HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB APRIL 2014

Easter Celebrations at the Club

F&B highlights: Spring BBQ Buffet in the Coffee Shop Oven-Roasted Organic Chicken and more... b Apr 2014 Club Magazine Apr 2014 1 HONG KONG FOOTBALL CLUB 28 MISSION STATEMENT

Vision: To be recognised as one of the leading sports 27 clubs in the world. Mission: To deliver quality services on the principles of accountability, consistency and transparency. To develop an organizational culture that recognises the importance of staff contribution and commitment. To facilitate the development and participation of recognised sporting activities.

33 Values: Being accountable – to communicate, consult and provide information. Living within our means – to plan ahead within available resources. Developing a culture of service – to encourage commitment, integrity, courtesy and responsiveness. Managing for performance – to set the direction and develop the necessary skills.

Aims: To provide the services the Membership needs. To improve the quality of Club life. To up-hold the Constitution and Bye-laws. Contents To encourage Members to play their part in the Club.

General Committee President : Dermot Agnew Vice President : Fook Aun Chew The Thoughts of the Chairman...... 4 Vice President : Nick Hunsworth Vice President : Bobby Lawson From the Desk of Mark Pawley ...... 6 Vice President : Iain Valentine Chairman : John Shanahan Food and Beverage...... 8 Hon. Secretary : Mike Wood Hon. Treasurer : David Howell Squash...... 14 Constitutional Affairs : Dave Reeves Development : Neil Roberts Hockey...... 18 Discipline : James Niehorster Membership : Maurice O’Brien Rugby...... 20 Sports and Recreation : Philip Woolf Hockey Officer : Niccola Russo Soccer...... 22 Lawn Bowls Officer : Nick Grimshaw Rugby Officer : Damian Babis Lawn Bowls...... 27 Soccer Officer : Martyn Russell Squash Officer : Adam Wilson Netball...... 28 Management Badminton...... 29 General Manager : Mark Pawley Director of Operations : Tony Sealy Golf ...... 30 Director of Food and Beverage : Dominique Artigolle Financial Controller : Ricky Chan Tennis...... 32 Executive Chef : Patrick Lau Facilities Manager : Evan Tao Swimming and Triathlon...... 33 Membership Services Manager : Kerry Ogle Human Resources Manager : Angela Chan Ten Pin Bowling...... 34 Executive Housekeeper : Tracy Tseung Front Office Manager : Shirley Lo

Club Magazine Monthly journal of the Hong Kong Football Club. For information and requests for placement of advertisements in “Club” please call 2830 9503. The Cover image: Easter Lilies from Dreamstime.com 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.

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2 Apr 2014 ELEBRATIN 1 C G 2004 - 2014 YEARS

Club Magazine Apr 2014 3 John J Shanahan, Chairman

The Thoughts of the Chairman

Dear Members, And, I haven’t even mentioned the HSBC Cathay Pacific Rugby Sevens that attracted s is usual for March, we had a large numbers of visitors to town, many of very busy month on both the whom patronised our facilities. sporting and social fronts. We had many visitors at the Club, I would like to thank the Management Aincluding returning Absent Members, and Staff of the Club for all the hard Reciprocal club members and visiting work put in over this busy period. It was teams. The Club was, as always at this appreciated. You may also note on the time of year, full to the brim with people adjacent page some photographs from enjoying the sporting calendar. the Annual Staff Party held in February. A great fun event and the General Through the month, there was the Mini Committee extend our thanks to the Rugby Tournament on the 9th March, Staff Organising Committee for inviting where 3,500 children played in some us. Please also see the photo showing 550 games which were played both at our Employees of the Year who were the Club and in the Valley, the Gaelic presented with their trophies and awards Athletic Association Ladies All Stars at the Staff Party. A big well done to Gaelic Football exhibition match, the Carol, Gary and Minos. International Tiger Bowls lawn bowls competition, the International Rugby Easter now rapidly approaches and I wish Board Women’s 7’s tournament, and of you all a happy holiday. course, our very own GFI HKFC Rugby Tens tournament. JOHN J SHANAHAN Chairman

Obituaries We were saddened to hear the news of the recent passing away of our long time Members, Mr Ashok Vaswani and Mr Tommy Tam. Our thoughts and prayers go to their families and friends. May they rest in peace.

4 Apr 2014 Photos from the HKFC Annual Staff Party

Staff Employees of the Year

From left to right: Employee of the Year – Gary Li (F&B Bar) Supervisor of the Year – Carol Leung (F&B Coffee Shop) Leader of the Year – Minos Law (Sports)

Club Magazine Apr 2014 5 Mark Pawley, General Manager

From the Desk of Mark Pawley

hilst we have had a very you on Thursday 10th April. As ever, busy March, April doesn’t please book early for this event to avoid get any easier from a disappointment. And, looking ahead to sporting perspective, with May, we are holding an exclusive Ladies Wthe IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy Only Wine Dinner “The Secret of tournament from the 17th -19th April. Grapes” on Saturday 17th May. Again, Eight teams from around the world are please do book early to ensure you are able playing, with the likes of the U.S.A., to make a table booking. Canada, Russia, Japan, Tonga and In the Coffee Shop, why not try out our Hong Kong all fighting it out to be the Spring BBQ Buffet throughout the champion. We also play host to an Asian 5 month which is available on Friday and Nations rugby match on Saturday 26th Saturday evenings. The BBQ features an April, Hong Kong v Philippines. And, extensive range of your favourite meats with Rugby Taipan’s Day on Saturday and seafood as well as a Charcoal Roasted 12th April and many of our sporting Leg of Lamb. In the Sportsman’s Bar, Sections getting close to the conclusion of back by popular demand, is our Oven their respective league seasons we have a Roasted Organic Chicken — a must for great sporting month ahead of us. a takeaway! I’m sure we all hope the weather improves And, don’t forget the Easter Weekend during the month and in readiness for from the 18th April to the 21st April. this, we have outlined (on Page 8) the You can see all our Easter food and Swimming Pool Complex Bye-laws and beverage promotions on Page 9 of the Swimming Pool Complex Guidelines. magazine. Please do read up on these rules and regulations. Have a great Easter holiday and I look forward to seeing you all at the Club! On the food and beverage front, we have a fantastic Champagne and MARK PAWLEY Sparking Wine Dinner lined up for General Manager

6 Apr 2014 For more information on reciprocal clubs, please make enquiry at the Club’s Reception or visit our website at http://www.hkfc.com.hk/membership/ reciprocal-clubs

Featured Reciprocal Club this month:

THE LANSDOWNE CLUB

9 Fitzmaurice Place, Mayfair, London W1J 5JD www.LansdowneClub.com Tel: +44 20 7318 6160 Fax: +44 20 7318 6170 A home away from home - since 1935 Set in the heart of Mayfair, just off Berkeley Square, the Lansdowne Club is a haven of tranquility where 18th century grandeur and stylish Art Deco meet 21st century vitality. Perfect for relaxation, recreation and business, the Lansdowne Club offers an unrivalled range of facilities including accommodation, sports and social events.

Members are reminded that they can apply for an Introductory Letter from the Membership Services Department and that room bookings should be made by the Members on their own.

