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Mini rugby

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It's not the winning but the spirit of fair-play, enjoyment and safety that is paramount.

This aim forms the basis upon which mini rugby is structured in Hong Kong and, indeed, in many countries. A competitive spirit is inevitable in any sport, but with children this should not be allowed to dominate or to detract from the joy of simply playing this game.

Currently there are more than a dozen clubs in Hong Kong offering mini rugby to almost three thousand children! It is arguably the best organised sport for children in Hong Kong featuring multi-club festivals and involvement in the international Hong Kong Rugby Sevens.

The Hong Kong Mini Rugby Union oversees the game for players under 12 and arranges for all players to be insured. All clubs are represented and through this body maintain links with the HKRFU, which provides financial and training support. The last five years has seen a dramatic move from a sport previously dominated by expatriates to one in which all sectors of the community are involved especially the Chinese population.

The rules of mini rugby attempt to maximise the opportunities of each player to become involved in the game, develop skills commensurate with their age, and maintain safety. Details of the basic rules can be found in the either the indiviual team sections or for the various age groups in the Referee section. It is very important that everyone (coaches, players, parents and referees) has read and understood the code of conduct

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Valley Fort Festival Schedule

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Valley fort festival this weekend

Brenton Judge — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:07:02 -0600

No training this Sunday - everyone should be at the Valley Fort festival in King's Park. The program has been placed on the website http://www.deatigersrfc.com/files/Valley_Fest_2012_Final_Program.ppt for the full program, and http://www.deatigersrfc.com/files/2012_Valley_Fort_Festival_-Final_Sched... for just the schedule. As always, please expect that the organise will not print out the schedule for you and that you need to print out any pages you need.

Important notes for the festival

Please show up at least half an hour before games unless instructed otherwise by your coaches. Festivals are tough on the coaches as they are generally both refereeing and organising teams, they need your help.

A reminder as well to all parents and players, please be familiar with the code of conduct (here http://www.deatigersrfc.com/files/Code_of_Conduct.pdf) and make sure that you abide by it. Generally at the end of season, things are starting to get a bit more competitive and it's easy to lose sight of the fact that it is about kids having fun and getting a bit of exercise.

There is no parking at King's Park this Sunday (as with every other festival) and the road will be congested, so don't plan on being able to drive up to the gate.

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Training this Sunday

Brenton Judge — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:33:30 -0600

This Sunday will be the ;ast training session before the Valley Fort festival, please make an effort to be there. 8:30am kickoff on all pitches.

Special pitches for this weekend

This weekend we have SKS U10s and U9/10Gs visiting us. To give these age groups more space to play, they will be down on pitch 3 where the U6s/U7s normally are. U6 and U7s will be on pitch 1 (in front of the club house).

7s showcase

If your son/daughter would like to take part in the 7s showcase, you must let your coach know by this weekend at the latest. We have no more children's tickets available however some parents may be willing to swap so if you don't have a ticket yet, but would like your child to play, let your coach know as well and tell them that you don't have a ticket.

See you on Sunday.

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Training - January 29th, 2012

Brenton Judge — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:27:30 -0600

Kung Hei Fat Choi!

Trust that you all had a great Chinese New Year and that the kids have had enough candy from the various relatives and friends that they need a couple of hard training sessions to slow them down before school. Training this Sunday from 8:30am for all age groups.

7s Showcase

Please let your head coach know if your child has a ticket and would like to take part in the 7s showcase this year. Each child will only get one game but its quite a thrill for the kids to play in Hong Kong stadium (and hopefully a taste of their future). If you don't have tickets for your child, we will try to organise it for you but can't guarantee it. Sunday is the march past which you'll need a ticket for Sunday as well (Sunday's are almost impossible, if you didn't buy them when they were on offer).

HK Sports awards (copied from Colin) - developing local rugby's profile

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