NEWS SNIPPETS

22 October , 2006

The Exiles Annual General Meeting was held at the Club premises on 22 October, 2006.
The Minutes of the last AGM were read and approved and a new committee elected for Season 2006/2007. Andrew Paris was reconfirmed as Club President, Kevin Camilleri was also reconfirmed as Vice-President, and Dr. Michael Camilleri as the new Club Secretary.......more

1 October , 2006

End of Season event, 2006

27 September , 2006

NESTLE' SWIMMING SCHOOL CHALLENGE 2006

11 September , 2006

Exiles First Team and Committee special Guests of Christian Micallef's NET-TV MAN UP PLUS

4 September , 2006

Marco Booij's departure - Au revoir Marco!

Following Gerben.........Gerben Silvis scores yet another 3 goals, however this time the Netherlands went down heavily against Serbia, 17-10.

1 September , 2006

Following Gerben......Gerben scores 3 goals in a nailbiter tie of 11:11 vs Slovakia, in the opening match in the European Waterpolo Championships in Belgrade, 1/9/2006

31 August , 2006

Watergames held in August.....pictures.... (pix by K.Dimech)

Marsaxlokk Tournament pictures..... (pix by A.Paris)

Decider - Exiles 2nd Division Champions - Season 2006.....(pix J.Borg Cole / M.V)

July Exiles International Tournament......pictures.....

28 August , 2006

EXILES RMF, CHAMPIONS of Waterpolo 2nd Division, 2006

26 August , 2006

Exiles miss the boat! Marsascala force a decider for the Second Division
Waterpolo Championship

14 August , 2006

2006 Final Round

Preliminary Round, 2006, Results and Placings

Age Group Fixtures and Results

12 August, Water Games and BBQ, a great success

11 August , 2006

Exiles keep marching on - Exiles 16 vs Marsaxlokk 9

August 12th Watergames and BBQ at the Exiles pitch

8 August , 2006

Exiles swimmers do well in National Swimming Championships

3 August , 2006

Exiles International under-15 and under-17 Tournament
photos curtsey by Anton Gambina

13 July , 2006

Exiles vs San Giljan, key match goes to the 'Balluta' lads.

Weekend results (Preliminary Round)

4 July , 2006

Joe Cremona, Captain of the Waterpolo First Team

3 July , 2006

Weekend Waterpolo results

Exiles yet another victory, against Masraxlokk

Photos of the new exiles pitch

29 June , 2006

Exiles lose to a well diciplined Sirens squad

Making a Waterpolo Pitch

20 June , 2006

Under 15's and Under 17's Fixtures Update (as at 13 June)

18 June , 2006

Swimming school 2006 in full swing

16 June , 2006

Honours Won through the years

(Article 26) 2004 - Another Honour

ASA Waterpolo Results 16-June-2006

Match Exiles vs Sliema (the boys gave Sliema a run for their money!)

Match 16-June-2006 Photogallery

The First Team 16-June-2006

9 June , 2006

Match Results 9 and 10 June 2006

Match Neptunes vs Exiles (the team's first outing in the 2006 preliminary round)

3 June , 2006

Things shaping up at the club premises as canopies get rigged up

Fixtures, A.S.A. Preliminary Round, National Waterpolo League, 2006

Fixtures, Age Groups (Under 15's and Under 17's), 2006

30 May , 2006

URBAN JUNGLE, sponsors Exiles kits for all the teams and swimming school

20 May , 2006

Successful BBQ Eurovision Night at Hal-Ghaxaq, Palazzo Giannini

25 April , 2006

Works in progress at the premises...KAPP....

23 April , 2006

KAPP (a subcommittee entrusted with the refurbushment of the Exiles premises)

22 April , 2006

Onorevole Arnold Cassola

The demise of a sportsman - Paul Dowling

08 April , 2006

New Waterpolo rules for the coming Season

Works in progress at the club premises (KAPP)

20 March, 2006

Club President's message, March, 2006

Photos of past times - can you send us the players' names!

(10 March, 2006)
Timmy Sullivan signs a new four year contract

Exiles 1st Team player of the year 2005, Timmy Sullivan, has put pen to paper and signed a new four year contract with the club according to ASA rules. Timmy, whose contract expired at the end of the 2005 season has been playing waterpolo with Exiles for the past nine years. We wish Timmy a long extension of a successful career at the club.

(10 March, 2006)
Five Former Under 15's sign new six year contracts

According to the ASA rules, players who would have played their last season at Under 15 level have to sign a new six year contract with any club before they can play competitive waterpolo.  It is with extreme satisfaction for the club to announce that Alan Borg Cole, Simon Vassallo, Kurt Griscti, Daniel Micallef and Kevin Anastasi have all signed such a contract with Exiles. This vindicates the club’s investments, both financial and other, in its youth set-up. We wish all five boys long and successful Exiles careers.

(10 March, 2006)
Foreign Player ………………… An update. 

As mentioned previously the club has been pursuing the services of a top Dutch International waterpolo player for some time. We have now reached verbal agreements with our targeted player who plays professionally in Greece, and are awaiting confirmation in writing. We are sure that all our players, young and old , will benefit from the presence of such player in our teams. It must be pointed out that besides training and playing with the senior waterpolo team, the foreign player will also be coaching our junior waterpolo players.