Great Value for Money “Take-away Wine”

Life is too short to drink supermarket wine, so check out the very competitively priced selection this month. Great Value for Money... How to order: • Please fill out the enclosed order form or pick up the form at the G/F Lobby or download it from our website www.hkfc.com.hk • Fax it to: 2576 7598 or e-mail to: [email protected] • Please allow 5 working days for the processing of your order ** Allocation is limited until stocks last (on a first come first served basis)

Club Magazine Apr 2014 7 Swimming Pool Complex Bye-laws: • Children under 11 years of age must be supervised by an adult at all times and except for events and functions designated by Management, such children must leave the Swimming Pool Complex by 7:30pm. • Running, chasing, pushing, horseplay, climbing on landscaping features or other inappropriate or offensive conduct is not permitted in the Swimming Pool Complex. • The throwing of balls or other objects and the use of water propelling devices within the Swimming Pool Complex is not permitted. • The minimum dress requirement at all times for all persons in the SWIMMING Swimming Pool Complex shall be appropriate swimwear. Babies must POOL COMPLEX wear swimwear nappies/ diapers in the Swimming Pool Complex, but leak proof swimwear must be worn by babies using the Pools. Babies’ GUIDELINES nappies/diapers must not be changed on tables, loungers, or chairs, but in a changing cabana or Swimming Pool Complex toilets where The Swimming Pool Complex is a great baby change facilities are available. place to be particularly when we have fine weather! The opening hours are • Children of 8 years of age and over are not permitted to use the from 7:00am – 9:00pm daily and please Children’s Pool; children less than 11 years of age are not permitted to remember that you will be required to use the Jacuzzis. show your membership card and sign in • No Persons suffering from open sores, skin diseases or other ailments upon entering. Obviously swimming pool of a comparable nature may enter Pool or Jacuzzis. safety and etiquette are very important to us and we ask that you recognize and • All persons must follow the directions of the lifeguards at all times and follow the Swimming Pool Complex Bye- be familiar with and obey the rules of the Swimming Pool Complex. laws noted on this page.

8 Apr 2014 Club Magazine Apr 2014 9 FOOD AND BEVERAGE

RESTAURANT CHAIRMAN’S BAR

DRY-AGED BEEF vs WET-AGED BEEF What is the Difference? in the Restaurant every evening (except Sundays) from 6.30pm to 10.30pm

Whether dry-aged or wet-aged beef is better has become quite a debate in foodie circles. Dry-ageing has centuries of tradition on its side, while wet-ageing is really the new kid on the block. FRESH OYSTERS The biggest difference between the two kinds of meat every day from noon to 10.30pm is in the flavour. Dry-aged beef can be described as having a roasted, nutty flavour, while wet-aged beef - 6 oysters and 2 glasses of Sparkling can taste slightly metallic and lacks the same depth for $160 of flavour. Come down to the Restaurant and taste and see for - or 12 oysters and 2 glasses of yourself! Sparkling for $265 Please contact the Restaurant at 2830 9562 for reservation or email: [email protected] COFFEE SHOP RESTAURANT RESTAURANT AND CHAIRMAN’S BAR SPRING BBQ BUFFET SUNDAY DINNER Friday and Saturday BUFFET: SEAFOOD from 6.30pm to 9.30pm SUNDAY BRUNCH EXTRAVAGANZA from 11am to 2.30pm Our extensive BBQ spread every Sunday for Dinner features all your favourite Meats, (from 6.30pm to 9.30pm) Please contact the Restaurant at Seafood and Vegetables cooked on 2830 9562 for a reservation or email: the spot, including an impressive $285 per Adult [email protected] Charcoal-roasted Leg of Lamb. $145 per Child under 12 years There will also be a fine selection of age DRESS CODE: Club Casual. of salads, accompaniments and The Buffet includes fresh shellfish, No Collarless T-shirts, no Flip Flops or delicious desserts. a raw bar and a fresh oyster bar, sandals with socks, no short Casual Shorts Please call the Coffee Shop at 2830 sauté station featuring prawns (Knee length – no beach wear). Ladies are 9569 for more details. and scallop dishes as well as a hot required to dress to a comparable standard. prime rib carvery. Please contact the Restaurant at 2830 9562 for a reservation or email: CHAIRMAN’S BAR COFFEE SHOP [email protected] SEMI DINNER BUFFET Just as impressive, at the dinner buffet WINE CAROUSEL Monday to Thursday enjoy unlimited consumption of chilled every day from 6.30pm to 10.30pm from 6.30pm to 9.30pm juices, soft drinks, beer and house wine for just $65 per person. From 6.30pm till 10.30pm daily, Treat yourself to a delectable you can enjoy 2 hours of free-flowing selection of appetizers, made-to- wines specially selected to match order main courses and tempting the season at a set price of $178 per desserts at the Semi-Dinner Buffet. person. Price starts from $128 per person. Alternatively you can select any two Please call the Coffee Shop at 2830 glasses of wine for only $88. 9569 for more details. All these wines can be purchased from our takeaway list. Forms Enjoy a special 10% discount are available on our website or at when you purchase dinner Reception. for 10 or more persons.

10 Apr 2014 FOOD AND BEVERAGE

LUNCH AT THE CLUB SPORTSMAN’S BAR

You can buy them as a whole or half chicken. It is great for takeaway or for dining in. With limited stock available THE RESTAURANT each weekend, Monday to Friday be sure to place from Noon to 2.30pm your order early to avoid Set Lunch with Starter Buffet disappointment. 2 Courses: $170 3 Courses: $190

THE COFFEE SHOP Monday to Thursday from Noon to 2.30pm at the Club, with Hong Kong playing Light Lunch Buffet Sports Corner the Philippines. $135 (Adult); $73 (Child) This month in rugby, the emphasis switches to the Super 15’s with live In Soccer, the English Premier Friday to Sunday matches on Friday evenings and League heats up as the season draws from Noon to 2.30pm Saturday afternoons. to a close with some great games on International Lunch Buffet the big screen. $158 (Adult); $78 (Child) At the Club, we have the Taipan’s Rugby Challenge on Saturday In golf, the US Masters will be held 12th April. With top players drawn at Augusta National from 10th - from across the clubs in Hong Kong, 13th April. THE CHAIRMAN’S BAR it will surely be another action packed Keep up to date on the Club website Monday to Friday event to watch out for. and all sports notice boards. from Noon to 2.30pm Express Set Lunch Also, do not forget to pencil in your For further information, please call the 4 Courses: $110 diary Saturday 26th April, as the Sportsman’s Bar at 2830 9531. Asian 5 Nation match will be held

Organising Meetings and Workshops?

