Club Magazine Issue 05, 2018

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB MAY 2018 

Friday 18th to Sunday 20th May

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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 

Executive Housekeeper : Tracy Tseung 

Contents 

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

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

Photo from the Annual Staff Party...................................5 

Photo from the Easter Activities......................................6 

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

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

Rugby.........................................................................22 

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

Soccer........................................................................29 

Hockey.......................................................................33 

Lawn Bowls.................................................................39 

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. 

Netball........................................................................41 

Tennis.........................................................................43 

Golf............................................................................44 

Swimming and Triathlon...............................................47 

Badminton..................................................................48 

Movie and Book Library ..............................................49 

Club Magazine May 2018 1

The Thoughts of the Chairman 

Dear Members, 

John J Shanahan, 

Chairman 

The Second Floor re-opened just in time for 

Rugby Week and our “soft opening” of the new 

food and beverage facilities turned out to be the 

busiest week of the year! Well done to all the Staff for 

coping admirably in new working conditions and under 

great pressure. As we deal with defect rectification 

works and some issues with new equipment, we will 

look to expand the menus at the Second Floor outlets. 

Artwork and other detailing will also begin to be put in 

place and we will then “live with” the new facilities for 

a while and see what changes will be needed as time 

goes on. 

Even though April was a busy sporting month, 

especially for rugby, we will also have a busy May. The 

Yau Yee League Cup Finals will be held on the Main 

Pitch on the 5th May, with our very own Colts in the 

Cup Final. On the 6th May, we host the Hong Kong 

Lawn Bowls Association Men’s National Pairs 

Semi-Finals. And, we have the HKFC Junior Soccer 

Sevens Tournament the weekend of the 12th and 

13th May. On the 18th – 20th May, we have our 19th 

annual international soccer tournament, the HKFC 

Citi Soccer Sevens, with 16 teams from around 

the world in the competition. These include such 

illustrious teams as Leicester City, Aston Villa, Brighton 

and Hove Albion, Newcastle United and West Ham 

United from the English Premier League, as well as 

Australian A-League side Wellington Phoenix and 

Newcastle Jets, Japanese J-League team Kashima 

Antlers and Scottish Premier League side Glasgow 

Rangers, along with Serie-A side Cagliari. The Club 

will also be entering two teams and the Hong Kong 

Football Association will be represented by the HKFA 

Red Dragons and, as usual, we welcome back Hong 

Kong Premier League champions, Kitchee. Plenty of 

soccer action for you to enjoy this month, so why not 

come down to the Club and cheer the teams on. 

And, to close out the month we host the Hong 

Kong V Malaysia match in the Asian Rugby 

Championship on Saturday 26th May. 

In closing, I will note, as mentioned below, the 

passing of ex-Club Chairman and Soccer Section 

member, Keith Marshall, who was Chairman of the 

Club from 1985-1988. Our condolences to his family 

and friends. 

John J Shanahan 

Chairman 

Obituary 

We were saddened to hear the news of the recent passing of ex-Club Chairman and Soccer Section member, 

Keith Marshall, who was Chairman of the Club from 1985-1988. 

Our thoughts and prayers go to his family and friends. May he rest in peace. 

2 May 2018

HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB 

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The Club maintains a Box at the Happy Valley race 

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Cost: 

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Admission badge: $60 per head. 

F&B arrangement: 

The Race Box is provided with a Buffet and 

unlimited drinks. 

Beverages are available from 6pm, and Dinner Buffet 

is available from 6.30pm to 9.30pm 

Booking: 

Booking Forms are available at Reception and from 

our website www.hkfc.com.hk. 

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 

As the Chairman has noted in his article 

the newly renovated 2/Fl is now open (at 

time of writing it has been open for just 

three weeks) and, whilst the 1st April was 

probably not the best day to have opened, we had to 

get everything ready for the start of Rugby Week just 

a couple of days later. The Staff did a tremendous job 

in getting all the Outlets set-up and ready to operate 

with literally a couple of days notice. Obviously too, 

the Kitchen Brigade had to move into a brand new 

kitchen, with a completely different layout and, within 

four days of opening move from zero food production 

to the single busiest day of the year – the Thursday 

of the Rugby Tens! So, a massive thank you to all 

Staff Members for the effort put in not only for the 2/ 

Fl opening but also for coping with the business levels 

achieved over Rugby Week. 

Talking of Staff, quite quickly after the Annual Staff 

Party (for last year), we started the process for the next 

Employee(s) of the Year. It is pleasing to report (see 

photos below) that Connie, Sin and Rainbow are the 

recipients of the First Quarter Star Award. Well done 

to all three for getting nominated, and then chosen for, 

this award. 

On the food and beverage front whilst we are not 

quite up to full speed at the moment, I can say that 

the Carvery Set Lunch is now available again in the 

Chairman’s Bar and, for those gin drinkers amongst 

you, I see that we now have a rather nice looking Gin 

and Tonic menu available (in the Chairman’s Bar) – the 

different gins being served with the Fever-Tree Premium 

Tonic Water range. 

In the Restaurant there is virtually a full A la Carte menu 

now available and, don’t forget to look to book the first 

Wine Dinner (in the new Restaurant) on Thursday 31st 

May – the Tenuta Di Corte Giacobbe and Dal Cero Wine 

Dinner which is hosted by the winery owner, Francesca 

Dal Cero. 

An absolute forget-me-not is Mother’s Day on Sunday 

13th May where, per the notice on page 16 of the 

magazine we have something different going on in the 

Coffee Shop, Restaurant and Happy Valley Suites. 

And, a big well done to the Organising Committee for 

the GFI HKFC Rugby Tens and the very best of luck 

to the Organising Committee of the HKFC Citi Soccer 

Sevens – the 18th to the 20th May. 

I look forward to seeing you all at the Club! 

Mark Pawley, 

General Manager 

2018 Q1 Staff Star Award 

Kwong Lai Yi, Connie - F&B (Bars) Chan Yuk Sin - Housekeeping Lam Hoi Yee, Rainbow – Security 


HKFC Annual Staff Party 


Easter Activities 


CHAIRMAN’S BAR 

Dress Code: Smart Casual 

Operation Hours 

Daily: Noon - Midnight 

Lunch: (Daily) Noon - 3pm 

Lunch Carvery Last Order: (Mon-Fri) 2.30pm 

Dinner Last Food Order: Daily 10pm 

Last Beverage Order: Daily 11.30pm 

Tel: 2830 9559 

A well established outlet. Ideal for Members who prefer a 

more tranquil and relaxed venue to enjoy drinks, snacks 

and meals. The well-known Carvery Lunch will remain the 

signature offering at Lunch from Monday to Friday. 

A selection of craft whisky, beers is offered besides a 

selection of wines by the glass. 

THE RESTAURANT 



Lunch: (Mon-Sun) Noon - 3pm 

Last F&B Order: 2.30pm 

Dinner: (Mon-Sat) 7pm - 10.30pm 

Last F&B Order: 10pm 

Sun: 5.30pm - 10pm 

Last F&B Order: 9.30pm 

Tel: 2830 9562 

LOUNGE BAR 

Dress Code: Casual 


Daily: 11am - Midnight 

Last Food Order: Daily 10pm 

Last Beverage Order: Daily 11.30pm 

Located next to the Chairman’s Bar, Members can find a 

place to unwind and read the news paper whilst enjoying a 

glass of wine or a cup of coffee. 

Menu from the Chairman’s Bar will be available. 

COFFEE SHOP 

Dress Code: Casual 


Daily: 7.30am - 10.30pm 

Last F&B Order: Daily 10pm 

Toddlers (age 3 and under) eat for FREE 

Tel: 2830 9569 

The All-Day Dining Coffee Shop’s main attraction is the 

built-in buffet with an Open Kitchen. 

The buffet will be used for all major meal periods 7 days 

a week: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. Additionally to the 

buffet, the Open Kitchen will also provide Asian 

and Western comfort meals. 

An A La Carte Menu will provide selected all-times 

favourites throughout the day. 

The Restaurant will serve contemporary Italian cuisine, 

emphasising on Chef Massimo’s Italian background and 

experience with a touch of class without over doing it. 

Importance will be given to freshness and authentic 

ingredients. For Lunch a Semi Buffet will be available and, 

in the evening an A la carte menu will be offered. 

HAPPY VALLEY SUITES 1 & 2 



Brunch: (Sun) 11am - 3pm (Last arrival 2pm) 

Semi Buffet Dinner: (Sun) 6.30pm - 10pm 

(Last arrival 9pm) 

Last Beverage Order: (Sun Brunch) 2.30pm 

Last Beverage Order: (Sun Dinner) 9.30pm 

Tel: 2830 9559 

Along with functions the Happy Valley Suites will be the new 

destination for our Sunday Brunch and Sunday semi Dinner 

Seafood buffet. 


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FOOD AND BEVERAGE 

LUNCH AT THE CLUB 

THE RESTAURANT 

Monday to Friday 

from Noon to 2.30pm 

Set Lunch with Starter Buffet 

2 Courses: 190 

Add 25 and enjoy a third course 

Saturday to Sunday 


Set Lunch with Starter Buffet 


THE COFFEE SHOP 

Monday to Thursday 


Light Lunch Buffet 

148 (Adult) 

74 (Teens age 8 – 11) 

50 (Young age 4 – 7) 

Friday to Sunday 


International Lunch Buffet 

180 (Adult) 

90 (Teens age 8 – 11) 

58 (Young age 4 – 7) 

THE CHAIRMAN’S BAR 

Monday to Friday 


“Carvery” Set Lunch 



Available at the Kiosk 

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SOCCER: 

Our very own International Soccer 7’s tournament is back with 

a bang over the weekend of Friday 18th to Sunday 20th May. 

Food will be available “pitch-side” throughout the weekend. 

F&B Promotion in the Sportsman’s Bar 

RIBS MONTH 


Everyone loves some good ribs. With a cool beer or a glass of wine, 

this is an easy, no fuss lunch or dinner treat 

A week before we will be hosting the Mini Soccer 7’s for the 

kids from the 12th to 13th May. 

On the screen, the 2018 UEFA Champions League final is 

on the 26th May at Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, 

Ukraine, the kick off time is 9.45pm Ukraine time. We will be 

replaying the game the next day. 

The English Premier League takes the spotlight with plenty of 

important games on. Please make sure you check the notice 

boards for the updated dates and times. 

RUGBY: 

The European Rugby Champions Cup Final will be held at the 

Estadio De San Mamés, Spain on Saturday 12th May. 

