Survivors Go 2-0 for Summer
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S E P T E M B E R 3 2 0 0 9 V O L U M E 1 I S S U E 7
IN BR I E F :
Training at Jamwon rugby
pitch scheduled for 10am Saturday. Be ready to go on the hour sharp. If you cant attend training please inform Ra or Simon.
Next Sunday, the 13th of
September, a 10s tourna-ment will be held at Jamwon. The Survivors should be en-tering two teams. Head down and support the boys.
The Oakwood Seoul Survi-
vors are now live on the Rugby In Asia website. The website aims to bring to-gether news and information on rugby from all over the Asian continent. Head to the link below to get the latest on the Survivors.
http://www.rugbyinasia.com/ korea/index.php
Pitch directions are now on
page 4.
CONTACTS :
Ted Gray (Club Captain) 011-287-9558
Roddy Bancroft (Manager) 016-494-7363
Simon Walsh (Pitch Captain) 010-9417-9554
Kurtis Taogaga (Media) 010-7263-5878
Rawiri King (Coach) 010-8698-4982
Justin Jackson (Social Officer) 010-5465-6122
Jordan Smigelsky (Community Project Manager)
Richard Jarvis (Website)
Maybe Next Weekend
nents into the in-goal area be-
fore touching down one of his
three tries. With many of the
Colts not even seventeen, the
future looks bright for the Seoul
Survivors Colts squad.
Though there were many fine
runs during the 80 minute affair,
including a blinding run by
Colts fly-half Jake Attewell, try
-of-the-match has to go to Flo
as he dragged three of his oppo-
By Kurt Taogaga
The Survivors racked up two
consecutive wins at Fortress
Jamwon to whitewash the
Summer touring teams to Korea.
The Royal Electrical and Me-
chanical Engineers (REME
RFC) and City RFC from Hong
Kong were both dispatched in
successive outings giving the
Seoul Men a confidence boost
going into the latter half of the
2009 season. With two Yellow
Sea Cup matches remaining,
the Survivors remain slightly
off the pace against the Shang-
hai Hairy Crabs and will look to
reproduce their best form to
take back the coveted YSC title.
Match reports on page 2
The Survivors forwards dominated at the breakdown giving the halves time and space to operate effectively. Here, Jonathon De-cesari looks on as Nathan Atkins readies a pass to the backline.
Colts Run Past
Hong Kong
By RJ Karas
The Seoul Survivors Colts
squad impressed over the week-
end by putting 69 points on the
board against the Colts team
from City RFC of Hong Kong.
It was evident from the start that
Seoul would have the advantage
in the forwards however what
was unknown was how domi-
nating Dan Sanchez Grovers
game plan would be. Lead by
the exceptional play of their
Captain, Louis Galti, man-
child number eight, Florent
Darrou, and Alban Fidry, the
Colts feisty scrum-half, City
RFC were no match for Seouls
under-18 squad.
The Seoul Survivors Colts and City RFC U/18s.
CONTENTS :
Page 2: REME and City RFC
match reports.
Page 3: Player Profile - RJ Karas
Page 4: Pitch directions.
Farewell Justin Jackson.
REME Falls To Survivor Ambush By Kurt Taogaga
Jetlagged, unaccustomed to the heat
and at the end of a hectic tour of the
Shaky Isles, the Royal Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers (REME) were
picked off in a tight match 24-22, by a
Seoul Survivors team who are playing
themselves into some nice form, in
front of an enthusiastic crowd at the
Jamwon Rugby Pitch in Apgujeong,
Seoul on Saturday the22nd of August.
The REME RFC squad landed in Korea
on the Thursday before the match on
their way to back to England after a
frantic ten day tour of New Zealand. To
their disappointment, REME produced
mixed results Down Under coming
away with one win from three games.
After failing to secure a game against
Korean opposition and seeing an op-
portunity for redemption against a
social expat side, REME RFC Man-
ager Major Ewen Cameron contacted
the Survivors who were more than
happy to take the opportunity to play
some genuine contact rugby.
From the outset, the physical differ-
ences between the two teams were
clearly evident. The REME forwards
were tall and physically imposing, their
backs appearing to possess genuine
skill and pace; a fact that hadnt gone
unnoticed by the locals. However, the
Survivors have shown themselves to be
no pushovers in 2009 and player/coach
Rawiri Kings stirring pre-match
speech refocused attention away from
the opposition and on to the quality of
the players individual and team per-
formances on the field.
Immediately, it was apparent that the
pre-match gee-up had had some affect
on the expats. Seoul got off to a great
start dominating the larger REME pack
in the breakdown and scoring first
through number eight John Goddard
(Continued on page 3)
The Survivors lineout focuses on the incoming ball.
By Kurt Taogaga
For the second weekend in a row, the Oakwood Seoul
Survivors treated their legion of vocal supporters to a
magnificent day of rugby on the banks of the Han River.
The Survivors made much of defeating both summer
touring sides - REME and City RFC - in consecutive
weeks and delivered on that promise emphatically with a
67-5 drubbing of the Hong Kong tourists.
Newcomer Jeff Barg weighs his attacking options.
The first half was mostly char-
acterised by untidy ruck play
stopping the flow of the game
as the relatively inexperienced
visitors used their hands and the
larger Survivors forwards were
penalised for diving in. The
penalties piled up resulting in
Vice-Captain Richard Jarvis
being dubiously binned for
stomping midway through the
first half but even down to 14
men the Survivors line re-
mained intact. The Seoulites
controlled the flow of the game
and showed a lot of composure
in attack but still couldnt fully
break down the City defence.
Going into halftime the locals
were ahead 14-0, through a Tim
OConnor double, and City
were still very much in with a
chance to ruin the Seoul rugby
communitys day.
The Survivors emerged post-
break reinvigorated and began
turning the heat up on City, who
eventually conceded 53 points
in the second spell. Some nice
clearing by the Seoul forwards
and improved organisation of
the ruck runners immediately
gave the backs good front
foot ball. Second five
OConnor took full advantage
adding another five-pointer to
the brace he scored in the first
half. Other highlights in-
cluded replacement back
Justin Painter supporting well
to take away a two-try haul,
RJ Karas barrelling charge to
score under the posts and a
long-range effort by burly
reserve centre Kurt Taogaga.
The home team barely al-
lowed City to get their hands
on the ball the entire match
and the scoreline would have
remained a whitewash if not
for an enterprising City kick
and chase in the dying min-
utes leading to their solitary
consolation try.
To their credit, the much
smaller City defended bravely
to the very end and their ef-
(Continued on page 4)
Survivors vs. City RFC
