Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge Rowing arly on 19 January, three Club Members arrived in Antigua after completing the 3,000nm (4,800km) Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge. The East Rows West team of Martin Muller, Rob Lennox, and Matthew Bell finished the race in a fantastic time of 37 days, 17 hours and 44 minutes.
The lads who have played competitive rugby in Hong Kong for Valley RFC only started learning to row with the RHKYC in early 2021 so to be writing this article not even one year after is a testament to the dedication they have put into their training and commitment to see the challenge through. The team are doing this in aid of Childfund Rugby, a sports-for-good foundation, which uses rugby as a vehicle to educate and empower children in disadvantaged communities around Southeast Asia. Martin Muller, who has been working with me directly in regard to Club support said “Having met playing rugby here in Hong Kong, rugby holds
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