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Archives for: November 2008

Game 1 - Cuckoos vs. Baillou 3:30PM - Cuckoos kick off Scoring opened by Shawn Kemp, Baillou; unconverted. Within minutes, a second try was scored, and converted by Connor Albury, Baillou. At half-time, Baillou leads 12-0. Charlie Edwards,… more »
Nine international teams will be competing at the 22nd Carib International Rugby Sevens scheduled for December 6-7 at St Mary’s Grounds in St Clair. At the launch of the tournament yesterday, at the Hospitality Suite, Carib Brewery Ltd, Champs Fleurs,… more »

28th November 2008 : Game Changers 2: Gareth Edwards

When Wales enjoyed its finest decade of rugby success, Gareth Edwards was an ever-present factor. At school in Pontardawe near Swansea, his abilities were spotted by teacher and rugby coach Bill Samuels. Samuels encouraged him to try for a place at Mi… more »
A photograph taken by Matthew Impey has been unveiled as the IRB/Emirates Airline Rugby Photograph of the Year 2008. The picture was chosen from over 200 entries from professional sports photographers and amateur enthusiasts under the category the Spirit… more »

27th November 2008 : Stage set for RWC draw

The eyes of the rugby world will be on London next week as the draw is made for the sport's next global showpiece. Rugby World Cup 2011 may still be three years away but players, coaches, journalists and fans alike will be keen observers on December 1… more »
Rugby West Indies Men’s Sevens Head Coach, Joe Whipple, has announced the squads selected to compete in the Trinidad Tobago Enthusiasts International 7's Dec 6/7, 2008. The tournament will be proceeded by 3 day mini camp. A Rugby West Indies Team w… more »
Freeport 25 Cuckoos 22 On Saturday, November 22nd, in one of the toughest Bahamas Cup games in many years Freeport held on to win 25 – 22 against a Cuckoo’s side which were well drilled and intent on keeping their winning start to the season. With Nas… more »
By FRED STURRUP, NG Associate Editor This is the third and final article in the series on rugby. Today, I appeal to the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture to give rugby core sport consideration. There is no intention here whatsoever to infer tha… more »
By FRED STURRUP, NG Associate Editor Rugby is not a sport for the faint of heart. It's a bruising game, tougher, I believe, than American Football, and as rigorous as soccer. The beer guzzlers of Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand would pump the… more »
This Weekend's Game: The Garner Cup Nassau Inter-club 10-a-side Tournament 3:00pm - Baillou vs. Cuckoos 3:45pm - Cuckoos vs. Buccaneers 4:30pm - Baillou vs. Buccaneers SG Hambros Nassau Cup - Results to date Baillou 39-5 Buccaneers Stella Ar… more »
Welsh winger Shane Williams, who played a pivotal role in his team's 2008 Six Nations Grand Slam triumph, was on Sunday named the International Rugby Board Player of the Year. The 31-year-old Ospreys star saw off competition from Wales captain Ryan Jo… more »

20th November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta Sport

Thursday 20 Nov 1630 Total Rugby 1700 Setanta Sports News 1800 Game of the Week: Teams T.B.C. 1945 Total rugby 2015 Fall Tour Internationals: England vs Australia 2200 Setanta Sports News Friday 21 Nov 0100 Setanta Sports News 1445 Setanta… more »

19th November 2008 : Bahamas v Mexico Game

Mexico v Bahamas Mens Team Mexico v Bahamas Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com. Do not copy or use without approval. DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. De… more »

19th November 2008 : Canada v Bahamas Game

Canada v Bahamas Mens Team Canada v Bahamas Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 25th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com. Do not copy or use without approval. DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. De… more »

18th November 2008 : Rugby Season Kicks off in Freeport

Freeport rugby players start their season this Saturday, November 22nd, with an exciting game against Cuckoos of Nassau. Cuckoos, who have already beaten Baillou this season, have high hopes for the upcoming season and with Freeport defending both t… more »

17th November 2008 : Game Changers 1: Jimmy Peters

This is the first in an occasional series of articles about people who have done great things in the world of rugby. 1. Jimmy Peters - the first black international Can you guess how many black British players were capped for their countries in the… more »

17th November 2008 : The Unlikely Scrum

Thanks to Ken Hutton for this article. The rugby practice field at Hyde Leadership Public Charter School (Washington) bears little resemblance to the manicured lawns of the English boarding school where the sport was born. It is more brown than gree… more »
Rugby West Indies announce team for Punte del Este International Sevens Chairman of Rugby West Indies Management Committee, Denis Dwyer, has announced the selection of the Rugby West Indies Team to participate in the XX Edition of the Punte del Est… more »
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15th November 2008 : Last Week's Results at Winton

