2009
25th April–
Saigon Old Boys 10’s tournament
3 Team comp
Teams:
Doha Dog’s- x2
Saigon Dirty Geckos- x1
2nd May – Indochine Cup – in Vientiane, Laos
Men’s contact 10’:
Vientiane Buffaloes
Sisowath Knights
Hanoi Dragons
Saigon Geckos
23rd May – Dry Season Jon Ellwood Memorial Touch Tournament
20th – 21st June – 6th Asian Club Championships (Touch) – Bangkok
22nd – August – Dirty Geckos tour to Darwin – watch this space!
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Recent Events:
2009
18th April – From Hong Kong – The Vandals played a 10’s game against the Geckos. In the president’s words, “We lost 6 tries to 3 or something. Huge night.
20th – 22nd March – From Hong Kong - Tequila Mockingbirds came to play the Saigon Geckos @ 15’s - wahoo! Huge weekend – huge game – Gecko 51 – 0 TM’s.
7th March – The Cyclo Challenge – The Rugby Club were marshals again. This year it rained – a lot – but did that stop the show, did it by buggery – a huge day with a huge amount of cash raised by Saigon Children’s Charity – see you next year.
20th – 22nd February – The Dirty BIT’s 2009! - Bangkok International Tens – The Saigon Dirty Geckos set sail again – Arrrrrrgh! And it was absolutely huge none more so because the Dirty’s clocked their first ever win on this tour then did it straight away again in the next game – unheard of – tantalizing, festival rugby at it’s best, that would have no doubt seen the Old fellas walk off champs if they could’ve stayed around for the Sunday final… (Poetic license in your own newsletter!)
14th February – The inaugural international Saigon Touch Tournament – a.k.a. Valentine’s Day Touch Tournament 2009 was a huge success involving: Bangkok Southerners, Hanoi Dragons, Cambodgies, Vietnam National Team ‘All Stars’, Saigon
Pho’s & Saigon Durian’s. In a hotly contested affair the Hanoi Dragons took the Cambodgies to the wire in the final and eventually won 3-0.
2008
13th Dec – The Saigon Santa Claus 7’s was won by the Christmas Puddings in a tight game over Rudolph’s Reindeers. Frosty’s Snowmen pick up third place
15th Nov – The Jon Ellwood Memorial & Vietnamese Champions Trophy’s were hotly contested in the second Wet Season edition and 12th touch tournament over all. 14 teams took part in what was an excellent day. Ben Line Badgers won the Jon Ellwood Memorial and ABC IS won the Vietnamese Champions Trophy
18th Oct – The Saigon Dirty Geckos sent an inaugural marauding landing party to the shores of Bangkok to play the Bangers, and play they did…eventually, after much vomiting. As the vomiting continued throughout the game the Dirty’s managed to sneak a 6-4 try loss
18th Oct – The Saigon Dirty Geckos sent an inaugural marauding landing party to the shores of Bangkok to play the Bangers, and play they did…eventually, after much vomiting. As the vomiting continued throughout the game the Dirty’s managed to sneak a 6-4 try loss
26th July – Jean Marcel’s 50th Birthday Bash team v The Geckos – a fun filled slippery game made for and played in the wet, complete with sliding tries, derring do tackles and a fine breaststroke by the man himself. I think it was about 60 points each!
7th June – The 10th Indochine Cup - Phnom Penh.
The Saigon Gecko retained the title to remain Indochine Champions by beating Hanoi Dragons in a pulsating final 7-5. It was a bullish game, containing every best attribute rugby should have; the hits, tackles, the pace, the breaks and the banter.
Alas, The Boas went down in the final 5-3 to The Apsaras in what was a very competitive game of mixed touch.
17th May - Jon Ellwood Memorial & Vietnamese Champions Trophy’s - Dry season Touch Tournament – was emphatically won by TLC and FV Hospital respectfully.
19th April – Saigon Geckos v Nha Trang - Vietnam Cup – a valiant effort by the Nha Trang Sharks, on what was their first ever outing. However, with all their ‘gutso’ it was always going to be a difficult task against an in form Geckos. 40-5.
12th April – Brian’s 50th birthday bash XV v Geckos – went down a storm with the old gits playing some heralded festival rugby; clinching a win by a good few tries.
March 23rd – Geckos hosted a very successful visit from a Gulliver’s Travel group led by Gareth Chilcott
March 8th – Geckos marshaled the annual cyclo challenge with great aplomb
March 1st– Geckos beat Selangor Dog (Malaysia) 27-17
2007
May 5th - Indochine Cup - Saigon. The 9th annual Indochine cup was hotly contested in the men's contact 10's between Saigon Geckos, Hanoi Dragons, Saigon Dirty Gecko's and from Cambodia the Pangolins. In the women's touch; Saigon Boas, Saigon Hoas, and Cambodian Apsara's.
The Saigon Gecko's are champs again after a cracking final with Hanoi - The Gecko's romped home with a three try to nil display of grit, class and composure.
In the ladies; the Saigon Boas fought hard against a very strong Apsaras team, but had to succumb to their superiority and went down four tries to nil.
June 23rd - Saigon Geckos v Saigon Saints in football and touch rugby. - Geckos won the rugby, Saints the football – secretary had his appendix removed!
July 7th - Vietnamese Japanese v Malaysian Japanese and Vietnamese and Malaysian mixed side v Saigon Gecko's. - Geckos won
July 28th - Saigon Geckos v Bangkok Southerners – Geckos won
June, July, and Aug - date was TBA - Nha Trang v Saigon Gecko's – Geckos would have won
Oct - SRFC's World Cup bonanza. - South Africans won – Geckos weren't in it
Nov - SRFC's Corporate Touch Tournament inaugural Wet season Comp – Maersk won
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