Also in our own “Backyard”, we play host to the Asian Rugby 

Championship, with Hong Kong Vs Malaysia on Saturday 

26th May 

F1 AUTO RACING: 

Spanish Grand Prix: 11th – 13th May 

Monaco Grand Prix: 24th – 27th May 

TENNIS 

French Open, Roland Garros, Paris, France: 

28th May – 10th June. 

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 

PENCIL YOUR DIARY: 

Thursday, 14th June: OPENING GAME 

Friday, 6th July: Quarter Finals 

Saturday, 7th July: Quarter Finals 

Tuesday, 10th July: Semi Final 

Wednesday, 11th July: Semi Final 

SUNDAY, 15TH JULY – 

2018 FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL 

Sportsman’s Bar and Chairman’s Bar will show the 2018 

FIFA world Cup 

Beer of the month 

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LOWER CARBOHYDRATES 

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Available at the Sportsman’s Bar, Captain’s Bar 

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State of Origin Series LIVE 

Wednesday, 6th June 

Sunday, 24th June 

Sportsman’s Bar 

OPENING HOURS 

As the Mini Soccer and Mini Rugby training seasons are coming to an 

end, starting from June, the Sportsman’s Bar will open at 11am on 

Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays until further notice. 



In the Chairman’s Bar 





JUNE PREVIEW 


JUNE PREVIEW 


Squash News 

HKFC and HKCC Squashers 

Give Cricket Team run for their Money 

off drives. At the other end John Thompson the other opener was 

struggling to get the ball away and was happy to see the opening pair 

of bowlers replaced in the 10th over. Unfortunately this was the time 

when the Taverners upped the pace and put on two quicks which made 

the scoring even harder. Keith got to 33 and retired to bring in Malcolm 

Kerr (14 runs) who started well with some nice cut shots. John by this 

time was trying anything he could to get runs and after being dropped 

was then caught and bowled in the next over for 14. The HKCC squash 

star player Chris Evans increased the scoring rate with some fantastic 

long sixes down the ground and was quickly to his 30 and retired. This 

brought in Chairman Dave Cross who hit some excellent fours to quickly 

get to 30 and retire. By then the scoring rate was going well and the 

lower order all gave a good account of themselves and adding runs to 

the scoreboard with Dallas Reid getting 8 not out. The squash team 

proved that they have true hand eye coordination and managed to score 

190 in the allotted 35 overs. 

In March a combined HKFC and HKCC Squash section cricket team 

was put together to test their true sporting ability against the HKCC 

Taverners cricket team. 

On a fantastic sunny day which was ideal for cricket the six HKFC 

players had a little trepidation prior to the match due to in some cases 

not playing since school which for most was a significant time ago. 

The squash combined team won the toss and elected to bat first. A 

slow start ensued with the Taverners team starting with too very tight line 

and length bowlers which made it difficult to score easily. Rob Jones 

(2 runs) who opened the batting was unlucky when a good full ball was 

edged to slip and well held to bring in Keith Frith. As Keith is one of 

the few players who regularly plays cricket his class showed by keeping 

the scoreboard ticking over with some fine shots including some nice 

With bowling being slightly more technical and less like a squash swing 

than batting it was always going to be tough to keep the real cricketers 

at bay which ended up being the case. The opening bowlers did well 

keeping the run rate low with Keith Frith being very miserly and going 

for 18 off his 5 overs. Dave Cross got two wickets with some nice on 

the spot bowling showing his Yorkshire roots finishing with figures of 2 

for 23. John Thompson managed to also get a wicket for 26 runs in his 

5 overs and Malcolm showed that Scots can play cricket with a steady 

9 off his 2 overs. Dallas ably kept wicket showing that he does indeed 

have a good pair of hands. 

The Taverners managed to get the runs with 6 overs to spare and won 

the game. A great post cricket analysis of the game then ensued with 

Rob Jones winning the team’s moment of the day for putting his thigh 

pad on his wrong leg. 

The day was so successful that a full HKFC squash team have been 

asked back to play a HKCC squash team in the near future. 

Rob Jones 

Malcolm Kerr 


SQUASH 

HKFC Youngsters Make Their Mark at the 

Hong Kong Intercollegiate Competition 

It is my honour to report that some of HKFC’s 

younger players have shown superior 

performance in the Intercollegiate Squash 

Team Competition. 

We had players from different divisions 

competing in the men’s and women’s event. 

The HKFC youngsters won trophies galore for 

their respective university and colleges. 

The team game had the Men’s event which was 

the Best of 5 rubbers and the Women’s event 

which was the Best of 3 rubbers 

Haywood Lau (HKFC 2B) and Gary Lam 

(HKFC 6) of HK University won their bronze 

medal match 3-1 against Chinese University 

HK in which Robinson Law, the former Hong 

Kong Junior Open champion, played position 1 

for the team. 

In another pool, HK Baptist University (HKBU), 

the dark horse and bronze medalist last year 

were ably led by Wilson Chan (HKFC 3B) this 

year. This university team was the giant killer 

of the competition, first beating EduHK and 

CUHK, then seeing off last year’s runner-up 

PolyU in the last pool match. HKBU went on 

and dethroned HKU 3-0 convincingly in the 

semifinal and reached the final. 

At the last day of the tournament, HKBU played 

City University led by Jeff Leung (HKFC 8B) 

in the final, which was a repeat of the semifinal 

of last year. Both teams were unbeaten on the 

way through to the final. Jeff who was a reserve 

player in the final, led his fellow teammates 

to beat HKBU 3-0 with the presence of Hong 

Kong National Team member Wong Chi Him 

playing in their number one spot. 

Player League College Result 

Haywood Lau (HKFC 2B) The University of Hong Kong Bronze Medalist 

Wilson Chan (HKFC 3B) Hong Kong Baptist University Silver Medalist 

Gary Lam (HKFC 6) The University of Hong Kong Bronze Medalist 

Jeff Leung (HKFC 8B) City University of Hong Kong Champion 

Yurisa Yeung (HKFC L2C) Hong Kong Polytechnic University Champion 

Gemma Sung (HKFC L2B) The University of Hong Kong Bronze Medalist 

In the women’s event, Gemma 

Sung (HKFC L2B) won a 

bronze medal to follow in the 

footsteps of the HKU men’s 

team where she overcame her 

opponent from HKUST in her 

match. 

Another great victory was by 

Yurisa Yeung (HKFC L2C) 

of Poly U who triumphed in 

the women’s final. PolyU beat 

CityU 2-1 in which Ho Tze 

Lok, the world ranked top 

50 played in the team. The 

result saw PolyU successfully 

winning their 6th consecutive 

title in this event. 

Haywood Lau 

Gemma Sung 

Thank you Himmy Yeung (HKFC 10), the PolyU 

graduate and former player for cheering for 

us. Special thanks to the siblings Nam Chan 

(HKFC 6) and Niki Chan (HKFC L2B) for being 

part of the officials to make the tournament 

successful. 

What you can do to make your college 

life memorable? Definitely winning the 

Wilson Chan, Yurisa Yeung, Himmy Yeung, 

Gary Lam 

Intercollegiate Cup! Most importantly, it 

makes the Club proud that we have so many 

successful juniors. 

Wilson Chan 

Wilson Chan 

Jeff Leung 

Ladder Movers 

of the Month 

Men’s 

Terence Teo 127 

Kenneth Lo 98 

Roger Liden 43 


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Rugby News 

UBB Gavekal claim back-to-back titles, 

hosts Natixis HKFC lift Shield at GFI HKFC 10s 

UBB Gavekal retained the Bill Burgess Cup at the 33rd GFI HKFC 

10s when a late try by Fiji Sevens back Leveni Kurimalawai 

secured a thrilling 24-17 win over a Tradition YCAC side dominated 

by New Zealanders. 

The all-Fijian Samurai squad secured the Plate, Hong Kong’s Taikoo Place 

Scottish Exiles grabbed the Bowl and hosts Natixis HKFC defeated Irish 

Vikings to win the Shield at the ‘Worlds Best 10s’, which took place on 

Wednesday 4th April and Thursday 5th April. 

UBB’s Fiji Sevens backs scored four tries in the final and proved to be the 

difference as Samu Bale touched down for an early opener, Sakeo Raloa 

then added two tries and Kurimalawai scored the winner after the sides 

were locked at 17-17 at Hong Kong Football Club. 

Representing Top 14 club Union Bordeaux Begles, UBB were surprise 

winners last year, but this year lived up to their top-seed status as head 

coach Matt Clarkin – the former UBB captain – led his side to a second 

successive victory. 

“We’re ecstatic. We’re ecstatic! We knew going back-to-back was going 

to be an even bigger challenge than coming last year as underdogs, but 

we thrived on that challenge and the boys showed up hungry and they 

got the job done,” said Clarkin, whose five Fiji Sevens players included 

forwards Keponi Paul and Vasikali Mudu. 

“The Fiji guys did for us what they did for us last year, but our trademark 

is working hard for each other. I think that’s still our strength and I think 

you saw that in the final. To have three yellow cards against you and still 

come out on top is a huge feat so I couldn’t be prouder of them.” 

UBB ran out to a quick 12-0 lead with tries from Bale and Raloa, before 

New Zealand’s Angus Gibbens pulled one back for YCAC. Raloa 

extended UBB’s lead to 17-5 before tries by New Zealand’s Te Puoho 

Stephens and Tonga’s Willie Fotofili made it 17-17, but Kurimalawai 

scored late on to ensure captain Nick Smith was left lifting the Cup. 

“It was the same thing as last year: we just came together as a tight unit,” 

said Smith, who scored four tries from flyhalf, while compatriot Renata 

Tenana also scored four tries over the two days. 

“We’re all from different parts of the world, from Fiji, South Africa, New 

Zealand and Hong Kong, but at the end of the day, it’s how you gel 

together.” 

Doddie Weir, the former Scotland and Lions lock suffering from Motor 

Neurone Disease, walked out with the match ball for the final and was 

presented with a HK$100,000 cheque for the My Name’5 Doddie 

Foundation, the tournament’s official charity. 

Natixis HKFC co-captains Tom Isaacs and Mitch Andrews lifted the 

Shield after the hosts beat Irish Vikings 17-0. It was a popular victory 


RUGBY 

for the home side after an impressive domestic season and a personal 

triumph for Isaacs, a former Wales Sevens back who lost in the Plate final 

twice when playing for Cardiff University in 2006 and 2007. 

“We’re very happy. It was a tough two days, but we’re really proud of 

the way the boys performed in the last two games. I got to the Plate 

final twice before and actually lost against the Irish Vikings one time, so 

personally it was nice for me to get that win,” said Isaacs, whose team 

were boosted by former Australia Sevens speedster Josh Coward, who 

scored three tries. 

