Club Magazine Issue 09, 2018

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB SEPTEMBER 2018 

NEW 

SPORTING 

Season begins 

IN THIS ISSUE 

- F&B promotions 

- Tour Report 

- Tournament updates 

- and more...

6 19 24 

GENERAL COMMITTEE 

President : Dermot Agnew 

Vice President : Fook Aun Chew 

Vice President : Nick Hunsworth 

Vice President : Bobby Lawson 

Vice President : Iain Valentine 

Chairman : John Shanahan 

Hon. Secretary : Mike Wood 

Hon. Treasurer : Alan Morgan 

Constitutional Affairs : Jeff Lane 

Development : Peter Crabtree 

Discipline : James Niehorster 

Membership : Maurice O’Brien 

Sports & Recreation : Karin Looram 

Hockey Officer : Charles Poulton 

Lawn Bowls Officer : Mike Worth 

Rugby Officer : Don Rider 

Soccer Officer : Neil Jensen 

Squash Officer : Malcolm Kerr 

MANAGEMENT 

General Manager : Mark Pawley 

Director of Operations : Tony Sealy 

Director of Food and Beverage : Dominique Artigolle 

Director of Finance : Ricky Chan 

Asst. Financial Controller : May Chang 

Executive Chef : Jason Kelly Lynn 

Facilities Manager : Evan Tao 

Membership Services Manager : Kerry Ogle 

Human Resources Manager : Angela Chan 

Contents 

The Thoughts of the Chairman.......................................2 

From the Desk of Mark Pawley ......................................4 

At the Club....................................................................6 

Food and Beverage promotions......................................8 

Squash.......................................................................19 

Soccer........................................................................22 

Rugby.........................................................................24 

Mini Rugby..................................................................25 

Hockey.......................................................................26 

Lawn Bowls.................................................................28 

Tennis.........................................................................30 

CLUB MAGAZINE 

Monthly journal of the Hong Kong Football 

Club. Arranged by Brian Chun. 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. 

Golf............................................................................31 

Swimming and Triathlon...............................................32 

Bowling and Interest Group..........................................32 

Club Magazine September 2018 1

The Thoughts of the Chairman 

Dear Members, 

John J Shanahan, 

Chairman 

The new sporting seasons are nearly upon us 

and I can see that there has already been some 

serious pre-season training going on in some 

of the Sections. I look forward to another successful 

sporting year ahead and the addition of some new 

silverware for our trophy cabinets. 

The public consultation exercise on Private 

Recreational Leases (PRL) closes on the 19th 

September, and I now make a final plea to you all, and 

anybody else who uses our facilities, to write to the 

Home Affairs Bureau at prl_consultation@hab.gov.hk 

stating how important it is for sports development in 

Hong Kong to have the Football Club and objecting 

to the imposition of a percentage of the Full Market 

Value (FMV) of our site upon lease renewal. The FMV 

charge could cost us, and the other PRL holders, 

millions of dollars and not only have an adverse effect 

on sports development in Hong Kong but also require 

us to charge substantially more in entrance fees, 

subscriptions and food and beverage, as well as for 

the use of our facilities. Please note we currently allow 

the National Sports Associations and charities free use 

of our facilities, and other Eligible Outside Bodies such 

as schools, discounted rates, we would be forced to 

charge these bodies a going rate to offset some of 

the effects of the FMV charge. In a separate survey, I 

once again urge you all to respond to the Task Force 

on Land Supply online questionnaire and object to the 

Government taking back the PRL sites for housing. 

Talking of surveys I know many of you will have 

completed the (F&B) Outlet’s Satisfaction Survey forms. 

I have heard mention from some Members that they 

have had no response from the Club re the points/ 

comments they have raised. Whilst it is difficult to be 

able to reply to the hundreds of forms received, please 

be assured they have all been looked at and action 

taken where required and, if applicable. 

In closing, may I remind you, yet again, about the 

use of Electronic Communication Devices, especially 

Mobile Phones, within the Clubhouse. I have lost 

count of the number of people I have asked to stop 

using their phones in the building in the last few weeks. 

No more warnings ladies and gentlemen; the minimum 

$200 fine will be levied from now on. 

John J Shanahan 

Chairman 

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2 September 2018

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The Club maintains a Box at 

the Happy Valley race course which is 

available for Members to book in advance. 

COST: 

F&B Package: $710 per head. 

Admission badge: $60 per head. 

Upgrade Package - half doz oyster: 

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Upgrade Package - assorted sashimi platter: 

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unlimited drinks. 

Beverages are available from 6pm, and 

Dinner Buffet is available from 6.30pm to 

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BOOKING: 

Booking Forms are available at Reception and 

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For Sale 

CORPORATE 

SUBSCRIBERSHIPS 

The HKFC is currently offering 50 Corporate 

Subscriberships for sale, at a price of HK$3.3m 

each, to help fund the future renovation of the 

HKFC. 

On purchase of a Corporate Subscribership a 

company becomes a Corporate Member and 

is entitled to nominate an individual and their 

immediate family to enjoy the benefits of 

membership of the HKFC. 

More information can be obtained by 

contacting Kerry Ogle, Membership Services 

Manager on 2830 9502 or by email to 

membership@hkfc.com. 

