Club Magazine Issue 05, 2018
Monthly Club Magazine of Hong Kong Football Club
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RUGBY<br />
for the home side after an impressive domestic season and a personal<br />
triumph for Isaacs, a former Wales Sevens back who lost in the Plate final<br />
twice when playing for Cardiff University in 2006 and 2007.<br />
“We’re very happy. It was a tough two days, but we’re really proud of<br />
the way the boys performed in the last two games. I got to the Plate<br />
final twice before and actually lost against the Irish Vikings one time, so<br />
personally it was nice for me to get that win,” said Isaacs, whose team<br />
were boosted by former Australia Sevens speedster Josh Coward, who<br />
scored three tries.<br />
“Josh was a big asset. He’s an exciting player once he gets his hands<br />
on the ball so it was one of our tactics to try to get it to him as quickly as<br />
possible. He finished off some great tries and it was great to have him on<br />
the ball.”<br />
Fourth seeds Samurai International won the second-tier Plate as an all-<br />
Fijian squad led by player-coach Nasoni Roko beat A-Trade Overseas<br />
Old Boys 28-7. Samurai’s dreams of winning the Cup for the first time<br />
were shattered by King’s College, who scored a last-play try to win a<br />
dramatic Cup quarter-final 15-14.<br />
Taikoo Place Scottish Exiles won a trophy for the first time at the GFI<br />
HKFC 10s after the Hong Kong-based side beat Hunter + Boo East<br />
Africans 38-7 in the third-tier Bowl final. Competing for the seventh<br />
straight year, Scottish Exiles had finished runner-up in the Plate final three<br />
times, so captain Jamie Pincott was delighted to finally lift a trophy.<br />
“It’s been a long few years, especially hitting the finals a lot of the time and<br />
coming away empty handed so it’s nice to have this win and to take the<br />
trophy home,” said Pincott.<br />
“You can really hear the crowd out here and its really great to play in<br />
front of them so I really enjoyed it. It was great to be out there and East<br />
Africans are a tough team. It’s good to see them develop over the years<br />
and it was great to see them here<br />
again.”<br />
GFI has title sponsored the event<br />
since 2006. Other sponsors and<br />
suppliers for <strong>2018</strong> include Natixis<br />
(Gold Sponsor), AIA, Allied World,<br />
BT, DHL, Q-Net and Taikoo Place<br />
(Silver Sponsors), CBRE, EY and<br />
Markel (Bronze Sponsors), Last<br />
Word Media, Volvo (Official Car),<br />
Grolsch (Official Beer) and Samurai Sportswear (Official Apparel).<br />
Inaugurated in 1986 to celebrate Hong Kong Football <strong>Club</strong>’s centenary,<br />
the GFI HKFC 10s has long attracted the game’s top players including<br />
seven All Blacks who won the 2015 Rugby World Cup – Conrad Smith,<br />
Jerome Kaino (both 2003), Ben Smith, Charlie Faumuina (both 2008),<br />
Beauden Barrett, Sam Cane (both 2010) and Nehe Milner-Skudder<br />
(2013).<br />
Cup Final: UBB Gavekal 24-17 Tradition YCAC<br />
Plate Final: Samurai International 28-7 A-Trade Overseas Old Boys<br />
Bowl Final: Taikoo Place Scottish Exiles 38-7 Hunter + Boo East Africans<br />
Plate Final: Natixis HKFC 17-0 Irish Vikings<br />
For more information, visit:<br />
Website: www.hongkongtens.com<br />
YouTube: www.youtube.com/hkfc10s<br />
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GFIHKFC10s<br />
Twitter:<br />
https://twitter.com/GFIHKFC10s<br />
Instagram: www.instagram.com/gfihkfc10s<br />
App (Google Play): GFI HKFC 10s<br />
Hashtag: #HK10s<br />
<strong>Club</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> May <strong>2018</strong> 23
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