“Josh was a big asset. He’s an exciting player once he gets his hands 

on the ball so it was one of our tactics to try to get it to him as quickly as 

possible. He finished off some great tries and it was great to have him on 

the ball.” 

Fourth seeds Samurai International won the second-tier Plate as an all- 

Fijian squad led by player-coach Nasoni Roko beat A-Trade Overseas 

Old Boys 28-7. Samurai’s dreams of winning the Cup for the first time 

were shattered by King’s College, who scored a last-play try to win a 

dramatic Cup quarter-final 15-14. 

Taikoo Place Scottish Exiles won a trophy for the first time at the GFI 

HKFC 10s after the Hong Kong-based side beat Hunter + Boo East 

Africans 38-7 in the third-tier Bowl final. Competing for the seventh 

straight year, Scottish Exiles had finished runner-up in the Plate final three 

times, so captain Jamie Pincott was delighted to finally lift a trophy. 

“It’s been a long few years, especially hitting the finals a lot of the time and 

coming away empty handed so it’s nice to have this win and to take the 

trophy home,” said Pincott. 

“You can really hear the crowd out here and its really great to play in 

front of them so I really enjoyed it. It was great to be out there and East 

Africans are a tough team. It’s good to see them develop over the years 

and it was great to see them here 

again.” 

GFI has title sponsored the event 

since 2006. Other sponsors and 

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Inaugurated in 1986 to celebrate Hong Kong Football Club’s centenary, 

the GFI HKFC 10s has long attracted the game’s top players including 

seven All Blacks who won the 2015 Rugby World Cup – Conrad Smith, 

Jerome Kaino (both 2003), Ben Smith, Charlie Faumuina (both 2008), 

Beauden Barrett, Sam Cane (both 2010) and Nehe Milner-Skudder 

(2013). 

Cup Final: UBB Gavekal 24-17 Tradition YCAC 

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Bowl Final: Taikoo Place Scottish Exiles 38-7 Hunter + Boo East Africans 

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RUGBY 

Tales from the Bush 

by Jimmy Richards, Rugby Section Captain 

What a great year it has been both on and off the field – League 

titles, GC titles, GFI tens silverware and a packed Sporties 

every Saturday. It’s been a very proud and humbling year 

watching the efforts and spirit on display week in and week out there 

and thanks to all the players, coaches, staff, old boys, Alikadoos and 

everyone else who has contributed to this season. 

A massive congratulations to the Bulls and Sequins for doing the double 

this year – a truly sensational achievement and huge congrats to Sias, 

Darling and Scott Lindsay for all their efforts over the last twelve 

months not to mention Spizz for playing in both finals. 

The Vandals tour in Yangon has made a tremendous difference to the 

Zubuaye Monastery, located about 60kms outside of Yangon. The 

Zabuaye Monastery School has resumed classes and operations, 

thanks to the efforts of the HKFC Vandals rugby team who through 

their support and assistance helped re-build the school which enrolls 

more than a hundred students from aged 5 to 16. QNET and RYTHM 

Foundation worked to fix up the classrooms at the school with support 

from QNET business leaders and the HKFC Vandals. The school has 

been refurbished with new roof, flooring, tables, chairs and teaching aids 

and was officially opened on 31st January by the Chairman of QNET Mr. 

Richard Zinkiewicz. Thanks again to Sean Purdie for everything he 

does regarding the Vandals as it wouldn’t be the same without him. 

Well done to Cameron Henderson who was selected to 

represent Scotland U18s at the annual U18 festival in Wales 

over Easter. Cameron was heavily involved in the wins 

against England, France and Ireland and was awarded the 

coaches Player of the Tournament. We wish Cameron the 

best of luck for the future and hope to see him one day in 

the Club colours playing in the GC finals. 

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Mini Rugby News 

Message from Mini-Rugby Chairman 

Another Hong Kong Sevens has passed, and many of our young athletes enjoyed the 

experience of stepping out on the stadium pitch for the showcase games at the Hong 

Kong Sevens; full year group reports and photo’s will follow. 

Reports on the Minis Tour to Macau for the Macau BATS Festival (Saturday 14th April) and the 

HKFC Invitation Youth Tournament (formerly the Taipan Day matches) on Saturday 21st April 

should appear next month. 

And we have later this month Club’s Mini-Rugby Tour to Singapore for U6 to U10 to 

participate in the TRC Junior Cup Tournament, with U11 playing a number of “friendlies” 

around that tournament. 

For those who wondered, the 2017 / 2018 training season ends on Sunday 13th May. 

Leaving the Minis Committee just over three months to prepare for the new season starting in 

September ….. where did this season go! 

Best 

Denis Brock, Chairman, HKFC Mini-Rugby 

Under 12B Girls 

It was the mighty U12G FC 2 last festival for this 

season and there was a quiet sense of purpose 

amongst the squad – plate finals! 

The squad got off to a slow start against SKS, 

but the result motivated the squad to get back 

up and keep trying to improve each and every 

performance! Well, I always believed these 

girls had heart, and I wasn’t disappointed! The 

squad dug deep and pulled off three wins in the 

next three games! 

The whole squad deserves a mention for 

effort and commitment! They missed a Plate 

Finals spot by one competition point! Thanks 

to all the parents for their support this season, 

it’s been amazing! The squad itself showed 

what self-belief can achieve, they pushed and 

commitment to display true character! I’m so 

proud of them – complete legends! 

Pete Hudson 

Under 12 - FC1 

The Richard Hawkes finals was the competition 

that we had all been waiting for. In the run up 

to the competition, we had won four out of the 

five tournaments and therefore were seeded 

first. However, the season had been much 

closer than the figures suggest and we had 

fortunately developed a knack of winning the 

closer matches. The slightly changed format 

meant that there were four pool matches to 

play. We started slowly against the Macau Bats 

and were 1-1 after a couple of minutes but we 

managed to pull away with some excellent team 

tries to win 5-1. We then took on Sandy Bay 

and an excellent display of passing led to some 

superb tries, winning 5-1 in the end. Sai Kung 

posed the biggest threat in the pool stages, and 

the match was cut short due to injury, but we 

still managed to score a try and take a 1-0 lead. 

Our final pool match was against TCRC/SLB, 

which we comfortably won 5-0. This set us up 

for the semi-final against DBP. Unfortunately, a 

few early calls went against us and we found 

ourselves on the wrong end of the scoreline 

in the first half. Despite sustained pressure 

and some excellent play in the second half we 

weren’t able to close the gap. Whilst we didn’t 

win the big one, the boys should be very proud 

of their performances throughout the season 

and the way in which their rugby has developed 

throughout the season. They have shown great 

commitment, spirit and teamwork and have 

been a pleasure to coach. 

Barney Durrant 

Under 11 

The Under 11 boys were stationed down at the 

end of Happy Valley for our home festival, the 

weather stayed kind and our parent volunteer 

pitch monitors (thanks folks) were resplendent 

in their high-viz vests, clipboards clutched tight 

to their chests. This was the last festival for 

this group of lads, many of whom have played 

together since Under 6 days, as we move to 

Richard Hawkes for Under 12 next season 

and so it was important for them to enjoy 

themselves. They certainly seemed to do that 

and played some rugby along the way to boot. 

The Spartans capped off a fine season with 

three straight wins (including a comprehensive 

one over Valley). The Firebirds eased past 

USRC Tigers, couldn’t quite see off Sandy Bay 

who got a late score to claim a draw but then 

mysteriously went off the boil to let the other 

Valley team even out the results on the day 

(spiked Bonaqua anyone?). The Cobras really 

came to the party, for the first time showing 

some real intent and aggression in their play 

which helped them work together to blow 

away their opponents. Last but not least our 

combined Mustangs and Chargers team (or 

“Mustards” as they renamed themselves, for no 

obvious reason) – they had a slow start but in 

patches showed us what they have learnt this 

season and if they had played all afternoon like 

they played in the last ten minutes of their last 

game then their results would have been very 

different. A fantastic finish to the season boys. 

Collectively the squad has developed really well 

over the season – they are more physical and 

have much more shape to their game – and 

their coaches are very proud of their efforts. 

Thanks from me to all the coaches for their 

unstinting efforts over the season – I am sure 

the parents feel the same way, and even some 

of the players too! 

Simon Cooke U11 Head Coach 

U9G FC1 Girls 

Coach Derek and Coach Pete were excited 

to be back on the old sod for the annual home 

tournament. The girls were also in good spirits 

given the uncharacteristic late start in midafternoon! 

With four games ahead we would 

need the efforts of the whole squad including 

Lucy Duncan, who played for both teams. 

We started with the University “students” who 

needed a lesson or two. The mercurial Lexie 

Durrant, and hard charging Sophia Li, were 

key to a great victory. Valley up next proved 

tougher, and despite the tough tackling Ella 

Fong, and Sophie Titterington’s towering 

strength, we went down to the old nemesis. 

Bouncing back, we took it to the other group of 

Uni youngsters, with the ever reliably aggressive 

Hannah Gibbs, and the tenacious Rachel 

Chan providing a boost. We finished with a 

huge victory against the other ‘Club’ folks from 

the SCAA, with a few classmates of our team 

on the opposition, Evie Spizzirri was vicious 

in her tackles and uncompromising runs, while 

the ever elusive Kelli Kong slipped through 

defences with ease. Look forward to the next 

one! 

Peter Spizzirri 

Under 10 

What a fantastic day of mini rugby was had at 

our own HKFC festival!!! 

Firstly, I need to say a big thank you to all the 

parents who stepped up to act as officials on 

the day, without your support this event would 


MINI RUGBY 

U10 F2 

U10 F3 

U10 F1 

simply not run. As always a big thank you to the 

U10 coaches. The final thank you goes to Rich 

Lingard the organiser of the whole day. Great 

job. 

We really mixed things up for our festival, 

instead of our usual six teams, two each from 

the Panthers, Jaguars and Cheetahs, we gave 

our two Singapore bound teams a chance to 

play together. Hence we collapsed the groups 

and created six new ones, two Sing, two Lions 

and two Tigers. As you can imagine most teams 

were a little unsure during their first game, 

but they all grew into every match as the day 

developed. A true sign of increased maturity 

from our players. Some great performances 

were witnessed, one in particular from FC4 one 

of our Singapore teams, the passing and team 

work was amazing considering they’d really just 

been thrown together on the day. 

Well we are nearly at the end of the mini rugby 

season, sometimes they feel long, this U10 

one feels the shortest ever, time has flown this 

year. Rather than fill the rest of our page with 

more rugby chat, I’ve decided to fill it with team 

photos. Please ask your child to see if they can 

spot themselves. 

