Argentina Tour

Well we are getting prepared once again to travel to Argentina to compete in the 6th edition of the Patagonia Cup. HSOB has a proud tradion in this competition having won the tournament in 1999,and 2001. We were runner up in 2003 and 3rd in 2005 and 2007. Next years tournament looks like it will be the toughest assignment so far with overseas teams such as Randwick, and NSW Universities entered from Australia along with the South African Police Team. It is extremly important that we field a strong and competitive side to hopefully bring the trophy home again. We are currently seeking expressions ofinterest from players and these close on Saturday 26 April 2009. Once the team is selected we will be going about the job of fundraising the $30,000 required to meet the costs of the tour. If you are interested in supporting this club initiative then please contact Ken Pope or our club mananger Luke Merryweather. This is a unique experiece at the "grass roots" rugby level and players have the opportunity to experience an opportunity often reserved for our semi or professional players. Many of the players we see in the Super 14 and NPC squads around the country have all experienced this tour and rate it highly amoungst their rugby memories.