Riffa Views continues support for Netball event

Riffa Views announced its title sponsorship for the second year running of the Riffa Views Inter Gulf Netball Championships to be held on March 13 & 14th at the Bahrain Rugby Club premises in Saar.

Eighteen teams from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Al Ain and Saudi Arabia will attend next year’s event making it the biggest tournament in the event’s twenty four year history. Six teams will represent Bahrain in addition to five men’s teams from around the Gulf.

Bahrain Netball League Event Manager, Michaela Milne said: “Our partnership with Riffa Views is critical to our success in organising such a huge tournament and we are delighted to have their support again for the 2009 event. We staged a fantastic tournament this year and we’re all working hard to make next year even better.”

The Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships is the only international platform for netball in the Middle East and attracts over 350 of the region’s best players for two days of highly competitive play.

Over 150 matches will be played at the Bahrain Rugby Club’s netball courts over the two-day competition. Teams will be divided into three pools for the first stage of the competition to establish rankings. They will then be divided into a further three pools to play for the Championship Cup, Plate and Bowl.

Richard Browning, CEO of Riffa Views commented “This is another opportunity for us to assist in a small way in the growth of sport throughout the Kingdom. We are pleased and proud to be invited to be part of this event for the 2nd year running, which clearly demonstrates the success of this years event and that interest in this sport is increasing. We are keen to continue alongside sports organizations in creating opportunities for our youth to aspire to greater heights in all sporting activities.”

Six teams have been selected to represent Bahrain, the largest number of teams that Bahrain has ever entered into the tournament. Bahrain Netball League Chairwoman, Kate Knapton said: “We’ve been working at a grass roots level with our talented junior players over the last two years. For many of them, this will be their first chance to compete on an international level and they are all looking forward to the challenge. We’ve also had an influx of new players to Bahrain who will add depth to our teams of more experienced players. We look forward to meeting all the teams on our home courts again.”

The Riffa Views Inter-Gulf Netball Championships take place at the Bahrain Rugby Club on March 13th & March 14th 2009. For more information, please visit our website at intergulfnetball.com or contact Michaela Milne on 366 00 308 or kylamilne@mac.com.

Riffa Views releases new television commercial

A new television commercial emphasising the main qualities of Riffa Views has been released and aired on various television channels. We present it here for your enjoyment, you can of course download and distribute should you so wish.

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Riffa Views TV – Episode 15: Building a Legacy

Riffa Views has been supporting the American Mission Hospital as the premier sponsor for fully one quarter of the time they have launched the AMH Island Classic, a charity event that helps maintain and grow the hospital so in turn it can serve the local community by providing excellent health care.

This year was no different as once again Riffa Views willingly stepped up to the plate as the premier sponsor for the much anticipated weekend which was full of competitive fun for golfers and golfing enthusiasts in Bahrain, while each an every one of them supporting the AMH, one of the foremost icons of Bahrain and its community.

The AMH Classic was once again held on His Majesty the King’s private golf course, without whose royal support this event would not have taken place.

This 15th Episode of Riffa Views TV is a short documentary of this very worthwhile event. We hope you will enjoy it.

click to download Riffa Views TV Episode 15

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