Chris Hattam 

U9 

U10 F4 

Under 9 

Another year passed and another fantastic day 

for Rugby. The weather started to be a little dull 

in the morning but that soon changed once the 

teams had warmed up. 

We started the day with the B Teams for once 

and this was a show stopper. Football Club FC4 

Leopards produced some of the best rugby I 

have seen for a B Team in all the festivals. With 

three games in front of them they played as if 

their lives were on the line. 

Players to mention for this tournament and 

team: Elliot Munt, Ryan Kar, Adrian Ng all 

outshone the opposition with their drive and 

passion and tackling. Elliot was the principle try 

scorer for this team and this was all through the 

hard work of the pack passing the ball out wide 

to him. 

Also, special mention to Jayden Ong and 

Marcus Norris who drove deep to gain the 

momentum to push each team back and 

eventually getting the ball out to the wing and 

young Elliot. The games were all intense and full 

of passion which capped a great day for the B 

U9 

U10 F6 

Teams, three great wins and some happy faces 

at the end. 

Next up we saw the A Teams come into 

play. For this there was one young lad in the 

Buzzards that shone like a light. A true rugby 

player in the making, Leon Delespierre. Wow! 

can this boy play or what, running from the 

wing to make some crucial tackles just before 

the try line to stop the opposition from scoring. 

Running the full length of the pitch to score 

some beautiful tries and getting stuck into the 

rucks, great to watch. 

Worthy mentions must also go to, Jastin Lu, 

Silas Torka and Jonathan Law, all played with 

eminence passion and drive for their team. This 

team had the lucky day with four games and all 

with tough opposition, three wins and one draw 

saw there day finish well and to watch was a 

great enjoyment. 

Over all the rugby standard has improved 

100% since the first festival, referee standards 

commanded by chief Referee Paul Murphy 

was outstanding and very well run. Consistency 

across the games was well kept and I thought 

the whole standard was amazing. 

A huge thank you to all the U9 coaches for the 

help in setting up the show and running it like 

clockwork. 

Also, to those parents that helped through the 

day especially the hotter queen Elise, and no 

she doesn’t work in a bar……. 

To Richard and Evan for their set up of the 

event and to Chairman Denis for the support for 

the Mini Rugby section. 

Thanks to all, 

Robin Zavou aka CHEF 


MINI RUGBY 

Under 8 

The Under 8s were afforded a novel change 

of scene during our home tournament by 

playing on the newly-opened Pitch 1 behind 

the Club’s south Stand. The sense of occasion 

provided from hosting the event was not lost 

on the kids, as they stepped up to make the 

most of the idyllic conditions and once again 

put their skills to the test during their three 

slightly elongated games; for some of the boys 

it provided the additional challenge of reverting 

back to touch tackling, having embarked on 

full contact training since the beginning of the 

year in preparation for May’s tour to Singapore. 

However, it seemed to have benefited them 

to once again need to think about the other 

aspects of the game such as finding space and 

passing, and not just smashing seven bells out 

of each other! 

The Phoenixes reported mixed results during 

both their allotted games and the extra ones 

that they were given to play, but with great 

performances seen from the likes of Romane 

Bruneau, whose nimble feet got her across the 

try line on numerous occasions, Mia Caves 

and Karin Wong with their support play, Grace 

Cheung with her fearless tackling and Iris 

Greenwood with her spatial awareness and 

knack for reading the game. Similarly positive 

performances were observed in the Hawks 

with their strong defence work that resulted in 

countless turnovers, their running forward and 

passing into space near the opposition’s try line. 

In particular, James McSheaffrey stood out for 

his solid tackling, and both Anthony Wickens 

and Tom Bailey really turned on the pace for 

the event. Matthew Phillipson also took the 

award for Best Dressed, mentioned as he was 

in one coach’s report for having arrived at the 

tournament in a red velvet blazer and “showing 

a touch of class for the home tournament”! 

Overall it was another fun, successful and well 

organised and run tournament, none of which 

could have happened without the commitment 

and dedication of all the parents who 

contributed towards the event in every aspect. 

A massive, heartfelt thank you to you all! 

Chris Guest 

Under 7 

The HKFC Mini rugby tournament was a great 

outing for the U7 Cheetahs. Almost all of the 

Cheetahs participated in the tournament, 

which is not surprising given that attendance at 

training has been phenomenal throughout the 

season. The FC6 Cheetahs first game of the 

day was early in the morning and it showed on 

the pitch. The players were still waking up, and 

conceded a try before anyone really noticed. 

The Cheetahs took one back with a score by 

Daniel Swemmer, and then conceded again. 

The defensive line was not quick to form, but 

the team moved well forward in offence. The 

game ended 2-2 with Thomas Wood scoring 

the other try for the Cheetahs. 

The second game was against Sai Kung 

Stingrays, and Coach Derek Wyllie took the 

players to task. A ten minute pre-game talk 

ensured that all players were ready for battle. 

The final result was a convincing 4-2 win for 

the Cheetahs, with tries from Amy Yu, Liam 

Norman, Silas Tam and Daniel Swemmer. 

By the last game of the day the players were 

alert, motivated and focused on keeping the 

defensive line, passing the ball quickly, closing 

the space in defence and moving forward in 

attack. With both defence and offence working 

well, the Cheetahs had a convincing win 6-2 win 

against the Aberdeen Dolphins. What was more 

impressive was that four different players scored 

the tries – namely James Raper, Freddie 

Pollard, Thomas Wood (x3) and Viktor 

Schultz; three of these boys had their first tries 

of the season. That is teamwork and team spirit 

at its best. 

The other Cheetahs squad, FC5, was 

comprised of 11 excellent players, of which 

eight scored tries! Sasha Rayton and Jonathan 

Wan merit special mention for good defensive 

work during all three games. It was good team 

work and spirit and all players deserve credit. It 

was as ever, a fun and active morning of rugby 

for the kids and for the many parents who came 

to support, many of whom (mums) were very 

engaged from the sideline. In summary it was 

another great rugby morning! 

James Wood/Nick Schultz 

Under 6 Panthers 

The Panthers had been looking forward to this 

tournament all year, and with a great response 

from the squad, we were able to run out two 

competitive teams. FC6 were first out of the box 

and as a team where many of the players are 

in their first season of rugby, they did us proud 

by winning one game against Hong Kong East, 

drawing another with SCAA, and narrowly losing 

the third to strong opposition from the Macau 

Bats. Special mention to Conor Whybrow who 

displayed tremendous enthusiasm, courage 

and energy, like an Energizer Bunny, in all 

games despite being the smallest player on 

the field. FC6 have developed tremendously, 

but above all, they’ve all enjoyed their rugby 

U7 

U7 

U7 

U6 


MINI RUGBY 

U6 

U6 

U6 

in the 2017/18 season. FC4 had yet another 

outstanding tournament. In game one against 

Tai Hang Tung, Liam Booth collected from 

the kick off, stepped twinkle-toe’d through the 

defensive line and dived over the line. Final 

score, 6-0 to Panthers FC4. In the second 

game against Valley the boys were up against 

it when Valley put on two early tries. The team 

regrouped and two pacey tries from Dylan 

Akandu and a dazzler from Ethan Pimlott saw 

Club take the match 3-2. The final game saw 

FC4 come up against SCAA. Great defense 

from the two wingers, Schyler Tam and Riku 

Shiotani saw FC4 run out their final game of the 

day 5-2 winners. For Panthers FC4 this was a 

remarkable day – the team have now gone two 

full seasons undefeated, and to do it on “home 

turf” made it all the more memorable! 

U5 

Daniel Booth 

The HKFC Mini Rugby tournament was only 

the second tournament of the year for the U5s. 

Nonetheless, it was clear that all of the girls 

and boys were moving in the right direction 

(most of the time!) and quickly picking up on the 

fundamentals of the game. 

Attendance and team spirit was excellent and 

what is most important was that everyone had 

a lot of fun. 

The four HKFC U5 teams were led by excellent 

coaches, including Jerome Leleu, Paul 

Douglas and Simon Archer-Perkins, to 

name but a few of the coaching staff. Special 

thanks to the Parent Pitch Monitors, including 

Grace Baudy, Tony Adams, Gary Howard, 

Michel Bots, Jorge Martinez, Simon Law and 

Jen Flowers, who made sure all games ran 

smoothly. 

The teams’ performances clearly bode well. 

Have a great summer U5s and see you as U6s 

in September! 

James Wood 

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Soccer News 

Message from the 

Soccer Captain 

Tables 

HKFA 1st Division 

Robbie Bacon, 

Soccer Section 

Captain 

Hello all, 

I hope you have all had a great Easter break. 

The soccer season is drawing to a close and the 

Club has won two titles. Like the top leagues 

in Europe, this season’s victors have won their 

respective leagues at a canter. HKFC 1st Team 

has won the HKFA 1st Division in emphatic 

style with five wins out of five in March/April 

putting the league beyond the chasing pack. 

Club Wanderers have won the Yau Yee League. 

Unbeaten until March it would have taken 

a super comeback in the mould of Albion’s 

14 match winning streak in 16/17 season to 

challenge them but Wanderer’s proved too 

strong and are deserved champions. 

Yau Yee League 

This month we feature articles on the HKFC 

Citi Soccer Sevens. The Club has two teams 

entered into both the main and the vet’s 

competitions. Managing the HKFC 1st team 

will be Tony Hamilton-Bram with John Casey 

and Stephen Tucker assistants. Danny 

Beattie and Terry Harris will take charge of 

the Captain’s Select for the first time. Mark 

Grainger and Graeme Lane will take charge 

of the HKFC Vets team, while Graeme and 

Jan Souleyman will take charge of the Vets 

Captain’s Select side. It is the highlight of the 

Soccer Section Calendar and we look forward 

to seeing you all down there on 16th to18th 

May. 

Robbie Bacon 

HKFA 2nd Division 

HKFA Ladies Division 

Legal League Legends (Vets) 

Photos from HKFC 1st Team’s 7:3 victory over Citizen 


SOCCER 

HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens 

Returns In Style 

By Michael Church 

Defending champions Leicester City and newcomers Brighton 

& Hove Albion are among the headline acts as the HKFC Citi 

Soccer Sevens prepares to kick off in May. 

The three-day event – now in its 19th year – runs from 18th-20th May 

and features sixteen teams in the Main Event and a further ten in the 

Masters competition as teams and players from around the world 

converge on Sports Road. 

“Once again we’re delighted to unveil a wonderful line-up of clubs for 

this year’s HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens,” says Tournament Director Chris 

Plowman. 

