Singaporeans victorious at Saigon rugby event

Teams vie for a ball at the Wolf Blass Saigon Rugby  一0’s Season  三 Tournament. — Photo courtesy of the organisers

HÀ NỘI — The Singapore Barbarians won the title in the Grade A Mens  一0’s category at the Wolf Blass Saigon Rugby  一0’s Season  三 Tournament held at RMIT University in HCM City’s District  七.

The runners-up in this division were Bangkok Southerners, who lost to the Singapore Barbarians 0- 二 八 in the final.

The champions of the men’s over  三 五’s also belonged to the Singapore Barbarians team. The KK Sharks of Malaysia were the runners-up.

The Singapore Bucks were named the victors in the women’s event, followed by the ladies of the Shining Rahus from Cambodia

This year’s tournament attracted  二 七 teams and  四 五0 players from  一0 countries such as Malaysia, Japan, Cambodia, Thai Lan, Singapore and Australia.

The event was organised by the Al Fresco’s Group (AFG), in co-operation with the Wolf Blass Wines and the Castelo Group, Hong Kong.

It aimed to put HCM City firmly on the map as a destination in Asia to play rugby and have a fantastic time doing it.

The tournament was opened free for all spectators and attracted a large number of expats living in HCM City. It included fun for kids and adults as well as great rugby, food and drink. There was a fun activity area hosted by International School Ho Chi Minh City for kids and rugby kid coaching clinic.

“I have never participated in such a great tournament before. Everything is fantastic, from being welcomed at the Tân Sơn Nhất airport to a pool party and the tournament at RMIT campus,” said Lena Brantmark, a member of Singapore Bucks. “We were welcomed as valued guests and surely we will come back to play in next year’s event here in HCM City.”

Nick Dance, a player of the Singapore Barbarians said, “This is the second year I came and played in this tournament. It is the best tournament I have ever known. Everything is great from location, food, medical care, parties….  We have a lot of fun during the tournament. It is awesome. We look forward to the  二0 一 八 Wolf Blass Saigon Rugby  一0’s tournament next year.” — VNS