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ISSUE 1,130 Friday 12th April 2024
PLAYING AND LIVING THE DREAM SOS TO HONG KONG Rugby can open the door to opportunities; sometimes you just need to be in the right place at the right time. One of the West Melton lads, Jack Barnes, who currently plays for Lincoln University recently got a phone call that he just couldn’t say no to. Jack was packing his bags to head to Brunner for Easter when he received a last-minute invitation from a connection (a person who managed his Lincoln Uni Colts team last season) to be part of the Overseas Old Boys Team to play in the Tradition Hong Kong 10’s Tournament. The team has played in this competition for the last 10 years and is made up of players from around the world (England, USA, Fiji, Samoa, and NZ). Four of the English players pulled out at the last minute, so four Kiwi lads, including ex-local player Tom Ruwhui, got the SOS call. Tom grew up in Kirwee and now plays for New Brighton. The Overseas Old Boys Team headed to Hong Kong on Easter Sunday, trained with the team on Monday and Tuesday, then played three games on the
Jack Barnes contesting the line-out in the Cup Quarter Final match against Ashbury Tropics which they narrowly lost 7-8. Tom Ruwhui is also pictured on the right. Wednesday, winning two and drawing their last game. They went on to play in the Cup Quarter Finals against Ashbury Tropics (who had ex Crusader Nemani Nadolo in their team) but they lost 7-8, which meant they were destined for the plate final against Scottish Exiles, which they lost 7-10. The team played a total of six games in the tournament with Jack and Tom playing in all the games, spending limited time on the bench. The pair stayed on and watched the New Zealand
Men's and Women's 7’s teams both win the Hong Kong 7’s Tournament. Jack says, “It was a wonderful experience to travel to another country and play some rugby. Both
Tom and I have thoroughly enjoyed it and would like to thank everyone for their support.” I’m sure we will be hearing more about these two during their rugby careers.