A HUGE THANK YOU to all of the Tournament Organiser Committee, volunteers, coaches, captains, players, medics (卓欣慈) cameramen (Morris Leung, Bill Huang 賢拜), referees (all 20 odd of you, especially full time referees Simon Bernie (TS), Mio Shimma (JTA), Tony Wong, Ning Cheng, Charles Ng, Queeni Ng, Corinna, Man Chi Wong, Andrew Yung (HKTA), Chinese Taipei Rugby Football Union, Taipei International Rugby Football Club (Taipei Baboons), and friends of participants who entered the 2016 Taipei Touch Tournament. Sean Carless & David Liao for administration and making sure everything ran smoothly. Thank you to Leo’s Tuck Shop, for keeping everyone satisfied with food. Thank you to Bob Marshall and Redpoint Breweries for sponsoring the event and hosting the dinner and prize-giving at The Brass Monkey! Last but not least, we would like to say THANK YOU to Simon Bernie (L4) & Mio Shimma (L4), Tony Wong (L3) & Ning Cheng (L3) for showing us the true SPIRIT OF THE GAME and coaching many referees on the day. Your passion for the sport we love and your determination to help grow the sport of touch within Asia, it is the selfless people like yourself, whom makes this sport so much more enjoyable.
This year, over 100 people participated in the 2016 Taipei Touch Tournament with 7 teams entering the Open Mixed Division, they are as follows. Two teams from Hong Kong (STRIVE, HKDI & IVE (LWL)), 1 combined team from Guangzhou & Shanghai (SCAU Shanghai Dragons), 4 teams from Taipei (MIDAS, Sexy Beasts, Pacific Dragons, JV). We thank you all for your support and participation, and we wish to see you again in the near future!
Congratulations to JV for winning the PLATE Trophy and MIDAS for winning the CUP Trophy!
除了感謝感謝還有感謝! 2016年的Taipei Touch Tournament 臺北觸球競標賽在四月二十三日舉辦圓滿的結束。我們需要感謝的包括 錦標賽委員會,所有志願者, 教練, 領隊, 隊員, 運動防護員 (卓欣慈), 攝影師 (Morris Leung、Bill Huang 賢拜), 裁判團隊 (20幾位,特別感謝全職裁判Simon Bernie (TS), Mio Shimma (JTA), Tony Wong, Ning Cheng, Charles Ng, Queeni Ng, Corinna, Man Chi Wong, Andrew Yung (HKTA), 中華民國橄欖球協會, 臺北國際橄欖球俱樂部, 所有參加競標賽隊友親朋好友們。 廖守謙 和 Sean Carless 確保賽程一切進展順利。感謝里奧的灶咖 – Leo’s Tuck Shop 提供美味飲食。感謝Bob Marshall & 紅點鮮釀啤酒贊助本屆活動以及在銅猴子舉辦晚餐和頒獎典禮。 最後我們還需要和Simon Bernie (L3), Mio Shimma (L4), Tony Wong (L3) & Ning Cheng (L3) 說最大聲的感謝您!因為您們展示了這個運動的真正精神,您對於在亞洲發展觸球的熱心是令人佩服的,我們很感謝您們教導其他的裁判們。
今年的臺北觸球競標賽有超過100位參賽者,成人男女混合組有7支球隊;2支香港球隊(STRIVE, HKDI & IVE (LWL)), 1 支廣州和上海合併球隊 (SCAU Shanghai Dragons), 4 支臺北球隊 (MIDAS, Sexy Beasts, Pacific Dragons & JV). 我們感謝大家的支持和參與,我們非常希望在不就的將來能夠再次見到您!
恭喜 JV 獲勝 獎盤冠軍 (PLATE TROPHY) 以及 MIDAS 獲勝 獎盃冠軍 (CUP TROPHY)!
(Photo courtesy of Morris Leung, Bill Huang 賢拜)