By David Nye, IRFU Development Officer
On Saturday 17th November the British International School (BIS), hosted the annual BIS Invitational U16 Rugby 10’s Tournament. This year the Indonesian Rugby Football Union (IRFU) entered a selection team from the Union’s development program. In all 15 students, from Darunnajah (Ulujami) and Al Izhar (Pondok Labu) competed in their first ever rugby tournament, which was the first time in the tournament history that a full team of Indonesian-born players has been entered. A development team from Bali Rugby Club made up of children from Indonesian-expatriate marriages and foreign-born students also participated in the tournament.
In all there were 7 participating teams with representation from Malaysia, Jakarta and Bali. The Indonesian Development team had a tough introduction to rugby in the pool stages as they were drawn with Jakarta International School (JIS) A and BIS A. These two teams eventually fought out a tough final with BIS A triumphing over their traditional rivals.
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