HK RFU Courses for Referees (S. Lantau Buffaloes)

The HK RFU is running some courses for those of us aspiring referees. If you would like to attend one of these courses, which are scheduled as follows:  

January:

18th (7pm-10pm) , U6-U8 English

20th (7pm-10pm) U6-U8 Chinese
25th (7pm-10pm)  U11/U12 English
27th (7pm-10pm) U9/U10 English
(Venue to be confirmed but most likely HKFC).

then please reply to me ASAP - the deadline is next Tuesday 11 January 2011. 

It would be great if we could get a small group together to attend. 

Kind Regards,

 

Colin

Secretary

SLB and Dates for Your Diary

Dear Member,

South Lantau Buffaloes training, away tournaments and Rugby Sevens

Please take note of the following dates:

19 December 2010      Last training session before Christmas. Please bring your completed registration forms (attached) for the Tai Po Dragons  away tournament to registration.

9 January  2011          First training session after Christmas. 

16 January  2011        Away tournament - Tai Po Dragons, King's Park. There will be a bus from Tong Fuk; please complete the attached registration form.

27 February 2011        Away tournament - Valley Fort (details to follow)

25 -27 March              Rugby Sevens - we have been allocated a limited number of tickets. To help with planning and organisation, please can you indicate your interest in tickets for this event? The price will be $1,250 (adult) and $300 (child). There will be a bus from Tong Fuk at $60 per head. Under 6 teams will not take part in this event. Please let Gwyneth or myself know (return email is fine) if you would like tickets - although at this stage all we need are expressions of interest as ticket allocations cannot be guaranteed.

Sunday, 17 April:           Home for the SLB End of Season event.   

Kind regards

Colin

Secretary

Thankyou from South Lantau Mini Rugby

Dear Coaches, Gwyneth and Michael, Julia, Sue, Rachel and all those who helped in so many other ways, as a club we can hold our heads high and be justifiably proud of our participation in today's tournament. It was a great success and all credit to the players, the parents, the coaches and those who 'make these things happen'.
Thank you all very much indeed - a great day. Well done to all.
Giles Surman
Chairman

South Lantau Buffaloes Mini Rugby Club
Age Groups under 6,7,8,9 and 10's
Boys and Girls
Every Sunday 9am- 10am
Tong Fuk Playing Fields opposite Tong Fuk Village, South Lantau Island.

Forthcoming Dates:
Sunday 12 December - Christmas Training
For this 2010 -11 season we now have 86 mini members from under 6 to under 11 age groups.

Our grateful thanks to our sponsors: Schindler (our principal sponsor and who's logo adorns the front of our great red shirts); Delaney's (Irish Restaurant - Wanchai & TST); Caffe Paradiso (Tom's Coffee Shop Mui Wo); The Gallery (Dave's in Tong Fuk); The Stoep (Restaurant - Cheung Sha); Long Coast Sea Sports (Water sports - Cheung Sha).

Come and join us each Sunday from the 10 October onwards; we would love to welcome you to our club.
Volunteer coaches are always welcome to join our growing team.
Sponsors, most welcome.
Contacts: Giles Surman: 2559 0685 and Julia Surman: 6290 1515

Christmas Training Sunday Dec 12

This coming Sunday, plan to spend a little longer on the Tong Fuk Buffaloes pitch. We will be holding an extended session to include:

• Rugby training / warm up
• Under 6 v Under 7 (tag not tackle)
• Under 7 v Under 8 (tag not tackle)
• Under 11 v Coaches
• Soak the Coach!
• Extended sideline snacks courtesy of The Gallery and Cafe Paradiso plus gallons of coffee/juice!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Kind regards,

Colin

Secretary

SLB - Helping Children in Cambodia

South Lantau Buffaloes Mini Rugby Club is taking part in a Guinness World Record attempt for the largest Mini Rugby Tournament on Saturday, 30 October 2010.  We will field five teams across our five age groups and show our mini rugby skills in our new eco-friendly shirts made from recycled plastic bottles.

At the same time we will be donating used football and rugby boots to the Indochina Starfish Foundation, a charity that helps around 2,500 of Cambodia's under privileged children play football.  You can find out more about the Indochina Starfish Foundation at: www.indochinastarfish.org.  We would like to help the children in Cambodia have as much fun playing sports as we do playing mini rugby in Hong Kong.

Please help SLB collect as many used children's football and rugby boots as possible.  Ask your friends if they can help and bring along any boots, cleaned and securely wrapped to rugby registration on Sunday 24 October or bring them to our bus leaving for the World Record Attempt Mini Tournament on Saturday, 30 October.

Kind regards

Gwyneth

Treasurer & Membership Coordinator

Mini Rugby Season Starts Today!

Go Buffaloes Go !!

The brand new season of South Lantau Buffaloes mini rugby kicks off on the Tong Fuk Buffalo Field:

 - We have new age groups ~ Under 9 and Under 10 ~ to join our existing Under 8, Under 7 and Under 6 groups. 

 - We have new members ~ ready to meet and play with our continuing mini members.   
 - We have a special new kit ~ South Lantau Buffaloes are proud of our natural environment and we are the first mini rugby club in Hong Kong with coaches and mini members wearing eco-friendly shirts made from recycled plastic bottles. 
 - We have given the grass on Buffalo Field a cut ~ in readiness for over 100 mini running feet.
 - We have lined up participation in more rugby festivals and more invitational games at home and away ~ the first event is an exciting Guinness World Record Attempt for the largest gathering of mini rugby players at one time ~ more details will be available on Sunday, 10 October. 

 - The familiar faces of the coaches, the committee, the supporters and the cows will be ready to make sure that the 2010-2011 season is full of fun, rugby-based activities on our unique Buffalo Field: 

South Lantau Buffaloes (click here for more information)

In just under a month, mini rugby kicks off again in South Lantau!  We have two new age groups ~ Under 9 and Under 10 ~ and continuing groups for Under 6, Under 7 and Under 8.  And, we have a brand new South Lantau Buffaloes kit for Season 2 which will be available for collection this Saturday, 18 September as follows: 

9:30am - 11:00am @ Caffe Paradiso in Mui Wo and 3:30pm - 5:00pm @ The Gallery in Tong Fuk

A few extra Mini Rugby details

The second season of Mini Rugby is almost upon us.  It will be held at the same venue as last year - the Tong Fuk Playing fields, at 9am on the 10 October 2010.

Age groups : under: 6,7,8 , 9 and 10.

For more information contact 

lantauminirugby@gmail.com or lantauminirugby@fastmail.fm

South Lantau Buffaloes Mini Rugby (click here to read more)

SOUTH LANTAU BUFFALOES MINI RUGBY CLUB
A member of the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union

Providing mini rugby based activities for boys and girls ages 4 to 10 every Sunday (October to April) on the Tong Fuk Buffalo Field

Season 1 is now closed ~ Pre-registration for Season 2, commencing Sunday, 10 October 2010 is now open