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August 8, 2011
Today’s edition of the Bangkok Post reports on the 12th Annual Asian Championships which will be held next Saturday, 13 August 2011. Asia’s biggest-ever Australian rules football tournament is taking place in Bangkok next weekend as the sport continues to […]
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August 7, 2011
On the eve of the 12th Annual Asian Championships next weekend in Bangkok, details of a tour to Cambodia have been confirmed. The Vietnam Swans will kick off our 2012 campaign with a tour to Cambodia for a match on […]
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August 5, 2011
The update from the Saigon Prez, Dez – just one week before the Asian Champs… Another great turnout on Wednesday night and I am hoping to see all of you tomorrow at RMIT for our last Saturday run before the […]
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August 4, 2011
The Vietnam International Triathlon returns to Hoi An on 10-11 September 2011. The Swannies are no strangers to the triathlon which also raises money for Swim Vietnam. Pictured above are some Club favourites at the 2009 triathlon: Francis, McEwin and […]
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August 3, 2011
You will recall that the Southern Dragons (a team in Melbourne with plenty of Vietnamese Aussies and others) sent out an SOS message to the Vietnam Swans (and many others) a couple of weeks ago asking for people to nominate […]
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August 1, 2011
With just 12 days to go before the 12th Annual Asian Champs in Bangkok, Daniel Hopkins, the Hanoi President, sends out an update. Hi Boys. Firstly thanks to all involved in our game on the 23rd June, including our supporters […]
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July 31, 2011
In 2009, the Vietnam Swans were honoured to play the Thailand Tigers in their ANZAC Match at which three ex POWs attended, including the late Bill Haskell. We also attended the ANZAC Dawn Service at Hellfire Pass. And so did […]
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July 30, 2011
As well as Ron and Ailsa Vernon being Swannies, they are great supporters of an orphanage in Vung Tau. Below is an excerpt from their July 2011 Newsletter. We have been back from Vietnam for two months and we are […]
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July 28, 2011
Yesterday, Glenn McVeigh, Manager of Al Fresco’s Hoi An, and the Swannies’ MJ handed over an envelope containing VND45.5 million (USD2,200) to Jo Stewart, Director of Swim Vietnam, at JASPA’s Beach Club, An Bang Beach, Hoi An. The money was […]
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July 28, 2011
Thanks to the fine work of Keira, better half of Swannies’ gun player, Trent Mears, we now have photos of last weekend’s footy match in Hanoi. A whole library of photos can be seen on line by clicking here. The […]
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July 26, 2011
Today, SBS’s World News Australia website has reported that Anh Do wins top book award. The article goes on to say, Comedian and author Anh Do has won the top prize for his novel ‘The Happiest Refugee’ at Australia’s top […]
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July 25, 2011
For the first time since August of last year, Saigon travelled to Hanoi for a footy match. The match was played at a ground just behind the My Dinh National Stadium. Six players made the journey from Saigon to play […]
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July 22, 2011
As you will be aware, the Vietnam Swans are active supporters of swimming initiatives in Vietnam to reduce the number of drownings (click here for more information). In Vietnam, more children die from drowning than road accidents. This afternoon, Swannies’ […]
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July 20, 2011
On Saturday 23 July 2011, the Swannies will again return to the grounds outside the My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi to play a Heritage Round Match. Last time we played there it was the then Hanoi Swans against the […]
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July 19, 2011
Official historian of the Vietnam Football League during the War, Stan Middleton, has responded to an innocuous email from the Swannies that acknowledged the improvement of his Essendon Bombers this year. Stan then replied with an extraordinary and stinging attack […]