“We will be welcoming back many old friends while witnessing some 

fresh new talent on the pitch at Sports Road. 

“We are very pleased to announce that Brighton & Hove Albion will be 

joining us for the first time while reigning champions Leicester City will be 

back to defend their title and Cagliari will return after making their debut 

last year. 

“In total six teams from Hong Kong, including two from HKFC, will be 

joined by teams from England, Scotland, Italy, Japan, Australia and 

New Zealand in what promises to be another thrilling HKFC Citi Soccer 

Sevens.” 

The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens was first held in 1998 and the 2018 

edition represents the 19th running of the tournament after the 2003 

event was cancelled as a result of the SARS outbreak. 

Leicester City defeated Aston Villa in last year’s final and the 2016 

Premier League champions will be represented again at this year’s 

event, where they will look to successfully defend the title. 

“Leicester City Football Club is looking forward to attending this year’s 

HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens,” said Ian Cawley, Leicester City Academy 

Manager. “Over previous seasons, the club has enjoyed magnificent 

success in Hong Kong, notably winning the Cup in 2013 and 2017. 

“As such, we are delighted to be returning to Happy Valley this year to 

defend our crown and to compete against some of the most exciting 

talent from across the globe. 

“Following our success last May, the Development Squad have 

impressed domestically and the opportunities provided by the HKFC Citi 

Soccer Sevens are always of an extremely high standard. 

“The demands of the tournament, its unique format and the challenges 

posed all contribute to a thrilling and useful week of competition for our 

young players.” 

Aston Villa are the most successful club in the history of the event with 

six title wins, the first coming in 2002. Further victories were achieved 

in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2016 before the club missed out on a 

seventh success in last year’s final. 

“We are delighted to have been invited to the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens 

again,” says Aston Villa’s Academy Manager Sean Kimberley. “It’s such 

a prestigious tournament which has been part of our club’s development 

programme for a long time. 

“We have been very fortunate to have had success in the tournament 

over the years, with the most recent being in 2016. Although we fell at 

the final hurdle last season we will be looking to go one better this time 

round. 

“More importantly for us, it’s about developing the players. Our history 

and the tournament’s history show a number of players who have gone 

onto be Premier League winners and top international players have 

represented Aston Villa in this top class international tournament.” 

Brighton & Hove Albion, meanwhile, will be making their debut during 


SOCCER 

a season that has seen the club mark their return to the top flight of 

English football and the club’s academy manager, John Morling, is 

relishing the challenge he and his players will face at the HKFC Citi 

Soccer Sevens. 

“Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are honoured to be invited to the 

prestigious HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens,” he says. “All the staff and players 

are looking forward to coming to what will be a brilliant experience both 

on and off the pitch. 

“We are looking forward to a totally different experience playing Sevens 

against some of the world’s best teams, which will benefit our players’ 

development in their ambition to become senior professional footballers 

in the Premier League.” 

Newcastle United and West Ham United will also travel to Hong Kong, 

taking the number of English clubs due to participate to five, while 

Scottish giants Rangers will participate once more. 

Also returning are Cagliari Calcio from Italy, who made their tournament 

debut last year, while Newcastle Jets, currently lying second in Australia’s 

A-League, will make their first appearance along with fellow A-League 

club Wellington Phoenix from New Zealand who will return to the 

competition alongside the Singapore Cricket Club. 

The overseas teams will be bolstered by a strong line-up from Hong 

Kong, with Hong Kong Football Club fielding two teams – HKFC and the 

HKFC Captain’s Select. 

Hong Kong Premier League champions Kitchee, who have impressed in 

recent weeks with their performances in the Asian Champions League, 

will also be represented, with the Hong Kong Football Association having 

a representative side playing as the HKFA Red Dragons. The Yau Yee 

League Select will also return to the competition. 

“Having been losing finalists on two occasions and Shield winners from 

last year, it is always a hugely enjoyable week for both players and staff 

alike,” says West Ham United academy manager Mark Phillips, whose 

team defeated Cagliari in the final of last year’s Shield Competition. 

“The HKFC Citi Soccer Sevens is a well-run event and we’ve struck up 

some great friendships during our previous trips with several members 

of the Hong Kong Football Club and we’re looking forward to our return 

in May.” 

Those sentiments were echoed by Ben Dawson of Newcastle United, 

who missed last year’s competition having won the title in 2012 but who 

return for the 2018 event. 

“We are delighted to once again be invited to participate in the HKFC 

Citi Soccer Sevens,” says Dawson, who is the Club’s Professional 

Development Phase Coach. 

“It is a great addition to our games programme and provides our players 

with a fantastic opportunity to test themselves against a wide range of 

opponents in difficult conditions given the heat, humidity and format of 

play. 

“In previous years we have competed well to get to the latter stages of 

the competition and are obviously hoping that this year we can go even 

further.” 

Ten teams will also compete in the Masters tournament, which has in the 

past attracted former stars such as ex-Liverpool and Ajax Amsterdam 

playmaker Jari Litmanen, former England and Nottingham Forest 

defender Des Walker as well as ex-England goalkeeper David James. 

Last year’s event was won by the Citi All Stars, who successfully 

defended their title, and they will return for the upcoming edition, when 

they will face off against the returning playonPROS and last year’s 

finalists Wallsend Boys Club. 

Nottingham Forest Mobsters will be returning to the Master’s competition 

along with Singapore Cricket Club Tigers, a Yau Yee League Masters 

team, Discovery Bay, Kowloon Cricket Club and the HKFC Masters and 

Chairman’s Select. 

For further information please visit: http://www.hksoccersevens.com/ 


Hockey News 

Men’s E Team – 

close but no cigar! 

Post the Christmas break, the team put together a strong second half 

of the season, ultimately falling just short of title glory. With 7-1, 9-1 

and 6-1 wins to end the year we comfortably got Jonny Brock to the 

top of the goal scoring table in Division 2, only to discover there isn’t a 

golden stick trophy on offer. Jonny is already in active discussion with the 

association to rectify this going forward. 

Throughout the season we had some highly entertaining matches, 

including an Antlers side sporting a few Taiwan Internationals, a Dutch 

side (who eventually finished top) that in both matches we led but 

couldn’t hold on for the full 70 minutes, and finally a very satisfying 

thumping of our nemesis from the prior season Punjab, with a combined 

scorecard of 13-1. As we kick off another post-season recruiting drive, 

we take a quick look back on this year’s additions and what they brought 

to the team. 

We were fortunate to have the services of two high quality German lads, 

Alex Engel and Gustav Von Schiller (GVS) who brought us youth, pace, 

enthusiasm and in Alex’s case some very handy overhead skills out of 

the backline. This was particularly evident on the ‘non-regulation size’ 

KCC ground where he could comfortably lob the ball into the attacking 

circle from our defensive 16-yard line. 

With the loss of Jun to Mongolia and our young guns to the D team, we 

recruited Sim Archer-Perkins and Rob Wilkinson from the so called 

‘higher’ grades. They both agreed on the premise of getting their photos 

on the Club wall and whilst that will have to wait for next year, these two 

gentlemen added a touch of class on game day – made all the more 

impressive given their apparent aversion to training. 

Lastly we’d like to acknowledge two upstanding Clubmen who across the 

season seemed attracted to umpiring our games like moths to a flame. 

Lyle Williams – thank you, we promise to continue to stick up for you 

when your decisions are not as appreciated by our opposition as they are 

by us. Charlie Poulton – thank you, however we can’t promise the same. 

Men’s F Team – The season so far 

This season has, to quote the well-used cliché, been a game of two 

halves. A shocking start saw the Fs struggling with only 4 points 

from seven games and staring down the barrel of a relegation battle. 

However, mid-November saw a remarkable resurgence, from where we 

have nearly finished the league season with 9 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses 

and currently only 4 teams in the league have conceded fewer goals than 

us. We are also, at the time of writing, on a 6-game unbeaten run (5 wins 

and a 0-0 draw), with Jeroen Touw, the team’s normal keeper currently 

on a run of 4 consecutive clean sheets and looking to extend that in the 

upcoming cup game vs the Gs. 

From being close to the bottom of the table we have recovered to a 

very creditable mid-table mediocrity in what has been a very competitive 

league. As things stand, we are 7th and have a shot at ending 6th. If only 

we had one or two better results early on, against the bottom teams, we 

would now be competing for 3rd or 4th place. 

to Jun, Martin Wong and Rob Wilkinson (slumming it with the Fs) and 

those of the Gs and Hs who’ve helped us out. Unfortunately, our season 

was somewhat disrupted by injuries to “key” players – John Banks, 

Lyle Williams, Fergus McCoig – and the list goes on, travel/work 

commitments and (a first for the Fs) schoolwork! It’s noticeable though 

that the Fs’ results have improved massively since Lyle has been out and 

managing the bench, although he has left a huge hole in the middle of 

defence. 

Highlights of the season have included Phillip Von Luettichau making 

his debut over on the Valley and having to throw up at half time – 

hangovers are not an excuse! Excuse of the season from Raph Wong 

that his mum wouldn’t let him out to play as he had to revise (great credit 

to Raph for having the confidence to put that on the team Whatsapp!). 

This was closely followed by – “sorry I’m off to Argentina for the polo 

season” – from our resident playboy Russ Tyre. 

This season saw the introduction of four players, who have come through 

the junior section, to join the otherwise “experienced” squad of the Fs, in 

schoolboys Raph Wong, Taha Boty, Long Him and Kailan Sharples. 

All have contributed magnificently at various times and have improved 

massively throughout the season, as well as seemingly growing inches 

from one week to the next. We also got back Tony Mitchell, from his 

exile in Macau, after having tapped him up by the lifts at last season’s end 

of season party. 

Whilst it would be nice to name check everyone who’s played for the Fs 

this year, its somewhat impractical given that we seem to have used forty 

odd players in total, including four keepers – thanks are due in particular 

Although we haven’t scored as many goals as we’d like, especially early 

on, 12 of our players have contributed and Neil Galloway is clear in the 

lead for the golden stick with 9, although our last game and good cup 

run could change that. However, as Shep found out, it is not wise for the 

forwards to criticise the midfield for not giving them sufficient service, just 

before a fines session, unless you really like Cointreau (as Piers Brunner 

and Erik “Fiasco” Bernasco obviously do too)! 

We have been ably supported by Lucho Portocarrero, from New York 

through Whatsapp, and were sorry to lose an old stager in Clive Miners, 

at the halfway mark, as he decided to gracefully drop down to try and 

help out the Hs. 


