FUN AND GAMES:While some teams like Taoyuan City and New Taipei City remain focused on winning the cup, others plan to just enjoy the experience of the event
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 07, 2015
By: Grant Dexter / Staff reporter
The fifth Taiwan Rugby Union 10s tournament got under way yesterday, with 16 teams,
Taiwan Ronin’s Roy Chen dives over for a try during their game against the Taipei Baboons at Taoyuan Stadium yesterday. Photo: Grant Dexter, Taipei Times
including one from Hong Kong, one from Macau and four veterans’ teams, descending on Taoyuan Stadium for two days of rugby action, although not all of them were overly focused on winning.
In Pool A, Taoyuan City opened strongly with a 26-5 win over Taipei NTU Dreams.
Taoyuan captain Le Yu-feng said the team was on track to pick up a tournament victory.
“We are confident about tomorrow,” he said. “Maybe we can win.”
The other two Pool A teams were Fivewoods and New Taipei City, who met in Game 2, with New Taipei City running out the 19-7 winners. [FULL STORY]