Are you planning to have company meetings or workshops? If so, the Club can provide you with a range of venues suitable for your needs, as well as a variety of value-for-money packages to choose from. For information on bookings and packages, please call the Catering Department on 2830 9513 or email: [email protected]

Club Magazine Apr 2014 11 MAY PREVIEW

12 Apr 2014 MAY PREVIEW

Club Magazine Apr 2014 13

Squash News

Interview with the Men’s Captain

Elliot Froidevaux, the Squash Section’s Men’s Captain talks to Paul Errington about his late entry into playing squash

and then his meteoric rise through the league divisions. Elliot Froidevaux

What originally brought you to to join. Once I became involved in the can challenge themselves. With that in Hong Kong? Section here and applied myself to the mind, we have worked with the coaches game, I moved to division 5, and now to of the Section to provide more team I arrived with my family in the late division 4. and individual fitness training to help 70’s for their business and soon players attain their goals. realized, this was my home. Being How did you become involved with from Switzerland it’s no surprise that the Section Committee? Do you think HKFC have a the family business is in manufacturing larger role to play in the squash I wanted to contribute to the Section watches. community, across Asia and even and assist with its development. My first globally? What were your other hobbies year on the committee was as secretary before squash? and then when Malcolm Kerr retired We have the largest number of teams as Mens’ Captain, I was asked to step in. in the Hong Kong squash leagues so it Windsurfing and sailing. I started squash is important that we work closely with when I was 17 years old on an old court What are your main objectives as Hong Kong Squash and contribute at Jardine’s Lookout. I watched video Men’s Captain? whenever we can with assistance and tapes of top world ranked players and I want to encourage a tight knit Section ideas to benefit the squash community went onto court by myself to practice. through the game of squash. After in Hong Kong. But then my commitment faded and I all, we have the best facilities in all of did not really start playing on a full time With regards to our regional Asia so what better ground work could basis until I was 31. contribution, the Squash Section you ask for to have a great competitive organizes numerous squash tours each Where did you play before joining atmosphere and the most fun both on year where we interact with overseas the Football Club? and off the courts. clubs and they in turn reciprocate by I started playing again at the Royal I also strongly believe in commitment attending the annual International Hong Kong Yacht Club. I started in from our players, and this is something 3’s tournament in May-June or simply Division 11 and worked my way down the Men’s Vice Captain, Kien Ng and I visit our club for team matches during to Division 15, and realized my error actively monitor. the year. in heading in the wrong direction and You have nearly been Captain for In addition, the Squash Section is climbed back up to 10. a full year, what changes have you hosting the PSA25 and WSA When did you join HKFC? made to the Section? tournament in May, and the Club will be a venue for the upcoming World Only in 2011 after my application failed Kien and I believe in giving players the Masters Championships in July. the previous year but I was determined opportunity to play where they feel they

14 Apr 2014 SQUASH

Tanglin Club 15th International Jumbo Doubles

We went to sunny Singapore to play the annual Tanglin time Keith Frith, Matt Robinson and James Zhang were Club-Jumbo Doubles Tournament 20th to 23rd January. enjoying a cold beer or two after their opponents were too This year over 150 players participated and with 2 “Jumbo strong. Former winners Phil Head and Glenn Hitch could not Double”- courts available at the Tanglin Club matches were pull off the same as in 2001 and 2009 but they did take the scheduled until midnight the first day. silver medal! Well done! Phil Head and Glenn Hitch teamed up well and after an Maarten van der Steen exciting semi final they made it to the final again. By that

World Cup Squash Tournament

I am pleased to report that the the title as King of the regular category Congratulations to all winners and annual Squash World Cup 2014 went with 564 points. thanks to all who participated and smoothly on Saturday 15th February. helped, with special mentions to Lita In the handicapped category, Team 64 participants represented 8 teams for stepping in at the last minute to England only managed to come 3rd in both regular and handicapped play despite an injury, and Simon with 655 points, edged out by Team categories of the tournament with over Barton’s kids, Olivia and James, as China, which scored 667 points. The two and a half hours of squash. our timers. winner in the handicapped category On paper, it looked like Team England was Team Hong Kong, which was also Simon Ho (Tournament Convenor) and Team India were going to dominate the defending Champion. over the other teams but the final results Final Standings The top scorer award this year went told a rather different story. At the end, Position Team Pts to Jon Pipe in the regular category Team India only managed to come 3rd with 91 points, closely followed by 1 England 564 overall in the regular category with 484 Ho Fai Chiu and Angel Choi, both 2 Hong Kong 538 points. The real surprise this year was with 90 points. In the handicapped 3 India 484 Team Hong Kong, which beat Team category, the top scorer was Angel India to take the runner-up position with 4 Celts 471 Choi with 118 points, followed by 538 points. Team England managed to 5 Europe 439 Keith Frith (115 points) and Simon hold their ground, and again defended 6 China 436 Ng (104 points). 7 S. Hemisphere 423 HandicapHandicap Final Final Standings Standings 8 N. America 391 Position Team Pts Name Team Pts Name Team Pts 1 Hong Kong 734 Angel Choi (4) Hong Kong 118 Jon Pipe (0) England 91 2 China 667 Keith Frith (5) England 115 Ho Fai Chiu (0) Europe 90 3 England 655 Simon Ng (5) China 104 Angel Choi (4) Hong Kong 90 4 Celts 632 Iris Chung (3) Hong Kong 99 Nicholaj Schultz (1) Europe 82 5 Europe 614 Henry Ng (4) China 93 Michael Shilton (2) England 80 6 India 554 Jon Pipe (0) England 91 Eric Ho (1) Hong Kong 75 7 S.Hemisphere 542 Tom Chamberlain (4) Celts 87 Adam Draper (0) England 65 8 N.America 524 Rajesh Nihalani (3) India 83 Henry Ng (4) China 65

Club Magazine Apr 2014 15 SQUASH

Photos from the World Cup Squash Tournament Squash Kit Must Travel

In hot pursuit of the prize of dinner at Felix at the Peninsula is Tom Chamberlain who has gone to great lengths to catch our attention. A thorn between two roses springs to mind!

Annual General Meeting

The Squash Section Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 10th May. Location will be posted on the notice boards at the Squash Centre. Please come along to support the Squash Section.

Diary Dates

BANGKOK SQUASH TOUR JUNIOR SQUASH ON SATURDAYS May from Friday to Sunday Juniors of all levels are invited to join in open squash games on courts 5 and 6 from 10.15am to 12.30pm every Saturday Price includes the following: • Return Airfares with Cathay Pacific PROFESSIONAL SQUASH ASSOCIATION • Airport hotel transfers CHAMPIONSHIPS • 4 Star accommodation including breakfast May 19th to 24th • Gala Dinner on Saturday night • Squash matches SQUASH 3’S May 22nd to 24th • All inclusive price $5,200 (approx)

16 Apr 2014 PSA International at the Hong Kong Football Club Monday 19th (qualifiers) to Saturday 24th May (finals)

Previous years have seen players give brilliant performances and entertaining games. Come along to watch any of the matches. For more information go to the PSA website: http://www.psaworldtour.com/ Some of the best players in the world will be playing with #1 Seed page/FindTournaments Ali Walker. Full list of players will be posted soon.

