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BANGER BANTER NEWSLETTER My Rugby Life Pierre Andre Over A Heinnie Andrew Tatam Hamish On Rugby Forwards v Backs A South African Story Shane Caldwell : Robbie Deans Has July - September 2012 Gotta Go Rugby History NZ Native Tour To England In 1888 Stew’s Views Ancient Quill Five Minutes Ask Nantida Tom Kerr Bangers Humour “You Will Always be A Banger” 7.. Chairman Speak 31.. Rugby Speak Message from Chairman. R Guolo Meaningful Quotes. 8. Banger Humour 32. Five Minutes Jokes To Brighten Up Your Day. With Keir Merrick. 9. Tates 33. Referee Ramblings Club Captain Blog. Mike Gilbert New Rugby Rules. 10.. Colts Captain 34. Rugby Ruffians Andrew Raming, Colts skipper. What To Eat For Rugby Success. 11. Entraineur 36. Stews Views Club Coach, Jeff Klentzi. Our Man In London. 13. The Ancient Quill 38. China Matters Chief Ancient, Grahame “Foxy” Fox. Frosty : Joining The Bangers RC. 15. Inside Our Sponsor 39. A Mo Mo Moment David Lawrence. Urbaan Real Estate Steve Mommaerts from Manila. 26. Rugby History 40. Insight NZ Native Tour To England 1888. Robbie Deans Has Gotta Go. 28. The Healthy Banger 43. Ask Nantida Fitness and Myths Of Rugby. Bangers Rugby Therapist 30. Tom Kerr Crouch, Touch, Set 17 21 41 Pierre Andre Andrew Tatam Hamish Watters 5 July - September 2012 Banger Banter “You Will Always be A Banger” he new Bangers club rooms on the third floor of Tenderloins have served the club well over the last quarter. We have hosted teams from South Africa, Indonesia, Hong Kong and the Philippines. The touring clubs have all remarked how lucky we are to have such a facility. The challenge is how to sustain the interest. Further improvements to the ambience of the club rooms are on going, making it a better and more welcoming place to be. Banger Banter July - September 2012 This quarter, the Banter interviewed David Lawrence of Urbaan Real Estate who has been a sponsor of the Bangers for the last two years. Remember to support our sponsors they help keep the club afloat and support the charity programs in Bangkok and Phuket we are involved EDITORIAL with. If you have a value added suggestion that would give Roberto Guolo the sponsor some extra mileage, please let me know. Andrew Tatam Andrew Raming The Ancients are coming out of the closet at the Bangkok Francois “Jeff ” Klentzi International Sevens at the end of October for a trot. Tom Kerr According to Foxy, the founder and manager of this august Hamish Watters club, there has been plenty of interest from his silvertail CONTRIBUTORS membership for this outing. Mike Gilbert Roberto Guolo, plan to attract new players to the club Andrew Tatam seem to be working. Over the last couple month we have Pierre Andre lured new players into the fold. The Banger stickers that Andrew Hjelmeland Roberto had specially made, are popping up at the most Shaun Caldwell unlikely of places. Saw one on a tuk tuk the other day.!!! Bob Merrigan Steve Mommarets Interim club coach, Jeff Klentzi now has the runs on the board. Plotting victories for the Colts side in the Thai PHOTOGRAPHY Rugby Union competition was nor easy. Jeff was up to the Mike Laloli challlenge and got the Colts in to the Finals. A first for our PROOF READER club. Mike Laloli The next SEA Challenge game for the club is in Kuala WEBMASTER Lumpur on the 17th November. Still need number for this Mike Laloli tour. Make the effort. We need a victory in this prestigious tournament. The BANGER BANTER is published quarterly Consider contributing to the Banger Banter each quarter. by the Old Bangkok Bangers Rugby Club for members, sponsors and friends of the rugby Its your newsletter club. The Banger Banter can also be downloaded from the club web site. Members contribute all editorial and photography. The layout and design Editor is provided by Ruck Graphics - a member of the Old Bangkok Banger Rugby Club Sponsors 2012-13 Banger Banter. July - September 2012 6 “You Will Always be A Banger” said recently, it is time for the Old Bangkok Bangers Rugby Club to become a more professional and modern rugby club both on and off the pitch. Whilst new players and a fresh approach can inject vigour and ambition, they cannot guarantee success. To me, it comes down to our attitude. We must all accept that in an amateur rugby club, family and work commitments of our players must come first however, I do believe that if our attitude both on and off the pitch is right, then success will follow. A club like the Old Bangkok Bangers Rugby Club is very much about its membership. Their