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
Via Goff (no subscription required for this post): Rugby Added To Pan American GamesThe Associated Press Rugby union and racquetball were added to the list of sports that will be played in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Mario Vazquez Rana, president of the Pan American Sports Organization, or PASO, made the announcement … Read more
A small writeup from Stephanie “Sprouts” Dvorak from the University of Texas A&M Rugby Team. She just got back from the USA U23 Developmental Program in Philadelphia. She is and up and coming prop with a ton of potential and is a force to reckon with. Her field vision and “gap seeking” improves with every … Read more
Once again we have an eye witness to Cape Fear 7s in Wilmington, NC, our very own Heidi Whitman: Right, so, bad wifi at our hotel, no pool either,what’s a girl to do?! And here’s the rest of the story: Anything else that happened Saturday is a blur. I know that our spirits did not … Read more
From in the field, Heidi “Boat Fight” Whitman, a reporter for the West Rugby Union gives us a quick summary of the teams first day at Cape Fear 7s. Wilmington, NC: Sorry Wendy, the ghetto hotel wifi was down, so I’m springing you this quick email at a cafe.. I was really excited to write … Read more