For the Hangang Exiles, it may seem ironic that the Seoul Metropolitan Government has chosen a new pitch dedicated to Touch and Rugby (I'll redefine "dedicated" shortly) by the river at Jamwon (between the Hannam and Dongho bridges on the south side) since this is where they originally played and were regularly turfed off by the local (very officious) officials. In fact, the reason it may be possible to play there is probably due to the weekly sacks of sand and soil hauled down from Itaewon to make good the surface and to bury the dangerous debris (in a related move, the Grand Hyatt is now across the road from Starbucks in Itaewon High St). Anyway, all great news and I'm even promised some pics....
However, now we need to examine "dedicated".....which appears to mean "if you can book it" because so far the grand "da-dah, have I got a pitch for you" has been followed up by "oops, sorry, due to high demand..." etc.
Never mind, neither Rome nor Seoul were built in a day and the very fact that the SMG senior officials now have the good intent is highly appreciated!! Many thanks for a great step forward!!
2 comments:
There was a game played on the pitch on October 19, of which I got a couple of pictures. You can have a look at http://picasaweb.google.com/Leweviraltyd/WomenSRugbyMatchAtJamwonOctober192008
Nick
Great photos! Thanks!
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