PHUKET NETBALL TOUR / TIGERS HIT KSR

The Phuket Bees flew into Bangkok in the early hours of a Saturday morning to join two Tigers teams for a tournament.  

In game 1, Tigers 2 vs Phuket, excellent shooting from Joey and Nuch saw the Tigers take an early lead. The Phuket girls fought hard and it was a tough match, but they could not match the Tigers defense, Caroline and Hinda, who kept them scoreless in the last quarter. A great win to Tigers 2 to commence the day.  

Tigers 1 then took the court in the second match against Phuket. Great shooting from our girls kept the game close, however after a tight battle, Phuket came out victors. It was a great effort from the Tigers 1 team with with all players performing well and demonstrating good team skills. 

In a friendly match, the two Tigers team then met on court for game 3. Great shooting again from Joey and Nuch saw Tigers 2 take out a comfortable win. 

After refueling with fruit and gatorade, Tigers 2 and Phuket met to battle it out in the final. Phuket put up a valiant fight but were no match for Tigers 2's superior fitness and ball skills. Congratulations to Tigers 2 - victors of the day. Well done!!

A huge thank you to Joey for organising the tournament so well. 

The final scores for the games were:

Tigers 2 (26) def. Phuket Bees (10)
Phuket Bees (18) def. Tigers 1 (10)
Tigers 2 (28) def Tigers 1 (3)
FINAL: Tigers 2 (16) def. Phuket Bees (8)

 

What happens when you mix a tiger, st patty's day, rehydrating ales, a tuktuk, khao san road and glitter............... turns out a lot of fun!!!

After such a successful day, the Tigers ladies regrouped that evening for warm up St Patty's Day drinks at Lub'd Bangkok. After a few drinks to 'rehydrate' after a tough day on court, the ladies were in fine form and ventured to Khao San Road to join the Southerners KSR Backpackers' Tour. The Tiger ladies certainly looked the part in their absolute backpacker best and were easily identifiable, wearing "same same" green tiger singlets. When a pot of glitter appeared, the night hit new highs with many were caught unawares as they received this 'beautification'! Whilst the ending of the evening may be a little hazy for some, loads of fun was had and some of life's bigger questions were answered (for example, how many Tigers can you fit into a tuk-tuk??). In the aftermath, as remnants of glitter continue to appear despite frustrating desperate attempts to cleanse,  there is one Irish Tiger that will go hungry on Thursday after failing to come home with her hat and win the bet!! 

A huge thank you to Clare Bell for coordinating the evenings activities and organising the outfits.