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from RugbyMag: Communication. It’s the key to a healthy relationship. This fall season has been soured by poor dialogue from USA Rugby to its member clubs. In this particular situation, it’s the women’s DI clubs that are being affected. As has been the case the last two years, semifinalists have advanced to the championship weekend, … Read more
Welcome to the 2011 Emirates Airlines USA Rugby Women’s Div 1 Club Playoffs! The format has changed a bit this year as it is now an Elite 8 Tournament instead of a Round of 12. This change should foster some really competitive games as each region only gets two to three seeds instead of four. … Read more
By Buzz McClain, Special to Universal Sports Let me tell you what absolutely cannot happen in the Rugby World Cup match pitting the USA against Russia, Thursday in New Plymouth. This CANNOT happen, but in my bones, I’m so fearful that it will that I have trouble sleeping thinking about it. It seems referees have a … Read more
from RugbyRugby.com: On Sunday 3 July, Reykjavik Raiders played the first ever official 15-aside rugby game on Icelandic soil against Thunderbird Rugby Club from Arizona, USA, and the Icelanders won 45-27. A year ago, six guys sitting in a pub in Reykjavik had the crazy idea to start a rugby club in Reykjavik. A year … Read more
from my inbox: I had the pleasure of observing two days of the Serevi Rugby camp, Fri and Sat in Seattle the previous weekend. Followed by watching the Vikings beat the Seahawks at the stadium with my son Blake myself. Gordon Tietjens, the All Blacks greatest 7s coach in history, Coach Al Caravelli USA 7s … Read more
Unfortunately in the good ‘ol USA we still struggle to find rugby on TV. So we are stuck going to bars, pubs and other establishments to watch the sport we love. Its not all bad, you get a few friends together and drink a pint or two right!? If you are lucky you can watch … Read more
By Buzz McClain, Special to Universal Sports Two days before the final is the Bronze Final, where the teams play for third place. It means a lot to the players — Argentina won in 2007, upsetting host France yet again — because they get beau coups bonus dollars, and their nations climb up the world ranking list. … Read more
from my Inbox: I am sure you all know the story. Mark Bingham died Sept. 11, 2001, while saving countless lives. Just how many will never be known. The openly gay rugby player was one of the heroic passengers who led a revolt against the terrorists on United Airlines Flight 93. The hijackers planned to … Read more
from Chris Padwick:
See all the current standings from D1 Club here. from Liz Entwhistle: CWRFC over North Shore 23-8. We had stellar performances from flyhalf Esther Anderson (amazing goal kicking!), #8 Leslie Johnson (she had 3 awesome breakaways I can remember!), wing Darcy Leslie (fresh back from captaining The Force football team) and wing Martha Dove. It was … Read more