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March 20, 2012
Just days after St Patrick’s Day and the Swannies hit out with the Gaels in Saigon, Irish Inspiration and Adopted Australian Icon, Jim Stynes has lost his extraordinarily tenacious and public battle with cancer. Jim was a footballer, philanthropist, youth […]
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March 19, 2012
The New Willy, Dave “Wotcha” O’Shea, from Binh Duong, reports on the latest Swannies’ function: the Inaugural Combined Aussie Rules and Geaelic Football Match that was held on Saturday – St Patrick’s Day – in Saigon. Is it just me […]
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March 18, 2012
It doesn’t matter where you look in Dubai, you can find evidence of the Swannies. Take the 2012 Dubai International Boat Show, for example. Our hat was seen there – as it was on some random flash, fast car. Or, […]
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March 17, 2012
The Vietnam Swans are pleased to confirm that the 2012 Indochina Cup will be held in Hanoi on Saturday, 17 November. Permission from the relevant authorities was received yesterday to hold the game at the oval adjacent to My Dinh […]
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March 16, 2012
G’Day all Huge weekend for the Swans this weekend with Two Great Events and the upcoming ANZAC Friendship Match just around the corner. Gaelic Game The Gaelic boys had a run with us last week and showed us a few […]
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March 16, 2012
In 2006, Marty Sharples and Adam Hurley decided to do something weird: They decided to ride a cyclo from Hanoi to Saigon to raise money for KOTO Restaurant. Both Marty and Adam are well known to the Swannies. Marty played […]
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March 14, 2012
The ANZAC Friendship Match is on 21 April 2012 – that’s just 5 weeks away from Saturday. As part of the build up for the Swannies’ biggest event of the year, we are pleased to announce that there will be […]
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March 13, 2012
It’s official. We do have a real Rick Trewavas Medal – see photo to the side with Rick Trewavas in front of a picture of Bobby Skilton outside the entrance to the Bobby Skilton Room. Originally, this medal was to […]
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March 12, 2012
National President, Phil Johns, gives another energetic update on all the big happenings around Vietnam with the Swannies. Dear Swannies, Sponsors and Supporters The Cambodian Cannonball Run Hanoi – Battle of the Codes Hoi An/Danang – Swing to Swim Saigon […]
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March 10, 2012
Hanoi President, Dan Hopkins announces details of the second Battle of the Codes Trivia Night in Hanoi which will be co hosted by the Vietnam Swans. Funds raised will be donated to Swim Vietnam and Little Tigers. Next week the […]
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March 9, 2012
Saigon President, Sammy Conroy has loads on his mind: from the Cambodian Cannonball Run to membership packages, Gaelic /Aussie Rules tournaments, Swing to Swims, Supercoach… It just keeps gettin’ bigger. Swannies Well after a mega trip across to Cambodia which […]
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March 9, 2012
Micky J, fresh off being awarded the Rick Trewavas Medal last weekend, has also just received his Level 1 AFL Coaching Certificate! Micky J is very much on a sausage roll and below he tells us how it all happened […]
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March 7, 2012
The Inaugural Bi-Annual Combined Gaelic/Aussie Rules Football Match will be held on Saturday 17 March 2012 at RMIT University, District 7, Saigon (this is the same day as the 2nd Annual Swing to Swim Charity Golf Day at Montgomerie Links, […]
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March 6, 2012
Not only is Nat Payne one of the Swannies most decorated players with gongs such as “All Asia” and “Shionboner of the Century”, he’s also widely regarded as one of the most astute obeservers of the game in Asia. Below […]
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March 5, 2012
Photos of the weekend’s match between the Cambodian Eagles and the Vietnam Swans are now available. They were taken by Joe Garrison and they can be viewed on his Facebook Page. Many thanks to Joe for for sharing these photos.