Feel-good factor helps to drive DAC Kowloon rugby forward, with men’s and women’s teams contenders at the top
- New acting general manager Montana Heslop and men’s coach Joe Barker bringing a community feel to King’s Park
- Fresh approach off the field has translated into good results on it
DAC Kowloon’s chances were not exactly written off at the start of the Dettol Hong Kong Men’s Premiership, but there are few who would have predicted just how far the club has come.
Six games into the season and just a single point separates them from leaders Natixis Hong Kong Football Club at the top of the table, ahead of Saturday’s clash between the two sides at King’s Park.
That their women’s team are enjoying a successful time on the pitch might also have once been considered surprising, but times are changing at the club on and off the field.
A first win in the club’s history over Kroll USRC Tigers Ladies has propelled the women’s side into second in their league, and it’s made everyone sit up and take notice of what is going on.
For new acting general manager Montana Heslop, and the men’s head coach Joe Barker, a fresh approach has been the catalyst for change. But these two “new faces with new ideas”, are also leaning on some old-school rugby traditions.
