[2015年11月8日，香港] 香港女子隊在今日早上進行最後兩場分組賽，必須獲得全勝以爭取小組前兩名的決賽資格。首場賽事面對暫列第二位的哈薩克，對方甫開賽便快攻達陣成功，港隊未 有放棄，由鄺秀茵扳回一球，打成5:5平手；哈薩克趁著港隊主將潘栢茵被罰離場之際，乘機再多取一次達陣，以10:5領先上半場。哈薩克在下半場再度突襲 成功，將比數拉開至15:5；港隊繼續力追下，終由藍嘉敏突破對手防線達陣，加上潘栢茵的附加罰球，一度追近至12:15，可惜其後未能反勝，再讓哈薩克 得分，結果以12:20敗陣。 香港隊在最後一場分組賽變陣出戰關島，讓部分副選球員擔正卻有出色表現。愛美麗和新秀莊嘉欣表現突出，頻頻 衝擊對手防線，先後兩次達陣成功，加上黎寶芬的附加罰球，上半場領先12:0。港隊在易邊後並沒有鬆懈，繼續加強攻勢，終由潘栢茵、黎寶芬及顧思靈各取得 一次達陣，加上潘栢茵的附加罰球，終以29:0大勝完成最後一場分組賽。 香港隊在五場分組賽事共取得三勝兩負，與中國同得11分，只能以 較佳對賽成績 (香港勝中國5:0) 排名第三，雙雙無緣決賽；兩隊在季軍戰再度碰頭。中國隊在較早前舉行的最後一場分組賽力克12:5日本，士氣如虹；香港失落決賽席位之後，矢志在主場打出 身價以答謝球迷支持，開賽後便積極進攻並獲得回報，由「得分王」潘栢茵在左路達陣得分，不過在半場前被中國反超前5:7，下半場兩隊互有攻守，中國隊的攻 勢較具威勢，然而港隊女將在球迷打氣聲中奮力作戰，終於憑著一次反擊，由潘栢茵在自己後防成功瓦解中國隊進攻，單騎疾走達陣得分，加上附加罰球以12:7 再度超前並保持勝果至完場，最終獲得賽事季軍。 女子組外圍賽香港站冠軍最後由日本隊以22:0擊敗哈薩克贏出，第二回合賽事將於11月28-29日假日本舉行，以決定代表亞洲出線明年奧運會的資格誰屬。 資料來自 Elite Step Asia / HKRFU More photos at our facebool page...

[2015年11月7日，香港]: 香港男、女子七人欖球隊今日在香港大球場角逐「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽2015」，為爭取明年里約熱內盧奧運的出線資格而努力。男子隊今日在三場分組賽悉數勝出，而女子隊則以兩勝一負暫列第三位，保持出線機會。 香港男子隊作為B隊頭號種籽，加上主場出戰，支持球迷眾多，結果不負眾望，順利勝出三場分組賽，穩佔B組首名的地位。香港只要在明天上午對馬來西亞的最後一場小組勝出，便可確保四強出線資格。 男子隊在中午舉行的第一場分組賽便傳來首場捷報，以46:0大勝伊朗。港隊上半場積極進攻，開賽一分鐘便由華路雲中路突破成功達陣，然後姚錦成個人梅開二度，加上基夫兩個附加罰球，大比數領先對手19:0，卡普其後再建一功，卒以24:0完結上半場；港隊下半場未有放軟手腳，再由姚錦成、華路雲、卡普和賀迪合力取得四次達陣，加上基夫的一次附加罰球，結果以46:0完成首場勝仗。