Club Magazine Apr 2014 17 Hockey News

Chairman’s Message

Nick Studholme-Wilson, Hockey Section Chairman Ladies Section –

Dear All, Where are we at? Most of us are now playing our final league matches and starting our cup games. The season has As the ladies’ season draws to a much-anticipated climax generally gone well, with likely top 3 finishes by our A (with lots still to play for), it is a perfect time to reflect on teams. Unfortunately it does not look as though there the past 6 months and to look forward to next season. is going to be any league silverware for the Men’s, however the Ladies C have already clinched the 1st While the ladies have not been affected with the pitch Division title – well done girls, you play some of the shortages in the same way as the men, we have faced best hockey in the Section. Meanwhile, at the time the regrettable inconvenience of irregularly spaced of writing, the Ladies A are on for the premiership matches. The obvious concern with this is that teams title, but they still have Valley to beat – it should be lose momentum, after a strong first half of the season. another great game. However, I am delighted to report that this certainly does Some of the Men’s teams have struggled this year not appear to be the case across the teams, to which the and a number are facing relegation battles. The D’s reports below will attest. and F’s were reluctantly promoted at the beginning of the season and I am sure there are not going to be The trophies for the ladies section started to arrive in too many tears, if they were asked to play in a lower the HKFC trophy cabinet as early as December, with a division next season. Men’s H have struggled again this contingent from the Bs, Cs, Ds and Fs bringing home season and are likely to move down to the 6th Division the championship from the Royal Bangkok Sports Club next season, which will leave an unfortunate three annual hockey tournament. The ladies’ A team also division gap between the G’s and H’s. Hopefully with the addition of some new players to their squad next collected a trophy in the Super 6s at the Club, with a season they will gain promotion at this time next year. convincing win against Shaheen in the final. The ladies section is going from strength to strength and there has On a more negative note, I am aware that training been some smashing hockey played since Christmas and attendance from the Men’s teams has dropped off significantly since the Christmas break. I suspect that I am sure there is much more to come over the remaining much of this is due to the reduced amount of hockey weeks of the season. As I write this, the C team have one in the back half of the season; nevertheless I would hand on the trophy for the first division championship like to remind those still in their commitment period and, without wanting to tempt fate, it looks extremely that training is part of it. Those that are out of their unlikely that this particular trophy won’t end up in the commitment period should still try to attend for the sake of their team mates and because it is fun. cabinet on Sports Road at the end of the 2013/14 season.

Good luck in your final games and I wish you all a While it is always a pleasure to bring home silverware, it strong cup run. is also superb to report (again, without wanting to tempt fate) that every one of the ladies’ teams looks to be safe Regards, in their respective divisions. And so, while the focus is, of Nick course, on winning the remaining matches and cementing our position in the Hong Kong hockey community, we are already starting to think about next season, and building on what we have learned over the past 6 months.

18 Apr 2014 HOCKEY

(This page) Far left: G Team against Elite

Left: C team in action

There has been a lot of change this season and some of our ladies’ teams Bs – Amanda Glover: Es – Debbie Macleod: have had to rebuild and rethink. “With a stunning blend of youth “Apart from one match, the Dinos Fresh faces in both players and and experience the B team have have generally maintained quite good coaches have massively added to the built a strong team spirit and have numbers for their matches after the success of this programme and I have been competitive in every match. Christmas break, despite a few injuries. no doubt that we will build on this We wish Dawn Strachan a speedy It has been great to welcome back Lucy over the off-season ready to start it all recovery from a recent achilles Fennell, since having her son, Otto, last tear.” September, and Shaila Lambert, who has again in September. just re-registered for us! The team has Wishing all of our ladies the best of tripped up a bit with their results since luck for their remaining matches, Chinese New Year, but plan on finishing and I look forward to reporting next Cs – Rosie McKenzie and the season with all guns blazing!” month that more silverware has been Leela Patel: added to the HKFC cabinets. “The Cs have had a great season winning most of their matches and Fs – Christine Wood: By Lynsey Edgar, keeping an average of 5 goals a Ladies Section Vice-Captain “After moving up to division two this game! Unfortunately a 1-0 loss and season with a new look and a fabulous a 1 all draw to Valley have stopped new coach (Greg Rawson), we are all them from a clean sweep. With 2 As – Phoebe Smith: pretty delighted to have maintained matches to go, the Cs are 30 goals second place all the way through! It’s “The A team remains ahead and only need 1 more point going to be down to the wire for the last undefeated, with three draws to win the first division.” few games with some tricky opposition tainting an otherwise successful to contend with but it’s great to see season to date. Despite an everyone putting in the work on and off irregular fixture list, with the pitch! Greg has beaten us into shape month-long gaps between Ds – Lynsey Edgar: (well, not literally!) and we’ve been some games, the team has having a great season with all the Foxes “The Ds have been a force to be maintained its focus through really enjoying their hockey.” intense training seasons, high reckoned with in the first division levels of enthusiasm and plenty since Christmas. Sitting mid-table, of chats over dinner at the no team has had an easy match Sportsman’s. A win in January’s against them, being the only ladies’ Gs – Diane Walters: Hockey 6s tournament helped team not to concede a goal last “After a slow start to season, the Gs consolidate our competitive weekend (when also the only team began to hit their stride in February, edge as we inched towards the without a goalie). The cohesiveness culminating in beating the unbeaten, business end of the season. With amongst the team and the gusto division-leading team. The ladies only a few matches to go at the to better our game is testament to were, of course, absolutely delighted to time of writing, the A team is the enthusiasm of coach Simon hand Elite their first loss of the 2013/14 aiming to score a premiership Chapman - there is certainly season! The Gs are throwing everything win for the Club and welcome enough fighting spirit to make the they have at their final games, wanting all supporters to cheer them on last two matches (against rivals to end the season on a high and aiming in pursuit of victory!” HKCC and Valley) very exciting.” for a top-4 finish.”

Club Magazine Apr 2014 19 Rugby News

Captain’s Message

Conveniently scheduled to play at the same time Jaydon Hill, (thank you HKRFU), our other cup final entrants Pat McFarland were the raging Bulls. Up against a powerful and Hone Patrick with DEA side (funny how everyone gets better at the the GC Cup finals…), Bulls utilised the age-old Football Club game plan of generously allowing the opposition to score first. Ably led by the industrious Nick ‘Tuohy’ Tuohy, Bulls replied with sumptuous tries from Dave ‘Cookie’ Cook and Clayton ‘The Convict’ Evans, with Ryan ‘The Kid’ Herbert kicking the points. Despite deploying a shut-out defence and forcing DEA to take a series of long- range kicks, their kicker had the wind with him to take the game, 20-15. Gutted for the boys. Bearing in mind the Bulls were playing up a league this year, and only narrowly missed out on winning Dear Club, the league to our own Select, I’m happy to put this Champions deliver when it matters, and at an year down as a success. Great effort lads. unusually cool and damp King’s Park, Drags Next up, Taipan’s Match on Saturday 12th did exactly that, with Captain Hugh ‘Huge April. This is the end of season event for the rugby Bag’ Baggie’s men seeing away a significantly community in Hong Kong. Inaugurated in 1951, improved Cricket Club side, 13-10. Having this fixture has traditionally featured the top players played free-flowing running rugby all year, Drags from across domestic rugby, with the Taipan being found themselves succumbing to a spot of cup Andrew Eagle, a prominent business leader and the challenge Club Captain final nerves in the first-half, getting drawn in to a coming from the Commander of British Forces. punting contest as the forwards had their hands This year, taking up the mantle of Taipan will be full dealing with the Cricket Club’s heavies. A Rob Blain, Chairman and CEO of CBRE Asia quarter of the game gone, Drags had conceded Pacific, long time sponsor of the Rugby Section. a rare try and a lot of possession, and there were Throwing his hat into the ring as Challenger will a few concerned frowns appearing amongst the be the HKRFU’s very own Chairman, Trevor Football Club faithful in the stands. Still, timing Gregory. Coaching the Club Taipan’s XV will can be critical in rugby, and just before halftime be our very own Director of Rugby Kevin West, the quick feet and wit of winger Joshy ‘Woshy’ with Valley’s Deano Herewini a very welcome Meninga had pulled Drags back into contention guest coach of the Challenger’s XV. with a typically predatory try. Always a cracking event, I’m really looking forward The game opened up somewhat in the second- to this one. half, as the superior conditioning and body-fat percentages of the Drags started to tell on the Legions of imps a.k.a the minis will be kicking off field, with Dave ‘Tetley’ Harrity delivering an the day at 0800hrs (ye gods), followed by the U16 epic performance in the scrums. Tom ‘Tom Boys, U16 Girls, Lions vs Colonials Varsity and Jooones’ Jones, remembered his kicking boots finally the Taipan Match itself at 1800hrs. this week and was back to his accurate best So that will close out the actual rugby playing, but slotting over a conversion and two penalties fear not, the fun just keeps on coming as we’ll be before the Cricket Club ran out of steam, and moving from the pitch to the dance floor on Drags claimed their rightful place as masters of Saturday 3rd May with our marquee event, the the universe. Unfortunately, the universe didn’t May Ball, with the theme ‘Carnival Brasilero’. seem to extend to the court session… Details to follow, but definitely not one to be missed. Another GC, another double. Congratulations Dancing shoes on everyone! Olé Eagle lads.

