as the first two
weeks were focused refreshing basic skills and hopefully
this week will be our biggest turn out yet.
To encourage all of our rugby players, we are now
eligible to play for Thailand, and national selectors
will turn up on various weeks to assess your progress.
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. 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 1 ticket is Baht 2,500.-. To break even we
need to sell 52 Tables and if every parent of a Lions
player and a minimal of two friends who are not attend
then we will hit this target. Sponsorship opportunities
exist those please contact me using the email address at
the end of this newsletter. Please support your club for
what will be a very exciting day.
Our speakers are Brian Moore and from the far shores of
those non-rugby playing nations, David Campese and
Richard Lowe. Each of these players has had a somewhat
spicy history and should be well worth the money.
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 are honoured to have our Head Coach Eddie Evans, who
as well as having won 50 caps and playing in three Rugby
World Cups for Canada is also a grade 3 coach. Eddie
will be ably assisted by a host of other coaches,
including School Teachers , British Club Players,
Southerners Players and Dads who have played a bit
before. Could we ask that this week all coaches and
assistant coaches come early for a briefing which will
be given by Paul Clifton.
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 - he can
usually be spotted wearing a pair of bright pink shorts.
We are hopeful that our mouth guards will arrive before
Saturday and please allow suitable time to mould these
in hot water before playing contact - best to arrive a
little early, seek out one of the committee members. Get
and fit your mouth guard. Do not loose these as a
replacement will cost THB 400.-.
As last year we have decided to run three competitions
this year, 7’s Cup Weekend, 10’s Cup Weekend and a
League. All the dates for these will be shown on the
fixtures list which will be issued next week and we
would like as much family input as possible so we will
also run some BBQ’s which will also be noted.
The aim of the Lions league is to give the children a
chance to display their skills, run around in a lovely
environment at Bangkok Patana, which the Thailand Tigers
Aussie rules team call the MCG of Thailand, and to spend
Saturday morning with the family. 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, stay for the BBQ,s so that the Committee can get
a feedback as to how it is all going.
This Saturday you will see the start times on the
fixtures list; however be at BKK Patana Sports Fields at
the following 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.
You
will need to bring BOOTS and SUN CREAM
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 that you are part of
a team and a large link is missing if you are not there
learning what everyone else is.
Again a big thank you to our sponsors.
Major sponsors are:
Bruce Hill
Chairman
Bangkok Lions RFC
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