是役港隊攻勢流暢全面，分別由四名球員取得八次達陣，盡顯功架。 香港隊在第二場分組賽迎戰菲律賓，球隊繼續爭取主動，上半場先後憑著姚錦成、華路雲及A麥堅取得達陣，加上賀迪的附加罰球，以17:0領先上半場。港隊在下半場仍然未受對手威脅，賀迪分別亦取得一次達陣和一個附加罰球，加上姚錦成再下一城，終以29:0獲得第二場勝利。 然而香港隊在傍晚舉行的第三場分組賽卻未能乘著兩場勝仗的氣勢，表現大起大落，讓港隊支持者抹一把汗。港隊在比賽初段失準，相反斯里蘭卡有備而戰，在上半場利用體力和速度壓制港隊取得兩次達陣，迅速領先12:0；隊長禾獲特發揮其領袖本色，在逆境中為球隊扳回一球追近至5:12，球隊頓時士氣大振，加上全場球迷的打氣支持，港隊在下半場氣勢轉盛，分別由T麥堅、韋馬克、美爾斯及A麥堅同心協力地攻下四次達陣，終以27:12反敗為勝，成功為港隊取得三連勝，暫列B組首名，斯里蘭卡及馬來西亞則以兩勝一負的成績分別排在小組第二及第三位。 日本隊在A組同樣取得三戰全勝的佳績，而韓國及中國則以兩勝一負分別排在小組第二及第三位。 香港女子隊在今日三場分組賽中取得兩勝一負，排名暫列第三位，明天餘下的兩場分組賽將會面對哈薩克和關島，只要取得全勝仍有機會爭奪香港站冠軍。 香港女子隊在今日亦順利取得開門紅，首場賽事以36:5 擊退斯里蘭卡。「得分王」潘栢茵在上半場連中三元，加上三個附加罰球，合共取得21分，而副隊長高香慧和藍嘉敏亦各取得一次達陣，半場遙遙領先對手31:0；潘栢茵在下半場甫開賽閃電得分，擴大比數至36:0；斯里蘭卡最終取得一次達陣，以36:5完場。 女子隊在下午舉行的第二場分組賽面對勁敵中國隊，港隊無論在身材和速度都不及對手，過往對壘多次均落敗。今仗港隊主場出擊，在全場球迷的喝采聲中將士用命，不僅成功力抗中國隊的強力突破，更努力組織反擊，終於在上半場中段得到回報。當時雙方在中場混戰多時，皮球輾轉落到潘栢茵的手中，她咬緊牙關衝破對手的防線，終於在左路邊線達陣得分。港隊最後亦憑著這個全場唯一的入球以5:0擊敗中國取得兩連勝。 香港女子隊在第三場分組賽面對大熱門日本，球隊在兩次激戰之後體力明顯下降，上半場不到一分鐘便已失守，被日本隊中路達陣落後0:5；港隊今仗持球多番失誤，多次被對手在中場搶截成功並突破防線，港隊失守半場落後0:19。下半場港隊未能成功調整狀態，先次兩度失守，最後更在前場失球後讓對手持球60米直奔底線，結果以0:36敗陣。 日本今日取得三戰全勝取得9分暫居榜首，緊隨其後的是哈薩克，該隊今日早上僅負日本5:7，之後以46:7擊敗關島及以22:12擊敗中國取得兩連勝，以兩勝一負得7分，並以得分差壓過主隊香港排名次席，香港排第三位。餘下的排名為中國、斯里蘭卡和關島。 「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽2015」將於明天早上9時15分假香港大球場續戰。 More photos at our Facebook Page...

