ISCI team psyched for rugby 10s<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Fresh from a convincing win against the
\nAustralian HMAS Moresby team, the International Sports Club of
\nIndonesia (ISCI) rugby team is looking to dominate its own 10-a-
\nside-tournament today in Ciputat, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
According to ISCI rugby club captain Louis Young, the young
\nand fit 14-man squad will start the day's competition at 9 a.m.
\nwith a match against a team from Irian Jaya, mainly made up of
\nFreeport employees. The ISCI side is not expecting much trouble
\nagainst the miners, but it will have to come out strong to make
\nup for its underweight pack.<\/p>\n
Masahiko Ishida, the largest of the ISCI front row, is
\nexpected to balance the weight disadvantage by getting around the
\npark faster than the opposition. Led by Iwan Williams in the
\nbacks, ISCI plans to make it into the 5:30 p.m final.<\/p>\n
Now in its sixth year, the tournament has become a fixture on
\nthe Asian rugby calender. This year's competition has attracted
\n12 teams from as diverse places as Hong Kong and Christmas
\nIsland. It has also enticed another major supporter, Miller beer,
\nwhich joins last year's sponsor British Airways.<\/p>\n
The tournament is seen as an excellent opportunity to
\nintroduce the dynamic game to Indonesians. The game of 10-a-side
\nrugby combines the fast pace of 7s, made famous in Hong Kong, and
\nthe hard hitting of the traditional 15-a-side game. Rugby will
\nmake its debut at the next Southeast Asian Games being held in
\nJakarta in 1997.<\/p>\n
The two Hong Kong select teams, last year's winner Delany's,
\nand Cathay Pacific, are expected once again to prove the biggest
\nchallenges to local sides. The Christmas Island team, looking to
\navenge its loss to ISCI during the first ever rugby union game
\nplayed on the island last March, will also make the trip across.<\/p>\n
The other teams from Indonesia, the Jakarta Rugby Club, the
\nCeltic Warriors, East Kalimantan and Panaga, will do battle in
\nharder hitting, albeit slower, matches.<\/p>\n
Action gets underway at 9 a.m. with the final being played
\naround 5:30 p.m. Spectators are more than welcome to attend.<\/p>",
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