Cuckoos 21 - 17 Baillou - Bahamas Cup An important opening win for Cuckoos in a close game that was dominated by their front 5. Brian Simms scored the first try of the 2008/9 season, so we'll all be hearing about that for the next 12 months. Cucko… more »

15th November 2008 : Rugby Reaches Out in Lausanne

The Chairman of the International Rugby Board (IRB), Bernard Lapasset, led his team today in presenting Rugby’s case for re-inclusion in the Olympic Games to the IOC’s Olympic Programme Commission in Lausanne, Switzerland. Mr. Lapasset was joined by M… more »

15th November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta Sport

Saturday 15 Nov 0330 Rugby League World Cup Semi-final 1: England vs New Zealand (Live) KO 0355 1210 I'm on Setanta Sports 1700 Fall Tour Internationals: France vs Pacific Islanders (Same Day Coverage) Sunday 16 Nov 0145 Rugby League World Cup S… more »
As Trinidad-born Delon Armitage makes his debut as the first native West Indian to play rugby for England, we reveal the unlikely story behind the rising star's success. But if his mother had not met his stepfather, John Armitage, on a Caribbean holid… more »

13th November 2008 : West Indies Sevens Program

The West Indies Rugby Union has been invited by the International Rugby Board to participate in the IRB Sevens World Series to take place in Hong Kong from March 27th-29th, 2009 The Rugby West Indies Selection Committee has short listed the following… more »

13th November 2008 : The Passion of Gareth Edwards

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Players and coaches tell of their fears that the game is turning into tennis under contentious new directive. If the experimental law variations which are being trialled globally this season were intended to produce running rugby, the effect has been… more »
Uruguay celebrate capturing the inaugural IRB Junior World Trophy crown ©IRB (The International Rugby Board) has confirmed the competition match days for the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya. The international trophy tournamen… more »

09th November 2008 : Women needed for rugby team

At least eight women's rugby teams from the West Indies and North America participated in the International Rugby Board's (IRB) World Cup Sevens' Qualifier hosted two weeks ago by the Bahamas Rugby and Football Union (BRFU) at the Winton Rugby Pitch. Not… more »
The International Rugby Board ( IRB ) has officially received confirmation that the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) will include rugby in the 2011 Pan American Games sporting program. The participation of rugby sevens in the Pan American Game… more »

07th November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta Sport

Friday 07 Nov 0100 Setanta Sports News 1700 Setanta Sports News Saturday 08 Nov 0100 Rugby League World Cup: Tonga vs Scotland (Live) 0330 Rugby League World Cup: England vs New Zealand (Live) K.O. 0355 1210 I'm on Setanta Sports 1415 Fall Tou… more »

03rd November 2008 : Canada v Guyana Mens Team

Canada v Guyana Mens Team Canada v Guyana Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com. Do not copy or use without approval. DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. Deta… more »

03rd November 2008 : Bahamas v Trinidad and Tobago Game

Bahamas v Trinidad and Tobago Mens Team Bahamas v Trinidad and Tobago Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 25th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com. Do not copy or use without approval. DVDs of the games will be… more »

01st November 2008 : Canada V Bermuda Sevens Game

Canada V Bermuda Mens Team Canada V Bermuda Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com. Do not copy or use without approval. DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. De… more »

01st November 2008 : Cayman v Barbados Sevens Team Game

Cayman v Barbados Womans Team Cayman v Barbados Womens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com. Do not copy or use without approval. DVDs of the games will be available from NA… more »

01st November 2008 : Canada v Trinidad Sevens Game

Canada v Trinidad & Tobago Womans Team Canada v Trinidad & Tobago Womens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com. Do not copy or use without approval. DVDs of the games… more »

01st November 2008 : Canada v Barbados Game

Canada v Barbados Womans Team Canada v Barbados Womens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 25th October 2009 Video is copyright of BahamasLocal.com DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. Details to follow more »

01st November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta Sport

Saturday 01 Nov 0200 Rugby League World Cup: Fiji vs France (Live) K.O. 0225 0430 Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand vs papua New Guinea (Live) K.O. 0455 0800 Setanta Sports News 1300 I'm on Setanta Sports 2345 Setanta Sports Extra Sunday 02 No… more »