HOCKEY 

Message from the Ladies’ Captain 

As with every year, as the season creeps closer to its conclusion, it 

gets more and more exciting. Although the league competition has 

been finished for all but the As and Bs for some time, the knockout 

cup competitions and 5-a-side tournaments are keeping everyone else 

busy! The Es and Dinos had very unfortunate draws in the Cup and 

then the Plate (finding themselves up against tough opposition) and 

did themselves proud, losing out only narrowly. At the time of writing, 

they are preparing to take on the rest of their Division 2 opponents 

(and, of course, each other) in the 5-a-sides at Happy Valley. The 

Cubs experienced their only loss of the season in the knockout cup, 

but then managed to return to winning ways and brought home more 

silverware by smashing their 5-a-side. This was also Jojo Spooner’s 

last game for them as she will head to the UK with mum Katy (D team) 

and the rest of the family in the summer and so we were delighted that 

she finished on a massive high! The Gs also had a tough cup run (up 

against top of the league teams) but finished a very respectable third 

place in their 5-a-side – clearly inspired by the English women at the 

Commonwealth Games. 

For the second year in a row, I am thrilled to report that we will 

be seeing another Cs v Ds Cup Final at Kings Park. Both teams 

convincingly won their respective semi-finals to secure their spots. 

As finals weekend clashes with the Youth Olympic Games Qualifiers 

in Bangkok, both teams will be missing a few 

bodies, but it will no doubt be hotly contested and 

feisty nonetheless. I look forward to reporting the 

outcome next month! 

With a league competition which seems to be 

everlasting, the As and Bs continue to battle it out 

with the other Premier Division teams. The As have 

secured yet another Premier Division title, with a 

3-0 win over second place Valley. The As have been clinical since 

Christmas, scoring more goals than I can count and keeping clean 

sheets in every game, and are very well deserved champions once 

more. The Bs – who are safe in third place and unfortunately not able 

to nick second place following a very narrow 1-0 defeat to the As 

in their recent exciting and very tense fixture – are focusing on their 

Holland Cup run (and, of course, hopefully securing points against 

Valley in their final league game). 

April was a very tough month for the ladies’ section, as we said 

goodbye to three women who have contributed so much to life 

at HKFC Hockey – whether it be over the short or long time they 

were with us. Pat Chiu (A team), Caron Hughes (Dinos) and Izzy 

O’Connor (B team) have all moved, or moved back, to the UK and 

Ireland. We already miss them all terribly – not only for their 

contributions to wider Section life, but also for their sterling 

on-pitch efforts and for the laughs and shenanigans off-pitch 

too. We hope to see you all back at HKFC soon (if only for a 

visit!). 

Fight hard in your last games, ladies – and make sure to 

enjoy them too! 

Pat Chiu Caron Hughes Izzy O’Connor 

See you on the pitch and in the bar soon. 

Lynsey Edgar, Ladies’ Captain 


HOCKEY 

Happy 30th Anniversary to the Dinos 

1988 was a very big year. To name but a few 

significant things which happened: 

• The slogan “Just Do It” was born. 

• Eddie The Eagle won over hearts and 

minds all over the world with his antics at 

the Winter Olympics in Calgary. 

• Die Hard was released. 

• Kylie Minogue released her song “I should 

be so lucky”. 

And we at the Club were ever so lucky 

because, in 1988, the Dinos were formed. 

Of course, marking 30 years of the most die 

hard hockey fans and tightknit group of friends 

is one thing – it is a truly momentous occasion 

after all. But for me, it is not just the on-pitch 

hours which set the Dinos apart from the rest 

of us mere mortals. It is the number of Dinos 

who feature on the board of Ladies’ Captains; it 

is seeing multiple Dinos donning their luminous 

yellow shirts and whistles to officiate matches 

week in, week out; it is the contributions they 

have made and continue to make to the wider 

hockey community in Hong Kong; it is the 

Dinos always seen in the 

stands cheering on their Club 

mates; it is the fact that they 

have the toughest selection 

process of any team in the 

Hong Kong league structure… 

and of course, it is the 

number of hours (and millions 

of dollars) spent in the bar 

after all the on-pitch battles in 

those 30 years. 

The Dinos do not understand 

the “not my problem” attitude, 

by which so many HK folks are afflicted and 

instead they will always just do it themselves. 

The Dinos represent everything that I love about 

our fantastic Club, and we could all stand to 

learn a lot from your relentless team spirit, 

support for Hong Kong Football Club’s Hockey 

Section and lifelong friendships forged from this 

sport which brings us all together. 

Dinos – you won over the hearts and minds of 

the Hong Kong Football Club 30 years ago, 

and I know that will remain the same for the 

next 30 years. I was truly sorry to be unable to 

toast your 30th Anniversary at your weekend 

of celebrations at the end of April, but I hope to 

toast it with you all at the End of Season Party. 

I do know that you will celebrate in style – after 

all, you have 30 years of practice! 

Pip Pip, dear Dinos. 

Lynsey Edgar, Ladies’ Captain 

BE 

FIRST! 

NEW 2018 

APARTMENT 

TOWER 


HOCKEY 

Ladies’ E Team 

What a season it has been for the injurE’s. 

From stitches to fractures to bedside 

burses, this season’s battle has been a 

memorable one. We finished in a solid mid-table 

position in the league, but are true division 

winners when it comes to drinking anything rosé 

flavoured at the bar (be it in fizzy, flat or tequila 

form). Each game we played 

was a close one, often with 

the end result not reflecting 

how well we played as a 

team, as sometimes we just 

struggled to find the back of 

the net. We have had multiple 

highlights, such as facing 

our nemesis division winners 

Antlers A multiple times and 

playing them in a cracking 

Cup game where we only just 

lost on penalties. But it wasn’t all losses for the 

E’s, as we bagged some great wins and most 

of all showed great fighting team spirit! Plus, 

there is more to come as the injurE’s take on 

the Spartan Race, a 5-aside tournament and 

TOUR (wondering what a Vietnamese hospital 

looks like!). 

A MASSIVE thank you to coach Stu and his 

ability to hurl words of wisdom from the side 

line. We are all glad you have survived another 

season with us (just). Thanks also to Chappie 

for his highly valuable ‘back to basics’ training 

sessions. To our team captain Kim Roberts 

(now a VIP member of A&E) and our vicecaptain 

Zoe Belhomme, who will be more 

than missed next season as she prepares for 

the delivery of a future hockey star! These two 

top ladies have provided words of wisdom 

both on and off the pitch and we couldn’t have 

completed the season as organised as we did 

without them. And of course a big thank you to 

our loyal support group that come every game 

to drink, eat and watch us play! Bring on next 

season, when the E’s will be fully recovered and 

ready to attack at full force (especially if it’s a 

gingerbread house..) 

Aiko Henderson 

Congratulations 

Congratulations to our newlyweds, the 

beautiful Leigh Cumings (Ladies’ A Team 

Captain) and her husband Paul Harris, who 

celebrated their wedding in South Africa 

over the Easter break. Wishing you a lifetime 

of happiness and smiles as big as those in 

this gorgeous snap! 

REMINDER 

The Hockey Section AGM will take 

place on Wednesday 30th May, 

7.30pm in the Club 

1/F meeting rooms. 


HOCKEY 

Sportways – Hong Kong Hockey Camp 2018 

When the Sportways team came back to Hong Kong in April 

there was a wonderful quote that immediately came to mind… 

or at least the part that matters most… “form is temporary, class is 

permanent”. 

Thomas Tichelman (Founder), Maarten Stenvers and Kyle Marks, 

the dynamic Sportways coaching trio, arrived Sunday 8th April for a 

week of master coaching at the Hong Kong Football Club. The fortunate 

kids lucky enough not to be back at school that week were once again 

treated to a fun-filled, technically challenging, highly stimulating week 

of hockey. From 9am to 5pm kids aged 8-13 were put through their 

paces. Be they watching the volunteer Coaches conduct their high flying 

demo’s, taking on the technical skills, or enjoying the social team building 

games and activities, every participant was engaged throughout the 

week, and had a thoroughly thrilling week. 

With all ages mixed into different social 

groups, tournament teams and coaching 

groups, the children became an increasingly 

integrated and bonded group throughout the 

week. As with all Sportways Camps, the Sportways HK experience 

offered more than just an opportunity to up-skill. Whether it was taking 

the group off-site to the Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple for a shared lunch, 

introducing them to new social games and experiences, or simply being 

coached by coaches from Holland, South Africa, Japan, England, Hong 

Kong, India and Pakistan, the Hong Kong camp offered a unique and 

enriching experience for all. We can’t wait for the team to return in 2019. 

If you would like to know more about Sportways or you are interested in 

attending one of their many overseas summer camps, more information 

can be found at www.sportways.com. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! 


HOCKEY 

The HKFC Hockey 6s was again a cracking weekend for all 

who took part. Aside from the sublime hockey on show, DJ 

Waleed, MC Jedi, the crew from F45, our massage team, the Lion 

Dance team, and the crew from Sports Direct all added huge value 

and were greatly appreciated for the support they provided. The 

HKFC Staff and catering teams had everything spot on, and a huge 

thanks to Sharpy, Lyle, Al, and Chappie for all of their ‘behind the 

scenes’ organisation. 

It was also a weekend of hello’s and goodbyes, as we welcomed 

our touring teams yet said farewell to the Hughes Family. A mighty 

send-off was had (one of many) for a family who’ve been dear to 

us all during their time in HK. Hopefully there will be some guest 

appearances at future 6s. 

Cup Champions – Purple Nasties 

Plate Champions – Mussels from Brussels (debut) 

Bowl Champions – Ankle Biters 

Jug Champions – Dutch HC 

Wooden Spoon Winners – HKCC 

Team of the Tournament – The Muppets (inaugural winners of the Hughes 

Family Trophy) 

The 6s Committee wishes to thank all the teams that took part this year, 

especially to those who travelled from far and wide. We look forward to 

seeing you all again next year (20th-21st April 2019)… book the weekend 

now! 

Cup Champions 

Plate Champions 

Bowl Champions 

Jug Champions 

Wooden Spoon Winners 

Team of the Tournament 


Lawn Bowls News 

Our Big Boys Shine in Tiger Bowls World 

Invitation 2018 

Club bowlers from HKFC’s Division One Men’s teams captured two awards in this year’s 

Tiger Bowls World Invitation held in Hong Kong. 

The award-winning teams were: 

Cup Section – 1st Runner-Up: 

Tony Cheung, Johnny Tsang, Frankie Siu and Wilson Kwong 

Plate Section – Champion: 

Wagner Chan, Warren Cheung, Kenneth Fung and Anthony Yip 

This year’s Tiger Bowls was celebrating its 21st Anniversary and attracted over 400 bowlers, 

including players from over twenty countries. The two day competition taking place between 

10th and 11th March was supported by Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association and endorsed by 

World Bowls. 