[2015年11月5日，香港]: 日本男女子隊同是「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽」出線頂頭大熱，今個週未香港隊希望藉主場之利和多年修煉完成這艱鉅任務。 香港男女子隊爭取里約熱內盧奧運會(奧運)的勁敵不單只有日本，港隊已經如箭在弦，精銳盡出下勢要打出最高水平創下歷史。 震驚世界球壇 日本的15人隊剛剛在今屆「世界盃」一鳴驚人，戰勝勁旅南非一役更是技驚四座，現是世界排名打入前10位，舉國興奮，而七人隊也不遑多讓，在不同比賽交出亮麗成績。 日本在今屆(9月至10月)的「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」兩度擊敗香港，日本在這賽事表現神勇，每場勝利都清脆俐落。香港在斯里蘭卡站的銀盃決賽奮戰下仍以7分之微稱臣。 日本全國有多達100,000球員，香港的幾千名欖球人口相形見絀，而且他們還有很多職業球員可在大型比賽時派上用場。日本受惠上季在高手如雲的「滙豐世界七人欖球系列賽」之洗禮，實力和經驗有增無減，羨煞其他亞洲對手。 日本主帥瀨川智広帶來13名猛將參戰，星級戰將坂井克行和澳洲歸化兵圖基力(Lote Tuqiri)足以令對手聞風喪膽 ，好消息只要香港以B組首名出線，極可能只會在星期日決賽才遇上日本。 日本隊名單: 桑水流裕策 ©、圖基力、大島佐利、尼美基(Lomano Lemeki)、小澤 大、後藤駿弥、彦坂匡克、坂井克行、羽野一志、後藤輝也、合谷和弘、藤田慶和及松井千士。 硬漢子 - 斯里蘭卡 香港在B組的最大障礙非斯里蘭卡莫屬，他們祟尚自由球風、善於利用球場闊度和傳球快速。 雖然香港在今年的「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」兩度降服對手，但港隊教練備加力(Gareth Baber)相信惡戰難免：「 斯里蘭卡是我們組中最危險的，那怕他們不如日本和韓國般體力化，他們依然擅打七人賽。」 斯里蘭卡在「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」總成績與香港和韓國只有一分之差，證明自己也有一定競爭力。香港與斯里蘭卡將於週六碰頭，賽果對週日決賽具指標性作用。 高頭大馬- 韓國 假若賽果如香港所願，A組的韓國很有可能是香港的四強對手，韓國的本錢是侵略性和力量。縱使雙方意外地未有在今年的「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」交手，但大家最後仍以同分並列第三。 備加力續說：「我們很清楚知道韓國並非省油的燈，斯里蘭卡和日本也不易應付。」「我的工作是確保我們盡力作戰和保持隊形，以更強對抗性和準繩完成工作，這樣才有望脫穎而出。」 希望在人間 香港女子隊與男子隊的處境相若，也要面對八面玲瓏的日本。日本在「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」稱后卻非如男子隊般輕鬆，這為港隊帶來希望曙光，還有今年3次交手中，香港曾勝出一次。港隊教頭李安娜(Anna Richards)相信兩軍的差距並不是太大：「 要在兩站爭奪入場劵難度更大，但對我們是很好的挑戰。」 日本先挑選了14人並可於比賽前一日遞交最後12人名單，在隊長中村知春帶領下，日本的防守可說是固若金湯。 日本隊名單: 中村知春 (c)、 兼松由香、竹内亜弥、 加藤恵子、 鈴木彩香、桑井亜乃、山口真里恵、冨田真紀子、鈴木実沙紀、横尾千里、鈴木陽子、大黒田裕芽、小出深冬和清水麻有。 新威脅 – 中國 中國在今年的「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」演出可人並奪得第二名(與日本同分和在香港之上，但中國9月在青島站以10-19和5-24成香港的手下敗將。 勇態復甦的哈薩克將是港隊另一大患，她們在青島站輕取斯里蘭卡(40-5)和泰國(40-14)，更以12-10 險勝日本，絕不可輕視。 資料來自 Elite Step Asia / HKRFU

[2015年11月1日，香港]: 香港欖球總會(欖總)今日宣佈將於11月7-8日在香港大球場角逐「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽」的香港男女子代表隊名單。 今日的港隊名單發佈會適逢是三軍會猛虎欖球會小型欖球節，吸引逾3,500名小球員、家長、工作人員和球迷見證。 港隊將爭奪七人欖球首次亮相奧運會(奧運)舞台的入場劵，在這外圍賽勝出的男子隊將自動獲得奧運資格，至於女子名額將歸累計香港站和東京站的冠軍人馬所有。 男子隊主帥備加力(Gareth Baber)將從今季不同賽事中挑選出最強12戰將，以應付香港欖球史上最重要的比賽之一，他需要在11月6日遞交現時13人名單中的終極定案。 新舊兼備的港隊被視為決賽熱門之一，當中11是上屆亞運會銀牌功臣，希望藉主場之利創下歷史。名單中很多都是大家耳熟能詳的名字包括華路雲(Rowan Varty)、韋馬克(Mark Wright)、基夫(Keith Robertson)和曾慶鴻，其他身經百戰的好手還有前隊長賀迪(Jamie Hood)和A.麥堅(Alex McQueen)，後者經常埋頭苦幹往往成為「關鍵先生」，姚錦成和傷癒的T.麥堅( Tom McQueen)負責兩翼攻堅。 李卡度將繼續成為中場大腦。一眾冒起新秀如高凡戴爾(Michael Coverdale)、卡普(Jack Capon)和美爾斯(Chris Maize)在精力充沛的隊長禾獲克(Max Woodward)帶領下表現愈見進步。 頭號種籽香港在B組與斯里蘭卡、馬來西亞、菲律賓和伊朗碰頭，也是伊朗首次參加亞洲欖球成年組賽事。身型與速度俱備的斯里蘭卡是港隊出線的最大威脅。 日本的欖球人口是香港的20倍加上職業化聯賽令實力足以傲視亞洲，他們A組的對手有韓國(系列賽身第3名)、中國(系列賽身第5名)以及新加坡和中華台北。 日本橫掃今屆「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」全部3站成為總冠軍，上年一哥香港位列第二。日本的女子隊也成為亞洲一姐，中國和香港分別位列第二及第三。 日本隊在下週末也背負他們15隊在今屆「世界盃」一鳴驚人和作為2020年奧運主辦 國面子的壓力參戰。 