Archive for July, 2009

6nations.net The Official Website of the RBS 6 Nations Europe’s Premier International Rugby Tournament.
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Rugby match raises funds for Loros and cancer charity – THURSDAY 9AM: A charity rugby match and fun day held at Syston Rugby Football Club have raised £1765 to be split between Loros and www.ovariancancer.org.uk.
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Carter comeback possible : Sport: Rugby: TriNations. The All Blacks coaching team have not ruled out recalling their star flyhalf Dan Carter for the remainder of the Tri-Nations.
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I confess to some mild irritation that the 2015 Rugby World Cup to be set in England will to some extent be played on football pitches, including Old Trafford, The Emirates, Anfield and St James. My objection lies not in the direction …
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The 9 a.m. event starts with a collection of rugby players writing their name on a piece of paper and putting it into a fishbowl. Names are then drawn and players are matched up to form teams and play a series of “friendly” contests. …
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Gordon Brown has said that England’s successful bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup is a “fantastic achievement”.
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Government considers support for World Cup 7s returning to Scotland.
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The kiwis will lose saterday! …Bokke far to strong,,, mised a bucket of chances on still drilled them by 9 ……Bokke to win by 10. Naas7/29/2009 10:57 AM: I see no one is complaining under the swimming story (link below) that there are not … the undisputed best team in world rugby …””… As evidenced [...]

Smith calls for two refs: Sport: Rugby: TriNations. All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith has called for a firmer administration of the offside law to encourage counter-attacking play. … Please, what else do you want to help your cause? ….and I already replied to ‘Wallaby’ at his last wayward gripe about Rolland on another post [...]

New recruit Nick Heath is leading the efforts and he has spoken to Ugo Monye, Steve Borthwick and Alex Goode this week, so make sure you listen to hear what they have to say about the Rugby World Cup 2015, the forthcoming Guinness …
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