20 Apr 2014 Club Magazine Apr 2014 21 Soccer News

Captain’s Gazelles Tour Message Report: Manila Nomads 2014

Scott Semple, he Manila Nomads were having Soccer Section their centennial anniversary this Captain year and with rumours that this could be the last year for the Hello Hello to one and all. Ttournament the Gazelles wanted to be at the In this month’s edition Ruud De Hart gives us a review of the tournament and better their efforts from last recent Gazelles trip to Manila where they played in their annual year. It promised to be a good year again 6-a-side Manila Nomads tournament. Did the boys do better than for the 6-a-side veteran’s tournament and last year? Have a read at Ruud’s detailed report to find out! despite some late drop outs we were in good There is also a preview of the upcoming HKFC Citibank Soccer spirits as we had last year’s top scorer of the 7s. This is a tournament that I personally can’t wait for as we yet tournament joining us again. Having packed again spoil ourselves by getting to witness the cream of World youth football as well as the Legends of days gone by. all the essentials (especially with last year’s sunny weather and Ruud turning purple, we Catch up with all the latest news on the Soccer 7s website, Facebook page and Twitter account! learned our lesson to bring a lot of protective clothing and sunscreen) most of the team Congratulations go out to Wanderers for once again making it to the Yau Yee League Cup final. To say they are Cup specialists arrived on time on the Friday evening to meet would be an understatement! However I’m sure they will be doing the opposition at the Tournament Opening all they can to go one step further this year and winning the Ceremony. It was good to get the motivational trophy having been beaten by the HKFC Colts in last years final. team talk in early on the Friday night as we Unfortunately for Albion a place in the final was yet again just out of reach (having lost at the same stage last year to Colts!), were scheduled to play the opening match with the German All Stars knocking them out in the most cruel of the tournament, and were in one of the of fashions. Having fought back from conceding an early goal toughest groups. to taking a well-deserved 2-1 lead, they first lost a late goal in normal time to take it to extra-time, only to then lose a goal at the Our Saturday morning match was in stark death when penalty kicks looked likely. It would have been nice to contrast to last year’s opening match which was look forward to an all HKFC Cup Final, but it wasn’t to be. a stroll in the park, this year we met tournament Our best wishes go to Neil Jensen, Darren McEntee and the boys outsiders Shanghai Shooters, which started in the final that will be contested at the HKFC on Saturday 3rd May. with the Gazelles coming out of the blocks This will be followed by the Yau Yee Annual Dinner which will also be held at the HKFC. very slowly with some good saves from Dane ‘Don’t forget my bag” Francis, although we Another wee reminder for everyone to save the date on Saturday had a better second half where Mike ‘Anger 14th June as this will be the evening of our Soccer Section End of Season Dinner and Awards Ceremony. Management” Duggan was able to get a goal back for the Gazelles. It resulted in a 4-1 loss in Cheers, Scott our first match.

Save the Date: The second match was against the local Nomads team. We started with a more Saturday 14th May Soccer Section End of Season Dinner and Awards Ceremony

22 Apr 2014 SOCCER

TOURING SQUAD: Gilbert Collins, Michael Duggan, Neil Morrison, Dane Francis, Niall Bennie, David Pittman, Greg Medhurst, Thomas Forrest, Ruud de Hart defensive set up with Niall “Sunday Morning flight” Bennie and Neil “Still the Daddy” Morrison closing the ranks at the back. This saw a different attitude, with good interplay from our midfieldGreg “I need my With a mixed bag of emotions as to Same end result in the tournament Phone” Medhust and lone striker how we played on the Saturday we as last year being ejected out of the Gilbert “Need a Haircut” Collins. went back to the hotel to refresh and tournament in the quarter final, but we A completely different match from the enjoy a low carb full protein dinner. feel we could have done a lot better if: Gazelles and a 3-2 win with a hat-trick Having watched the Premier League 1) We had made a few more from Mike. Halfway through the first Football matches on Saturday night substitutions (Paul, Mike, Ariel next day we still had our sights on qualifying (and following team tactics discussions) year come and get your second cap), for the plate, but we knew that was we were sure we would be able to play going to be difficult as we still had to in a similar fashion the next day. After 2) We had Jacko’s hairdryer treatment play two very good teams. having a short hydrating session we and insights, went to the hotel early for some well- The next game was against Koalas 3) We had Paul’s goal keeping skills from Australia and after a good talk earned rest in order to be refreshed for before the match and getting our the next day. 4) Kieran had actually been there. match tactics right we started the 3rd Sunday morning we gathered early for Kieran thanks again for the game badly. We tried to turn the game breakfast to meet for a team building organization. For all the players in the around in the second half with some session. The warm-up on the Sunday tournament thank you for a brilliant good runs from Thom “Not sure morning paid off and we showed some weekend. A good effort and hopefully about Manila” Forrest and David amazing football skills against Beijing next year with a few more subs we will “Singapore is not too far” Pitman, Sexy, which was exactly what the make it third time lucky. however were not able to do get any manager Ruud “J-Burned Unlucky” Ruud de Hart goals on the board for the Gazelles. de Hart wanted to see. Having had The fourth and final match was against a good first match, our second match Royal Beijing, which saw one of the for our fight for glory was against the better matches for the Gazelles, with Singapore Dutch boys. good positioning and good passing. The match against the Dutch boys However, this still led to a loss but made ended up being one of our best us feel positive about what we could matches, where we played some good achieve on the Sunday. In total we football. However, a refereeing decision scored 5 goals on the Saturday which didn’t go our way in the first half and bagged us an additional point and then a similar incident in the second meant we would be playing in the bowl half resulted in Mike and a Dutch the next day. player being sent off. Whilst this made the match more open, the Gazelles endded up losing.