女子隊督軍李安娜(Anna Richards)也以經驗豐富的球員為班底，鄭家慈將取代因傷未能披甲的陳朗詩之隊長重任。 李安娜說：「大家在上兩次比賽表現出色，要作出篩選殊不容易。」鄭家慈在陳朗詩缺陣下帶領香港贏得「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」青島站冠軍，已經證明能夠勝任，之後在斯里蘭卡站奪得第3名，並以總成績第3名完成賽季，僅次於冠亞軍日本和中國。 她續說：「基本上我們的首選球員也在陣，陳朗詩的缺席是美中不足，迫使我們要在前鋒線和後衛線人腳作出調整。」「今次有7名後衛代表了我們失去了一位正宗 勾球員。精神領袖陳朗詩當然失望但我知道她仍會給予我們力量。鄭家慈過去幾年也擔當副隊長角色，幸運地她能填補陳朗詩的空缺，鄭氏在十五人隊和今季系列賽 的表現是最佳例證。」 另一沙場老將高香慧(Natasha Olson-Thorne)將成為鄭家慈的副手，高香慧已擺脫傷患並重拾勇態，在今季(共兩站)以6次達陣成為港隊的二號殺手。 李安娜說：「高香慧在青島勇戰受傷而影響她在斯里蘭卡的演出，但她很努力克服傷患，對我們而言絕對是喜訊。」 鄭芷婷、愛美麗(Amelie Seure)、華莉絲和在今季「亞洲七人欖球系列賽」光芒四射的潘柏茵(獨取17次達陣和18個附加罰球，並得121分)悉數入選，她下週末的狀態成港隊致勝關鍵。 李安娜對年僅22歲兼在今年9月才首披香港戰衣的莊嘉欣投以信心一票，並對她有高度評價：「 莊嘉欣速度高，我們在如此劇烈的比賽不能過分依賴潘柏茵，莊嘉欣正好令板凳保持殺傷力。」 因有球隊退賽關係，所有6支參賽隊伍要在同一組比賽(首日賽事單循環)，以決出首兩名球隊進入決賽。 李安娜補充說：「有球隊在臨門一刻退賽著實不理想，未能夠再與系列賽中的泰國、新加坡和烏茲別克交手有點失望，因為大家會在大型比賽精銳盡出，對球員成長 百利而無害。如今要這賽制下脫穎而出便難上加難。」「我們訓練成效理想並有信心擊敗任何對手，雖然沒有任何準備計劃是完美，我相信大家的狀態和主場球迷支 持下，勝利將在望。」 她道：「穩定性是勝負分野，我們要打出青島站的水平和執行部署，減少失誤和控球在手，我們得分機會便更高。大家多年來在訓練及比賽共同進退而建立一股強大 內在力量，並在這兩季的系列賽獲得更多信心，一改以往信心不足的老毛病。」「自信和主場球迷合二為一的巨大力量令我們在外圍賽中勇猛向前。」 「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽」香港女子代表隊名單 :- 鄭家慈(隊長)、愛美麗、鄭芷婷、莊嘉欣、鄺秀欣、黎寶芬、華莉絲(Lindsay VARTY)、高香慧(副隊長)、藍嘉敏、潘柏茵、岑惠心、顧思靈(Stephanie CUVELIER) 「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽」香港男子代表隊名單:- 禾獲特(隊長)、卡普、美爾斯、高凡迪爾、李卡度、A.麥堅、賀迪、華路雲、姚錦成、基夫、韋馬克、T.麥堅、曾慶鴻 資料和相片來自 Elite Step Asia / HKRFU

Sunday, October 25, 2015 Justin Rose won the UBS Hong Kong Open by one shot after a final round battle with Lucas Bjerregaard on a tense and dramatic final day in at the Hong Kong Golf Club. The pair had been neck-and-neck for two days at Hong Kong Golf Club, coming into the final day with a share of the lead and they still could not be separated as they stood on the 12th tee on Sunday. But a double bogey from Bjerregaard on the 14th proved crucial and Rose came home in 34 to get to 17 under and win a European Tour title for the fourth season in a row. "Lucas played incredible golf," said Rose. "It was the first time I had the chance to play with him. I was thoroughly impressed, not just his game but his temperament and how he is as a person. “When you separate yourself from the field like we did, it's probably a tough one for him to lose. But he didn't lose it, just both of us played incredibly well and separated from the field. I'm very happy to get the job done. I had a chance to win in Napa last week, I was tied for the lead going down the tenth hole and let that one flitter away a little bit. I wanted to hang onto this one." Rose's eighth European Tour win takes him above Shane Lowry into fourth in the Race to Dubai and the 2007 Order of Merit winner would love to finish top of the pile again at the DP World Tour Championship. "Dubai, especially, is a tournament I've played well at in the past," he