(10 March, 2006)
Wilkinson Sword ASA Winter League …. Why Exiles did not take part.

The Committee decided that as preparation began late, mainly due to the National Pool’s closure and work commitments of some of our players, together with the fact that two of our first team players, namely Timmy Sullivan and David Pace Lupi, were abroad it would be in the better interest of the team to refrain from participating in the Winter League Competition.

(10 March, 2006)
Training Schedules …….. Seniors and Juniors. 

The first team and U15/U17 teams are training regularly now at the National Swimming Pool Tal-Qroqq. The first team, under the guidance of Dirk Dowling are training three times a week whilst the junior training sessions are being conducted by Kurt Dowling and Michael Paris twice / three times a week.

(10 March, 2006)
Sponsorships …… First team sponsor still not concluded, junior sponsorships secured.

The committee is actively working on the first team sponsor which, in all probability, will be different as from this year. Nothing has been finalised however. On the other hand, the Under 15 team will once again compete under the name of EXILES PRINGLES and the Under 17s will compete as EXILES TIKAMS.

We have also secured a sponsorship from Nestle` Malta Limited who will be sponsoring two Summer events, namely The EXILES NESTLE` WATER GAMES and THE NESTLE` SWIMMING SCHOOL CHALLENGE. Finally we have also received confirmation from the MALTA TOURISM AUTHORITY who will be co-sponsoring our Under 15 and Under 17 International waterpolo tournament which will be held in July.

(10 February, 2006)
From The President ……………… February 2006
What a start to the New Year !
As I am sure you all followed on the website, we had an amazing time in Holland. Everything went well and from the posts and photos put up by the boys, you can really tell we had the time of our lives. What I wanted to add to all that has been written is that all the Exiles players were impeccably behaved, listened to our instructions and warnings and were no trouble whatsoever.

(19 January, 2006)
Two day waterpolo seminar conducted by Gianni Lonzi
Kurt Dowling, Michael Paris, John Paris, Michael Camilleri and Andrew Paris will be attending a two day seminar this weekend organised by the Aquatic Sports Association (ASA). The seminar will be conducted by Mr. Gianni Lonzi from the Italian Waterpolo Federation and will focus on the new waterpolo rules, amongst other aspects. The seminar will be held at the University Residence, Lija.

(18 January, 2006)
Exiles First Team Latest News
The 1st team squad, under the guidance of Dirk Dowling will shortly commence their pre-season prepartions at the National Pool, Tal-Qroqq once this re-opens next month. In the meantime, the committee are engaged in talks with a top Dutch waterpolo player in view of acquiring his services durig the Summer months, both as a first team player as well as a junior teams coach.

(18 January, 2006)
Works at the club-house
During the second committee meeting of the New Year held on Wednesday 18th January, the committee discussed at length the works that need to be carried out at the club-house in order to offer better services to the club members and their guests. The KAPP sub-committee will be taking this task in hand well before season's start.

(12 January, 2006)
International tournament, Under 15 / Under 17's
At the committee meeting of Thursday 12th January, Andrew Paris, the Club's President, briefed the committee, that the Club will be organising an international tournament for Under 15's and Under 17's to be held in Malta in mid-July, 2006.  Two foreign teams from the UK have already confirmed their participation. Contacts are being made with other local and foreign clubs whilst arrangements are already underway to pre-book lodging which will be offered as part of the package for this tournament. Those interested may contact the club on email: Julytournament@exiles.com.mt
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(12 January, 2006)
Next Activity by the Club:
The next fund-raising activity is scheduled for Saturday March 18th, when a general-knowledge quiz night will be organised at Palazzo Giannin, Hal-Ghaxaq. Kindly pre-book by sending an email to the Club's Secretary at Sandro.Caruana@exiles.com.mt, or any committee member.

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(7 January, 2006)
Flash News John Paris has joined Exiles for the forthcoming waterpolo season. More details to follow......

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(29 December, 2005)
Bon Voyage & Bon Annee to the Dutch-visiting Maltese Exiles Under-15 and Under-17 wanderers
A contingent of young Exiles waterpolo Under-15 and Under-17 players will be in Holland over the New Year, lead by Coach Kurt Dowling, and club President Andrew Paris.  The squad will be traveling to Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam, and then to the town of Barendrecht, just after the Christmas festivities, on 29th December. The players will be hosted by the Dutch families of the team ZPB Barendrecht, who had just visited Malta last August. The squads will be participating in friendly waterpolo tournaments, visiting places of interest and attending a football match at the famous Feyenoord stadium. The full program can be viewd at this link.

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(11 December, 2005)
IASIS SWIMMING MEETING HELD AT IR-RAZZETT TAL-HBIBERIJA.
The last swimming meet of the year was held on Sunday 11th December at ir-Razzett tal-Hbiberija, Marsascala. Sixteen.......

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(8 December, 2005)
Exiles 5-A-Side One Day Football Tournament
This was held at the artificial turf pitches of Melita FC......