Club Magazine Apr 2014 23 SOCCER

Manchester City, Chelsea and Asian champions Guangzhou Evergrande among Leicester’s challengers at HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens

By John Higginson

nglish Premier League sides Chelsea last competed two years “Having won the Shield the previous Manchester City, Chelsea, ago, while the six other British clubs year, to go on and win the Main Newcastle United, Aston competed last May, when Leicester tournament in only our second Villa and Sunderland, and beat 2012 champions Newcastle 2-0 in appearance was a feat everyone at EScottish giants Rangers will be among the Cup final. the club was extremely proud of. The the teams challenging holders Leicester players involved in both visits learned Most of the British clubs will be City at this year’s HKFC Citibank a great deal about the format from the fielding players between the ages of 17 Soccer Sevens, which will be held from first time and used that experience with to 21 as they bid to win a tournament 23rd - 25th May. real intelligence when we came back that each year features future Premier last year.” For the first time, Asian champions League and international stars. Guangzhou Evergrande will compete Rudkin and his young charges hope Despite the array of Premier League in the tournament, while Kitchee – they’ll be part of a newly promoted clubs on display, Leicester City currently leading the Hong Kong First club by the time they head for Hong Academy Director Jon Rudkin said Division – are set to be among four Kong, with Leicester’s first team the club are keen to defend their Cup HKFA pro teams, which are likely to currently leading England’s second-tier title as they make a third straight include an U-23 selection. Championship. appearance in Hong Kong. Our own Hong Kong Football Club Mark Allen, Manchester City’s Head “It’s a terrific tournament to be and HKFC Captain’s Select, and of Academy, said the Blues are looking involved in and we’re delighted to fellow amateur sides Yau Yee League forward to building on their debut last be coming back to defend the title in Select and Singapore Cricket Club year, when they were knocked out in 2014. Winning the Cup last year was will also compete in the 16-team Main the Cup quarter-finals by Rangers and a fantastic achievement for the players competition. lost to Aston Villa in the Shield final. involved,” Rudkin said.

Citibank is Leicester City will defend proud to title their Cup title at this year’s sponsor such an HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens, international which will be held at Hong tournament in Kong Football Asia for the fourth Club from 23rd - 25th May. year, and we look forward to another great and exciting tournament this May.

24 Apr 2014 SOCCER

“I thought it was a fantastic experience. It was well organised and well coordinated, and equivalent to any top tournament I’ve been to. It was a pleasant surprise that it was so well organised,” Allen said. Citibank has title sponsored the event since 2011 and other sponsors this year include British Airways, Nike, Aegon and The Excelsior. Weber Lo, Citi Country Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong and Macau, said the presence of seven leading British clubs signalled the tournament’s growing reputation. Guangzhou Evergrande won the AFC Champions League (pictured above) in November 2013 “We’re delighted that Leicester City and their youth side will make their tournament debut at this year’s HKFC Citibank Soccer are back to defend their title at the Sevens, which will be held at Hong Kong Football Club from 23rd - 25th May. Photo: WSG. HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens as we also welcome back Manchester City, will manage the young Guangzhou popular Hong Kong tournament Chelsea, Rangers, Sunderland and Evergrande side, as the club make their reflects their growing international former champions Aston Villa and tournament debut just months after profile, yet is still convenient for a club Newcastle,” Lo said. winning the AFC Champions League who only need to take a bus to reach “It’s exciting to announce seven such for the first time and finishing fourth in the city. major clubs so early and it’s recognition the FIFA Club World Cup. “This tournament is very international of the tournament’s world-class “As the reigning Asian champions, with many world-famous clubs, but reputation that these teams keep Guangzhou Evergrande are proud to it’s almost local for us because Hong returning to Hong Kong Football Club. be making our tournament debut at Kong is so close,” Zhou said. “We hope Citibank is proud to title sponsor such the HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens,” to have a few supporters join us at the an international tournament in Asia for Zhou said. tournament and hopefully we’ll make the fourth year, and we look forward to some new friends when we’re there.” another great and exciting tournament “Our senior team has won the Chinese this May.” Super League for three years and Tony Bratsanos, Chairman of made China proud with our AFC the HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens Aston Villa are the tournament’s most Champions League victory, so we’re Organising Committee, believes successful side with five victories at very excited to compete in Hong Kong the addition of Guangzhou to the Hong Kong Football Club, which but we also feel a responsibility to tournament has created a unique line- has run the event since 1999. Future perform well. up for football fans. stars who have competed in the Main competition include Gabriel “We’ll have a very young side and it will “Guangzhou Evergrande’s participation Agbonlahor, Glen Johnson, Marc be our first time, so it will be difficult in the HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens Albrighton, David Bentley, Anton against so many famous clubs from for the first time is a sign that the event Ferdinand, Sammy Ameobi and Shaun England, Scotland and Hong Kong, but is evolving and widening its scope. As Maloney. we’ll do our best.” the reigning champions in China and Asia, they are a huge addition and we Guangzhou won their third straight are excited they will be among eight Asian champions in Chinese Super League title by 18 points pro clubs coming to Hong Kong,” last November before edging FC Seoul Hong Kong Bratsanos said. on the away goals rule to win the AFC Guangzhou Evergrande, winners of the Champions League final and become “Chelsea have been leading the Chinese Super League for the last three China’s first continental champions Premier League, so our 16-team Main years, will feature among the top eight since Liaoning in 1990. competition currently features the best seeds with the seven British clubs, who of England, the best of Asia, the best will all field youth and academy sides. Zhou, 53, said Guangzhou of China and the best of Hong Kong, Evergrande’s participation in the Experienced coach Zhou Suian which is a real coup.

Club Magazine Apr 2014 25 SOCCER

“There’s a great range of top teams to This year, Beardsley will compete with Masters pool games are held on the watch and support, and the Masters the famous Wallsend Boys Club of Saturday before the knockout stages for tournament will again feature a wide Newcastle, where he and the likes of both competitions take place on range of famous international stars.” Alan Shearer learnt their trade. Soccer Sunday. Section Chairman Neil Jensen is Beardsley, Walker, organising the side, which could feature Winter among Alan Thompson, Mick Tait and John Official Website: Watson, and even … Ant and Dec. Yes, www.hksoccersevens.com Masters legends seriously. Facebook: www.facebook.com/hksoccer7s England icons Peter Beardsley and Walker – who, like Beardsley, won 59 Des Walker are among the former caps for England – will compete for Twitter: @hksoccer7s internationals confirmed for the Nottingham Forest Mobsters along with Masters tournament. the likes of Jason Lee and Andy Todd. According to our own Scott Semple, The PFA is also set to enter a star- Rangers Legends are set to defend studded team, with a host of famous their 2013 title with a squad featuring names being bandied about and all the likes of goalkeeper Andy Goram, will be revealed in the May issue of the brilliant Dutch striker Michael Mols, CLUB Magazine. About HKFC Citibank Soccer big Trinidadian defender Marvin Other stars to have competed in the Sevens Andrews, Nacho Novo of Spain and Masters tournament in previous years The HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens Scottish stars Charlie Miller, Alex Rae, include former England internationals was inaugurated in 1999 and has Scott Nisbet and Derek Ferguson. John Barnes, Chris Waddle, Teddy been held at Hong Kong Football Sheringham, Andy Cole and Matt Club annually except in 2003. The Aegon Ajax All Stars, the 2012 tournament features an open Main champions, will also be back with Le Tissier, German legends Jurgen competition (16 teams) alongside Dutch stars. Klinsmann and Pierre Littbarski, a Masters competition (12 teams) former France winger Didier Six and for players aged 35 or over, with a Aron Winter, Olaf Lindenbergh, Finnish icon Jari Litmanen. minimum of five players aged 40 or Michel Kreek and Ferdi Vierklau, over. The Masters event features Kenneth Perez of Denmark and former The opening round of Masters pool pool matches on the Friday evening games kicks off the tournament at and Saturday, while the Main Liverpool player Jari Litmanen, who competition features pool matches on won over 100 caps for Finland. 7.00pm on Friday 23rd May. All the the Saturday. Cup, Shield and Plate Main group matches and the remaining competitions in the Main competition, and Cup and Plate events for the Masters are held on the Sunday. Matches are seven minutes each HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens: Roll of Honour way, and 10 minutes each way for the Main Cup quarter-finals and semi- Year Champions Runners-up finals, Main Shield semi-finals and all five finals. 2013 Leicester City (ENG) Newcastle United (ENG) 2012 Newcastle United (ENG) Aston Villa (ENG) 2011 Kitchee (HKG) Celtic (SCO) 2010 Aston Villa (ENG) Rangers (SCO) About Citi 2009 Celtic (SCO) Rangers (SCO) 2008 Aston Villa (ENG) Celtic (SCO) Citi, the leading global bank, has approximately 200 million customer 2007 Aston Villa (ENG) Central Coast Mariners (AUS) accounts and does business in 2006 Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) Aston Villa (ENG) more than 160 countries and 2005 Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) PSV Eindhoven (NED) jurisdictions. Citi provides consumers, corporations, governments and 2004 Aston Villa (ENG) Manchester United (ENG) institutions with a broad range of 2003 No tournament due to SARS financial products and services, 2002 Aston Villa (ENG) Arsenal (ENG) including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment 2001 Arsenal (ENG) Instant Dict (HKG) banking, securities brokerage, 2000 Instant Dict (HKG) Chelsea (ENG) transaction services, and wealth 1999 Blackburn Rovers (ENG) Celtic (SCO) management.