said. "I've had a couple second-place finishes there. I'd love to break that duck, as well. And if you win in Dubai, you've got a great opportunity to wrap things up, so I'm looking forward to the next few weeks." There was more drama further down the leaderboard with players battling to make it into the top 110 in the Race to Dubai and maintain their playing privileges for next season. Matt Ford, who began the week at 117th, secured his card with a tie for seventh but Ben Evans, who was one place behind Ford at 118th and finished one shot behind him, fell agonisingly short at 111th. Prom Meesawat, who came into the week 110th in the Race to Dubai, moved up to 108th thanks to five birdies in his last six holes with Chris Paisley and Renato Paratore, despite his disqualification on Thursday, also holding on to their cards. The leading duo came into the day at 15 under and Rose made the first move as he drained a 20-footer on the second to move ahead on his own. Bjerregaard flew his second shot over the green on the third but recovered to pitch to within six feet and join Rose at the top with the World Number Seven showing him the line after reaching the green in three. Another birdie from Bjerregaard on the fourth moved him out in front on his own but the Dane saw a three-foot putt lip out on the eighth to slip back to 16 under. A stunning approach to the ninth then set up a birdie with Rose three-putting to drop a stroke and hand his rival a two shot lead. Rose birdied the tenth to get back within one shot and when Bjerregaard found the trees off the 11th and made a bogey, the Englishman secured his par to get back on level terms. But a 30-footer on the 12th put Bjerregaard back in the driving seat as the pair went blow for blow for the second consecutive day. The duo were both ragged off the tee at the 13th and had to pitch out of the rough but got up and down brilliantly for a pair of birdies to maintain the one shot gap. A second two-shot swing of the day was then to come on the 14th when Bjerregaard found the rough with his tee shot and then caught a branch with his second. Rose saw a birdie putt agonisingly lip out but his rival's bogey effort did the same and the lead changed hands again. Both men made par on the 15th but Rose flew his approach on the next straight over the flag and rolled in from 15 feet to open up a two shot lead and give him the cushion to bogey the last. "It was fun to battle with Justin these last two days," said Bjerregaard. "It's guys like him that I want to go out and compete against, and at least I gave him a little bit of a scare. The last time I was out in the final group on a Sunday, I shot 89. So 20 shots better today, I'll take that." More photos at our facebook page...

