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Written by Jake Crabbs
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Tuesday, 08 May 2012 02:53 |
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The last time the Shanghai Hairy Crabs came to Seoul the weather was cold and grey and the Surviors were put on the wrong end of a 41-10 scoreline. But this past weekend was sunny and warm and the Crabs were made to regret running up the score last November.
 | | The Starting 15 |
During the long, cold off-season, the Survivors worked very hard on fitness and conditioning, so competition for spots on the roster was much tougher this year than last. The run-on side for Saturday's game featured only six players who got the nod last autumn; the Crabs had to face a much different squad this time around.
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 04 May 2012 17:16 |
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Incheon Mechanical Technical High School hosted the Seoul Survivors in a 15s match the Saturday prior to a huge Yellow Sea Cup showdown against the Shanghai Hairy Crabs on May 5th. While the name reads “High School” it is not what you might think. These are not 17 year old boys with acne running around. In reality, the institution is basically a university and the players are full grown men who train and play hard.
The match featured uncontested scrums, but was hard fought nonetheless. Incheon primarily ran the ball in the channel between the forwards and backs. They used their fly half and large centers to do this and did it reasonably well. In addition, they competed fiercely at the breakdown and won a lot of turnover ball.
Seoul was still too much to handle in the end. The Survivors exploited Incheon in the line outs - gaining meters by pushing the defense backwards with tight, driving mauls. And when the ball was spun wide, Survivor backs, with their combination of speed, power and quick decision making proved too much for Incheon in defense. Five tries to two was the final tally.
All in all, it was a fantastic test match for a Survivor side that will face a much higher level of competition this Saturday at 3 p.m. on the U.S. Military base at Yongsan. |
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Wednesday, 25 April 2012 15:25 |
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Ample sunshine warmed the concrete jungle of Seoul Monday thru Friday. Cherry blossom petals fluttered in the wind as couples walked hand in hand. Masters took their dogs for long walks and kids flew kites. Old folks with nothing better to do climbed mountains and got drunk off Soju before climbing back down again. Office workers lamented the fact that they were slaving away at soul crushing jobs and thereby unable to enjoy the lovely weather. It was simply great.
 | | Let's go home now. |
And then Saturday arrived and everything turned sour. Temperatures plummeted to 10C and rain knifed down with no sign of easing up. Evidently it was time to play some rugby and raise money for cancer research in Korea. None were all that keen to submit themselves to the brutish elements, but turned up nonetheless. Seoul RFC entered two teams in the tournament – the Survivors and Killer Bees. Roughly six other clubs staked out real estate under the refuge of the pavilion. Total destruction of the grass field at Jamwon ensued.
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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 21:52 |
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For the Survivors, Manila 10s International Rugby Festival got off to an inauspicious start. Arriving late at night, the tourists found that the hotel had cancelled their reservations. After being forced to relocate to another hostelry and having a team meeting/hydration session, the boys retired "early."
 | | Manila 10s Base Camp |
The official tournament draw placed the Survivors in Division 2, Pool A alongside old rivals the Tokyo Gaijin as well as two Filipino sides, the Alabang Ibons and the Manila Hapons. And, as luck would have it, Pool A drew the first matches of the day. The Survivors started their campaign against a well rested Alabong side that proved too awake and too sober to contend with. Sloppy and ill-organized, the Survivors squandered the few chances they had with ball in hand, and proved vulnerable in defense.
The inglorious defeat, however, sparked some life into the side and the Survivors were ready and raring for their next fixture.
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Tuesday, 14 February 2012 19:33 |
 | | 2012 Training |
Survivors training kicked off this week (Saturday morning, 10am) at Yonsei University. We'll be using the all-weather field until Jamwon is thawed out and ready to use. For more info, follow our facebook page or check out the training page. |
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:34 |
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On Saturday March, 31st about 16 Survivors made the long subway trek to Pyongtaek for the Camp Humphreys 10s and returned with a nice piece of hardware to stash away at Scrooge Pub in Itaewon.
 | | A teen walking and texting in the subway caused a normally sure handed Survivor to drop the trophy. It only took 3 grown men to put it back together again. |
The first fixture saw the Survivors pitted against a strong Jeonnam Aliens side. Seoul competed hard at nearly every breakdown and enjoyed sufficient possession to frustrate the Jeonnam defense and stymie their rhythm on attack. Although the game remained tight through the first half, the Survivors put it out of reach midway through the second half. No tries were conceded to Jeonnam.
In their second match of the day, Seoul drew the Osan military side. Play was sloppy and hard-hitting, yet the Survivors still managed to score early and often. The fact that Osan played females at two key positions may have had something to do with this.
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Monday, 12 March 2012 00:51 |
 | | Time for a well deserved beer! |
Most of the familiar faces, along with a few fresh ones, from the Seoul Survivor and Morning Calm teams stirred from their winter hibernations on March 3rd and met on a patch of earth nearly half regulation size. Nobody seemed to care. Club level rugby in Korea was finally getting underway in the year of the Mayan Apocalypse – 2012.
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Tuesday, 29 November 2011 12:24 |
 | | Crabs Group Shot |
This past weekend saw the culmination of the 2011 Yellow Sea Cup. With the Devils having already been crowned 2011 champions, the Survivors & Crabs were left to battle it out for second place. A promising, new look Survivors team had been putting in the hours at training for the last few weeks, and were ready to demonstrate what they were made of.
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