The 2009 International Touch Seoul Rugby tournament was held on Saturday September 26th at the Korean Military Academy sports grounds near Hwarangdae in Seoul.
23 teams from cities all over Korea as well as Tokyo and Shanghai participated in the event.
In the Mixed Plate final the Seoul Coconuts defeated the Bundang Assassins 4-3. The Men’s Plate final saw the Hangang Exiles move past the Suwon Stormers winning 3-2.
The Tokyo Masters had an easy 3-0 win against the Three Alley D.R. team in the Men’s Cup final and the Mixed Cup final between the S.S. Rudders and T.4.H. team ended in a close draw of 4-4.
The event which is in its fourth year is hosted by the Korea Touch Association and gives both men, women and children in the foreigner community a chance to meet and have fun.
“We have this big International Touch Seoul event once a year where we try to get some international teams and teams from all over the peninsular” said Shane Lowndes who heads the organization committee.
“It’s extremely social and there are enough events for us to get together regularly and even when there aren’t we still are all out and about” said Bridget Tunnicliffe who plays for the S.S. Rudders mixed team.
While the competition can get intense and the drive to win is great everyone still keeps it lighthearted with jokes and smiles during each game.
“Everyone is in good spirits” said Daejeon Dragons Captain Timo Gobious “No one takes it all too seriously”.
The Korea Touch Association and International Touch Seoul is always welcoming new players to join especially younger players as they are hoping to build up a bigger youth touch team.
For more information about the teams and events check out their website at www.koreatouch.com
Andrew Cater
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