The UBS Hong Kong Open’s Charity Cup, which will take place at the Hong Kong Golf Club on Wednesday (October 28), will raise a minimum of HK$ 2.3 million for the three local groups chosen as beneficiaries by title sponsor UBS and the tournament’s Official Charity, Friends of Asia Hong Kong. This will be the UBS Hong Kong Open’s inaugural fundraising event, which is now sold out and will see 200 people taking part in a golf day at Fanling and hoping to win some amazing prizes, including golf getaways to Vancouver and Hawaii. The money raised from entry fees for the UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup is over one million, which Friends of Asia Hong Kong will match, bringing the early totals of funds raised to a minimum of HK$ 2.3 million which will be shared equally by the three charities. Playright Hospital Play Services provide treatment, support and comfort through play to ill children in local hospitals. The funds raised will go towards the continuing provision of Playright Hospital Play services at five of Hong Kong’s 13 public hospitals with pediatric wards. InspiringHK Sports Foundation helps improve the social mobility of disadvantaged youth through the medium of sport and with funds raised here will start a GolfInspires program for youth in Fanling. The Autism Partnership Foundation will use the funding to create several much-needed programs to help support children suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families including creating a Parent’s training program to assist parents with ASD children and launching a vital new free Intensive one-month Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) Therapy Treatment Program for low-income families in Hong Kong. This free service offers over 60 hours of direct intervention and will include parent education to help parents know how they can continue to teach their children when the month has ended. The program is a first of its kind in Hong Kong. Currently ABA therapy is only provided by private practices and is very expensive. With the support of the UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup, APF will be able to increase the access to these services for low income families when their children most need them. Caleb Chan, Founder of Friends of Asia HK, said: “We are delighted to be able to announce that we will raise a minimum of HK$ 2.3 million for our beneficiaries this year. The Playright Hospital Play Services, InspiringHK Sports Foundation and the Autism Partnership Foundation are three organisations which do amazing work to better the lives of Hong Kong’s youth, and to be able to help them with this vital funding is a real honour for us. “I would like to thank everyone involved in making the UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup such a success. There are so many people who have volunteered their time and services for free in order to help us reach our fundraising goals for these charities. We thank everyone at UBS, the Hong Kong Golf Club, The European Tour and most importantly, the Hong Kong golfing community for their donations and participation in the inaugural Charity Cup.” “UBS is delighted to support the UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup. The funds raised will be put to excellent use by three deserving charities that are making a real difference in the lives of Hong Kong’s youth. Our sponsorship of the Charity Cup reinforces our concerted effort to make the UBS Hong Kong Open, open for all - and to create a lasting legacy for the tournament,” said Ms Kathryn Shih, Head of UBS Wealth Management APAC. Kenneth Lam, Captain of the Hong Kong Golf Club, said: “It is a great pleasure for us to be able to offer our facilities to host the UBS Hong Kong Open Charity Cup this year. As soon as we were approached to stage the competition, we wanted to be involved in helping these three wonderful organisations. We hope that everyone who plays at Fanling on Wednesday will have an unforgettable experience and that together we can raise as much money as possible for these great causes.”