For information on HKFC facilities please view 

the website at www.hkfc.com.hk 

Interested parties should submit a written 

application to: 

The Membership Services Manager 

Hong Kong Football Club, 

3 Sports Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong 


From the Desk of Mark Pawley 

Mark Pawley, 

General Manager 

The Chairman has noted in his article that 

another sporting season is nearly upon 

us. As such, it is therefore timely that I 

should remind Members, as I always do 

at this time of the year, that you should not leave 

valuables or personal belongings lying unattended 

around the Club. The Attendants on duty in the 

Changing Rooms on the 1/Fl, 2/Fl and in the Infield 

are able to secure your valuables and we can provide 

Day Lockers, if required. As regards the Infield and, 

more specifically, the Main Pitch, parents are again 

advised to supervise their children at all times 

especially from “playing” on the Pitch on Match 

days! Grounds Staff have been told to remove 

children from the “dead-ball” areas on the Main 

Pitch during matches, in particular on Rugby days, I 

would also remind you that parental supervision 

of children (especially those under 11 years of 

age) also extends to the Sportsman’s Bar and its 

environs as it does to all other areas/facilities of 

the Club! 

And, for those of you who will be playing sports 

this season please see the reminder at the 

foot of the page notice ensuring that you all 

have adequate medical and personal accident 

insurance. 

On the food and beverage front, we hold the Grace 

Vineyard Wine Dinner on Friday 28th September – 

this is a first for the Club where wines from the Grace 

Vineyard in Shanxi province, China, are paired with 

a menu put together by Chef Massimo. As always, 

please book early to avoid disappointment. 

Last, and by no means least, good luck to all our 

teams and players engaged in representative sports 

in the forthcoming season. Let’s hope you can bring 

home some silverware? 

I look forward to seeing you all at the Club! 

Mark Pawley, 

General Manager 

NOTICE TO MEMBERS: 

Medical and Personal Accident Insurance 

The Club would like to take this opportunity to remind all of 

its Members to ensure that they have adequate medical and 

personal accident insurance in place when playing any sport. 

We would like to remind Members that it is not the Club’s 

responsibility to provide its Members or any other persons using 

its facilities, or playing on behalf of the Club, with insurance in 

respect of personal injuries sustained, or any other damage 

caused when playing sport. This applies to all sporting activities, 

including matches, practices and social games howsoever 

connected with the Club. 

Anyone playing sport should consult an insurance broker to 

arrange comprehensive personal insurance such as: 

• Medical coverage to insure the Member or player in respect of 

any medical treatment required; and 

• General accident coverage providing payment to the Member 

or player for any serious accident or liability insurance for injury 

or damage caused to others. 


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At the Club 

organised by the Club 


food and beverage 

opening hours 

THE RESTAURANT 

LUNCH 

Mon - Sat: Noon - 3pm 

Last F&B order: 2.30pm 

DINNER 

Mon - Sat: 6.30pm - 10.30pm 

Last F&B order: 10pm 

Sun: 6.30pm - 10pm 

Last F&B order: 9.30pm 

Tel: 2830 9562 

LOUNGE BAR 

Daily: 11am - Midnight 

Last food order: 

Daily 10pm 

Last beverage order: 

Daily 11.30pm 

Tel: 2830 9560 

CHAIRMAN'S BAR 

Daily: Noon - Midnight 

LUNCH 

Mon - Sat: Noon - 3pm 

Lunch last food order: 

Mon - Sat: 2.30pm 

DINNER 

Last food order: Daily 10pm 

Last beverage order: Daily 11.30pm 

Tel: 2830 9559 

COFFEE SHOP 

Daily: 7.30am - 10.30pm 

Last F&B order: Daily 10pm 

Tel: 2830 9569 

HAPPY VALLEY 

SUITES 1 and 2 

SUNDAY BRUNCH 

Sun: 11.30am - 3pm (Last arrival 2pm) 

Last beverage order: 2.30pm 

Tel: 2830 9559 

SPORTSMAN’S BAR 

Mon - Thu: 5pm - 12 midnight 

Fri: 5pm - 1am 

Sat and Sun: 9am - 1am 

PH: 11am - 12 midnight 

Last food order: Daily 10.45pm 


Mon - Thu, Sun: 12 midnight 

Fri and Sat: 1am 

Tel: 2830 9531 

FAMILY LOUNGE BAR 

Mon - Fri: 11am - 10pm 

Sat, Sun and PH: 8am - 9.30pm 


Mon - Fri: 9.30pm 

Sat, Sun and PH: 9pm 



Sat, Sun and PH: 9pm 

Tel: 2837 2663 

CAPTAIN’S BAR 

Mon - Fri: 8am - 11pm 

Sat, Sun and PH: 8am - 10pm 



Sat, Sun and PH: 9.30pm 




Tel: 2837 2622 

POOL BAR 

Mon - Fri: 11am - 6.30pm 

Sat, Sun and PH: 8am - 6.30pm 







Tel: 2830 9569 

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FOOD AND BEVERAGE 

LUNCH AT THE CLUB 


Monday to Saturday 

from Noon to 2.30pm 

Set Lunch 

2 Courses: From 158 

3 Courses: From 185 

THE SPORTSMAN’S BAR 

Saturday, Sunday 

from 11am to 2.30pm 

• A la Carte 

• Salad Bar 

• One Plate Buffet 

Public Holidays 

from 11am to 2.30pm 

A la Carte 

THE CHAIRMAN’S BAR 

Monday to Friday 


A la Carte 

THE COFFEE SHOP 

Monday to Friday 


Light Lunch Buffet 

148 per Adult 

74 per Child (age 8 - 11) 


