Louka Blommaert Represents Belgium in HSBC Sevens Challenger

A massive congratulations to Louka Blommaert from our Hurricanes Ladies Rugby team for being selected to represent Team Belgium Rugby Sevens in the final round of the HSBC Sevens Challenger in Krakow, Poland!🇵🇱🏉 Louka and her team earned their spot and qualified for the HSBC SVNS playoffs in Madrid.

UAE National Team Victories Featuring Hurricanes Players

Huge congratulations to our very own Hurricanes men’s rugby stars, Toby Oakley and Riaan Barnard, for their incredible performances with the UAE National Team. They played a pivotal role in the UAE’s epic 36-32 victory against South Korea and an impressive 69-19 triumph over Malaysia. Their hard work and determination have truly paid off!

Shoutout to Hurricanes Medic Chrissy Foster

A special shoutout to our dedicated Hurricanes medic, Chrissy Foster, for her unwavering support and dedication to the team. Her hard work behind the scenes is invaluable to our success.

Preparation for the Asia Sevens Series

While the UAE Rugby Men’s 15’s team were tearing it up in the Asia Series, some of our incredible Hurricanes ladies have been prepping for the Asia Sevens Series. The UAE Women’s team will be competing for the first time this September following their promotion last year.

Our amazing athletes, Hannah Underhill, Nour Dennaoui, Mel Lee, Alex Cook, Beth Taylor, Minal Tailor, Nicole Elizabeth, Hattie Witty, Kiera Thorne and Kat Mclay, have been training hard over the last few months. We eagerly await the announcement of the traveling squad and are already proud of everyone involved.

Top Refereeing by Elke Vinck

A big shoutout to Elke Vinck for the top-notch refereeing. Her dedication to the sport and professionalism on the field do not go unnoticed.

We are immensely proud of all our Hurricanes players and coaches. We can’t wait to watch the action unfold when rugby returns following the summer break. Keep up the fantastic work, everyone!

Go Canes!

BRFC – who now lead the seven-team table with 20 points from five games – remain unbeaten this season and are aiming for their fourth championship title on the trot after completing a hat-trick last season, looked set for another comprehensive win after they led 11-3 at half-time.

But the Hurricanes rallied magnificently in the 40-minute second half, adding 17 points to the BRFC’s nine to finally snap their own five-match losing streak.

“This was obviously not what we wanted going into the game,” a disappointed BRFC assistant coach Lindsey Gibson, who also played in the match, told the GDN.

“It wasn’t a terrible performance. We actually played quite well in phases and, in certain parts of the game, we played very well but we just didn’t take advantage of the opportunities we created. Plus, a couple of decisions went against us.

“But credit to the Hurricanes! They played really well and caused us a lot of problems. On another day, we could have just come away with a win, but it wasn’t to be.

“Still, it’s not the end of the world. We’ve got all to play for and it’s still in our hands in terms of trying to make the semi-finals and final. We have a big few weeks ahead of us with a lot of games coming up so it’s good to get back into some kind of rhythm.”

Gibson heaped praise on some of his teammates who, he said, were responsible for very good individual performances in last night’s game.

“Joe Kidgell and Greg Heath were very good in the wings,” he said.

“And Regan Van der Westhuizen had another good game. Also, captain Alastair Crombie was outstanding and led the side very well.”

The BRFC will now play the Doha Rugby Football Centre (Doha RFC) in an away game next weekend and Gibson said he was hopeful that the BRFC would return to its winning ways.

“The result against the Hurricanes wasn’t great but we didn’t lose the game either so we’re still alive and kicking and hope to get ourselves into those final places at the end of the season,” he explained.

“All we have to do now is, as they say, get back on the horse and start winning games again.

“We play Doha RFC on their home turf next Friday so, hopefully, we’ll apply what we learned from our mistakes against the Hurricanes.”

Source – https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/1300370/Hurricanes-in-spectacular-comeback-to-hold-BRFC