commitment ranges from playing, team management and supporting to attending the array of club sponsored social events. Members alike will be working on behalf of the club as well as enjoying our excellent facilities whether as a player or supporter! Over the last year we have seen the completion of our clubhouse on the third floor ofTenderloins. We will continue to work to improve the clubhouse. So far we have hosted visiting sides from the South Africa, Hong Kong, Philippines and Indonesia. They have all been great rugby evenings and we have received generous comments from our guests. When you compare our facilities to other rugby clubs around Asia, we are indeed lucky to be playing rugby here. Finally, I hope that everyone is enjoying this season. Whilst success on the pitch is what any club ultimately aims for, enjoyment is why we play, watch and become involved with rugby. Enjoyment should be at the heart of every rugby club. In this spirit, I would ask everyone to invite your friends to the club and help make the Old Bangkok Bangers a family friendly rugby club were everyone involved has a tremendous amount of fun. Yours in Rugby 7 July - September 2012 Banger Banter “You Will Always be A Banger” Joke of the Quarter A Drunk Women Sean Drops Dead A drunk woman leapt into a taxi stark naked. Six retired Irishmen were playing poker in Mona- Sachin, the Indian cab driver made no attempt to ghan’s flat in Dungarvan when Sean O’Toole loses drive off. $700 on a single hand, clutches his chest and drops “What’s wrong with you Luv, haven’t you ever seen dead at the table. a naked woman before?” Showing respect for their fallen brother, the other “I’ll not be staring at you lady, I am telling you, that five continue playing standing up. Michael Lennon would not be proper, where I am coming from...” looks around and asks, ‘Oh, me boys, someone’s “Well, if you’re not bloody staring at me Luvie, what got to tell Sean’s wife. Who will it be?’ are you doing then?” They draw straws. Cavan Colquhoun picks the “Well, I am looking and looking, and I am thinking short one. They tell him to be discreet and gentle and thinking to myself, where is this lady keeping and not to make a bad situation any worse.’ Dis- the money to be paying me with? creet? I’m the most discreet Irishmen you’ll ever meet. Discretion is my middle name. Leave it to Travelling Down A Country Road me.’ announces Cavan. He goes over to O’Toole’s house and knocks on the Harry was travelling down a country road in his door. native Yorkshire, England when he saw a large Brenda O’Toole answers and asks what he wants. group of people outside a farmhouse. Cavan declares: ‘Your husband just lost $700 and is It was a cold January afternoon, so he stopped and afraid to come home.’ asked Farmer Giles why such a large crowd of men ‘Tell him to drop dead!’ snarls Brenda.’ I’ll go tell was gathered there. him.’ says Cavan. The farmer replied, ‘Eddie’s donkey kicked his mother-in-law and she died.’ Crashes Through The Front Door ‘Well,’ replied the man, ‘She must have had a lot of friends.’ Mary was asleep in bed when her husband, Patrick, ‘Nope,’ said Giles.’ We all just want to buy his crashed through the front door at 3 am waking her donkey.’ up. He staggered through the hallway and tried to get up the stairs. Jenny ‘s Not Coming Back ‘What are you doing?’ Mary shouted. Patrick replied, ‘I’m trying to get this gallon of beer My new wife Jenny told me we couldn’t afford beer up the stairs.’ anymore and I’d have to quit. Then I caught her ‘Leave it down there, Patrick’, Mary bellowed. ‘I spending $75 on makeup. So I asked, how come I can’t, ‘Patrick replied, ‘I’ve drunk it.’ had to give up stuff and not her. She said she needed the makeup to look pretty for me.I told her that was what the beer was for. I don’t think Jenny’s coming back. A Blond With Two Red Ears A blonde with two red ears went to her doctor. The doctor asked her what had happened to her ears? “I was ironing a shirt and the phone rang but instead of picking up the phone I accidentally picked up the iron and stuck it to my ear.” “Oh Dear!” the doctor exclaimed in disbelief. “But what happened to your other ear?” “The son-of-a-bitch called back.” Banger Banter. July - September 2012 8 “You Will Always be A Banger” Andrew Tatam - Club Captain uring a long summer break for those of us involved in education and for those with children involved in education several members of the Bangers community continued to arrange to meet for fun, fitness and fraternity to add a pleasant twist to our club motto.