Saturday, Sunday and 

Public Holiday 


International Lunch Buffet 

180 per Adult 



DINNER AT THE CLUB 


Monday to Saturday 

from 6.30pm to 10pm 

A la Carte 

Menu Price 

Sunday 

from 6.30pm to 9.30pm 

Semi Dinner Buffet 

238 per Adult 

THE SPORTSMAN’S BAR 

Monday to Sunday and 

Public Holidays 

from 5pm to 10.45pm 

Monday to Thursday - 

A la Carte 

Friday, Saturday, Sunday and 

Public Holiday - 


• Salad Bar 

• One Plate Buffet 

THE COFFEE SHOP 

Monday to Thursday 

from 6pm to 9.30pm 

International Dinner Buffet 

148 per Adult 



Friday from 6pm to 9.30pm 

Saturday, Sunday and 

Public Holiday 

from 5.30pm to 9.30pm 

International Dinner Buffet 

180 per Adult 



THE CHAIRMAN’S BAR 

Daily from 6pm to 10pm 


• Oysters 



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THE WINE CAROUSEL IS BACK 

In the Chairman’s Bar 

every day from 6.30pm to 10.30pm 

throughout the month 

From 6.30pm till 10.30pm daily, you can enjoy 

2 hours of free-flowing wines specially selected 

at a set price of 180 per person. 

in the Sportsman’s Bar 

SOCCER 

The English Premier League is now in full swing, join us at 

the Sportsman’s Bar to watch your favourite teams. 

IN AUTO RACING 

Italian Grand Prix Monza 31st August - 2nd September 

Singapore Grand Prix Marina Bay 14th - 16th September 

Russian Grand Prix Sochi 28th - 30th September 

RUGBY 

The Rugby Championship fixtures 2018. The four nations will compete in a six-round tournament, 

playing every other side in both home and away fixtures. 

8th September New Zealand vs Argentina Trafalgar Park, Nelson 

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15th September New Zealand vs South Africa Westpac Stadium, Wellington 

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Keep up to date on the Club website and all sports notice boards. For further information, please call the Sportsman’s Bar at 2830 9531 

The Chairman’s Bar will also be showing these “Live” Sports throughout the month 

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Please call us to find out more about the 

different Christmas packages available 

For more information on packages 

and bookings please call the Catering 

Department on 2830 9513 or email: 

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• Registration Deadline: 

Thursday 20th September 2018 

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Squash News 

Jesters Touring team at HKFC 

July 2018 

On Sunday 15th and Tuesday 17th July, HKFC played host to a 

group of Jesters touring from the North of England with a couple 

of Scottish Jesters bolstering their top order. They certainly were no 

fools, well accomplished on the squash court, with a great sporting 

attitude and a pleasure to spend time with both on and off the court. 

The Jesters, founded in England in 1929, now has over 3,000 members, 

with branches in the USA, South Africa and Canada. Membership is 

by invitation, candidates are selected on the basis of playing ability, 

sportsmanship and contribution to their respective game. The Patron of 

The Jesters Club is HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. 

We were not sure of the level of their team but after a couple of reports 

from early matches on their tour we attempted to guess a little and 

adjusted our team to try to make it as fair as possible. A strong showing 

at the top of the order for the Jesters at 2/3/4 offset Lincoln Chan’s 

performance at number one with a 3-0 win over his opponent Ross 

who had fallen foul of the temptations of HK’s nightlife getting home at 

6am. A solid performance mid order for HKFC and lower down with 

the strength beginning to tell resulting in a win for HKFC 9-4 in the first 

encounter. A special mention for the brother and sister duo Rupert and 

Beatrice, two of HKFC’s younger players, who ensured their opponents 

went home smiling despite being on the wrong end of 3-2 results. 

After managing to secure almost enough seats in the Sportsman’s Bar, 

no easy feat on Wimbledon Men’s and the World Cup Football finals day, 

we settled down to several hours of entertaining banter with our visitors 

with an exchange of gifts and brief speeches thrown in. All done by 1am, 

we sent the Jesters home, or for the younger crowd, onto LKF so they 

Jesters Club UK v HKFC 

Ross McHoul v Lincoln Chan 0-3 

Scott Thomson v Gary Lam 3-2 

John Gedye v Dallas Reid 3-2 

Nicki Horn v Ajay Hazari 3-1 

John Skinner v David Cross 1-3 

Graham Castle-Ward v Andrew Wood 0-3 

Ollie Phillips v Himmy Yeung 0-3 

Simon Phillips v Colin Owen 0-3 

Ben Phillips v Himmy Yeung 0-3 

Ollie Phillips v David Murray 2-3 

John Skinner v Paul Errington 3-0 

Emma Gedye v Beatrice Leung 2-3 

Alex Skinner v Rupert Leung 2-3 

JESTERS 4 HKFC 9 


SQUASH 

could prepare for their KCC 

fixture sandwiched between 

the HKFC matches. 

Refreshed after an early 

night, the Jesters returned 

on Tuesday. After learning 

lessons from the first fixture, 

we attempted to change the 

order around and throw in 

a few handicaps to ensure 

for a different result to the 

first match. It certainly had 

the desired affect as the 

match was almost turned 

on its head with the Jesters 

this time winning 8-4 in 

what was another enjoyable 

encounter. One only thinks 

if we had had a third fixture 

we may have got it even 

closer!!! 

