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May 17, 2013
Saigon has been well prepared for the July departure of our Skipper (who is also the national Skipper), Dukesy namin a successor many months ago. However, a spanner was thrown into the works last week when heir apparent, Dave O’Shea […]
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May 17, 2013
On Tuesday, Thanh Nhien News reported that four students had drowned in a central Vietnam reservoir. Below is the original report. Beneath that is a quick update on some of the magnificent work being done by Swim Vietnam and Water […]
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May 15, 2013
Richard “Mighty” Quinn has just put in a mighty performance off the field. Vietnam Television’s VTC 10 program, Xin Chao Vietnam recently had its TV cameras follow him around HCMC for a “Week in the life of Richard Quinn”. The […]
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May 14, 2013
Victoria’s “Bairnsdale Advertiser” has just reported on the 2013 ANZAC Friendship Match under the headline, “ANZAC footy friendly now a Vietnam tradition”. The article is reproduced below. With a number of former Gippsland residents taking to the ground for the […]
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May 13, 2013
Since last month, each Saturday out at the ACG Campus (which is part of the Australian International School, a sponsor of the Swannies) in District 2, the Vietnam Swans run Saigon Auskick. The program is headed up by Swannies, Mark […]
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May 12, 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEKDmrF1HwE&w=560&h=315] Steve Drummond, the Swannies’ very own producer of documentaries, reviews the Vietnam Swans; 4th Annual ANZAC Friendship Match Day which includes highlights of the Legends Vs All Stars Match and the ANZAC Friendship Match between the Swans and […]
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May 12, 2013
On Friday night at the Spotted Cow in Saigon, the Swannies farewelled Rick “Rikka” Boulton who will return to Australia. Coach, Andy Glendinning, presented Rikka with the Swannies Farewell Trophy: You can leave the country, but not the Club. Honk! […]
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May 10, 2013
Dave O’Shea gives us the match preview for tomorrow’s scratchy in Saigon. The Saigon Reds will take on the Saigon Whites tomorrow at Saigon’s finest sporting ground, RMIT. Amazingly, this will be the third ground we have played at in […]
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May 10, 2013
This year the Vietnam Swans will make our inaugural appearance at the Manila Cup which will be held in the Philippines on 25 May 2013. The Swannies have a strong team touring and hopefully, this will give us our first […]
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May 9, 2013
The day after the ANZAC Friendship Match, another Swannie who now lives in the Philippines, Sam Stevens embarked on some madness: the Cebu Fun Run which is a gruelling coast-to-coast 65km ultra marathon over a mega mountain (seen in the […]
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May 9, 2013
If you have the inclination to dine at Saigon’s Park Hyatt and to taste Australia’s most prestigious iconic wines, then tonight, 9 May, is your chance. The night will be hosted by the Warehouse and Yalumba storyteller, Tim Herrmann. It […]
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May 8, 2013
Even the groundskeeper of the Lord Mayor’s Oval (Vung Tau Dog Track) has been reading the 2013 ANZAC Footy Record. The Record has been so popular that, like the McMillan Dinner, it has been a sell out. No more left. […]
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May 8, 2013
Just ten days have passed since the 4th Annual ANZAC Friendship Match at the Lord Mayor’s Oval. Ron Vernon and Glenn Nolan did an amazing job to get the ground up to a decent standard and for that, all […]
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May 8, 2013
Two of Swim Vietnam’s swimming instructors have travelled to Melbourne, reports the Moonee Valley Leader Newspaper. See below for the full story. Swim Vietnam instructors Vo Van Vinh and Ha Duc Minh Thao were at Paul Sadler Swimland for an […]
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May 7, 2013
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHuFPeY57cw&w=560&h=315] Micky J Johnston has been at it again. This time he has put together a 9 minute video interviewing people at the Lord Mayor’s Oval prior to the 2013 Legends and All Stars Match. Tune in to relive […]