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Exiles amongst the preferred Diving Sites of the Maltese Islands
Just underneath the Exiles Beach Club in Sliema, there's a small concrete platform from which you can do a small stride entry. Getting out of the water is made relatively easy by a steel ladder that is quite suitable for a......

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Foreign Player in next ASA League
After an absence of nine years, the Annual general Meeting of the Aquatic Sports Association of Malta agreed to allow foreign waterpolo players.....

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Memorable end-of-season match between the Under-15's, who had been crowned second in the ASA Under 15 League, and the PARIS family team........

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Community service for boy who admitted theft
A 17-year-old boy was yesterday put on probation for three years and will be carrying out 100 hours of community service after he admitted to his involvement in stealing a woman's handbag........

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(11 December, 2005)
IASIS SWIMMING MEETING HELD AT IR-RAZZETT TAL-HBIBERIJA.
The last swimming meet of the year was held on Sunday 11th December at ir-Razzett tal-Hbiberija, Marsascala. Sixteen.......

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(17 November, 2005)
For the love of the game - waterpolo 
Article in the Times of Malta, Thursday 17th November, 2005.
by Andrew Paris - President, Exiles Sports Club.
The National Pool - quo vadis!!......

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November time trials
(Article in the Times of Malta 28 November, 2005). Meanwhile, last Saturday's second Time Trial drew a record number of approximately 130 swimmers representing five clubs.....

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Election of the committee for next season:
The Committee for season 2005/2006 was elected at the AGM held at the club premises on Sunday 10th October at 10:00am. The meeting did not gather a quorum and, according to the....

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Presidents message December 2005:
It gives me great honour to be writing my first contribution on what has long been a dream and has now become a reality ….. the Exiles Sports Club website.....

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News Snippets:

ASA Winter League Programme Discussed

A meeting was held at the ASA headquarters in Tal-Qroqq during which the Senior waterpolo championships were discussed. The Wilkinson Sword Winter waterpolo league will be held from the first week of March onwards, whilst the preliminary round of the Wilkinson Sword Summer waterpolo league will commence during the first weekend of June. Although not formally decided, it seems that there is consensus amongst clubs to allow five teams to participate in the first division with the remaining teams contesting the second division, after the preliminary round.

EXILES Under 15s / Under17s : Last training Sessions

The Exiles Under 15 and Under 17 squads will have their last two training sessions on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th December prior to the forthcoming trip to Barendrecht in Holland. The sessions will be held at the Ta` Qali Pool of the Malta Football Association from 13.00 – 15.00 hours.

Two Foreign Teams Show Interest in the Summer Junior Exiles International Tournament

Two foreign waterpolo teams, one from England and another from Northern Ireland have indicated that they would be interested in visiting Malta during the month of July to participate in the Exiles International waterpolo tournaments for Under 15s and Under 17s. More teams will be contacted in the near future......

ASA Swimming trials Sat 26th November:
Seven children will be participating in the ASA time swimming trials on Saturday 26th November at the National Pool Tal-Qroqq. The swimmers representing Exiles: Francesca Imm, Michael Paris, Timmy Paris, Stefan Herbert, Diego Borg, Matthew Zammit and  Alan Schembri Wismayer.

Swimming meeting at RTH 11th December:
Exiles will be participating in a swimming meeting on the 11th of December at Ir-Razzett tal-Hbiberija. Further details will be published shortly.

National Pool:

Following pressure exerting by most clubs, including a letter in The Times written by the Exiles President, The Malta Sports Council has decided to keep the National Pool open during the month of December. This will enable the Under 15 and Under 17 teams continue with their training preparations for the forthcoming trip to Holland from Thursday 29th December till Thursday 5th January.

New waterpolo pitches:
The Committee has decided to invest in two new waterpolo pitches, one for the Under 15/17 and first team squads and another for the Under12s, with new mini goalposts. The costs of these pitches and goalposts is envisaged to be in the region of Lm800. A number of fundraising activities will be held throughout the Winter months in order to raise these funds. The first such activity was a well attended quiz barbecue night held at Hal-Ghaxaq in October which generated a profit of Lm200.

Players overseas:
Two Exiles Senior players, Timmy Sullivan and David Pace Lupi are currently away from the island on studies and work experiences respectively. Timmy is in Hungary and is training and playing with a Hungarian second division club in Budapest. David is in Rimini, Italy and is currently training and playing for a masters team in the same town.

ASA news:
The Annual General Meeting of the Aquatic Sports Association (http://www.asaofmalta.org/) will be held on Tuesday 29th November. Amongst other matters up for discussion is the foreign player issue. As always Exiles have taken an active part in the discussions regarding this important and at times controversial issue. Exiles have also nominated lawyer Dr. Adrian Camilleri for the post of Vice-President, Administration. Dr. Camilleri, whose father Gino is an ex-Exiles and ASA president will certainly be an asset to the ASA.

CLUB events:
Following our successful quiz-night at Ghaxaq (courtesy of the Paris's), and the 5-a-side football tournament, these activities are on the cards:

• A general knowledge quiz in February.
• A Eurovision-pools night in April/May.
• Mid-July International tournament