Jesters Club UK v HKFC 

Ross McHoul v Wilson Chan 3-2 

Ross McHoul v Anson Wong 3-0 

Scott Thomson v Roger Liden 3-0 

John Gedye v Edward Griffiths 3-1 

John Gedye (+4) v Gary Lam 3-1 

Nicki Horn v Dallas Reid 3-0 

John Skinner (+4) v Andrew Wood 3-2 

Graham Castle-Ward (+4) v David Cross 1-3 

Ollie Phillips (+4) v William Fan 0-3 

John Skinner v David Murray 3-1 

Ben Phillips v Paul Errington 2-3 

Emma Gedye v Beatrice 0-2 

JESTERS 8 HKFC 4 

Squash done, and a dash 

to the Coffee Shop where a 

bit of negotiating and some 

helpful Staff secured a very 

long table and an extension of the buffet which proved a big hit with our 

guests who had very kindly insisted to host us and who couldn’t believe 

their luck when they were informed there was no limit on the amount 

of trips to the food counters. A couple of speeches and exchange of 

Club plaques and we headed down to the Sportsman’s Bar to finish the 

evening with Gin and Tonics. As the clock struck 1 we waved farewell 

to our new friends and talks turned to a return tour to the UK in years 

to come as well as HKFC well and truly on the map for the Jesters as 

a long haul destination as they promised to spread the word on their 

return. 

Thanks to Nick Organ from the Club in helping to organise the event 

in conjunction with Simon Phillips of the Jesters and to all the players 

taking part to make these two memorable encounters. 

Skills and Drills 

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8th September 

29th September 

13th October 

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2pm - 5pm 

2pm - 5pm 

2pm - 5pm 

2pm - 5pm 

2pm - 5pm 

2pm - 5pm 

2pm - 5pm 

2pm - 5pm 

Junior Squash 

Courses and 

Mini Squash 

Courses 

Flyers can be picked up from the 

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SQUASH 


Soccer News 

Message from the 

Soccer Captain 

Robbie Bacon, 

Soccer Section 

Captain 

Hello everyone, 

The close season was not without any 

football as those keen-beans stayed up to 

watch England’s “love train” take them to the 

semi-finals of the World Cup and the French 

stodgily capitalise on the fortunes of VAR 

to emerge triumphant. Closer to home, the 

HKFC Summer 6’s took place every Tuesday 

in July, while a selection of Main and Masters 

players trudged over to Singapore for a hugely 

enjoyable tour and competitive Singapore 7’s 

tournament. 

This month we have articles from Seb 

Page on the HKFC Summer 6’s and Ryan 

Woollford’s account of the Section tour to 

Singapore, while Nigel Merritt updates us 

on the outstanding work that goes on with 

the Crusaders. 

Pre-season is a time for blood sweat and 

tears, and Klopp-esque double sessions, 

good luck! 

Robbie 

HKFC Summer 6s 

The annual HKFC Summer 6s took place 

back on the Main Pitch across the 

month of July, and it was great to see the 

tournament so well supported by the Section. 

The Club was represented by Wanderers, Albion 

Rangers, Lucky Mile, Dynamics and Sons, 

Roaches (Rovers and Coaches) and FFSR. As 

ever, a few external teams are invited to join this 

competition, this year those teams were Bants 

Raptors, Wanchai Wolves, the Spartan’s, ANT 

FC and PAFC led by Ashley Dyer. 

An entertaining initial group stage saw some 

close encounters with teams trying to attack as 

much as possible to secure the vital bonus point 

that comes from scoring 4 or more goals in a 

game. When the split between Cup and Plate 

groups took place, the Club teams were placed 

to do well in the tournament with Lucky Mile and 

Albion Rangers topping their respective groups. 

In the first cup group, a 4–1 win for Amro’s 

FFSR against Albion Rangers followed by a 2-2 

draw with Dynamics and Sons secured their 

place in the final, while in the other group Lucky 

Mile beat PAFC with a bonus point and then 

survived a nervy draw with Wanderers to seal 

their place in the final. 

So, a FFSR vs Lucky Mile final it was – the two 

teams having previously met in the initial group 

stage with Lucky Mile scoring a last minute 

winner to win 3-2. This game turned out to be a 

very different contest though, with Lucky Mile’s 

young side coming out winners by five goals 

to nil. 

Singapore Soccer 7’S 2018 

In the last weekend of July, Singapore Cricket 

Club hosted their annual Soccer tournament, 

which has now been revised to a seven player 

format from the usual sixes of previous years. 

HKFC, a regular attendee of this event, were 

represented by two men’s sides for 2018; one 

team in the main competition and another in the 

35+ masters section of the tournament. 

The HKFC main team performed solidly in their 

first three games and finished top of the group, 

following draws against SCC NFL (1-1) and 

Gaelic Lion (1-1), finishing with a well-deserved 

win against Gymkhana (3-2), fighting back from 

2-nil down at half time to take the result and see 

them comfortably into the knock-out part of the 

competition. 

As the tournament, and the weather, really 

started to heat up, it was the turn of the HKFC 

Masters to take the field. They proved too 

good for all that were put in front of them and 

cruised to take the group with three wins out of 


SOCCER 

three, beating SCC NFL Masters (2-0), Muddy 

Welsh (10-0) and FYS & Friends (6-0). Notable 

mentions go to Adrian Worth for a double hattrick 

in the 10-0 win against Muddy Welsh and 

also to Tony Hamilton-Bram for a hat-trick in 

the same game. 

As the second day of the competition 

commenced, the HKFC main team started with 

a close 1-0 win against Casuals FC to see them 

into the semi-finals of the cup and continue 

their unbeaten run. However, the run came to 

an end in the very next game, losing 2-1 to 

Yokohama CAC, a tough result to swallow but a 

commendable performance for the HKFC main 

team. 

