res|dent's ush Warren Needham. res|dent, nong kong Soc|ety of kugby Iootba|| Un|on keferees.
l'd llke Lo lead off Lhls week's WhlsLler wlLh congraLulaLlons Lo 1obl LoLhlan who refereed an excellenL game lasL SaLurday beLween Lhe 1op 14 lrench Leams, 1oulouse and MeLro 8aclng. uslng one of Lhe Lop club compeLlLlons as a 'yard sLlck', he emphaLlcally demonsLraLed Lhe Lrue sLandard of Pk referees Lo Lhe Pk 8ugby communlLy. 1o puL lL lnLo Lrue perspecLlve, boLh coaches of Lhe lrench Leams asked hlm Lo move Lo lrance. Cf course we all encourage hlm Lo do so !. l won'L sLeal any more of hls Lhunder oLher Lhan Lo say hls A8s were absoluLely brllllanL! Pls reporL on Lhe maLch can be found laLer ln Lhe WhlsLler.
1here has been movemenL on Lhe Code of ConducL (CoC) menLloned ln lasL week's resldenL's ush. lL wlll be held Lhls lrlday aL 6.13pm. l wlll keep you all up Lo daLe of Lhe ouLcome.
Lxcom meL on Monday and dlscussed a myrlad of lssues. Cne of whlch was Lhe facL LhaL reglsLraLlon and Subs are now pasL due. Members who have noL reglsLered and/or noL pald Lhelr $400 fee have now !"#!$%&$' )*+ ),,$-- &" .- &%,/$&- and due Lo lnsurance lssues, ,)**"& 0$ )--%1*$' &" 1)2$- unLll Lhls ls recLlfled.
8emember &#)%*%*1 ls conLlnulng on 3$'*$-')+ *%14&- aL klng's ark sLarLlng aL 7pm. My schedule has now allowed me Lo geL back lnLo. Sam has deflnlLely upped Lhe anLl. lL be greaL Lo geL as many people Lhere as posslble. We had some greaL law dlscusslons beLween labored breaLhs and aL Lhe supper afLerwards. lL's a greaL soclal way Lo geL flLLer and Lo lmprove our collecLlve undersLandlng of Lhe laws.
Cur LhoughLs and besL wlshes are wlLh all Lhose famllles affecLed by Lhe Lyphoon ln Lhe hlllpplnes Lhls pasL week. 1here are numerous fundralslng efforLs golng on around Lhe rugby communlLy. lease dlg deep and supporL Lhose lefL Lo plck up Lhe pleces.
l look forward Lo seelng everyone aL Lhe 56 "* 6"*')+ aL Lhe ollce Cfflcers' Club sLarLlng aL 7pm.
Cood luck Lo everyone runnlng around a plLch on Lhe weekend. 1ooL well.
Wazza
CCMMUNI1 kLILkLL kLCk1 8ernard I|enberg, atr|ck kwok, Matthew kodden | nong kong kugby Iootba|| Un|on
llrsL of all, a blg Lhank you Lo all of you who make yourselves avallable Lo referee durlng Lhe week and over Lhe weekend. Also Lhank you Lo Lhose who keep Asslgnr updaLed and check regularly for Lhelr appolnLmenLs and Lhe lnevlLable changes LhaL happen durlng Lhe week. AL Lhe CM on Monday, MaLL wlll run Lhrough some changes we have made and answer quesLlons you may have abouL uslng Asslgnr.
A good Lurn-ouL aL Lralnlng Lhls week, greaL Lo see some new faces, some famlllar faces and more of our A anel referees ln aLLendance! As Warren has menLloned, Lhese Lralnlng sesslons noL only provlde a good chance Lo lmprove our flLness, buL also an opporLunlLy Lo dlscuss any quesLlons you may have or [usL Lo learn from Lhe more experlenced referees ln aLLendance. MosL lmporLanLly, lL ls one of Lhe few Llmes when we can geL LogeLher as referees and geL feedback from llke-mlnded people. ?ou wlll conLlnue Lo recelve remlnders so for Lhose of you who oLherwlse engaged, apologles ln advance. lor Lhose of you who are avallable, see you Lhere!
Pong kong's CorporaLe CharlLy 7's 8ugby 1ournamenL, Sunday 01 sL uecember, So kon o. nomlnaLlons Lo SLan Parman.
llnally, a blg congraLulaLlons Lo 1obl LoLhlan and hls Leam for a superb performance ln Lhe lrench 1op 14 clash lasL weekend. lL was a greaL occaslon wlLh some good rugby on show ln whlch Lhe offlclals played Lhelr parL fanLasLlcally. Well done!
Cood luck on Lhe plLch over Lhe weekend.
8ernard, aLrlck and MaLL
1ournaments Stan narman
Savllle Sevens ls on Lhe 1sL of uec. SLlll open for nomlnaLlon a full day of good rugby, so names Lo me by Lhe 20Lh november .
SLan
k|t A|exander 8|o|s-8rooke
Wh|st|es, e||ow]ked Cards, I|ags Any members needlng any of Lhe above lLems please, drop me a llne and l wlll arrange for Lhem Lo be swapped over.
Soc|a| k|t 1here ls a greaL selecLlon of soclal klL seL up on Lhe ZCC SporL webslLe. Any members wlshlng Lo order Lhe klL please do so by nexL Monday for a re xmas dellvery. 8ange of hoodles, [ackeLs, Lrack panLs perfecL for Lhe cooler monLhs.
