Wendy Young So, I stumbled upon this article this morning and thought it was particularly interesting. Can science, material of your kit and “tackling points” really make a difference? My first jersey at the University of Oklahoma was that heavy cotton material and was several sizes too big. When I moved to Austin they had just purchased … Read more
Yes, I read Harry Potter and I LOVE IT. I have read all the books at least three times. It is not safe though, the radio, the internet, the television…the secrets are out there! Please people just give me three more days until I get my book! Leaks. Lawsuits. Profiteering. What a way to treat … Read more
Rugby kisses from gay PareeBy Cyd Zeigler jr.Outsports.com The Tourism Board of Paris has come up with an ad campaign to attract Londoners to the cross-channel city of romance. One of the ads (right) in the campaign features rugby players in a scrum kissing and groping one another. Says their Web site: “The second ad … Read more
via Adventures in Rugby blog: If anyone out there needs new socks, cleats, scrum caps, jerseys, etc. please enter our code when you shop on Kooga’s website, so that your purchase can support the U-23 tour! KooGa, the official apparel supplier of USA Rugby, is offering a rugby gear fundraiser to help support the U-23 … Read more
So I find that if I blog about my workouts that I am more likely to do them…because this way I can keep track and I feel somewhat accountable as I know people read my blog. I am averaging almost a 100 hits a day, thanks for READING! So yesterday’s workout was cut short as … Read more
Skanky tooth pulled from headBy Laine Clark AAP RUGBY league prop Ben Czislowski ran around for 15 weeks without knowing an opponent’s tooth was buried in his forehead. Ben Czislowski had a clash of heads with Tweed Heads forward Matt Austin during a Queensland Cup game on April 1. He had the wound stitched up … Read more
USA Softball Wins Back-to-Back World Cup TitlesUSA Softball News Oklahoma City— For the second consecutive year the USA Softball Women’s National Team captured the World Cup championship. Team USA was bolstered the entire tournament by a strong offense and dominant pitching. USA scored 40 runs and only surrendered two the whole tournament. The trend continued … Read more
I have started doing CrossFit! I am so excited about it…here’s the wikipedia definition of crossfit: CrossFit is an open-source generalized fitness program based on constantly varied, functional movements performed at high intensity. I had found CrossFit on the web before but was pretty intimidated because there are HUNDREDS of workouts and lots of new … Read more
Finally after battling with Yahoo! for two weeks the new and improved Austin Valkyries website is up and running! I have just put a few tweaks on it, but check back over the week for new pages and more! http://austinvalkyries.com/ Thanks all,Wendy Your Scrumhalf Connection – Women’s Rugby Blog. Daily posts about rugby across the … Read more
Taking a look back at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, we see that England holds the title. Will they be able to sustain and carry on? Jonny Wilkinson is indeed suiting up for England and recently Australia upset New Zealand…as the months count down…lets take a look back. Jonny Wilkinson scoring the winning goal, a … Read more