Archive for April, 2010
Toulon one step nearer silverware
Toulon have made it into the Amlin Challenge Cup Final with a 19-12 win over Connacht at the Galway Sportsground on Friday.
Full StoryChallenge Cup Semi’s
I only found out half way through watching the Connacht vs Toulon semi-final that if Toulon were to go on and win (and they did), that the final would be in the Velodrome in Marseille…..I’m sorry, but that is insanely unfair! In a tournament where the venue for the final isn’t decided untill the last [...]
Full StoryWorcester players charged
Worcester players Chris Cracknell and James Collins have been charged for conduct prejudicial to the interests of the game by the RFU.
Full StoryJaque Fourie: Stormers vs Crusaders
Please post the try Jaque Fourie scored against the crusaders at Newlands. Was a super 50m run against the most successful team in super 14 history as well as a team with a good defensive record.
Full StoryMunster lose Howlett and Dowling
Wings Doug Howlett and Ian Dowling have been withdrawn from the Munster side for Sunday’s Heineken Cup semi-final clash with Biarritz.
Full StoryMarauders looking for more Kinsale success
Irelands biggest rugby party returns this weekend with 85 teams and fans flocking to Irelands Southern Coast for the KInsale Sevens. In the Senior Mens competition it has been the White Hart Marauders who have crashed the party in recent years, with the Eversley based side winning both the Saturday and Sunday competitions last year.
Full StoryStormers send Crusaders packing
The Stormers have one foot in the Super 14 semi-finals after a scintillating display gave them a 42-14 win over the Crusaders on Friday
Full StoryUS Collegiate Sevens a litmus test Lyle
UR7s.coms Dallen Stanford caught up with USA Sevens LLC Director of Tournaments Dan Lyle to learn more about the much hyped inagural American Collegiate Sevens event, taking place Columbus Crew Stadium from 46 June. This is an event which is causing ripples in the States with NBC and Universal set to broadcast action live.
Full StoryHong Kong player does a crazy flip to get on Rugbydump
Here’s a quick clip for you as the week comes to an end and we start what should be a huge weekend of rugby in the Heineken Cup, Super 14, European Challenge Cup, and Asian Five Nations. This clip comes from the latter.
The tournament kicked off last weekend, with hosts Hong Kong beating South [...]
We’re not out of it yet – Waugh
Waratahs captain Phil Waugh believes his team can still make the Super 14 semis after they were beaten by the Highlanders 26-10 on Friday.
Full StoryDesire the buzzword from Cheika
Michael Cheika has braced Leinster for their defining Heineken Cup contest by declaring the outcome will be determined by willpower.
Full StoryPreview: Toulouse v Leinster
Cast your minds back, four years and one month. The setting, a capacity-filled Stade de Toulouse, the teams, Toulouse and Leinster.
Full StoryPreview: Wasps v Cardiff Blues
The Blues will go into Saturday’s encounter with only one recognized scrum-half, Darren Allinson, after Richie Rees was ruled out.
Full StoryO’Kelly seeking encore in Toulouse
Malcolm O’Kelly rates Leinster’s 41-35 victory against Toulouse in 2006 as as one of his “top three Heineken Cup memories.”
Full StoryPreview: Biarritz v Munster
Rewind back to 2006 and the Heineken Cup Final in Cardiff and you would see a joyous Munster group nearby a heartbroken Biarritz.
Full StoryLeading clubs head to Russian Sevens Cup
Leading Russian clubs are heading to the Krasnodar territory town of Krymsk this weekend for the Russian Rugby Sevens Cup, a curtain raiser for the domestic season. This is the first Russian Sevens Cup since it was announced the short form of the game will become an Olympic sport, raisin interest in rugby nationwide.
Full StoryBath ruin the Wasps party at Twickenham
Bath continued their great run of form as they beat Wasps 35-19 at Twickenham in front of 60 000 fans for St Georges day. The bonus point win moved them to fourth place in the Guinness Premiership.
Bath’s Kiwi wing Joe Maddock scored a hat-trick of tries, two of which came from excellent handling. The third, [...]
Worcester Fight
Any chance we can have a video of the little disagreement between some of the players and supporters from the Leeds vs Worcester game on Sunday, 25 April 2010.
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School of Hard Knocks 2010 – Episode 3
It’s time for another episode of the highly entertaining School of Hard Knocks, the Sky Sports series that shows how a group of unemployed youths from East London get of the streets and come together to form a rugby team.
Episode three is one of the more enjoyable shows, as we get into the nitty [...]
The Force upset the Crusaders in Perth
The Force came back from being 13-0 down at halftime to upset the powerful Crusaders 24-16 in their Super 14 clash in Perth on Friday, preventing the Crusaders from taking the top spot on the table.
The home side scored three tries in the second half through Pek Cowan, Matthew Hodgson, and Ben Whitaker, with [...]
England safe to travel to Commonwealth Games
English athletes are to be given the goahead to travel to Delhi for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in October. Speculation suggested that the English team would pull out of the Games because of security fears. England Sevens has competed at the last three Commonwealth Games since the sport was added to the programme at Kula [...]
Full StoryEdinburgh Sevens Pools decided
The pools and match schedule have been announced for the Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield on 2930 May, the concluding leg of the 2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series.
Full StoryLondon Irish to defend Middlesex Sevens crown
Defending champions London Irish have confirmed they will defend their Middlesex Sevens title on August 14 at Twickenham. The Reading based club won the title for the first time in their clubs history in 2009 beating Newcastle in the final with three Armitage brothers in their a very strong squad.
Full StoryDazel, Stick Delport will return for Boks
Paul Treu, the Springbok Sevens coach, has confirmed the return to action of Paul Delport, Mzwandile Stick and Renfred Dazel. All three missed a big part of the current season through injury. The final squad for the London (2223 May) and Edinburgh (2930 May) tournaments will be confirmed at a later stage.
Full StoryRFU explain expansion stance
The Rugby Football Union would block any proposal for an expansion of the Guinness Premiership due to financial concerns in England.
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