Saturday, 24 October 2015 - Hong Kong Lucas Bjerregaard and Justin Rose are set for a final day showdown at the UBS Hong Kong Open after the leading duo could not be separated during an enthralling third round at Hong Kong Golf Club. Rose had held a one shot lead over the Dane coming into the weekend and the World Number Seven recorded two eagles and two birdies in a very impressive 64 that saw him move to 15 under. But Bjerregaard withstood everything his playing partner could throw at him and signed for a 63 with a bogey on the last the only blemish as he goes in search of a first European Tour title. Anirban Lahiri was at 11 under after a 65 with countryman Jeev Milkha Singh and recently crowned British Masters champion Matthew Fitzpatrick a further shot back, but the story of the day was the toe-to-toe battle between the leaders. Rose was handed an early test at the first as he hit his tee shot well right and had to chip out onto the fairway but he showed his class with an approach to 10 feet and made par. The Englishman then bombed a drive 356 yards down the third and when he found the green with his second shot, he rolled home the putt to get to 11 under. Bjerregarrd made back-to-back birdies at the third and fourth and, when he made another gain at the sixth thanks to a stunning approach to two feet, he joined Rose at the top of the leaderboard. Both leaders birdied the tenth to open up a two shot lead and that was when Bjerregaard came to life, holing from 12 feet on the 11th and then putting his tee shot to the par three 12th to 10 feet to open up a two shot lead. Rose does not have a US Open to his name for nothing, though, and he holed a 50 foot putt for eagle on the 13th to once again share the lead before Bjerregaard followed him in to make it four birdies in a row. Another birdie followed from Rose on the 15th but as was now to be expected, his playing partner responded instantly, picking up an eighth birdie of the day on the 16th. The Dane’s wayward tee shot on the 18th led to a dropped shot meaning the leading duo will be neck and neck when they go out in the final group again. "Lucas played unbelievable golf today," said Rose. "I actually didn't know much about his game – first of all he's a lovely guy and second, he can really play. “I hung with him and what impressed me today was the couple of par saves that I had to make, which I managed to do. "The first hole, I didn't play the hole particularly well but made a nice 15-foot putt for par there and then eagling the third kind of got me up and running. It was just a really fun day playing with Lucas and flip-flopping birdies and eagles and really stretching away from the field. It was a lot of fun.” Bjerregaard had a similar assessment of the day, commenting: "It was great. I really enjoyed it out there with Justin. He's a really good guy and we kept making birdies, especially around the turn. “I played some good golf today and it was nice to get off to a good start, as well, to take some of the pressure off. So I'm really looking forward to tomorrow. Obviously it's not fun to finish off any round with a bogey and especially not today. I hit a bad tee shot on 18 there, pretty much my only bad shot of the day. It wasn’t the way I wanted to finish, but still, I'm very happy with the round today." Ian Poulter’s bid to complete what would have been an incredible victory given his late entry to the tournament seems to be over after the Englishman dropped down the field with a three over par 73 to join his Ryder Cup team mate Graeme McDowell on four under. American Ryder Cup star Patrick Reed, meanwhile, posted a fine 65 to move to eight under going into the final round. More photos at our facebook Page...

Hong Kong, 23 October: Six of golf’s biggest global names gathered in central Hong Kong on Friday night to take the game to a new audience and take part in the UBS Hong Kong Open’s ‘Urban Golf Challenge’. Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Graeme McDowell, Patrick Reed, Victor Dubuisson and Thongchai Jaidee got together in Chater Gardens in Hong Kong’s Central district, where UBS had constructed a special nearest the pin competition for the star players to take aim and attempt to claim the ‘Urban Golf Challenge’ in front of an enthusiastic crowd amidst the backdrop of one the world’s great metropolis. Justin Rose took the brilliant form which has helped him to the top of the halfway leaderboard at Fanling from the golf course to the inner city to win the Urban Golf Challenge. More photos at our facebook page...

