Rugby is a sport, a passion, a disease you catch. There is nothing like it on or off the field The normally peaceful and manicured playing fields of the RMIT campus are slowly beginning to reverberate, gently shuddering in time to what sounds strangely like the distant stampede of cattle, perhaps marauding their way relentlessly … Read more
Phu My Hung’s wide pavements are great for cycling around Text by Lyra Dacio Image by Quinn Ryan Mattingly With District 7 a bit further out from the hubbub of the central business district and practically a residential area, there are ideal places where you can get your family to slip on their running shoes … Read more
While doing a mini golf tour of courses around HCMC, we learn about the game’s growing popularity among locals Text by Mike Wakely As we all stood in the shelter beside the fourth fairway, huddled together like a group of golfing-attired penguins, escaping the horizontal rain and ear-shattering thunder and lightning, I was reminded of … Read more
Saigon’s most bizarre and certainly most eclectic sport and social club Text by Jonathan Rebours Image by Wade Brackenbury Created from a need by British officers to shake off the excesses of the weekend, hashing began in 1938 in Malaysia. Keeping the public school traditions of songs and nicknames alive, while also keeping fit, they … Read more
The best way to beat the summer heat is to get onto the water and do some sailing as our writer discovers… NOT FAR FROM downtown Saigon awaits the most unlikely of activities for those willing to brave the drive to Cat Lai, just beyond Ho Chi Minh City’s boundaries. Less than an hour from … Read more
Beyond just a bar game, darts offers a platform for different cultures to connect and share a common interest… In the smoky interior of ice Blue bar on Dong khoi, Jesse Gold squares himself in front of the board. By day he’s an english teacher, but at night the assembled crowd sees him in a different … Read more
An American import becomes a major hit in Ho Chi Minh City… To a young british man like myself the word softball evokes scenes of Middle America from 90s coming-of-age family movies. But to many, especially in Asia, it’s a sport that has a dedicated following. For those unfamiliar with the sport, softball takes the … Read more
Now into their second season, we find out how Vietnam’s only pro basketball team is doing, and get a one-on-one with their newest American import… The Saigon Heat was the ASEAN Basketball League’s (ABL) hottest team through the first month of the season. In a dramatic turnaround from last year’s 0 – 7 start to … Read more
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