The HKFC Masters started the knock-out 

stages against the hotly tipped home team, 

SCC Masters, but again proved too strong and 

took the game as comfortable 3-1 winners. 

However, the masters were to then follow the 

same fate as the main team, losing in the semifinals 

against a strong Bangkok Airways team, 

who were the eventual winners of the Masters 

tournament. 

Congratulations to all the players and teams 

involved, a very solid showing for HKFC in the 

2018 SCC Soccer Sevens and let’s hope for 

some silverware next year! 

Crusaders Soccer News 

HKFC Crusaders 

await the start of the new season 

Proud to support HKFC 

Crusaders Special Soccer 

Charity Partner of 

the Soccer Section 

The HKFC Crusaders will kick off their new 

season on Monday 10th September, 

and due to the recent media attention 

(previously outlined in the Magazine) that 

focused around the community programme 

offered by, fully supported and endorsed by, 

the Club, the Crusaders expect up to twelve 

additional players for this coming season. 

The HKFC Crusaders coaches are already 

working on training drills to further develop the 

players skills and after the recent World Cup, I 

am sure the players will have their own versions 

of antics, celebrations, sublime free kicks etc to 

show off!! 

If any members are around the Main Pitch 

between 6pm and 7pm on a Monday evening 

and want to see the HKFC Crusaders in action, 

drop by the Main Pitch and witness first hand 

what a great programme this is. 

Nigel R Merritt, HKFC Crusaders - Head 

Coach. 


Rugby News 

Vandals Tour to Kazakhstan 

After touring to Kathmandu in 2016 and 

Goa in 2017 the Club Rugby Section’s 

touring side, the Vandals, travelled to 

Kazakhstan in May 2018 to continue their 

support to the growth of rugby in Asia. 

The Vandals tour to maintain the memory of 

the Club players who didn’t return from Bali in 

2002 and combine playing local teams with 

supporting younger rugby players, and training 

local school children at any level of sports ability. 

Arriving in Almaty on a balmy early summer 

afternoon the team headed for some 

sightseeing above Almaty via the Koktobe 

cable car. Dinner was at a traditional Kazakh 

restaurant sampling the local delicacies which 

included a varied range of horsemeat dishes 

plus fermented mare’s milk. 

The Vandals were in Almaty via an invitation from 

Murat Uanbeyev, the President of Kazakhstan 

Rugby. The tour coincided with Asia Rugby’s 

Division III Central international tournament 

involving Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan and 

Pakistan with the Vandals set to play a curtain 

raiser against a Kazakhstan XV. 

Arriving at the ADK Stadium the team was 

asked to play against a Mongolia XV as well as 

the Kazakhstan XV. Two forty minutes matches 

later the Vandals emerged, having played with 

great heart and skill, with two close defeats 26 

-19 to Mongolia and 26 -17 to Kazakhstan. Try 

scorers were Simon Bourke, Ed Botha, Pat 

Long, Max Young and Ian “Venus” Morrison. 

A magnificent sideline conversion by Matt 

Smith kept the Vandals in the hunt against 

Mongolia who won with a try in the last play of 

the game under the posts. The team enjoyed 

the hospitality of the Kazakhstan Rugby Union 

while watching the final international match 

between Kazakhstan and Pakistan. 

A very early start on Sunday morning was 

enjoyed by most, and five hours by bus and 

a 3 kilometre walk later the Vandals arrived at 


RUGBY 

the Charyn Canyon campsite, one of the most 

scenic sites in Kazakhstan, and their version 

of the Grand Canyon. Most players hiked to 

the rim of the canyon for some fabulous views, 

returning in time for dinner, the tour prize-giving, 

which included the award of the Venus Cup to 

Rob “BBB” Hartley and a good night’s sleep in 

local yurtas. 

Another early start for the return trip was 

rewarded with a trip to the Almarasan 

bathhouse in Almaty, and a tour of the city 

followed by a training and coaching session 

at the Alasha sports ground with 200 local 

school children (thanks to Olga, Yerbol and 

Anastassiya for organising), before heading to 

the airport and a midnight flight back to Hong 

Kong. 

The Vandals would like to acknowledge the 

great support provided by Gulbarsha and her 

team at Sadmol Travel. 

Vandals tourists to Kazakhstan in 2018 were: 

Jason Toms, Matt Smith, JD Pequignot, 

Lee Curtis, Simon Bourke, Richard Scarth, 

Gordon Marsden, Callum Dunn, Ben 

MacCarthy, Bobby Jones, Damon Sze, Max 

Young, Paddy O’Connor, Tom McManus, 

Ed Botha, Dave Vander, Jonny Patterson, 

Jim Hawthorne, David Nazer, Rob Hartley, 

PT McGee, Christian von Kimberley, Nick 

Conlon, Pat Long, Conor Cole, Adam 

Woolliscroft, Josh Cole, Justin Flowers, Paul 

Skurr, Tim Carpenter, Andy McEvoy, Ruari 

Sinclair, Rupert Gerald, Ian Morrison and 

Sean Purdie. 

Sean Purdie 

Mini Rugby News 

In memoriam … 

Dark clouds gathered over our 

community before the summer 

with the loss of Jerome Leleu on 29th 

May 2018. Jerome left a wife Phuong, 

and two young boys: Archie, U6, and 

Balthazar, U5, who Jerome coached. 

20180213_Football_Club_Ad_183x86-v1.pdf Jerome was an active 1 13-Feb-18 and effective 2:36:23 coach: PM my son 

George trained alongside Archie and remembers Jerome in 

Singapore as being “the coach with pink socks who played 

dead ants”. 

