Terry and Jennifer model the tackle suits provided by Tribal for Rugby Development in Dar es Salaam.
Sunday, 21 February 2010
The Tribal HELM Barbarians Squad
With the approval of the Foundation trustees, the following took the field at the International School to represent Tribal;
- Jennifer Howells (TG HR)
- Harry Martin (Tribal HELM)
- Ian Thomas (Tribal HELM)
- Peter Lillis (Tribal Health)
- Terry 'Quirkie' Quirke (TG ICT)
- Richard Beveridge (Education)
- Mike the Aussie (Tribal HELM Guest)
- Gustave (Dar Leopards Guest)
- Kutunde (AKA 'Bob') (Dar Leopards Guest)
Saturday, 20 February 2010
The Tournament part 1
We have been royally hosted today by the Dar Leopards at the International School for the annual youth and adult Touch Rugby tournament.
We finally got to give away the kit we brought all that way and, major bonus, we kitted the Bikali team out in it who won their matches. two of the teams we coached during Friday's session won their pools with some excellent passing and other positional play.
Harry officially presented the kit - those aviator sunglasses made him look like a minor celeb. long may that continue!
More on the Tribal RFC 2-and-1 and the exellent efforts of harry, Jennifer and guest star Gustav follows.
We finally got to give away the kit we brought all that way and, major bonus, we kitted the Bikali team out in it who won their matches. two of the teams we coached during Friday's session won their pools with some excellent passing and other positional play.
Harry officially presented the kit - those aviator sunglasses made him look like a minor celeb. long may that continue!
More on the Tribal RFC 2-and-1 and the exellent efforts of harry, Jennifer and guest star Gustav follows.
Friday, 19 February 2010
Playing shirts are presented
As a coda to today's activities, the coaching team have dined together in an Italian and the playing shirts have been presented to the travelling team and to Ian.
Perhaps not on the scale of a retired International presenting them, but the gesture has real maning for all participants. when this trip was conceived, it was the idea that the players would 'buy their shirt' to come along and play and take part in the coaching.
The shirts have been bought and a sense of real teamship exists among the players. Irrespective of the results in the matches tomorrow, our coaching team has already realsied the difference intervening in a country like this can have, however small. talk at the table is about a longer lasting legacy for the Foundation once we leave here next week.
Perhaps not on the scale of a retired International presenting them, but the gesture has real maning for all participants. when this trip was conceived, it was the idea that the players would 'buy their shirt' to come along and play and take part in the coaching.
The shirts have been bought and a sense of real teamship exists among the players. Irrespective of the results in the matches tomorrow, our coaching team has already realsied the difference intervening in a country like this can have, however small. talk at the table is about a longer lasting legacy for the Foundation once we leave here next week.
the first training sessions
This afternoon the intrepid travellers set forth for the first of the coaching sessions planned with local schoolchildren.
Driving across Dar makes one realise how fortunate we are to be up on the peninsular for our base of operations. Ian, who runs the HELM operation here works from home in a property sandwiched between Embassy Residences.
In all, thirty boys aged 12 - 14 came along and had an afternoon of passing drills, attack and defence and a couple of games of Tag Rugby (played by boys to learn skills before going into full contact).
We had a great a good two and a half hour session which the chaps all enjoyed and some fabulous pictures of the coaching team in their Tribal HELM finery and the players will, I hope be good enough for the promotion of Foundation Fortnight.
Big thanks to Shimbani, one of the lads who was our interpreter for the afternoon and who looked genuinely thhrilled to have earned a Tribal Foundation T shirt for his trouble, to Chris, Chairman of the Dar Leopards, who organised the session and took hundreds of pictures (including one of Quirkie getting skinned by a 12 year old on the wing), to Atilla, the sports master at the school for the loan of his field.
Driving across Dar makes one realise how fortunate we are to be up on the peninsular for our base of operations. Ian, who runs the HELM operation here works from home in a property sandwiched between Embassy Residences.
In all, thirty boys aged 12 - 14 came along and had an afternoon of passing drills, attack and defence and a couple of games of Tag Rugby (played by boys to learn skills before going into full contact).
We had a great a good two and a half hour session which the chaps all enjoyed and some fabulous pictures of the coaching team in their Tribal HELM finery and the players will, I hope be good enough for the promotion of Foundation Fortnight.
Big thanks to Shimbani, one of the lads who was our interpreter for the afternoon and who looked genuinely thhrilled to have earned a Tribal Foundation T shirt for his trouble, to Chris, Chairman of the Dar Leopards, who organised the session and took hundreds of pictures (including one of Quirkie getting skinned by a 12 year old on the wing), to Atilla, the sports master at the school for the loan of his field.
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Safe and sound
We have arrived and felt the dust of Tanzania between our toes. Led by our man in Dar, Ian Thomas, a few hardy players set off for a light run this evening, taking in the spectacular views from the Peninsular and the welcome breeze from the Indian Ocean.
We safely met Harry Martin (recently arrived from HELM's operation in Bangladesh) in Dubai and, after a 'flase start' with landing (caused by an errant flap on the aircraft), arrived to endure the chaos of the visa collection desk in the Dar airport.
More astonishingly the 50 kilos of kit sponsored by HELM was first off the plane on to the luggage belt and was waiting for us in the hall.
The travelling players and coaches are safely installed in our hotel, have had a first dinner and are raring to get into the Coaching sessions which begin with local school children tomorrow afternoon.
The Justgiving pages are up and running - every pound makes a difference.
We safely met Harry Martin (recently arrived from HELM's operation in Bangladesh) in Dubai and, after a 'flase start' with landing (caused by an errant flap on the aircraft), arrived to endure the chaos of the visa collection desk in the Dar airport.
More astonishingly the 50 kilos of kit sponsored by HELM was first off the plane on to the luggage belt and was waiting for us in the hall.
The travelling players and coaches are safely installed in our hotel, have had a first dinner and are raring to get into the Coaching sessions which begin with local school children tomorrow afternoon.
The Justgiving pages are up and running - every pound makes a difference.
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
le gand depart.........
The kit is packed, the team selected, the butterflies beginning to flutter. Tribal RFC (the Tribal Barbarians) are set to travel overnight to Dar Es Salaam.
the participants include Harry Martin, Ian Thomas, Andrew Kettlewell (Tribal HELM), Jennifer Howells (Group HR), Terry Quirke (Group IT), Peter Lillis (Tribal Health) and Richard Beveridge (Tribal Education).
Our programme will encompass training and coaching sessions in local schools, the Tournament on Saturday 20th at the Dar Leopards club, a refereeing training session and a visit to a project supported by the Foundation in Dar.
the participants include Harry Martin, Ian Thomas, Andrew Kettlewell (Tribal HELM), Jennifer Howells (Group HR), Terry Quirke (Group IT), Peter Lillis (Tribal Health) and Richard Beveridge (Tribal Education).
Our programme will encompass training and coaching sessions in local schools, the Tournament on Saturday 20th at the Dar Leopards club, a refereeing training session and a visit to a project supported by the Foundation in Dar.
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