Thursday, 23 October 2015 - Hong Kong Justin Rose opened up a one shot lead at the halfway stage of the UBS Hong Kong Open, but admitted he had one eye on Ryder Cup team-mate Ian Poulter who is hot on his heels just two strokes back. Rose followed up his opening 65 with a 66 to get to nine under par at the Hong Kong Golf Club and establish a one shot advantage over Denmark’s Lucas Bjerregaard, with Poulter and Lu Wei-chih a further stroke behind. All eyes have been on Poulter this week after he made a late entry to the tournament following dropping out of the top 50 in the World Ranking. With his place in the field at the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions under threat, Poulter made a late dash to the Far East in order to guarantee he played the 13 European Tour events necessary to secure his membership for 2016. And, with the 2010 UBS Hong Kong Open champion just two shots back heading into the weekend, Rose believes his friend and rival will provide a major threat to his position at the top of the leaderboard. “Poulter is a past champion is and he’s on the leaderboard,” he said. “He’s always good when he’s got something to prove, and he’s probably a dangerous guy now that he’s outside the top 50 in the world, and I know that he’ll be desperate to get back in it. He always plays well when he has motivation, so he’s obviously going to be tough to beat too.” Rose is the highest-ranked player in the field at World Number Seven and, after starting on the 11th, picked up birdies on the 14th, 18th, third and eighth holes to get to eight under par before dropping his first shot of the week on the difficult ninth. But the 2013 US Open Champion bounced straight back with a birdie on the tenth to get out in front on his own and was satisfied with his performance. “I’m very happy with that,” he said. “I felt like I struggled with the recovery overnight. I just felt like body was sore this morning, and today was definitely more of a struggle than yesterday. Yesterday I played such a clean round, I guess it was always going to be more of a struggle. I made a few more mistakes today but salvaged par very well quite a few times. “Finally the bogey that threatened a few times reared its head on number nine, but I guess I played 34 holes without making a mistake. It’s inevitable you’re going to make one mistake, but it’s out of the way and I don’t have to think about it now. I’ve got to try to play good golf over the weekend, make some birdies, and keep moving forward. “I again hit a lot of good putts today, and my putts that aren’t going in are threatening the cup, so that’s good. I feel good about my game and if I stay in my process things should work out well, but you can’t afford to get ahead of yourself.” Poulter also recorded a 66 as he made a flying start with birdies on the 12th, 14th, 17th and 18th. He dropped a shot on the first but then got it back on the third in spectacular fashion as he splashed out of the bunker and holed a 45-foot putt. Another birdie followed on the fourth, before he dropped a shot on the ninth to sit on seven under alongside Lu. “I don’t play to take part – obviously I play to win,” said Poulter. “Even coming in as late as I did, my mind was focused on shooting a good score yesterday, and today was really key. And I know this golf course, I’ve shot 60 around here before. “So even though I had not played a practice round, I’ve got good memories on this golf course. I’ve had a couple of top fives in the last five years around here, as well. So I know the place and I like it. Hopefully I can have a good weekend.” Lu had got back into a share of top spot after his first nine holes as he recorded four birdies and a bogey, but a double on the par five third saw him fall back. European Tour Rookie of the Year contenders Matthew Fitzpatrick and Anirban Lahiri both shot second round 67s to sit at six under alongside YE Yang, who added a 66 to his opening 68. Graeme McDowell moved to five under after a 69 which featured five birdies and four bogeys, while American Ryder Cup star Patrick Reed fired a 69 to sit at three under. There was no such luck for hios fellow countryman Dustin Johnson, however, as the World Number Eight missed the cut at one over after a 72. More photos at our facebook page...

[2015年10月22日，香港] 今午假銅鑼灣奧運大樓舉行的「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽」 香港站分組賽名單公佈 (男女子賽事) 記者會。 是次比賽將是亞洲區內唯一的男子欖球的奧運外圍賽，同時也是女子隊兩場外圍系列賽的首場比賽，而第二場外圍賽則於2015年11月28至29日在日本東京舉行。 於香港勝出的男子隊伍，將自動躋身2016年巴西里約熱內盧奧運會12支球隊的其中一員，獲得奧運入場劵。而七人欖球賽亦是首次被納入奧運項目，備受期待。 現場並公報是次外圍賽各組別名單 :- 男子 - POOL A 日本, 南韓, 中國, 新加波 和 中華台北 男子 - POOL B 香港, 斯里蘭卡, 馬來西亞, 菲律賓 和 伊朗 女子 - POOL C 日本, 中國, 香港, 哈薩克斯坦, 斯里蘭卡 和 關島 「亞洲七人欖球外圍賽」香港站將於11月7-8日假香港大球場上演。 詳情請登入http://asiarugby7s.hk More photos at our facebook page...