Podium Finish for HKFC at 

Guangzhou Nikko Hotel Cup 2018 

HKFC Team, represented by Winnie Au, Calinna Chan, May Poon and 

Esmond Lee, captured the highest honour at the Guangzhou Nikko 

Hotel Cup 2018. 

The competition was organised by Guangzhou Lawn Bowls Club, which 

attracted over thirty teams from Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen for 

the games held at Yuexiu Park between 7th and 11th March 

HKFC Lady Bowlers Unrivalled in the Bowls Grand Prix 2018 

Top ranked premier league teams including our league 

players from both men’s and ladies’ sections together 

with HKLBA teams competed against each other for four 

consecutive days of play during the Easter holidays for the 

overall grand prize – The Bowls Grand Prix 2018. Not just the 

HKFC teams made us proud but also our Club bowlers who 

are invited by the HKLBA to represent the “all-star” teams, 

including Tony Cheung, Kenny Tam, Kenneth Fung and 

Phyllis Wong. 

The Club’s Women’s A Team won the championship whilst our 

Men’s A team captured the 2nd runner-up. 

The Bowls Grand Prix 2018 was staged at HKFC, KCC and 

CCC during the Easter holidays from 30th March to 2nd April. 


LAWN BOWLS 

Eve-Duncan Apple Trophy Remains a Firm Grip – 

Final Leg of Annual HKCC Friendly Game 

As the defending champion in this year’s Eve-Duncan Apple Trophy, a total of twentyfour 

bowlers of mixed gender wearing the Club’s shirts fought fiercely against the strong 

challenge put forward by Hong Kong Cricket Club (HKCC) in the final leg of the annual game 

held at our Indoor Carpet on Saturday 18th March. 

Our team recaptured the lost ground in the first leg from last August and kept our friendly 

competitor at bay by winning five rinks and a tie for one rink in the final leg. 

Thanks to the team’s great efforts, the silver Apple Trophy will remain on our trophy stand for 

another year. 


Netball News 

Chairwoman’s 

Report 

HKFC Juniors Netball 

Tassie Brakenridge 

Netball DSA Chairperson 

With the 2017-2018 season now finished, I 

would like to firstly congratulate all of our 

teams on working so hard throughout the 

long season, and for your commitment to your team 

and the DSA. The attendance this year has been the 

most consistent in recent seasons, which all helps build 

a strong club culture and enabled smooth transitions 

of players between teams. The balancing act of having 

players moving between teams is always a challenge 

for the coaches, so thanks to our wonderful team of 

coaches, Ron Arnold, Steph Cuvelier, Nic Viney, Iris 

Chan and Kate Smith for working together to ensure 

the strongest teams for the DSA. I also want to thank 

our physio Kate Thorn, who has done a marvellous job 

of keeping everyone on court and helping the injured 

players recover as quickly as possible. Always a smiling 

face, and certainly well loved by the teams! 

In the off season, there is plenty of planning and 

preparation for the 2018-2019 season, so if you are 

interested in a position on the committee, please let 

the secretary know, as the AGM is fast approaching on 

5th May. If you have sponsorship enquiries or can offer 

umpiring or coaching skills, please get in contact with 

us at info@hkfcnetball.com 

Finally, trials will be held in August, with dates to be 

confirmed in the coming months. All updates will be 

posted on our facebook page. 

Grand Finals 

March 24th 2018 

It was great to see everyone come out on the Saturday 

for Grand Finals held in the Sports Hall, with big crowds 

supporting our teams in the Division 1 and Premier 

Division finals. Both Monsoons and Club competed hard 

and with good sportsmanship, but were unable to bring 

home the wins. The end results were; 

Elanor Lewis - Great pressuring 

Lois Beatie, brilliantly contesting! 

U12s Lightning 

HKFC Lightning girls applied lots of sun cream for their 3rd league game this term, on 

this very warm, sunny Sunday lunchtime. The last time we faced ISF Dragons was at 

the end of last season when we battled through to win the 3rd/4th place play off. The 

girls started really well with our GS/GA shooting lots of successful nets. Going into 

the 2nd quarter 5-1 up, the girl’s positivity and team work continued on the court and 

their attacking and defending got stronger through each quarter. Each girl played their 

position on the pitch with so much confidence which rightly earned them their 17-5 

victory. 

U12s Thunder 

The girls gave it everything they had against the Hong Kong Cricket Club Ravens. We 

were down a few players and so our girls had to step it up and play a whole game 

on a hot afternoon. As usual the HKCC girls played an intense game and Alicia Koo 

and Ruby Capone in defence made some amazing intercepts and rebounds giving 

us some additional opportunity. Our centre court girls moved the ball well through 

the court and getting through the HKCC defence in the goal circle proved tricky at 

times. Once our shooters, Beca John and Emma Harries had the ball they hardly 

missed a shot. We were neck and neck at half time but the heat got the better of us 

and the girls lost to the Ravens 14 -11. A gutsy game to watch with huge grit and 

determination from a great team of girls. Well done Thunder! 

Thunder girls with coach Amelia Handford 

Premier Division HKFC CLUB vs SONICS 33-45 

Division One HKFC Monsoons vs HKCC Devils 57-26 

Congratulations to both the teams for making the Grand 

Finals and thanks to all the supporters who came down 

on the Saturday to create a buzzing atmosphere. We can’t 

wait to see everyone next year! 


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Tennis News 

French Open and 

Wimbledon Social - 

9th of June 

Australasia Tennis Aces (ATA) will host the French Open 

Wimbledon Social on the Saturday afternoon of 9th June. Club 

Members and Guests are invited to attend at a cost of $250. In 

addition to an afternoon of fun friendly competition Club Members can 

take up complimentary membership to the Tennis Society which will 

entitle them to discounted rates at future events. 

The French Open and Wimbledon Social is free to Tennis Society 

members, and will be last event held before the league season wraps 

up. It’s a great chance to come down and enjoy a couple of cool 

drinks while sharing war stories from the season just gone. 

For further details email: hkfc@atatennisaces.com. 

HKFC Team 

Finishes Second at 

LRC Invitational 

On 17th March the Ladies Recreation Club held an exhibition 

tournament inviting HKFC and HKCC to take on the LRC’s best. 

HKFC entered a team of Nathan Booth, Tanya Clark, Toby Clark, 

and Warwick Foy. The team battled hard through the afternoon and 

into the early evening clinching second place behind the team from 

HKCC. 


Golf News 

HKFC Golf Society vs HK Seniors Golf Society 

Monday 12nd March, Macau GCC 

Gordon Mardsen, Warren Weener, 

Ian Laidlaw and Clive Hunter. 

Jukka’s putt – Yes, yes, yes ….. No 

lipped out ! 

Andrew Wood, Kien Ng, John 

Dibble and Robert Barber 

Spooner on the drive 

A 

gorgeous spring day greeted the golfers from our two societies 

as we headed to Macau. Twenty-seven degrees and the lightest 

of breezes made for perfect golfing conditions. HKFC arrived to 

find a very relaxed Seniors team who had travelled early only to find the 

practice nets unavailable but a wholesome breakfast looked to have 

removed any disappointment they may have felt. 

Leading off for HKFC were Warren Weener and Gordon Marsden a 

combination that had gelled well in the past for us. All square after 8 

holes but not taking advantage of opportunities they were to find the 

back nine far more challenging as Clive Hunter in particular hit his 

straps parring 4 of 5 holes. He and Ian Laidlaw closed this one out in 

HK Seniors favour 3 and 2 on the 16th hole to have the Seniors leading 

after the first game. 

Duncan Spooner was next out for HKFC with debutant Jukka Hakli. No 

such problems for this pairing stretching out to an early 5 up lead after 

8 holes combining very nicely. The back nine saw their opponents Leif 

Markutza and Esmonde Corbet a bit more competitive but the match 

was comfortably won 7 and 5. Clearly no nerves shown by Jukka who 

seemed to feature on most of the near pin markers as well. A good start 

to his competitive golf with HKFC and the match score back to 1 – 1, 

balance restored. 

The third contest saw Jonny Brock and Sam Shei matched against HK 

Seniors’ Alan Tong on his own as his named partner was unfortunately 

a late withdrawal. Assuming this would be a fairly comfortable lopsided 

contest for HKFC with two golfers against one it was surprising to hear 

from a slightly tense Mr Brock on the 8th green that they were hanging 

in there and the match was all square. Indeed it wasn’t until the back 

to back par 5s on 12 and 13 where Alan struggled for distance that the 

HKFC pair were able to sneak ahead. They managed to hold onto that 

lead and close it out 3 and 2 but not before they had been given a big 

scare and full credit to Alan Tong for competing so well as a single against 

the HKFC pair. 

Anatole Le and JP Cuvelier were next up against Locus Lau and Russ 

Julseth. With the volume of golf played in recent months by Anatole and 

JP it was hard to know if they would be jaded or on top of their game. It 

proved to be the latter with the HKFC pair easing out to a 3 up lead after 

8 holes and kept that edge until Anatole closed out this match with a 

birdie on the 16th to win 4 and 2. 

One group left on the course and they had no idea of the results ahead 

of them. Andy Wood and Kien Ng of HKFC against Robert Barber the 

Seniors captain and his partner John Dibble. These opponents traded 

blow for blow to be all square after 7 and scrapping hard to halve the 

next 2 holes and still be all square at the turn after 9. The Seniors’ pair 

of Barber and Dibble then eased out to a 2 hole lead only to see some 

solid play and good putting by Andy Wood claw back two holes on 16 

and 17 to leave them standing on the 18th tee all square. Still unaware 

of the results ahead they had to play this hole as if the match hinged 

on it. Kien Ng and John Dibble managed to remove themselves from 

contention during the course of this long par 5 so we were left with Wood 

and Barber on the green to both sink their short but significant putts to 

appropriately leave this last contest a very honourable hard fought draw. 

Alas for HK Seniors the overall match had already been decided after the 

4th game concluded so the final result was HKFC winning out over HK 

Seniors 3 and a half points to 1 and a half points. 

A great day, excellent weather, a lot of fun and good competition with 

3 matches being all square at the halfway point. There was probably 

nowhere else any of these golfers would rather have been and the result 

was almost unimportant - ……. Almost !!!! 

Nearest Pin prizes on the day were won by Leif Markutza and John 

Dibble of HK Seniors and Duncan Spooner, Gordon Marsden and Jukka 

Hakli of HKFC. 

