Sat, 07 May 2005

Rugby tourney held at ISCI sports club

JAKARTA: Rugby fans can head for some fun on Saturday for the ISCI Rugby 10-a-side competition at the ISCI sports club in Ciputat, South Jakarta.

Ten teams, including visiting squads from Hong Kong, Brunei, Balikpapan and Papua as well as the Jakarta Japanese rugby club and defending cup champion Jakarta International School, are registered to compete for the cup, plate and Indonesian bowl competitions, the organizers said in a statement.

Games are scheduled to start at 8 a.m.

Also scheduled to compete is a team from the Indonesian Development Rugby, playing its debut match as it hopes to make Indonesia an International Rugby Board country in the near future.

A junior exhibition game, with players from age four to 15, is also scheduled. -- JP