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February 11, 2008
Francois Trinh Duc, a Viet Kieu, is just 21 – “and no one has ever heard of him”, according to The Telegraph in England. Francois was to make his debut for the French National Rugby Team against Scotland yesterday at […]
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February 11, 2008
The Gulf News has reported that in the curtain raiser prior to the Adelaide – Collingwood match, the Dubai Heat mauled the Dubai Dingoes 74 – 5. Given that Collingwood decided to become a sister club of the Dubai Dingoes and […]
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February 10, 2008
Yesterday, the NAB pre season competition kicked off in Dubai with the Adelaide Crows crunching the Magpies by 81 points. The curtain raiser to that match was the Dubai Dingoes against the Dubai Heat (which played in last year’s Asian Champs). As […]
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February 8, 2008
The Swans Blog has received a photograph of one of our hats in Sorrento, outside of Melbourne. On the left, we have the Sorrento back beach. On the right, we have the Sorrento front beach. Unheard of-ly clever names! The […]
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February 7, 2008
When Heath Ledger accidentally took an unexpectedly lethal cocktail of just 6 prescription drugs that included pain killers, anxiety medication and sleeping pills, sales of his DVDs soared (see Video stores hit by demand). On Tuesday, the Swans Blog spiked with a […]
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February 5, 2008
The Swans Blog has received an email from the President of the Saigon Geckos’ Rugby Club regarding the proposal for a new footy jumper. Pago, who is an original member of the Saigon Saints, has been instrumental in resurrecting Aussie Rules in Saigon by […]
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February 4, 2008
The Big Rooster is back in town with renewed enthusiasm and a revised design for a new Vietnam jumper. Swannies, what about this concept !!! If it is ever seen back in Australia, it would create more of a stir than […]
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February 4, 2008
As we keep hearing every moment of every day, Vietnam is an emerging market enjoying unprecedented growth. The aviation sector is no exception. Vietnam News recently reported that: Vietnam Airlines plans to buy almost 50 new planes in the next 10 […]
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February 3, 2008
Last week, the Swans Blog smashed through its 20,000th hit. Since then, we’ve recorded another 700 hits. In what has been a bumper month for the Swans Blog, January had 3,279 hits which is a world record. Our previous best month […]
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February 3, 2008
To celebrate the Tet Lunar New Year, here’s the latest Tommy on the Tet Vietnam Swans update. Delivered to your computer laces up. Awesome. Footy trip to Malaysia – On Thursday evening, the G Train – who loves his Weet […]
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January 31, 2008
The rumours are true. It is with great sadness that the Swans’ Blog announces that Wayne “Bubbles” Tinlin has hung up his footy boots in Hanoi and will return to Australia to promote the Vietnam Swans with his lovely wife […]
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January 30, 2008
Last Thursday, 24 January 2008, World Footy News ran a story on “Australia Day Footy” around the World. The story included a plug for the Vietnam Swans participation in the Experience Australia Day event in Hanoi: This Saturday, 26th January […]
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January 30, 2008
The Hanoi contingent of the Vietnam Swans stole the Australia Day Show last weekend at the Melia Hotel – well, at least according to the Swans Blog. In other words, more precisely from Ms Hoang Van Anh from Australia Education […]
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January 24, 2008
This Saturday, 26 January 2008, you will be able to experience Australia Day in the Grand Ballroom of Hanoi’s Melia Hotel. It starts at 9am and won’t conclude until the day has transformed itself into night. During the day, the Vietnam Swans will put […]
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January 23, 2008
The Singapore Wombats, trying to juggle 9 international matches and the hosting of the 2008 Asian Champs have asked the Swans whether we could squeeze them in on 24 May in Hanoi. At this stage it seems likely – but not […]
