2009 TENS
BADGERS RETAIN TITLE !!

The UK's Kukri Badgers have become the first team to retain the title at this years Phuket International Tens. They won the Cup Final with a convincing 38 - 0 win over the ever popular Moorabbin Rams from Melbourne. It wasn't all doom for the Rams however as their veterans walked away with the Prestigious Coffin Dodgers Cup defeating The Wanderers Wrinklies 5 - 0 in a game that required 2 periods of extra time to decide the winners.

In the Main Competition Plate Final the Kriel Roosters from South Africa defeated 2007 Tournament winners the Emirates Airlines Flying Muppets 34 - 5 and the Singapore Bucks went home with the Bowl beating British Club B 17 - 12.

The victorious Moorabbin Old Rams after their fantastic Double Overtime Win

RESULTS

BANGERS SQUEAK THROUGH IN WEASEL CUP THRILLER!!

Well....not really...The Old Bangkok Bangers huffed and puffed their way to the most convincing Weasel Cup victory in history running in very average 6 tries to beat the much favoured hosts The Phuket Viagrabonds.

The Viagrabonds were always going to struggle when it was announced that Irish John (broken collar bone after some frenetic hand movements), Ben 'Snakehips' Hennessy (knee ligaments despite no visible limp) and Steve Wainwright (sore jaw from talking too much) would play no part in the much awaited clash.

It didn't bode well for the Viagrabonds when the opening kick off hit the turf and was recovered by the Bangers, who after 90 seconds took an early lead with a try by new member Chunk. A repeat followed with the resulting kick off, the ball wasn't claimed and the game was looking past the home team shortly later when a second try was scored, this time by player coach Peter Burgess.

What followed was the play of the game. this time the ensuing kick off was claimed valiantly by the Viagrabonds scrum half who was immediately pounced upon by a collection of now wheezing Bangers. It is unclear what happened next but former lumberjack Andy Campbell (64) was then seen running down the pitch carrying 3 balls at once in a magnificent display of handling. He didn't however ground any of then and the Viagrabonds were safe for once.

The game followed just one pattern the whole 20 minutes, the unfit Bangers struggled to try after try with little offensive action from the depleated home side. There were too many try scorers to remember, but one thing is certain, Irish Labourer Roy Bulfin wasn't good enough to get one.

Later in the tournament, several Bangers again played for the Viagrabonds including several of their Kiwi contingent that it still continues to beg the question.....................................

Why does every Banger secretly harbour the dream of being A VIAGRABOND???

THE RONDA BUTLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND The 2008 Phuket International Rugby 10s has raised close to 700,000 Baht for the Ronda Butler Memorial Fund. This equates to keeping 85 children on scholarships for the next year.

THE GREATEST VICTORY!!!
Pat Cotter, organiser of the Phuket International Tens and Roelein Muller of the Asia Centre Foundation have won the prestigious International Rugby Board 'SPIRIT OF RUGBY' Award for 2008.



Pat and Roeliein were flown over the UK by the IRB, taken to the England v South Africa game and then on Sunday attended the gala dinner at Old Billingsgate in London where Shane Williams received the Player of The Year Award, and the New Zealand All Blacks won Team Of The Year.