CRFC - Chengdu Rugby Football Club

NEWS

Shanghai 7s 2009: Black and Whites Storm Shanghai. September 12th saw a cool grey dawn in Shanghai. For many this would be considered bleak, dreary weather. However, for a small group of intrepid sports enthusiasts, the day was perfect. Click here for the match report.

CRFC vs Chongqing 2: Chengdu made the short trip down to Chongqing on February 28 for the first of what we hope is many matches hosted by the Conquerers. Click here for the match report.

2nd Annual St. Valentine's Day Massacre: Those crazy pandas in Chengdu are at it again! It’s time for the 2nd Annual St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and this year it’ll be on St. Valentine’s Day!!! Click here for more info.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

09 May 2009 - Chengdu Sports Aid Half Marathon & 10K

Location: Chengdu

Hello Everyone!

The 2nd Annual Half Marathon (and newly added 10k) is almost HERE! Last year 14 of us ran for to support the China Children and Teenagers Fund after the earthquake. This year we are excited about a wonderful project started by the Chengdu Sports Aid group, a part of Sichuan Quake Relief. This group of super cool volunteers has organized trips to middle schools around Sichuan Province that have accepted kids displaced from the tragedy last year in May. Many of these kids are struggling to adjust to their new lives, confused and just plain bored. Chengdu Sports Aid organizes 2-3 hours of games such as basketball, ping pong, soccer, badminton and even a few silly ones like the limbo and the three-legged race! There has been an overwhelming response in the community to support this project and we are hoping to sustain it financially for at least the next year with this Marathon & 10k.

How can I help, Kelly? Great question! Glad you asked.

1. RUN RUN RUN. Any and all are welcome to participate. Attached below is the flyer including details of the race, as well as a registration form. PLEASE REGISTER PRIOR to the race so I can make sure you get a T-shirt (see flyer or website for details such as time/location of registration as well as downloadable registration forms -- www.sichuan-quake-relief.org)

2. Get sponsored. Seek sponsorship from your friends, family or local businesses for this cause and your RUN. Donations will be taken at The Bookworm and The Shamrock. I will personally be taking donations at The Shamrock on Fridays from 7-10pm. MORE INFO WILL BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE regarding Bank account info for direct deposit both domestically and internationally. There will also be a follow-up email regarding avenues for donation very shortly.

3. Volunteer. We need volunteers for water stations, registration tables and general logistics on race day. Specifically we need: A few people with a car that are willing to drive volunteers to water stations EARLY that morning (leave the starting point at 6:15am). Volunteers are also also welcomed for future involvement in Chengdu Sports Aid projects.

For ALL of the awesome race details, see flyer or website. www.sichuan-quake-relief.org

A REALLY BIG high-five of appreciation goes to: (and if you know me, you know I'm great at high-fives)

Sichuan Quake Relief
The Bookworm
The Shamrock
Carrefour
JoyTown Studios
The Peace Corps (U.S. China Friendship Volunteers)

MANY MORE THANKS TO FOLLOW, I'M SURE!

Please forward this on to all interested... my email list may be limited. I apologize in advance if you get this twice. If you wish to be taken off of the list, just drop me a line. Other questions can be directed to chengdurun@sichuan-quake-relief.org or call me directly @ 13438256069.

Look forward to seeing you on May 9th!!!

Kelly Ponton
Peace Corps Volunteer
Writing and Oral English
Sichuan College of Education
Chengdu, Sichuan PRC

24 Jan 2009 - Australia Day Aussie Rules Match

Location: Chengdu

G'day all.
The Ranga, myself and CRFC are hosting a one-off Australian rules football game to take place on (or pretty bloody close to) Australia Day 2009. Australia Day takes place on January 26, which is a monday - so, the game will be on Saturday the 24th, on the current weekend rugby pitch.

This will be the first ever Aussie Rules Football match in Chengdu, and we know it will be a bloody tops occasion.

There will be both a contact, and a non-contact match played, and everyone is welcome - so contact Simon, Paul or the club if you want to have a crack.

So get your thongs, stubbies and wifebeaters on, grab a stubbie and get down there!

14 Feb 2009 - 2nd Annual St. Valentine's Day Massacre

Location: Chengdu

Those crazy pandas in Chengdu are at it again! It’s time for the 2nd Annual St. Valentine’s Day Massacre and this year it’ll be on St. Valentine’s Day!!!

Again, this is an entirely barbarian event and therefore anyone is welcome (this means you don’t have to send a full team or even half a team. If there’s one member from your club who’s interested, they are welcome!). All players will be randomly assigned to a team when the arrive. As far as what we’ll be playing (10s, 15s, or 7s), again that depends on the number of participants.

And remember, this is a very social tournament (so feel free to bring significant others, costumes, props, etc. It’ll all go to make the after party that much more fun!).

So come on over to the sometimes sunny ‘Du and celebrate the holiday of love doing what you love – playing rugby and having an unforgettable time!

If you have questions, please feel free to contact us at chengdurugbyfootball@gmail.com. To confirm your participation, please let us know by February 1, 2009.

28-30 Nov 2008 - Beijing Aardvarks

Location: Chengdu

CHENGDU BLACK & WHITES VS BEIJING AARDVARKS

The rugby continues for the second weekend in a row for CRFC as the Beijing Aardvarks embark on their first tour of Chengdu.

Come down to the regular weekend pitch for a great day of 15s Contact rugby, touch, and loads of other activities, prizes and shenanigans!

This saturday from 12:00pm - 4:00pm

January 2009 - McConville Turkey Bowl

Location: Chengdu

CRFC will host the Guangzhou Rams in January for our annual match.

 

PREVIOUS EVENTS

21-23 November 2008 - Shanghai 7s

Location: Shanghai

CRFC will again be fielding teams in this years Shanghai 7s.

31 October 2008 - Bledisloe Cup

Location: Hong Kong

CRFC will be heading to the Bledisloe Cup in Hong Kong.

19 October 2008 - ABE Charity Football Cup

Location: Chengdu

CRFC will be holding a touch rugby demo at the annual ABE Charity Cup.

10-12 October 2008 - Sichuan Quake Charity Ba Ba's Tournament

Location: Chengdu

The eagerly awaited Sichuan Quake Tourny is here! That's right folks. So here is the lowdown for the weekend.

We are keeping the structure fluid. This means we don't know what the teams break downs will be until the day of. Please be at our regular weekend practice Pitch on SATURDAY THE 11TH AT 11:30 to help set up the flags and so that we can see how we are doing in terms of numbers. We will do men's contact, co-ed tag/touch, and then another contact game if the men are up for it. The event will finish at 3:30 after which there will be the regular after party at Shamrock at 7:30.

If you have ANY CRFC paraphenalia - shirts, jerseys, PLEASE bring them the day of! We're gonna need it to distinguish between teams. Also, if you have ANY club stuff - please bring that as well as I'm going to try and consolidate all club equipment.

Thanks and I'll see you on the pitch!

Ems