Thanks as usual to Lee Parker and his very helpful team at Macau Golf 

and Country Club for presenting a course in great condition and enabling 

us to have such an enjoyably contested day of golf. 


GOLF 

KSC East Outing 

Monday 26th March 

Allen Homeming taking aim at the tricky par 3 third 

Helen aiming for the par four fourth green. 

Nick Allen, Dallas Reid, Phil Head, Don Roberts, Helen Hayward 

and Paula Wymond all set to start the day 

This is the first event for March since the previous event to Nansha 

was unfortunately cancelled due to insufficient participants. The 

weather was magnificent with clear blue skies and the sun shining 

warm and bright. As usual, we headed to KSC from HKFC at 7.30am in 

the morning and arrived at 8.30am leaving plenty of time to grab a bite of 

breakfast and have a little bit of warming up before our tee times. 

We played in three flights with Dallas Reid, Phil Head, Don Roberts 

and Nick Allen in the first group. As normal, we teed off with the low 

handicappers on the theory that they would play the fastest, but to be 

fair everyone kept up a good pace of play on a course that inevitably 

takes well over four hours and thirty minutes because of the long drives 

between holes and the frustratingly slow carts. Despite the lovely weather, 

Dallas’ rather unimpressive 34 stableford points managed to sneak the 

first prize. Perhaps everyone was too busy enjoying the amazing views 

from the East course, possibly Hong Kong’s most spectacular course 

on a nice day. He also managed to get the nearest to the pin on hole 

8, a 180 yards long par 3 which, with a strong head wind, equated to a 

regular 200 yards shot. At least the head wind made stopping the ball 

easier as the greens were very hard and everyone struggled to stop their 

approach shots bouncing off the back of the greens and into the usual 

nasty reception awaiting long shots. He won it by 6 feet. Phil told me it 

was a fluke. Well, that’s golf, there are good days and bad days all the 

time. Today is a good day for Dallas! 

Helen Hayward, Paula Wymond, Allan Homeming and myself 

comprised the second flight. Paula and I had a wonderful start with 

birdies on the first hole to get 4 points each. After the first nine holes, I 

thought I was going to at least get a third place with 21 stableford points 

leading and shot 41 on the front nine. However, the back nine was a 

total disaster for me. Even my monster drive on hole 17 (long drive) was 

beaten by Terry in the next group by few yards! Helen won the Hole 12 

“nearest the pin in two” and the ladies long drive on the 17th. Whilst there 

were only two ladies competing, her 230 plus yards uphill drive probably 

beat most of the men! 

Terry Wright pulled off some excellent shots despite not having fully 

recovered from a sprained wrist finishing third and also winning the 

longest drive on hole 17 and the Nearest to the pin on hole 3. Discretion 

prevents me detailing how Terry injured his wrist, but if you buy him a 

drink in the Sportsman’s he may explain it to you. Well worth it! 

Here’s the summary of the results: 

1st Place 

Dallas Reid 34 points 

2nd Place 

Allan Homeming 32 points 

3rd Place 

Terry Wright 32 points 

Best Gross 

Phil Head 82 points 

NP hole 3: 

Terry Wright 

NP hole 5: 

Ted Li 

NP hole 8: 

Dallas Reid 

NP hole 13: 

Paul Casey 

NP hole 15: 

Steve Lee 

NP 2nd Shot NTP hole 12: Helen Hayward 

LDM: 

Terry Wright 

LDM: 

Helen Hayward 

Once again, thanks to everyone who has participated to this event and 

we do hope to see you in the next event in Pheonix Hill. 

Happy Golfing. 

Ted Li, Golf Event Organiser 


GOLF 

Phoenix Hill Outing 

Thursday 12nd April 

Phoenix Hill is located in Dongguan China, around 40 mins away from the Huangguan 

border which meant leaving the HKFC earlier than previous events. We took off at 7am 

from the Club and headed North! Traffic was excellent and we arrive at the border 

smoothly. Our shuttle to Phoenix Hill was at 8.30am in the morning and luckily everyone was 

earlier than expected. 

On the way to Phoenix Hill, we were discussing the Masters championship, one of the majors 

in golf and Sergio Garcia’s 13 on a par 5. It made us feel batter that a professional shot 8 over 

par on a par 5. Suitably motivated, after our 50 minute drive, we arrived at the club house at 

around 9.20am and we planned to tee off at 9.40am so we could get back early to catch the 

3.30pm return shuttle. 

The first to tee off were Jonny Brock , William King, Stephen Bottomley and myself. 

Stephen and I paired up versus Jonny and William. It was a tough match and we were already 

3 down after 6 holes. We tried to work our way round and we managed to decrease the deficit 

to 1 down for the front 9. We thought we are going to get a few holes back on the back nine 

especially with the par 3 holes. A4 would be the turning point of the match. We all hit a high 

draw and the slope will get the ball down towards the hole and Stephen had a 6-foot putt for 

birdie to turn the match. Unfortunately, he missed it and we all made pars on that hole. A great 

match and Jonny shot 77 and William shot 81 to win the match 3 up. Congrats guys! William 

and Jonny managed to get the first and second place in the match with 37 points and 36 

points. No wonder we lost, they were just a better team. We surely want a rematch. 

Jonny Brock blasting off 

Everything ran smoothly and the second and third flights finished 

15 mins apart and Allan Homeming managed to get a third place with 35 stableford points. 

Below is the breakdown of the scoring 

1st Place 

William King 37 points 

2nd Place 

Jonny Brock 36 points 

3rd Place 

Allan Homeming 35 points 

Best Gross 

Ted Li 87 points 

NP hole C8: 

BF Wong 

NP hole A2: 

Don Roberts 

NP hole A4: 

Stephen Bottomley 

NP 2nd Shot NTP A6: Ted Li 

LDM: 

Ted Li 

LDF: 

Katy Wan 

So with everyone back by 3 o’clock we got on the shuttle at 3.30pm to avoid the traffic. 

William also suggested us to play in Zhong Shan located in Zhu Hai as it is the first golf course 

being built in China. We will definitely be interested in doing this and we most a rematch! 

Happy Golfing. 

Ted Li, Golf Event Organiser 

William King’s more gentle approach to golf 

Notice of Annual General Meeting 

To be held on Thursday, 29th May 2018 

At Meeting Room 1, 2 & 3 

1/F, Hong Kong Football Club 

Full details available on Golf notice board and 

on the Golf Society website http://hkfcgolf.com.hk 


Swimming & Triathlon News 

HKASA Long Course Swimming Championships 

Another fantastic set of results for the Club at the HKASA Long 

Course Swimming Championships held at Sun Yat Sen Memorial 

Part Swimming Pool on 25th March. Craig Nortje completed a 

hat trick with three golds and three new records in the 40-44 age group. 

Sandy Chan also won gold and set a new record in the 100 metre 

fly for the W30-34 age group. Tara Badot dominated in the freestyle 

events with two wins! Congrats to Jessica McCaroll, Adrian McCarroll, 

Laclan Wolfers, and Simon Brewster for their fantastic showing in the 

arduous 800 free! 

HKASA 2017-18 Long Course Masters Swimming Competition (Part 1) 

Name Event Place 

Tom Alley 50 metre freestyle (M 35-39) 2nd 

50 metre backstroke (M35-39) 1st 

Craig Nortje 50 metre freestyle (M 40-44) 1st* 

100 metre fly (M 40-44) 1st* 

200 metre individual medley (M 40-44) 1st * 

Marcus Chu 50 metre freestyle (M45-49) 3rd 

200 metre individual medley (M45-49) 1st 

Sandy Chan 100 metre fly (W30-34) 1st* 

200 metre individual medley (W30-34) 1st 

Lachlan Wolfers 50 metre backstroke (M 40-44) 1st 

50 metre freestyle (M 40-44) 3rd 

800 metre freestyle (M 40-44) 3rd 

Tara Badot 100 metre fly (W30-34) 2nd 

100 metre freestyle (W30-34) 1st 

Jessica McCarroll 100 metre freestyle (W50-54) 1st 

800 metre freestyle (W50-54) 1st 

Adrian McCarroll 800 metre freestyle (M55-59) 2nd 

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Badminton News 

The AGC Badminton Team of British Army Visiting HKFC 

On 4th March, the Badminton Society hosted a friendly match 

with the badminton team from Adjutant General’s Corps (AGC), 

a subdivision of the British Army which provides administrative 

services. The visiting team comprised twenty-one players in their 30s 

and 40s with a good mix of badminton skills. Thus, it made a good 

opportunity to include our social players as well on the home team for a 

total of thirteen games of various formats. It was then followed by several 

more games with mix-and-match pairings of both teams. After the 

match, both teams and other Badminton Society members gathered to 

enjoy a sumptuous lunch. 

Badminton Chairman Ryan welcoming the guest team …… 

…… with the home team. 

Exchange of souvenirs with AGC team captain 

Laura. 

Our young pairs Jason (Left) and S K (Right) with 

James of AGC. 

Our Ladies Double team Coco and Mei with Laura 

and Sohpie of AGC 

Our Mixed Double team Nora and Raymond taking 

on Mandy (first right) and Lala (first left). 

From left to right, our Steve and Chris and Gemma 

and Sudesh of AGC posing for a nice picture 

before the Mixed Doubles. 

A mix-and-match Mixed Doubles with Denise of 

AGC paired with our Chun Tin, and James with our 

Helena. 

Explaining Fixed Height Service Law 

The Badminton World Federation 

(BWF) started testing an 

Experimental Service Law (Fixed 

Height) from 1st March 2018. The 

change to the Laws of Badminton 

mandates that “the whole of the shuttle 

shall be below 1.15 metres from the 

surface of the court at the instant of 

being hit by the server’s racquet”. The 

previous rule stated that the “shuttle 

must be below one’s waist when it is hit. To 

be precise, the maximum height is with the 

lowest part of one’s ribcage”. A specific 

piece of equipment has been developed to 

help service judges measure 1.15 metres 

(see picture). 

The move was inspired by the need to 

overcome questionable decisions made by 

service judges. They have come under heavy 

fire by players and coaches worldwide for a 

number of controversial decisions. Whilst the 

BWF certainly needed to update this 

specific service rule, the new rule has 

come under criticism especially from tall 

players who will need to make significant 

changes to their technique in order to 

stay within the regulations. 

As mentioned this rule is still in the 

experimental testing stage, it has not yet 

been fully ratified and may see further 

refinements before it is fully qualified and 

written into the current laws of badminton. 

As such local leagues are not mandated 

to adopt this new regulation until the BWF 

communicates the final version of the 

service law. 


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