Jerome was an essential part of the coaching bench 

that saw U6 lift the Cup in Singapore at the TRC Junior 

Tournament. We greatly miss him. 

Denis Brock, Chairman, HKFC Mini-Rugby 

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Hockey News 

Women’s Hockey Section E Team Tour to Vietnam – 

Ho Ch”E” Minh Tour 

For many this year the weekend of 19-20th May held thoughts of 

all things British with Royal Wedding Fever. For the ladies of the 

Hockey Section E team it marked the highlight of the season - the 

Tour to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. 

Organised using the “divide and conquer” methodology after an infamous 

post training “rosé session” during which it was firmly agreed we would 

be touring together, it took 2 weeks to go from hypotheses to fully 

booked - a host venue, 13 flights secured, the biggest air b’n’b in HCM 

booked and of course a fine restaurant lined up for the Saturday evening. 

It then took many more weeks for the team member with the most 

passports to her name to realise not one would let her in without a visa. 

The only organisational blip was the inability of 13 individuals to read a 

sizing chart and this resulted in tour dresses rather than tour shirts which 

required quite some alteration! 

In terms of securing a host it was an easy choice. Hockey in Vietnam was 

established in 2007 and has grown steadily but faced many challenges 

since James Chew introduced the sport. One of the many factors which 

can help in cementing a sport is for their players to come into contact 

with hockey players from other hockey playing communities around the 

world. When we made contact through Club connections, they were 

immediately delighted to host us at the Vietnam Hockey Centre for an 

afternoon of hockey. 

It was a relatively quiet first night enjoying the culinary delights of Ho 

Chi Minh City and left us well set up for the matches the next day at 

the Vietnam Hockey Centre. There was a minor hiccup when we were 

introduced to some of their players as the “Hong Kong Hockey team” 

rather than a “hockey team from Hong Kong” which left us somewhat 

nervous about the opposition we were going to meet. The Hockey 

Centre was about an hour’s ride on a bus from the central Penthouse 

location and during the trip James told us about the journey of Hockey 

in Vietnam since 2007. Since then it has grown steadily but not without 

its challenges. Reliance on donation alone was not sustainable and 

so efforts were also made to put into place a formal structure to grow 

hockey with the setting up of the Vietnam Hockey Federation and getting 

membership of the FIH. 

The afternoon was fun and started with an 11 a side game. It was well 

supported with members of the community both umpiring and acting as 

ball patrol. The Club team enjoyed the game and at half time switched 

their team’s structure such that the defenders became the attackers to 

balance the sides a bit. The sides then mixed up to form 4 x 6-a-side 

teams for a few short games where the language barrier was no barrier to 

camaraderie and fun matches. After the games we presented them with 

the HKFC Pendant and also with some kit which was kindly donated by 

the Hockey Section. Seeing the impact on the individuals who received 

the “prizes” keenly highlighted how Hockey is almost entirely reliant on 

Sponsorship of hockey sticks and equipment from donors. 

They gave each of our players a commemorative badge of Vietnam 

Hockey and after a few celebratory drinks we stepped onto the bus for 

the return journey just as the heaven’s opened - and more conveniently 

just as Prince Harry arrived at the Windsor Great Chapel. The return 

bus ride coincided perfectly with the Royal Wedding which saw half the 

bus sharing headphones and screens (reminiscent of days on school 

trips sharing headphones of good old trusty Walkmans - which says 

something about the age of the team) and grateful to the BBC for actually 

live streaming the wedding worldwide. The other half of the bus were 

totally disinterested and enjoyed a phenomenal storm outside of the 

windows! 

After a slow ride back through the storm the team rapidly transformed 

into a glamorous crew who enjoyed a phenomenal royal wedding themed 

meal before heading onto sample Ho Chi Minh’s nightlife. Not even our 

key Tour Organiser’s evening was dampened by all the teasing (and 

complete lack of sympathy) after getting her foot squashed by a taxi 

with a less than attentive driver who took his foot off the brake such that 

the car slowly rolled forward onto her toes. We were mainly grateful for 

the fact that it wasn’t her fingers that were injured as she was a ninja at 

keeping our spending spreadsheet up to date! 

As for hockey in Vietnam, today sees around 1000 active hockey players, 

who are mainly university students, thanks to help from sponsors and a 

social enterprise called Vietnam Hockey. They built the hockey centre to 

establish a base to organise and grow hockey in Vietnam. Future plans 

involve reaching out to the other two big cities where there is a large 

student population, Danang and Hanoi, to develop hockey and conduct 

courses for local hockey coaches who are instrumental in promoting 

hockey. The aim is to focus firstly on university students and eventually 

the schools. Getting Funding is always one of the main challenges and 

getting human resource to help is also another. The biggest challenge in 

retaining the growth of the sport will be economic, and it was humbling 

to appreciate that no matter how much a sport is loved, for those living 

below the poverty line playing 90% will give up the sport to earn a living. 

The E team had a well-balanced weekend between hockey and good 

food, spa time and relaxation amongst friends. May has been declared an 

optimal touring month for the team and it won’t take many bottles of the 

fizzy rosé at the Sportsman’s to see another tour organised next year. 


HOCKEY 

Summer Hockey Article 

Summer hockey never fails in providing 

plenty of goals, sweat, and socials – 

and this season there has been no 

exceptions. This high octane entertainment has 

been out of the top draw this year, constantly 

delivering to those dedicated on-lookers who 

ventured down to watch on a school night. 

