Shanghai Gaelic Football Club

Happy New Year everyone!

We return to training on Tuesday 07 February at Luwan Stadium!

Karl Turley and Emily Seery will be collecting membership payments and completed membership applications at training sessions so please ensure you provide them with both the application form and the respective fee. Membership forms will be available from both Karl and Emily once we return to training and we will also circulate the form through the email list in the coming days.  Karl’s email address is karlturley@campus.ie

See you all soon!

was a huge success! A big thank you to the committee for organising everything and ensuring we all had a great time. The perfect end to a fantastic 2011 for SHGAA!

See Fergus’ (many) photos HERE

and while you’re at it, have a look at his photos from the All Asia Games 2010 in Hong Kong. Good times had by all!

See you all in 2012

We are delighted to announce that our Christmas Party will take place on Saturday 03 December at 8pm in the back room of The Camel. This year we will have a seasonally themed buffet and happy hour drinks for the duration of the event and it promises to be another legendary end of season party!

All members are invited and non-members are also welcome. Total cost is RMB100 per person, payable on the door, and we ask that everyone RSVP to Catriona – catscan2004@gmail.com – before 5pm Friday 25th November.

In addition to the food and drink, we will also be announcing our end of season player awards. Each year we invite all members to have their say in the respective votes and the categories are as follows:
- Male MVP
- Female MVP
- Most improved male player
- Most improved female player
- Club person of the year
Please send your player votes to Catriona – catscan2004@gmail.com. Geoff Tink will also be presenting the comedy awards which highlight some of the funnier and more memorable moments of the season.

The 2011 Asian Games took place on the weekend of October 14th to 16th in Suwon, South Korea. Shanghai GAA brought one men’s team and one ladies team who were determined to build on the club’s success at the China Games and win more silverware. Both teams battled hard and made it to their respective finals but had to settle for runners-up medals. There is renewed determination within the club to regroup over the winter and go one better next year

More Reports and pictures can be found here

Other news – training continues at Luwan on Tuesday nights and at the SRFC on Saturdays. The final training session of the year will be held on Tuesday 29 November.

Shanghai Gaelic Football Club train twice a week. Come on down!

Tuesdays: 8-10pm at Luwan Stadium – 135 JianGuo Xi Lu, nr ShaanXi Nan Lu

Saturdays: 11am-1pm at Shanghai Rugby Football Club – ZhangYang Bei Lu, nr WuZhou Avenue. A free coach leaves The Camel Sports Bar at 10am sharp. Alternatively you can get there on the Metro – for Line 2 or Line 9 get off at Century Avenue station, for Line 7 get off Gao Ke Xi Lu station, and change to Line 6.  Get off at Zhou Hai Lu station . SRFC is right across the road.

Saturday 16th will see the inaugural Shanghai-Suzhou GAA Summer League kick-off! Combined teams from both squads will compete in 3 rounds for the much coveted (insert name here) trophy! The fixtures are; Saturday 16th July, Saturday 27th August, and Saturday 17th September. If you have not already registered, please contact players rep. Ben Somner on bwksomner@gmail.com TODAY!

The teams will be announced soon, so watch this space.

The bus will leave The Camel at 10am SHARP on Saturday. See you all there!

Hope to see you at the Le Cheile Quiz Night being held at The Camel
Bar on Thursday night, May 12th at 7:30pm.

We had a great turnout at the last quiz and as usual all funds will go
to the Starfish Foundation.  Carlsberg and wine will be available for
only 25rmb per glass.  Hope to see you there.

If you would like to book a table, please contact Eibhlis on president@lecheileshanghai.com.  If you don’t
have a table and would like to participate, come along and meet some
new friends!

A big thank you to everyone involved in helping make the All-China Games a fantastic success!It wouldn’t have happened without the hard work and determination of a few key people, and everyone else pitching in and playing their part. Thank you!

And CONGRATULATIONS! to the Shanghai Men’s A & Women’s A teams who won their respective Cups. A first win for a while for the lads, and a 3rd in a row for the girls – WELL DONE!

As we unwind after the China Games, there will be NO training sessions for a couple of weeks. An announcement on when we resume training will be made in the near future. Watch this space…

The All-China Games kicks off TOMORROW!

- Friday night welcoming event at Tam’s bar, YongFu Lu near FuxingXi Lu, 8pm to 10pm. RMB25 per pint of Carlsberg, some complimentary snack foods too

- Saturday night after party at The Camel, 8pm to 11pm. Happy hour drink menu and buffet food

I would like to wish everyone the best of luck in the games on Saturday!