Category: This Sporting Life

This month This Sporting Life covers two major events of two of Bali’s most popular expat football codes – Rugby Union and Australian Rules   RUGBY UNION NEWS National Rugby 7s Championships: Road to Asian Games – Bali right in the mix! Rugby Development Bali (PRUI Bali) recently sent two representative senior teams to Jakarta […]

TRIATHLON NEWS 2017 Herbalife Bali Triathlon Australian Mitch Robins has won the 2017 Bali Triathlon that was held on October 15 in Merstasari Beach in Sanur. This was the second Herbalife Bali International Triathlon win for Mitch. Coming in second and third as overall winners, respectively, were Indonesian athletes Jauhari Johan and Yan Bachtiar. Now […]

RUGBY NEWS Karma Bali 10’s 2017 It is that time of year again, the Bali 10’s are on again, on the weekend of October 14 and 15. One of Bali’s oldest non government sports events, now in its 23rd year, the Bali 10’s, now known as Karma Bali 10’s following the announcement of Karma Resorts […]

October 14-15 will be a busy sporting weekend with the Bali Rugby Fest in Jimbaran, the Bali Flames Netball Invitational in Canggu and the Bali Triathlon.   TRIATHLON NEWS  The 10th Herbalife Bali International Triathlon (HBIT) 2017 For the third consecutive year, Herbalife Indonesia is the title sponsor for this event that combines swimming, cycling […]

Merdeka Challenge Golf Tournament (19 August) Merdeka or independence as it is translated to English.  It is derived from Sanskrit meaning ‘rich, prosperous and powerful’ a more thorough definition of Indonesia having gained independence from the Dutch in 1945.  There isn’t a lot to say about this event except that members and guests are welcome to join […]

AFL NEWS The 2017 Aquarius Bali Masters AFL 9’s The 2017 Aquarius Bali Masters AFL 9’s was held last month at Finns Recreation Club in Canggu, Bali. Teams competed in two age divisions, the over 47s and the over 35s. There were 33 teams in total, making this the greatest number of teams to ever […]

This Sporting Life profiles a number of events coming up in 2017 in Bali as well as roundups of sports activities held recently. SWIMMING NEWS The 8th Bali Ocean Swim warm up for the 2017 Sea Games The annual Bali Ocean Swim held on Kuta Beach takes on added importance this year as a number […]

February 04 2015 AFL NEWS That Bali icon the infamous end of season footy tour to Bali is now the subject of legal stoush in VictoriaAustraliaIn one corner the assistant coach of AFL club Essendonand good friend of the Bali Geckos Matthew Egan who has launched legal action for damages and costs from medical staff of the AFL club he previously played for Geelong in the other corner In reply the medical staff defend themselves by declaring that the Egan did not follow doctors orders and rest his leg and instead was involved in various activities in Bali including dancing that aggravated the injury Egan sustained a navicular fracture in 2007 and was delisted in 2009 after six further surgeries failed to get him fit to play again As reported by the Geelong Advertiser in defence documents lodged with the court Geelong medical staff Dr Bradshaw and Mr Blac

January 21 2015 BASKETBALL NEWS The 7th Annual Bali International School BIS Invitational Basketball Tournament will be held February 5th through 8th at BIS A tournament for secondary schools in Bali and Java this year for the first time the tournament will have its first international participant Dili International School and Surabaya powerhouse SPY will also attend The basketball tournaments continue with BIS hosting the IISSAC basketball tournament from February 27th through March 1st Meanwhile the second season of the Bali Wheelchair Basketball League got underway last Wednesday with six teams up from the four teams of the inaugural season last year Season continues through to the finals at the Coaltrans Friendly Games on June 7 The teams are lead by last years winners Mitrais together with Jimbaran Cahaya Mutiara Ubud Puspadi BIS and CiBO more

January 7 2015 EVENTS IN 2015 With the new year upon us it is time to have a look at what is in store sports wise for 2015 so This Sporting Life takes a look at the events coming up In January traditionally quiet due to the rainy season limiting the outdoor events so we have the Bali Indoor Cricket League played in a futsal stadium now in its second seasonwith increased teams and a womenrsquos competition for more information email wayansamgmailcom in February will see Bali International Schoolrsquos 7th edition of Invitational School Basketball tournament for high schools in Bali and nearby March sees the Bali Beach games at Sanur with Beach Soccer Beach Cricket Beach Rugby and Balirsquos Toughest on March 15 more info wwwbalibeachgamescom After the Nyepi break things start to hot up over the Easter weekend with th