News Archive
  •  November 11, 2010

    The Saigon Geckos Rugby Club, last weekend, won the Angkor 10’s in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was a stunning victory for the Geckos. Congratulations to the Geckos from all at the the Vietnam Swans. Club President Chris “Pago” Paget below […]

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  •  November 11, 2010

    Today, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minute’s silence shall be observed in Commonwealth countries to mark the anniversary of the official end of World War I in 1918. Red poppies are typically […]

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  •  November 9, 2010

    Dear Swannies, Sponsors and Supporters Auscham has launched a flood appeal for Central Vietnam in which 140 people have so far lost their lives and countless more have had theirs changed irrevocably. If you can make a small difference, please […]

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  •  November 7, 2010

    The Organising Committee for the 11th Annual Asian Championships has just released a library of photos of all matches. The photo library can be found by clicking here. The Swannies also have our own on line photo album. It can […]

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  •  November 4, 2010

    Saigon Prez, Dez and an edited extract of his Weekly Update. Thanks to everyone who came to training last night at Parklands.  It was a good turn out for our first mid week training session and I hope we can […]

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  •  November 2, 2010

    The Vietnam Housewares Sale is back on again in Saigon at The SNAP Cafe 32 Tran Ngoc Dien, District 2. It starts at 8am on Saturday 6 November 2010 and goes until 2pm. The Swannies are hosting the sale which […]

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  •  November 1, 2010

    President of the Saigon Geckos Rugby Club, Chris “Pago” Paget, writes to the Vietnam Swans to congratulate the team for their victory on the weekend at the 2nd Touch Rugby World Cup. I would like to congratulate the Vietnam Swans […]

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  •  October 30, 2010

    This afternoon, the Vietnam Swans took out the Jon Ellwood Memorial Trophy for the 2nd Touch Rugby World Cup Tournament hosted by the Saigon Geckos Rugby Club. The Vietnam Swans, comprising Derrin, Fleur, Cheryl, Rozza, Matt Nattalotto, Chris, Heath and […]

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  •  October 30, 2010

    Hi. I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me from such nature films as ‘Earwigs: Eww!’ and ‘Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory.’ Actually, just joking. Last week it was Troy Lanigan who sauntered into Saigon. You may remember Troy […]

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  •  October 29, 2010

    Saigon Prez, Dez, touches the punters up about a tournament tomorrow… Training Changes First up, I need to advise of some changes to training this weekend.  Due to a touch tournament at RMIT we cannot train on Saturday so we […]

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  •  October 27, 2010

    Following on from the 11th Annual Asian Championships and Kaspersky Cup, Nasho Prezo, Phil Johns argues that footy in Asia is alive and well! Dear Swannies, Sponsors and Supporters Asian Champs, Kaspersky Cup and media coverage Preparations for 2011 ANZAC […]

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  •  October 26, 2010

    You may recall the recent post on this website on 9 October 2010, Saigon Times reports on Ryan O’Keefe’s tour in Vietnam. Ryan O’Keefe is a football star with the Sydney Swans team who led a 12 day cycling tour […]

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  •  October 26, 2010

    Dave “Angry” Hadley reports on the 4th and final match in the Swannies’ assault on the 2011 Asian Championships in Shanghai. After waiting three Asian Champs for the first win, you would think that the Vietnam Swans might have switched […]

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  •  October 25, 2010

    Full details of the ladder and game results for the 11th Annual Asian Championships held in Shanghai, China, on 16 October, 2010, have just been released by the Organising Committee. Please see below for full details. The Ladder Team Played […]

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  •  October 24, 2010

    It’s the opening game for the Swannies at the Asian Champs and we’re up against the Asian powerhouse, Singapore. Nat Payne reports… Wombats forced to dig themselves out of a hole as Swans hold heads high! After one of the […]

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