Invitation to Participate

Club Presidents


Greetings and Best Wishes from Sandakan Rugby Club Sabah.


We are very pleased to invite your rugby team(s) to take part in one or both categories of our tournament which is scheduled to be held over two days (3rd & 4th November 2007) in Kota Kinabalu in the state of Sabah which is part of the Federation of Malaysia.

We are the joint organizers of the tournament with IJM Plantations Berhad (http://www.ijm.com/), one of our major sponsors.

Since we are limiting the entries to 16 men’s teams and 6 women’s teams, early confirmation would be appreciated so that we can stop sending out further invitations once the quota is filled. We also hope that your club will consider listing our tournament in your annual calendar and make it one of your team’s annual excursions.

The tournament started back in 2001 and is one of the major events listed in the annual calendar of our state’s Tourism Board. It is the showcase of Sabah rugby. Several renowned foreign teams have participated over the last few years including Chinese Taipei, Singapore and more recently, Davetalevu (Fiji) and Ponsonby (New Zealand).

The participation of your team will definitely add greater excitement to our tournament.

The men’s event will involve competition for the Cup, the Plate and the Bowl.

An inaugural women’s event will be introduced this year. To start with, we are targeting only 6 teams but this number could be reconsidered if response make it justifiable.


PRIZES ARE CONFIRMED AS FOLLOWS:

MEN’S SECTION (16 teams):
Cup champions : US$7,000.00 Runnersup : US$3,500.00 Semifinalists US$1,000.00 /each
Plate champions : US$850.00 Runnersup : US$650.00 Semifinalists US$400.00/each
Bowl champions : US$300.00 Runnersup : US$200.00 Semifinalists US$100.00 /each

LADIES’ SECTION (6 teams):
Cup champions : US$2,500.00 Runnersup : US$1,000.00 Semifinalists US$300.00 /each

In addition to the cash prizes there will of course be trophies and souvenirs to take home.

Your team will have to shoulder your own traveling expenses but free hotel accommodation will be provided by us, two to a room. We will also be providing free breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as laundry services during the 2 days (3rd & 4th November) of the tournament.

Free transport from airport to hotel and to the venue of competition and back will all be provided.

A detailed Tournament Fact sheet is attached herewith for your perusal.

For further details please contact :

The Secretariat
Borneo Cobra Invitational Rugby 2007
Wisma IJM Plantations
Lot No. 1, Jalan Bandar Utama, Mile 6, Jalan Utara
90000 Sandakan, Sabah
Tel : (6089) 667721 Fax : (6089) 673640 / 674810 / 667728
e-mail : benno@ijm.com or kimberly@ijm.com
or borneocobra10s@yahoo.com
H/p : 019-883 3750 (Benno Ong – Organizing Secretary)

You may also wish to visit our website at http://www.borneocobra.com.my/