26 Apr 2014 Lawn Bowls News

Chairman’s Report Photos from the

he end of February saw Finals day of the HK Lawn Bowls HK Lawn Bowls the climax to the Winter Association held on 23rd February Association Leagues and, as I had saw us with representatives in no less hoped for, the Ladies B than four finals with Phyllis Wong Finals Day TTeam in their last game were able and Camilla Leung in the Ladies to fend off the challenge of their Pairs; Camilla and Danny Ho Sunday 23rd February nearest rivals the Police Ladies team, in the Mixed Pairs; Hannah Ha, in a very tight finish decided by Priscilla Lam, Grace Chu and shot difference, to secure the First Rita Tsui in the Ladies Fours and Division championship in their first SK Ng, CT Wong, Terry Kung year in the division having only been and Kenny Tam in the Men’s Fours. promoted last year – very well done In a spectacularly successful afternoon ladies. Our Ladies A team finished of bowls we were able to secure third the results again emphasizing wins in three of the four events only the overall strength of our ladies with missing out on the Ladies Pairs. My four of our skips in the top six of the thanks to all those who came along to whole division; Emmie Wong (1), support, and of course, many many Wanis Sze (2), Priscilla Lam (5) congratulations to all the winners. and Erica Wong (6) all separated by Finally on 8th March Stanley Luk, just 2 points! Stephen Chan, Edmund Leung On the Men’s side it was more a and Bernard Young represented us matter of survival as on the very in the Aitkenhead Shield competition last day of the league both the – playing well through the day they A team and C team needed to got to the final but finally ran out of produce a good result to stay in the steam and had to settle for the 1st and 3rd Divisions respectively, runners-up prize, a great effort and they managed to achieve this, never-the-less. with no little drama. Roger Nissim, Chairman

LEFT: Aitkenhead Shield team: (in blue, from L-R): Stephen Chan, Edmund Leung, Stanley Luk and Bernard Young

Club Magazine Apr 2014 27 Netball News

Chairwoman’s Comments

Karin Looram, Netball DSA Chairwoman

y the time you read this magazine, many of our HKFC players representing HK in ABOVE: HKFC Netball will be all wrapped up the HK team, as well as the invitational team. The Highlights from the Tri-Nations for another successful season. Check out DSA would like to congratulate all our players who tournament results from our website or Facebook went on to beat Sri Lanka for the first time ever. Bpage, but if you can wait, we will have results and The Dragon’s Cup was also held during the BELOW and RIGHT: photos next month! Tri-Nations between HKFC juniors and HKCC HKFC Juniors at the Dragon’s Cup We have had an exciting time over the last few juniors. The players had a fun time and did a great (Far left: HKFC months with lots of sports and I am guessing some job playing on the big stage. Coaching Team of us are still recovering from the action of the 7’s! with Marg Foster) Check out some of the shots from the Tri-Nations As mentioned in last month’s magazine we had tournament and Dragon’s Cup.

28 Apr 2014 Badminton News

We would also like to give a massive shout out to our junior members who were successful in making the HK 14’s Academy squad. After 70 players tried out for the squad, half of the players selected are from the HKFC, so that is something to be really proud of. HK 14’s Academy Players: HKFC Meteors Aliya Tupper Alannah Dale HKFC Rockets Imogen Shute Evie Richardson HKFC Comets Robyn Lee Lucy MacKenzie Sarah Page ur Men’s Doubles team played their first game HKFC Constellations in Grade ‘C’s Doubles League of the Hong Kodi Tupper Kong Badminton Association on 2nd March. While the senior HKNA League is finishing, the The majority of the team members had Junior programme is still running through to June. Opreviously competed in Grade ‘E’ last year. If you are able to assist in your spare time and are With new high calibre members joining, the team won its looking to expand your coaching knowledge, first game convincingly with strong performances from the please let the Junior Coaching team know, so we three pairs – 1. David McDonald and Yu Shiu Cheung, can schedule you in to help out in the 2. Patrick Leung, and Leo Ng, 3. Matthew Wong and programme. The juniors train on Wednesday Khoo Boo Boon. evenings from 5-7 pm. Particular mention goes to Patrick Leung, who represented Hong Kong Football Club for the first time in the league and won all three games that he played in with Leo as his partner. The other two pairs won three times between them, thus making six wins out of a total of nine for a final victory of the match. Congratulations to the team on the great results. Our second Men’s Doubles team played their second match in the Grade ‘E’s Doubles League on 8th March. With the bitter experience of losing (3:6) in the first round, our Men’s Doubles ‘E’ altered the pairings and put up a great effort to compete against their opponents. The games were very close and came to a tie after the first eight games. During the ninth game, Colman Lam and Benjamin Chan played steadily and took their victory by a margin of 2 points. The overall result was 5-4 to the E team. The team is happy with the performance and is looking forward to playing their next game. David MacDonald

