Update from the Home of the Eagles

I am a little bit down folks. The quake that hurts Japan and the fellow “Tsunami” that came right after, was a little bit too much for me to swallow on the last day of the working week. We sincerely hope that all our friends in the land of the rising sun will remain strong amidst this shocking tragedy, and we would like to extend our deepest condolences to those who lost their loved ones. We “beg” for the Lord’s mercy and may there be light soon in the end of this dark spell.

Moving on, we had some visitors in the Home of the Borneo Eagles this week. Mr. Khairil and his crew from Registrar of Societies paid us a “courtesy” visit. There was the usual audit on the secretarial documents & filling of our accounts. When the official duty is all done, we brought our guests on a little short tour in the Home of the Eagles, before bidding them farewell as they move on to their next destination. So to Khairil & his crew, thank you for paying us a visit, and thank you for the “audit” too, it helps to ensure that we are right on track, constitution wise!

ROS Crew, lead by the "good looking" Khairil! (Hope you guys don't mind the candit shot)

I will be starting a special feature on this blog very soon, where I will be “blogging” about some Eagles Personalities. Who they are, where they hail from, how they became apart of the Borneo Eagles family, all to be unfold soon. So stay tune for that.

Meanwhile, I will leave you guys with some of the candid shots taken in the recent Darwin 7s.

Have a good weekend everyone, be safe & stay SAFE!

Featured items this week, a shirt that says "Concussions are cool rugby shirt", A book for those who thinks rugby is for hooligans & a book for ruggers out there who think they are "dummies"!

Excuse me, “rugby” anyone?

(Picture credits to rugbyrelics.com-they have some great postcards there, folks!)

They “say”, if you don’t have the “balls”, you won’t understand the game. And it takes more than just mere “balls” to master it, cause rugby is more than just a “mere ball” game! This saying may be a little bit “over the top”, and it might be a little bit “inappropriate”, but again, a lot of things depends on how you see it!

For years, rugby has been a major sport in many countries. The history brought us back to the country that started it all, the “country” of the Queen, and soon, “rugby” is translated into many other versions, with different names, rules, but play by “people” calling themselves “ruggers”. And before you know it, bigger names were created, clubs were formed and soon, unions & leagues, all with a common passion. To be the best in the game, and where it might not be “the cup of tea” for everyone, it is the only “winning bread” for others who live their lives for it.


I am not going to go down on the history lane here, guys! As “history” although, tells us about our past, and leads us to the future, it would be a “boring” subject to bring up on a Monday morning! But I will be talking a little bit further, if I may, about our SRU development programmes and what is the “force” behind it.

SRU and SRC, is the combined force behind rugby development programmes in Borneo. We cover youth development that focuses not only in early exposure to the game, but most importantly, character development, that teaches us positive values, self-discipline, perseverance apart from cultivating teamwork, inner-strength, and the courage to accept “defeat” and rise above it. In the home of the Borneo Eagles, rugby is indeed much much more than just a game! And the people we chose and train as young eagles, will learn to capture the spirit, the boldness, without fear, but is brave enough to accept defeat, learn, move on, and strive for better results in the future. To us, we are not just looking for future champions, but we are training for future leaders. So, this game, is no longer just a “mere ball” game, it’s a channel to bring forward young people to embrace the meaning of responsibility, determination, whilst trying to bring out the “best” in them. Through the eyes of the eagles, indeed, we see beyond the game, we see beyond the skills & the strategies combined, we see far, yet close enough, to ensure we nurture the right bunch of talents without jeopardizing what that really counts!


So, where are we are really? Have we succeeded or at least, reach half of our goals if not all? As we try to emphasize on adding in the human aspect to the games, we “ourselves” are re-energizing and re-inventing our “tools”, to ensure we derive with the “best” methodology that may not be ideal, but works out as the best option to train these “gems in the rough”. I can’t say beyond this point, as the “harvest” may take longer in effect, but am proud to say, that the “crew” is committed to the task. We hope to see these young talents soar higher in the future and we are excited to know that, this will no longer be just a “dream”.

