DeA Tigers RFC

Dear members,

In addition to the fun day on May 10th, DeA minis would like to advise you that the AGM will be held on the same day.  Please remember that for the club to function successfully we need volunteers not just on the pitch coaching and managing teams but also involved in administration of the club, kit distribution, sevens ticket sales, organisation of social events and so on.  If you would like to volunteer either for the committee or just for an ad-hoc role in helping out, please let reg@deatigersrfc.com know. 

The initial agenda points are listed below.  It is expected that the entire meeting should be completed within 15-30minutes.

• One hour in a Dragon-Air Airbus Flight Simulator
• Match Ball from the HK 7s signed by 22 of the team captains
• Autographed HK National team shirt
• And many, many, more....

Dear All

I have had several emails reminding me that 12th April is Easter, and so many people may be on holiday. Therefore, I will try to arrange team photos for individual age groups on Sunday 26th April instead. Thanks to all of you who spotted my deliberate mistake (just checking if anyone reads my emails!!!).

Thank you,

Peter (DeA Minis Chair)

Dear Members

Even though it rained during some of the minis games, this could not dampen what was a very successful HK7s tournament for DeA Tigers minis. It was a pleasure to see all of our kids playing with such fervour and having fun at HK Stadium, which is a memory we will all treasure for years to come. DeA minis did us proud and all kids should be congratulated not only on their performance during the hard fought matches they played, but also on their excellent behaviour throughout the event. I have also received very positive feedback, and HKRFU management were very pleased with the way the minis and youth events passed, especially the good behaviour of all children during the marchpast. I wish to thank all coaches and members who helped to ensure this was such a success and for giving up their time so readily ( rather than getting drunk up in the stands!). I think that came later! If anyone has photos of DeA minis at the HK stadium, then please pass these on to Brenton Judge (U7 coach, but I think he has a child in every age group so he is easy to find). Brenton will then upload these to our DeA website.

Dear members,

Just a quick note in to remind you all again training for this week only has been moved to pitch 3 at:
U6-U9: 8:30am-10:30am
U10-U11: 10:30am-12:30pm
U12: 12:30pm-2:30pm

In addition to the Colts 10s festival opreviously discussed there will also be a Hong Kong national 7s squad match against Japan from 8:30-9am so you might want to come down and see our national squad in action. 

Roi is away unfortunately this week however she is helping to organise the redistribution of tickets at the moment and so this should all happen this Sunday at the club house.  I notice there are still a number of members selling kids tickets for Sunday and Saturday in particular so it is probably still possible to get these if you'd like them, email 7stickets@deatigersrfc.com

Helen Adams is again organising the annual DeA Tigers RFC Ball on behalf of the general committee (thanks Helen) which has been scheduled for April 25, 2009 at the Kowloon Cricket Club.  There will be more on this in the next few weeks however try to keep this day clear.  It's a great day for all the divisions of the club to come together without the kids and it's always a lot of fun.  Tickets will be on sale shortly.

Dear Minis Members,

Just to let you know that there will be a festival for youth rugby played at King's Park on March 22nd, 2009.  In order to make space for the festival minis will once again be training down on pitch 3.  Training times for that week only will be:

U6-U9: 8:30-10:30
U10-U11: 10:30-12:30
U12: 12:30-2:30

Please plan on staying back/coming early and watching the colts as well, remember we're all one club and I'm sure they'd appreciate the support.  There will be lots of rugby on offer and it helps to show the kids what they'll be doing in the not too distant future.

The following weekend, March 29th, will be the Sevens weekend and there will be no minis training at all.

Don't forget, this Sunday will be the last chance that minis members will have to collect their 7s tickets.  Roi will only be distributing tickets from 9 to 11am in the club house.  You must bring your ID card and your receipt.  If you can't find your receipt then please email me (website@deatigersrfc.com) today at the latest and we'll see what we can do to find payment proof.   Any tickets not collected this weekend will be considered unwanted and dealt with appropriately.

This week Eurosport in Asia will provide LIVE broadcast of the highly anticipated Rugby World Cup Sevens from Dubai, a spectacular event showcasing teams from 31 nations.  

Date	Time (HK)	Match
5 March	23:30 – 01:00	Day 1
6 March	20:00 – 20:30	Day 2
	22:15 – 23:45
7 March	23:30 – 00:00	Plate Final
8 March	00:30 – 01:00	Cup Final

The Rugby World Cup Sevens has been featuring some of the world’s finest rugby actions since 1993. 24 men’s team, including defending champion Fiji, Hong Kong, England, Arabian Gulf, Argentina, Australia, Canada, France, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, New Zealand, Portugal, Samoa, Scotland, South Africa, Tonga, Tunisa, Uruguay, USA, Wales and Zimbabwe, will go head to head for the title that is up for grabs once every four years.  

For the first time in history, the tournament will see the addition of 16 women’s teams from Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, England, France, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, Uganda and the USA.  

The inaugural men’s tournament was held in Scotland in 1993 and won by England. Fiji won the world cup twice (1997, 2005) while New Zealand took the title in 2001.  

The next Rugby World Cup Sevens will be held in 2013. 

Hi everyone

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The campaign is Get ready for the Sevens and it's a humorous look at how some of the participating countries might get ready for the big event. Just go to: www.cathaypacific.com/hksevens.  It's also a great chance for you to win tickets to next year's Sevens and we have two ways to win.

Video Competition: Participants can submit a 15 to 30 -second video showing how they get ready for the Sevens - the top three videos will be shown on the big screen at the Hong Kong Stadium on the final day of the Sevens and best one will be decided by biggest cheer from the 40,000+ crowd.  The winner gets 4 tickets to the Hong Kong Sevens 2010, plus 4 Cathay Pacific air tickets.

Anyone's video can be featured online, but only videos from Hong Kong, the UK, New Zealand and the UAE (Dubai) are eligible for the competition.

Voting Lucky Draw: Another way to win is by going online and voting for your favourite videos. Hong Kong residents will automatically enter a lucky draw and there will be 5 winners of 2 tickets to the Hong Kong Sevens 2010.