Congratulations 

The team, known as the KimChees after two 

long terms members of the Section's playing 

community, have always had the highest 

expectations placed upon them. They have a 

deadly combination of well experienced HKFC 

members (and veterans) of the sport coupled 

with the emerging youth and offspring of the 

Section's members. This balance of having the 

youngsters put in the miles on the field and the 

more experienced saving themselves to witness 

the rolling of the blinds in the Sportman's 

makes for the true summer experience. It’s is a 

wonderful hockey community, the perfect mix 

‘n’ match and what makes this type of hockey 

so much fun! 

There were a number of maiden outings for the 

Kimchees this season: Hudson Loh, Hamish 

Leung, Lauren Loh, Kai Potter, Marthe Van 

Wilsum and Alex McFarlane it was really great 

to get you all involved, and should others look 

to play next summer, please don’t hesitate to 

reach out to Kim Roberts or Daniel Billig. 

Kimchees have had (so far) a very impressive 

run of form from the 18 games played, winning 

13, drawing 2 and losing 3, it’s safe to say that 

this is a social sport, however we always play 

to win! 

Wedding of Alice Cabrelli 

Congratulations to Ladies’ B Team player 

Alice Cabrelli and her husband Tom Bury, 

who were married in Tuscany over the 

summer. The Hockey Section wishes the 

newlyweds love and happiness for many years 

to come. 

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Lawn Bowls News 

Tony Cheung Crowned Mens Champion in National Indoor Singles and 

Phyllis Wong Crowned Champion in Womens National Indoor Championship 

Once again, the Club’s jersey appeared on 

the top of the podium stand at the Men’s 

National Indoor Singles final. International 

veteran in singles and Club bowler, Tony 

Cheung, defeated over 220 local players in 

the knock-out competitions held since March 

this year. 

This year’s final took place at CCC on Saturday 

14th July with Tony bowling against Alex 

Ng of CCC. Like the previous six rounds of 

competitions, the final adopted the format of 

9-9-3 ends, consisting of 2 sets of 9 ends and 

the tie-break of 3 ends. Tony was proven to be 

the best in the morning with the final results of 

5:10, 6:5, 4:3. 

A concerto cannot be perfect until the last 

note has been played. Club bowler in the HK 

China team squad, Phyllis Wong, played 

the most sensational note on the Singles final 

day at CCC on 14th July by winning her first 

personal title the Women’s National Indoor 

Singles Championship. She played against her 

fellow HK China squad member, Helen Cheung 

of CCC, in the afternoon with the final results 

being 5:9, 12:2, 5:0. 

Lawn Bowls Clinic 2018 

Sixteen avid bowlers have taken advantage of 

the sought-after opportunity in sharpening 

their skills under the guidance of HK’s Bowler 

of the Year cum our Section Coach, Tony 

Cheung, in the recent Lawn Bowls Clinic held 

during the season break. The first session of 

the series of four clinics was held at the Club’s 

Outdoor Green the evening of 2nd August. 

The remaining three sessions will take place on 

both the Outdoor and Indoor Greens to ensure 

good coverage of experience sharing and, more 

importantly, techniques under different bowling 

conditions. 

Concordia 

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Development of 

Young Guns 

Our Section has 

achieved another 

important milestone 

of development 

by securing a new 

sponsor supporting 

the development 

programmes for the 

sections young players. 


Tennis News 

Men’s B Team 

Ladies’ A+ Team 

Over the summer season, the 

Ladies’ A+ roster was struck with 

departures, injuries and exams. Despite 

losing a few matches purely to lack 

of players the team pulled together 

and we managed to finish in 9th place 

out of 12 avoiding relegation. Even in 

matches where we could only field 2 of 

3 pairs for we still did our very best and 

fought them out against tough relentless 

opponents. 

We were grateful to have Justine Tam 

join us from Ladies’ A for the summer 

season, and wish her all the best as she 

heads off to university - we’ll miss her 

on the courts. Also, Stephanie Torville 

joined us after the netball season 

wrapped up and contributed positively 

to each and every game she played. We 

wish Tanya Master all the best as she steps away for a short while in 

expectation of a lovely baby arriving mid-September, and finally, we look 

forward to having Yuliya Ustyuzhanina join us for the upcoming season. 

What a season it has been for the Men’s B Team! We ended 

bottom of the ladder (our lowest ever position since our 

promotion from the C league). Yet, we avoided relegation and look 

forward to a more successful winter season. It was an inauspicious 

start to the season with the team enduring through a seven game 

losing streak. We broke this in our final match of the season securing 

our place in the league with a dominant 7-2 win. 

A massive thank you to Duncan Spooner, who is leaving Hong 

Kong. He has been our star player for nearly a decade. His 

contribution to the team has been tremendous and we wish him 

all the best in the UK. A special shout-out to Raja Kanthan, who 

stepped in to the breach and ably assisted captain David Law 

whose business commitments called him away from the courts for 

much of the season. Finally, the team moves into the coming season 

with new captain Myles Ormerod with David Law staying on as 

vice-captain. 

David Law 

Sam Ho 

Upcoming 

Events Schedule 

Naomi Osaka Pro-clinic: 6th October 

Gala Dinner: 6th October 

Club Championships: 20th, 21st, 27th, and 28th 

OctoberClub Championships: 20th, 21st, 27th, 

and 28th October 

Play 

Competitive 

Tennis 

Interested in joining a league team? 

