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Kowloon RFC
Kowloon RFC is a rugby club based at King's Park, Kowloon, Hong Kong. History The club was founded in 1976 by John Eastman, David Lacey, and Bill Trotter. They were supported by a donation of HK$3,000 from Vernon Roberts, the chairman of Hongkong Land. 2012–2013 Squad in bold = players internationals Notable players * David Tait – former Sale Sharks player. Died in December 2012. * Ignacio Elosu – Argentina U21 international, former Castres Olympique and Exeter Chiefs player. * Eni Gesinde – former Newcastle Falcons player. * Henjo Van Niekerk – South Africa U19 international, former Blue Bulls and Venezia Mestre Rugby FC player.. * Tom Bury – Scotland U20 and Scotland 7's international. * Adam Dehaty – England U21 international, former Newcastle Falcons player. * Mike Waywell – England Counties XV international. * Mark Goosen – Hong Kong international. * Alex Harris – Hong Kong internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Park, Hong Kong
King's Park is an area in Yau Tsim Mong District in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Location It is bounded approximately by Waterloo Road to the north, the East Rail line to the east, Austin Road to the south, and Nathan Road to the west. There is an elevated portion which is considered the boundary with Yau Ma Tei. Topography The northern areas is hilly, while the southern section is relatively flat. Uses The area is zoned for Government, residential and recreational use, and there are no commercial outlets. The hill north hosts a meteorological station of the Hong Kong Observatory, the Blood Transfusion Centre of Hong Kong Red Cross and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. From 1967 until June 1995, the 15-storey British Military Hospital (BMH) was also based in the area, on a site to the east of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. It was closed in 1995 as the British Garrison scaled down from more than 10,000 personnel to about 3,000 as 1997 approached. The site had an estimated market value ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eni Gesinde
Eniola 'Eni' Gesinde is a rugby union footballer and current Newcastle Falcons senior academy member. Eni was born in Lagos, Nigeria, before moving to England as a child. He represented Yorkshire at U-18s level before joining the Newcastle Falcons academy. Using his natural power and pace he scored a number of tries for the Development team. Eni has captained the Falcons development team on a number of occasions and has recently led the Newcastle Falcons sevens team to a hat trick of victories in the Scottish Borders sevens, winning the Hawick, Melrose and Langham sevens titles with Gesinde playing an integral role throughout. On 4 September 2006, Eni was named as part of the extended England sevens squad for the 06/07 season by Mike Friday Michael John "Mike" Friday (born April 25, 1972) has been the head coach of the United States national rugby sevens team since summer 2014. Friday was appointed head coach after the U.S. coach for the 2013–14 season, Matt Hawkins, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Stockdale
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Tom Jewers
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McRae Robinson
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Mark Goosen
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Harry Edwards (rugby Player)
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Gamu Chiwenga
Gamu, officially the Municipality of Gamu ( ilo, Ili ti Gamu; tl, Bayan ng Gamu), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,655 people. While not a commercially thriving town, it lies near the cities of Ilagan and Cauayan, communities with banks, hospitals, and places of entertainment. It is the site of the 5th Infantry Division of Philippine Army as its infantry unit in Northern Luzon. The Infantry is located in Barangay Upi. The town itself is famous for its baroque church, which has pointed towers at its facade. Etymology Gamu was originally called 'Gamut', likely from a local plant whose roots were made into a type of medicine ('gamot'). From Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag dictionary "Gamu-t, root or stump amea town whose patroness is St. Rosa de Lima, under of the province of Cagayan until the year 1839, when the province of N. Vizcaya was established, and was added to it." Geography Gamu is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benjamin Tang (rugby Player)
Benjamin Tang, GBS (, born 1 December 1951) is a former Director of Audit with the Audit Commission of Hong Kong. Education Tang graduated from the University of Hong Kong in economics and sociology. Tang also studied at the Oxford University Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the ..., the London Business School and the Toronto International Leadership Centre for Financial Sector Supervision. Career In October 1974, Tang joined Hong Kong civil service as an Administrative Officer. Tang served in various bureaucracies and departments and worked in policy areas that covered district administration, sports and culture, transport, municipal services and the environment. Tang's career also included working in the Hong Kong Government Office in London in the mid 80s and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fergus Oliver
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Tomasi Lawa
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Alex Hickling
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