Club Magazine Apr 2014 29 Golf News 19th Hole www.hkfcgolf.com

Skipper Duncan Spooner raising the trophy

Nick skipper crashed one through the green they Grimshaw were still playing (DS - apologies again!!). (in shorts) They re-grouped however to battle out a defying the chill tough half. Next up the captain, opting to be reunited with Jim Suttie, as they looked to emulate Kau Sai Chau North their success in the FCC match. Once again Monday 10th February they complemented each other nicely and finally put their match to rest on the 16th Fifteen Society members and a guest turned up at Kau Sai Chau on a despite having been 7 up after 7! freezing cold morning. The mercury reading was 8ºC but it felt like 6 ºC on the hilly north course in windy and overcast conditions. All were glad The next pair of Dallas Reid and JP that it was dry during play, when it had been pouring just the day before. Cuvelier always looked to be a ‘banker’. Despite playing well, it was a struggle to Stableford winner was Beatrice Lin with 31 points. Jonny Brock came overcome the shots conceded but that they second with 29 points. Jeffrey Man, one point behind was in third place did with a couple of holes to spare. And so, having beaten Jonathan Li on count back. Jonny shot 84 to win best with 4 of 7 matches completed, we were gross score. Playing with a course handicap of 5, this might not be one of assured of a draw. Jonny’s best games but in fact he had 8 pars, an equal number of boggies and 2 double boggies - a respectable score in one of the coldest days of the As it was, the remaining pairs also excelled year. Jonny and Aggie Hay each took 2 nearest pin awards. Aggie, who themselves and we ended with a rather played well in recent outings, also took the ladies’ longest drive along with awkwardly one-sided scoreline of 6½ - ½. In Angela Koo. Stephen Bottomley took the men’s longest drive. fact, the match felt a lot closer than that with the scorelines in many of the matches being quite narrow victories. For the record, our hockey pairing of ‘Jean Match against Royal Hong Kong van der’ Brock and Mike Button (on Yacht Club debut) secured the victory in the 5th flight. Fred Teng (also on debut) and Kien Ng Macau Golf & Country Club, Monday 24th February backed them up with another victory. As members gathered at the ferry terminal for this inaugural fixture against And Nick Allen and Darren McEntee the Yacht Club, there was some general chuntering about the handicap rammed it home in the last flight. differentials. Scarred from a couple of our recent matches, the troops were We had a few post-match beers in the understandably nervous about again conceding a raft of shots. clubhouse before retiring to a Portuguese We were led off by Gilles Bonnier and Terry Wright, who were always restaurant in Coloane village for a going to be a strong pair and they duly despatched their opponents in the celebratory dinner. Our opponents were opening rubber. Next out were Iain Valentine and Andrew Wood. They extremely gracious in the face of a heavy loss enjoyed a good day out, despite being rattled on the 2nd green when their and we look forward to meeting them again early next year for a re-match.

30 Apr 2014 GOLF

Weekend Golf Outing: Nansha Golf Club 22nd and 23rd February

his weekend outing was specially arranged in response to some members’ requests, who, for work Treasons, were unable to take time off to take part in mid week outings. Smiling faces on first tee However, the number of members signing up was less than encouraging. With only eight members taking part, the event was Tentative Upcoming relegated to social games. The small number, however, facilitated socializing among members, some of whom met Events for the first time. MATCHES There was a short spell of drizzle on Saturday. Next day 15th – 16th Mar 2014 – was bright and warm. Members thoroughly enjoyed two HKFC GS v. HK Cricket Club, Lotus Hill rounds of golf on the beautiful and well maintained Valley 12th May 2014 – and Mountain Course. Single handicapper Dallas Reid HKFC GS v. HK Club, Macau Golf and Country Club generously shared his golf skills with flight matesElsa Lee, OUTINGS Quentin Burrows and Susan Hall as they went round the golf course. On the second flight,Dominic and Angela 4th April 2014 – Firestone Golf Club, Shenzhen Ng, Norman Wong and Margaret Tsai cheered for one 22nd April 2014 – Kau Sai Chau South another whenever a good shot was played. 15th May 2014 – Discovery Bay On the Saturday evening we all went to town for dinner, 27th May 2014 – Kau Sai Chau East downed a few bottles of beer and ate local delicacies at a SOCIALS reasonable price. Juicy pan-fried pork buns rounded off the 22 March 2014 - La Truffiere Wine Dinner, evening nicely. Members retired to the golf resort after Happy Valley Suites, HKFC dinner to prepare for an early morning start on Sunday. Margaret Tsai

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Club Magazine Apr 2014 31 Tennis News Wolf Blass, proud to be the official sponsor of the Tennis Society

Men’s Veterans League

The Club’s first venture into the Veteran’s League was enthusiastically supported by the ‘elderly’ or should we say ‘more mature’ members from the B’s, C’s and D teams. Although looking at several of the team, mature is probably not the first word that springs to mind. Our tentative first step into the 100+ veterans was decidedly average, won 3 lost 3 but with two close losses 4-5 there are opportunities to improve our record next year, most importantly we all had fun. Some outstanding performances from Jaff, closely followed by Gilles, Job and Raj who all will be there to provide a solid core for next Cup of the Nations 2014 year, when we will all be even more ‘mature.’ n a beautiful warm winter’s day, over 30 people turned up to participate in one of the Tennis Society’s marquee events – the Cup of the Nations – whereby players represent their countries Oof origin and battle it out to see who can hold the trophy aloft. For the third year in a row, it was Canada who reigned supreme, with the team of Henry Lai, Gilles Bonnier, Fred Horsey and Job Tang coming out on top of the other seven teams. In second place were Hong Kong United, led by Simon Cheung while Team China, represented by Yoke Ming Ong, Jenny Chu, Austin Ho and a couple of ring ins finished third. Special mention goes to Tanya’s United Nations (Tanya Master, Maree Prebble, Jil Leong and Haj Wilcox) who were splendidly dressed in traditional Mexican attire. It was also great to see some new faces at this event.

32 Apr 2014 Swimming and Triathlon

Nick Tan Photo Courtesy of Danny Chan Photography

Randall Arthur Alex Brutus

he Swimming and The Club was also well represented Triathlon Society switched at the Standard Chartered Marathon back into gear in February which took place on 16th February. with the first Duathlon held Special mentions go to Anne-Marie Ton 9th February. There was strong Bramham who broke her four hour representation from Club Members, in target to finish in 3:59 for the full particular tri athletes Richard Hall marathon and Mafalda Mendia and David Gething, who finished the Oliveira, who beat her personal goal 4km run/30km bike/4km run event in for the half marathon, finishing in a a well deserved first and second place. time of 2:09. Beauella Purcell Tatum Sadler Other Club participants included In the male category Richard Hall Alex Brutus, Randall Arthur, ran the 42 km race in a rapid time Nick Tan, Charlotte Hall, of 2:52, while Sean Whipkey and Beauella Purcell and Tatum Craig Nortje broke personal Sadler, who all had great races. records for the half to finish in 1:26 and 1: 56. At the second Duathlon held on 2nd March, David Gething repeated Farah Master his earlier solid efforts to finish in second in the 5km run/30km bike/5km run event.

Alex Brutus

Club Magazine Apr 2014 33 Ten Pin Bowling

TIPS FOR BOWLING: Message Bending Knees When you’ve taken your steps, and are about to release the ball, try to squat down instead of from the dropping your shoulder. Convener Dropping the shoulder could make you pull the ball across your body and head left of your Raymand Chan, target. Convener of BIG Also bring your non-slide foot behind your slide foot this will help keep your body balanced and square. Try to watch the better bowlers at your bowling alley to see how they handle this last step.

An honorable mention to our devoted player Tracy Tam, who has transformed herself from an avid student of bowling, to a mature player within a short period. I have partnered with Tracy in a couple of games this season, and she has shown great consideration for fairness and has a good sense of fellowship among players and competitors. As the saying goes, one player practicing good sportsmanship is far better than 50 others preaching it. Tracy, keep up the good work! An inspirational prayer I found in a bowling web We have nowgone through more than half of the bowls season with site I would like to share with you: mixed result. Currently we are in second place, only a few points away from the leading club - The Hong Kong Cricket Club. Bowler’s Prayer Blessed are those who can still play sport In the HKICTB league, we claimed victory against Ladies Blessed are those who can still be taught Recreation Club on 13th February, and elbowed our way closer to the Blessed are those who accepts with grace championship. We won by 15 to 7 on handicap points with a total pin To play in any selected place. fall of 3536 vs 3442. Congratulations to all the bowlers. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication. Raymond Chan

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