2011 TENS
ROYAL THAI POLICE
STORM TO VICTORY
RESULTS

The Royal Thai Police were crowned Phuket Tens Champions after an uncompromising performance in the final beating the defending Champions The Kriel Roosters by a score of 31-5. Slick passing at speed was the real key to their domination in a game that the Roosters struggled to gain a foothold in with their playmaker struggling with injury. The first try took a while to come but a second before the half gave the Police gave them a decicive edge which they turned into a commanding lead quickly after the interval. The Roosters batled on and closed the gap with a good try of their own in the corner, but the Police never looked disturbed and added two more tries of their own to complete a comprehensive victory.

On a weekend that raised over half a million baht at the ground to go with over 400,000 Baht from the Bangers on Bikes there were other triumphs for the Thai Legends in the Main Competition Plate and the Singapore Barbarians in the Bowl. The Coffin Dodgers Competition threw up hatrick of wins for the Rams Old Boys from Moorabbin Australia as they defeated the home town team The Phuket Viagrabonds in the final. The Bucks Stags from Singapore came home in the Plate final against their local rivals the Wanderers Jagermeister Wrinklies and in the Bowl the Arabian Gulf Leg' Ends beat the Royal Selangor Old dogs.

THE WEASEL CUP 2011

The Weasel Cup was regained by the Phuket Viagrabonds with a convincing nineteen points to nil victory over their old rivals from the capital, The Old Bangkok Bangers. On a day when the Viagrabonds marched towards the cup final without conceding a point it was always an uphill task for a depleted Bangers side missing their captain and several regular starters. That said, they themselves would not offer that as an excuse as like last years game the Viagrabonds took an early lead through an exciting back division marshalled by Vicky Mey (not a girl) from Rawai. The game was never easy and the bangers fought to the end in their true spirit. The next meeting will probably be in the Bangkok Tens in February of next year.

The Weasel Cup Winners - Phuket Viagrabonds

CHARITY BIKE RIDE
BANGKOK TO PHUKET -
THE SEQUEL
One thing you should learn from a 851 km bike ride is not to do it again. yeah well, the Bangers just ain't that smart, because they are doing it again. Last years participants Coach Pete Burgess, Jean Francois Klentzi and Bob Pearson will be joined by 4 others in their quest to raise money for charity including our own galloping heavyweight Richard Folds, Serious Cyclist Patrick Bernard, Bangkok Lions coach Martin Hodgson and Richard Ford.

They will set off from Bangkok on Valentine's morning the day after the Bangkok Tens finals and aim to arrive in Phuket on Saturday February 19th having raised their target of 500,000THB for the Asia Centre Foundation.

for further information and / or details as to how to make a contribution email bangersonthebike@gmail.com

2010 Cyclists: Pete, Jean Francois and Bobby

phuketrugby@gmail.com

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.