Mar 4 2023
from the Valley they call Happy
round 18 final countdown
We have now reached the Grand Championship stages for our Community leagues where the club has proudly qualified two teams for the semi finals.
The Mavericks take on rivals University whilst the Reds play USRC Tigers. Both games will be hotly contested with teams fighting to keep their season alive.
In the Premiership competition, teams play their last set of league games, however with both our men ’ s and women ’ s sitting in the top four in the league table they are guaranteed Grand Championship semi final berths next weekend.
Conpleting the puzzle is our Knights team who also have guaranteed themselves in the Premiership A semi finals next weekend.
AFTER ROUND 17
L E A G U E T A B L E S
Pl W D L PF PA PD Pts HKFC Natixis Club 14 13 0 1 452 194 258 61 Societe Generale Valley RFC 14 7 0 7 404 315 89 42 IMPACTHK HKU Sandy Bay RFC 14 7 0 7 379 371 8 40 KPMG HK Scottish RFC 14 7 0 7 353 306 47 38 DAC Kowloon 14 5 0 9 221 396 -175 23 Kroll USRC Tigers 14 3 0 11 207 434 -227 16 Pl W D L PF PA PD Pts HKFC Natixis Ice 14 12 0 2 532 64 468 58 Kroll USRC Tigers Ladies 14 11 0 3 325 170 155 51 Societe Generale Valley RFC 14 9 0 5 339 211 128 44 Gai Wu Falcons 14 7 0 7 284 230 54 38 DAC Kowloon Ladies 14 2 0 12 97 570 -473 9 SCAA Causeway Bay Phoenix 14 1 0 13 140 472 -332 8
MENS WOMENS
round 17 summary
Coach Mark Fatialofa and his troops played the best game of the season last week as they handed rivals Hong Kong Football Club their first defeat of the season. In a dominating display of rugby the forwards were clinical with their set pieces and packed their lethal line out drive going into the game with Rob Lennox and Faizal Solomona proving to be a headache for the opposition. The backs made phase play difficult for HKFC with their rapid ine speed on defence - resulting in a great 50 meter individual try from Hugo Stiles. Fly Half Laurence May was a sharp shooter with the boot as he maximised every opportunity to stretch the lead on the scoreboard with his kicks at goal.
In a tit-for-tat game where the scoreboard bounced either sides, captain Bella Milo and her band of sisters defeated HKFC Ice in gritty game that came down to the wire The team had the perfect start with two early tries coming in from slick hands from the backline, with HKFC bounding back with a couple of their own. A turning point in the game was when Milo broke the line with a spectacular hand off, and after a quick recycle of the ball and smart decision making between Olivia Coady and Lewis Wong, the ball was swiftly passed out wide and a perfectly executed draw and pass from Chloe Chan allowed Zoe Smith to dot down in the corner for her second try of the game
HKFC Ice 24 27
Valley Womens
Photo credit - HKRU & Max Guan
Valley Mens HKFC Club 15 38
premiership teams
Mens STARTING XV Womens Tom Concu 1 Claire Leung Luke Dewar 2 Karen So Faizal Solomona 3 Kea Herewini Nyasha Tarusenga 4 Anna Marsland Chris Allman 5 Jade Scrouther James Cunningham 6 Naomi Peters James Honey 7 Chloe Chan Rob Lennox 8 Olivia Coady Katsuya Fukunaga 9 So Yee Kei, Cherly Laurence May 10 Lewis Wong Henry Shiell 11 Zoe Smith Rob Foggerty 12 Aislin Wu Elden Schoeman 13 Kat Roszinsky Luke Treharne 14 Nadia Cuvelier Hugo Stiles 15 Tse Wing Kiu, Agnes IMPACT Danye Jans 16 Win Yan Leung, Andrea Rory Young 17 Tamika So Barend Potgeiter 18 Tanya Dhar Martin Muller 19 Adrienne Davies Carl Marks 20 Riva Brill Will Batcup 21 Tyler Botha Kevin Field 22 Au Shuwan Thaddeus Summers 23 Bella Milo
v Kowloon Mens Mar 4, Kings Park, 15:45 v Kowloon Womens Mar 4, Kings Park, ` 17:30
DHAR
Hooker
POSITION S @ VALLEY
5.5
ED & BLACK
Bella spoke to me as I came out youth rugby, and the Valley ladies had such a big winning record, a great history and such a supportive culture. It’s been my home ever since.
WHAT DOES YOUR GAME DAY PREPARATION LOOK LIKE?
Watching some super rugby, stretching + rolling out, getting my hair braided (essential)
WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST RUGBY FANS?
Without a doubt my parents. Dad hasn’t missed a game since I started playing at 5 years old.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE RUGBY MOMENT?
Winning my first grand final with Valley (and the celebrations after)! Managed to score twice that game and our team was incredible.
WHAT IS YOUR TOP 3 SONG CHOICE FOR GAME DAY?
Dance wiv me- dizzee rascal, It’s not over- Gizzle, and lots of Bollywood.
NYAS
POSITION
Back row
YEARS @ VALLEY
4 years
The People
WHY THE RED & WHAT DOES YOU LIKE?
Watching Sion Bennett rugby highlights on YouTube.
WHO ARE YOUR BIGGEST RUGBY FANS?
My Family
WHAT IS YOUR MOST MEMORABLE RUGBY MOMENT?
Playing rugby barefoot in U12
WHAT IS YOUR TOP 3 SONG CHOICE FOR GAME DAY?
Skepta - That’s not me (on repeat)
Societe Generale Valley RFC would like to acknowledge and express sincere thanks and gratitude to our sponsors and partners
We would not be here if it was not for our Title Sponsor Societe Generale, and our primary sponsors TV5 Monde, Mayer Brown, Bonaqua, Swire Properties, Links Moving, HKEX and the Happy Valley Bar and Grill.
We are also lucky to have the support of ONLY Beverage, Gweilo Beers and Metabev who provide our members with products and discount codes to be used throughout the season.
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