In the Home of the Borneo Eagles, we may have the same aspirations, passion, and goals, but we “focus” on more than just a mere ball game!
Have a good week everyone!

(Featured items for the week, "Rugby, Steps to Success" plus a book to polish the skills in "Rugby Skills, Tactics and Rules, and for those who want it "real" without the "dirt", try out Rugby 06 in your Play Station!)

2011- Would You Be A Better Year?

We ended 2010 with a bang, and we started the year, with a bigger bang!

Congrates to our eagles who brought back the most sought after victory in the recent Darwin 7s, you’ve proved to be the best, give it rain or shine. This is our second win after 2010 and we hope, it will be the beginning of a greater journey for the Borneo Eagles.

And what is in store for us, in 2011?

We are in the midst of preparing ourselves for the upcoming HK 10s (March 23rd & 24th, 2011). We have gathered some of the fittest eagles to be with us, and we hope they will do us proud. For our friends, and fans, we look forward to meet up with you guys in HK, perhaps for a good bottle of beer?

A point to bring up is that we will not be managing the National Team to HK 7s, as the “duty” has been sadly taken away from us, after all the hard work & efforts pumped in to qualify the team during last year’s iRB Borneo Sevens. Although some say, it’s all fair in love and war, this however, is unfortunately, not the case. We emphasized on bringing rugby to higher standards in the land of Borneo and we stayed true to our vision of uplifting the standards of the games in our beloved country. It’s sad to see how certain parties are treating this task as a joke! Well, I know I’m not suppose to “bitch” about it, but as reality kicks in, we need jokers like these to make us “realize” our true potentials, and also who we truly are! And in SRC, home of the Borneo Eagles, we are “fighters”, and damn good ones too! So to you, jokers out there, we just want to say, thank you, for making us the better person of the bunch! There were some saying that goes, rugby is a beastly game played by gentlemen, whilst soccer is a gentlemen’s game played by beasts.
I beg to differ. In “our” world of rugby, sadly, there are still so many hooligans and beasts, pretending to be gentlemen? All for the love of the Game, unfortunately, NOT!

Moving forward, we have added on more tournaments to our belts, expect the eagles to be at the National Super League in April-May, Negeri Sembilan Royal Sevens in July, Agongs Cup in June, Jonah Jones in Sep, Kedah International Sevens (TBC), Sing 7s & Brisbane 7s in Nov. We will also be organizing our iRB Borneo Sevens in September, but the Club event will not be held until 2012, to give way to the RWC in October. There will also be our annual local tournaments, starting with the Khoon Siah Cup in April, and other school rugby tournaments, and friendly matches. Which reminded me, that we had a great friendly match with the Philippines Rugby Union last weekend, thank you Guys, for coming over to warm “us” up! We look forward to more future collaboration with you guys!

2011 will also be a year to remember, as we have planned to officiate the beloved home of the Borneo Eagles in July. So, we will have an official opening ceremony, and we will also launch our long awaited website, again, date to be further advised. In the home of the eagles, we will also start our Futsal Court, Sunset Bar and weekend activities. All, for the people who share the same passion with us, stay tune for further updates!

There will also be more development programmes under SRU & SRC, more works on the way to further improve our existing development syllabus, and new faces coming in, to assist us professionally, and to bring the standards of rugby to a higher level. We look forward to the journey of finding gems in the rough, in this beautiful land of Borneo.

Cheers!

Darwin 7s, 2011 : A Job Well Done

Newspaper Cuttings : Borneo Sevens 2010 (Credits to New Sabah Times)

Newspaper Cuttings : Borneo Sevens 2010 (Credits to New Sabah Times)

Newspaper Cuttings : Borneo Sevens 2010 (Credits to New Sabah Times)