Email to Tennis Society: 

hkfctennissociety@gmail.com for help in 

getting started. First matches of the winter 

season are late September. 

Gala Dinner 

6th October 

This year the Tennis Society’s Gala Dinner 

will be held at the Club in the Happy 

Valley Suites and has the fun-filled theme: 

“Let the games begin!”. Last year’s event 

was oversubscribed, and very well received 

with an amazing array of lucky draw prizes - 

be sure to book your tickets early. 

For further details email: 

hkfctennissociety.gala@gmail.com 


Golf News 

Everyone smiling despite the fierce conditions 

Summer Cup – KSC East 

Saturday 14th July 

Tom McColl with his trophy 

2018 Ladies Club Champion Lily Chan 

Another successful event in KSC East with 

sixteen players registered to compete 

for the Summer Cup. Despite terrible 

weather, we had a few new members joining the 

event, namey Alan Yue , Vivian Poon and Hoi 

Leung. Lets give them a warm welcome and 

we do hope to see more of them in future GS 

events. 

As usual, we left at 7.30am and arrived at KSC 

at around 9.40am. The rain was falling gently 

as we teed off and there was already a strong 

wind blowing. The first to tee off were Terry 

Wright, Dallas Reid and Tom McColl. With 

a long drive and precision iron play, Tom won 

the longest drive at hole 17 and claimed first 

place in the Summer Cup with 33 stableford 

points. Terry loved it when the wind came up 

Saturday afternoon. He knows KSC East course 

reputation for chewing up players in the wind 

and rain especially with the difficult holes such 

as 8, 9 and 10. At hole 10, he had to hit a 5 iron, 

with only 140 yards to the flag. In such terrible 

condition, he still shot an 82 with 32 stableford 

points to claim second place. Dallas had another 

good round to claim the best gross in the 

Summer Cup. 

The second group to tee off were Jonathan Li, 

Jonny Lam and Alan Yue. Jonathan is a very 

experienced golfer and he was able to handle 

the golf course relatively easily. With two nearest 

the pins at hole 5 and 8, he shot 92 with 30 

stableford points to win the third place. Alan also 

played a wonderful round with 1 nearest the pin 

at hole 15. He told me this is his first time to win 

a prize at a golf event! 

The third and fourth group were the ladies group. 

Some of them couldn’t finish some of the holes 

due to the heavy rain so their results couldn’t be 

counted. However, Lily and Lana played their 

par 3s exceptionally well to win the nearest the 

pin at hole 3, hole 12 and hole 13. 

To sum up, here is the detailed results 

1st place: Tom McColl–33 stableford points 

2nd place: Terry Wright–32 stableford points 

3rd place: Jonathan Li–30 stableford points 

Bess Gross: Dallas Reid (88) 

Nearest the pin 

Hole 3: Lana Woo 

Hole 5: Jonathan Li 

Hole 8: Jonathan Li 

Hole 13: Lily Chan 

Hole 15: Alan Yue 

Nearest the Pin in 2 shots: Lana Woo 

Men’s Longest Drive: Tom McColl 

Ladies Longest Drive: Peggy Chan 

That’s it for the Summer Cup and we look 

forward seeing you at the next event. 

Happy Golfing 

Ted 

2018 Men’s Club Champion - At last! 


Swimming & Triathlon News 

Ten Pin Bowling 

BIG Report 

Although the Inter-Club bowling season has 

come to a halt over the summer holidays, 

competitive bowling never stops within 

BIG. On the 21st July, BIG held it’s very own 

Summer Tournament where a total of eleven 

players competed under a three game total Gordon Chow 

pin fall format. In the Men’s category, Adrian Li BIG member 

bowled an impressive 491 series to be crowned 

Champion, whilst Norman Wong bowled a 437 series to 

become runner-up. Whilst in the Women’s category, despite 

a high game of 190 from Emy Clarke, she was unable 

to take down captain Marian Au. Emy ended up bowling 

a 472 series, whilst Marian took home the victory with a 

magnificent 501 series. A big thank you to all the players who 

participated and congratulations to the winners! 

On the other hand, the annual award banquet for the 

2017- 18 Inter-Club bowling league will be held on 

4th October to celebrate a successful season. HKFC 

managed to come second in Scratch game division, and 

third in handicap points division. The 2018/2019 season will 

commence shortly after in mid-October. 

Shek O Challenge 

It was another great showing by the Club at the 14th annual Shek O 

Challenge. Starting at Big Wave Bay and finishing at Shek O back 

beach with a big party, it is a highlight of the summer racing season! 

This year we had Matthieu Maury (Male 25-29), Sandy Chan (Female 

30-34), Sally Gentle (Female 35-39) and Dominic Tsui (Male 55-59) 

take home Gold! Simon Brewster came 2nd (Male 40-44) while James 

Byers came 4th (Male 25-29). In the competitive Male 45-49 group, 

Marcus Chu was 6th and Rupert Puels was 8th. Coming 12th was 

Nirvan Lulla (Male under 20) and Christian Wyborn (Male 40-44). 

Asia Masters 2018 

Asia Masters was held 

11th – 16th July in Nagoya 

Japan. Sandy Chan, 

competed in seven individual 

events and set three new HK 

records in the 200 IM, 50M and 

100M Fly. She also medalled in 

all three, placing 2nd in the 200 

IM and 3rd in both the fly events. 

Tony Mitchell competed in the 

400 Free and set a personal best. 

Dominic Tsui competed in six 

events and placed 6th in the 400 

free! It was a great showing by our 

Club Members. 

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