With the Survivors away, TWP stole a march on their closest rivals as the Spire Korea Touch Championship went "on the road" last weekend. Eight teams took part in (as far as we know) the biggest Touch tournament held "down south". Shrugging off poor weather, the teams put on a display of scintillating touch, egged on by the exquisite cheerleaders (I am told!). Afterwards, it was back to hosts Waegook Cook bar and restaurant for the awards ceremony and a big party. This was the third tournament in the 2008 championship, the latest results will be posted soon.
This is a significant step forward for Touch in Korea and it is unlikely to be the only tournament outside the capital. Inspired by what they have seen, Suwon Stormers are keen to put on their own show in August...could be a good warm up prior to "the big one", ITS 2008 which will be held on Sept 20th at the Korea Military Academy, Taerung in NE Seoul.
Also bubbling under is the plan to take Touch to the masses. Of course, some schools already play as part of their rugby training. However, in July, a new experiment with extra-curricular Touch is being piloted. And there are more plans for that.
If you want to play, referee, adminstrate or coach, email seoultouch@gmail.com and if you want to get into International Touch Seoul, email internationaltouchseoul@gmail.com
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Well done Gumi for putting together such a good tournament. you looked after us very well thank you. As mentioned on the post we here in Suwon wanna put together a tournament August 9th. please email me at paddykanu@gmail.com if your interested. If we have enough teams we can organise something. let me know as soon as you can
thanks Patrick
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