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You can watch the 2009 World Cup Qualifiers games HERE and HERE for all the images from the games. SearchArchives for: December 200621st December 2006 : Season’s Greetings from the IRB2006 will be remembered as an exciting year for the Game. On the field around the world the core IRB Tournaments broke new ground, while off it the IRB continued its significant investment in the Game with the roll out of Union high performance initiativ… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 21st December 2006 : Rugby on Setanta Sport (through the New Year)Thursday 21 Dec
1700 Heineken European Cup: Sale Sharks vs Stade Francais
1900 The Front Row: Rugby Documentary
1930 The Rugby Club: US Rugby Show
2100 Heineken European Cup: Munster vs Cardiff Blues
Friday 22 Dec
0430 Heineken European Cup: Sale Shar… more » Categories: General Information 20th December 2006 : England appoint Ashton, Wales want Sir Clive...Brian Ashton was appointed England's rugby coach on Wednesday, taking over from Andy Robinson.
The 60-year-old Ashton will take over his coaching duties with immediate effect, the English Rugby Football Union (RFU) said in a statement.
His first game in… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 20th December 2006 : Rewriting Rugby's LawsWith a law book running to nearly 150 pages, rugby union does not make life easy for the casual observer.
Try explaining rugby's myriad offences at the breakdown area to your football-loving mate, for starters. But that may be about to change, thanks t… more » Categories: General Information 20th December 2006 : Rugby laws explained: The Tackle Area, The Ruck, The Scrum and The MaulThese are widely recognised as four of the most controvertial grey areas in the Laws of Rugby. With a little help from former England internationals Jeremy Guscott and Brian Moore, things should become a little clearer.
1. The Tackle Area
Penalties are… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 20th December 2006 : Baillou to turn 40, Cuckoos will be 10I know I've mentioned this before, but with 2007 just around the corner, I think its worth repeating that the forthcoming year is an important one in the history of Bahamas Rugby.
The fact that the youngest team in Bahams rugby turns 10 and second young… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 20th December 2006 : Boxing Day SevensNext Tuesday is Boxing Day, which, for many of us means 2 things:
1. Junkanoo Hangovers
2. The Boxing Day Sevens
This event is a Perennial favorite on the Bahamas Rugby Calendar and this year is no exception with a massive crowd expected and, of course… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 19th December 2006 : IRB Supports Olympic Sports Programme ChangeThe International Rugby Board ( IRB ) welcomes the progress that is being made on the issue of the composition of the Sports Programme for future summer Olympic Games. The IRB has been a champion of the modernisation of the Sports Programme and has propo… more » Categories: Sevens Rugby 19th December 2006 : The British Lions '99' callAnybody who attended the BRFU Gentlemen's Dinner last year will recall Willie John McBride telling us about his famous '99' call during the British Lions tour to South Africa in the early 70's.
The idea being that once the captain made the call, everyon… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 17th December 2006 : Stephen Thompson likes Rugby LeagueI was shocked and hurt yesterday to see BRFU Secretary and National Team head coach walking around Winton in a Leeds Rhinos Rugby League jersey!
Yes, its true. What's going on? I know that rugby league has been courting various Caribbean nations, partic… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 17th December 2006 : Rugby World Cup PoolsThe pools for the RWC, France 2007 have almost been finalised with Japan trouncing South Korea (54 - 0) and Georgia tying with Portugal (11-11) giving them the 3rd European berth havng beaten Portugal at home.
POOL A POOL B
England
South Africa
Samoa
US… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 17th December 2006 : Shane Williams - Genius!Anybody who says that Shane Williams isn't the most exciting player in world rugby obviously isn't (erm...) Welsh.
This photo essay doesn't do him justice, but the music's great (Sterephonics - my mate used to drum for them!)
And then there's Gavin… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 17th December 2006 : Playstation Rugby '06 TournamentWe'll be holding a Rugby '06 Playstation competition at the Shirley Street Clubhouse some time over the Christmas period, so get practicing.
