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Assetz Property Group (APG) today announced its association with the Bangalore Rugby Football Club (BRFC) as the team’s main sponsor for the ongoing All India and South Asian Rugby Tournament. As part of its focused community development efforts, the company strives to make a positive contribution by supporting local youth sports activities.
Through this partnership Assetz hopes to assist in the growth of rugby in India, a sport that was brought to India by the British but never really gained popularity like cricket, football or hockey did. Rugby requires strength, endurance and fitness; the sport has a number of health benefits, and inculcates a great deal of self-discipline and team skills in a player.
On this announcement Ben Salmon, CEO & Founder, Assetz Property Group said, “I am a big fan of the sport. In fact, when I first moved to Bangalore in 2005, I was a regular stand-in player during the BRFC training sessions. Ten years older and not so fit now, I would love to throw the ball around the pitch with the team. They are a great bunch of people and their passion for the game is commendable. Assetz is happy to be part of their journey and we wish them the best for the tournament.”
In its 82nd edition, The All India and South Asian Rugby Tournament is one of the oldest rugby tournaments in the world, hosted every alternate year at the prestigious Bombay Gymkhana Club, Mumbai and at the CC&FC, Calcutta. It is the premier 15-a-side rugby tournament held in India.
Club Profile
Founded in 1996 by a small group expats, BRFC is the home of rugby in Karnataka. Over the years BRFC has gone from strength to strength to be ranked No 1 in India in the year 2005. BRFC has had a history of generating world class, hard hitting Indian Rugby players, living up to the clubs motto of Sempre Duro Dentro (“Always in hard” in Latin). The club has produced over 15 National team players, men, junior and women over the years. Known for its free flowing style game, BRFC always played with our heart on their sleeve.
The club consists of players from all walks of life from teachers to software engineers, to businessmen to working professionals. A few prominent names from the Club include Ady Spencer, former English rugby league international, who donned the BRFC colours in 2007. Jonny Ufton former England under 19 Rugby union player, played for BRFC in year 2005. Vinay Rai South Indian movie star played for BRFC from 2000-05, also played for India in the year 2001. Some of notable Indian team players from the club include, Puneeth Krishnamurthy who played for Indian from 2002-2010, during which he played at two Asian Games and The Commonwealth Games. Thimmaiah Madanda, played for India during 2009-10, also played at Asian Games and The Commonwealth Games. Sitara Indarmohan, represented Indian at the Asian Games in the year 2010. The club also banks on a wealth of experience provided by players like Subramani PE (former Kabbadi professional and Indian rugby international) Tarun Appanna, Indian International in 2003-04 and Pramod SM, one of the founders of the club, all of whom have been associated with the Club for over fifteen years.
BRFC in 2008 approached the NGO Dream A Dream and started a rugby team for the under privilege kids from the organization. This year five boys from the Dream A Dream are a part of the BRFC squad for the All India and South Asia tournament.
About Asset Group Property
Established in India in 2006, Assetz Property Group (APG) is a multi-faceted real estate development and asset management company, headquartered in Singapore with operations in India, Bhutan and Australia. In India, the company has over US$1 billion assets under development and a projected project pipeline of 20 million sqft. APG is credited with developing the first IT SEZ in Karnataka and received many awards for its business parks and residential developments. The Indian platform has delivered over 4 million square feet of projects to date.
Business Verticals: Commercial Office Space, Residential Development, Luxury Housing, Mid-segment Housing, Integrated Townships and Warehousing & Logistics.