Rules:
Playing Elite level, 2 player
Camera angle is 'Classic 2'
10 minute games (20 for the final)
Internat… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 17th December 2006 : Great Little Rugby GameThis game has been featured before, but its well worth another look. I think its one of the best free online rugby games out there. more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 17th December 2006 : Brilliant Nike CommercialCategories: Bahamas RFU 17th December 2006 : The History of Rugby Numbers(Thanks to Tom Jones, IRB Regional Development Manager for North America/West Indies [NAWIRA])
Apologies to Mr. Paul Dobson, who originally penned this article and initially went uncredited. Paul is a writer for Rugby 365. You can find some examples of… more » Categories: General Information 16th December 2006 : Cayman draws Cuba in rare rugby matchCayman 10 Cuba 10
Cayman traveled to Havana Cubs to take on a select Cuban club side on December 2nd to renew relationships between the two countries for the first time since 1999. In fact Cayman played in the first ever rugby international match in Cub… more » Categories: General Information 15th December 2006 : Buccaneers Christmas Eve"I wouldn't mind a win this year, Santa."
In keeping with tradition, Santa Claus will be visiting Winton on Christmas Eve, accompanied by his elf.
Now unfortunately, legislation has recently been passed which prevents Santa from giving out free gifts on… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 15th December 2006 : Ireland "Jipped" by IRB ranking?I just got a comment from Al, who runs Sports Crazy and reckons the IRB rankings have been unfair to Ireland.
IRB world ranking weakness exposed
Showing the weakness of the IRB ranking algorithm:
1. (1) NEW ZEALAND 94.59
2. (2) FRANCE 85.94… more » Categories: General Information 14th December 2006 : Jackass RugbyI've been asked to show the Jackass Rugby clip, in which Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius of the TV show 'Jackass' joined the London Irish for a training session in 2005.
So here it is:
Jackass Rugby
Run Time: 2 mins. 23 secs. more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 14th December 2006 : Dan Woodside at the Trinidad 7sIt seems that Dan Woodside is currently spending as much time on this side of the Atlantic as he is in England, at the moment.
After representing The Bahamas well in Barbados in mid-November, he was selected for the West Indies team that played in the T… more » Categories: Sevens Rugby 14th December 2006 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta SportThursday 14 Dec 0900 Heineken Cup: London Irish vs Ulster
1100 Heineken Cup: Cardiff Blues vs Munster
1230 Heineken Cup: Sale Sharks vs Stade Francais
1700 Heineken Cup: Cardiff Blues vs Munster
2100 The Rugby Club: US Rugby Show
Friday 15 Dec 0530 The… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 13th December 2006 : Rugby World Cup: The Time Difference Affects Your DrinkingOnly Alcoholics and Aristocrats drink in the morning
This is, of course, a mantra that most of you reading this will have tried to adhere to for much of your lives, but it will become nigh on impossible once the Rugby World Cup kicks off in France. Sat… more » Categories: General Information 13th December 2006 : T & T's Nero to manage WI rugger menCurtis Nero a former Trinidad and Tobago rugby captain will manage the West Indies Sevens Team at the International Rugby Board ( IRB ), World Sevens Tournament in San Diego, California, United States, in February.
The IRB World Sevens Series features… more » Categories: General Information 13th December 2006 : Bahamas Rugby Weeks 3 & 4 Results and TablesWeek 3 Results
BRFU Stella Artois League
Cuckoos 23 – Freeport 12
Nassau Cup
Baillou 20 – 5 Buccaneers
Week 4 Results
BRFU Stella Artois League
Buccaneers 14 – 17 Cuckoos
Nassau Cup
Baillou 30 – 0 Cuckoos B
Tables
BRFU Stella Artois League
- Club P… more » Categories: Bahamas RFU, Results & Tables 13th December 2006 : Great Moments in Irish RugbyShould anyone doubt Ireland's provenance, remember they're currently ranked third in the world
Run Time: 3 mins. 15 secs. more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 07th December 2006 : What's going on?Apologies for the lack of content this week. I've been away for a while and when I got back, my computer started acting wierd.
I'll get back to it when I can......
Cheers more » Categories: Bahamas RFU 03rd December 2006 : Rugby West Indies squad for IRB Sevens World Series announcedGEORGETOWN, Guyana: The President of the West Indies Rugby Union, Kit Nascimento, announced on Wednesday the selection of a Select 24 member West Indies Rugby Sevens Squad in preparation for the participation of a Rugby West Indies Sevens Team in the for… more » Tags: bahamas rugby
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