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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: November 200829th November 2008 : The Garner Cup: Bahamas 10-a-side TournamentGame 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 » Categories: The Clubs, Bahamas RFU 29th November 2008 : Nine International teams for Rugby SevensNine 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 » Categories: General Information, NACRA 28th November 2008 : Game Changers 2: Gareth EdwardsWhen 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 » Categories: General Information 27th November 2008 : 'Gladiator' unveiled as IRB Photo of the Year27th November 2008 : Stage set for RWC drawThe 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 » Categories: General Information 27th November 2008 : Rugby West Indies to play in Trinidad Enthusiast International SevensRugby 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 » Categories: Sevens Rugby 27th November 2008 : Freeport holds on to claim massive victory!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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU 26th November 2008 : Fred Sturrup's Guardian Articles: 3 Rugby deserves core sport statusBy 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 » Categories: The Clubs, Bahamas RFU 26th November 2008 : Fred Sturrup's Guardian Articles: 1 Rugby Football, an exciting sportBy 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU, General Information 26th November 2008 : BRFU Results & Tables 2008/9: Week 3This 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU, Results & Tables 26th November 2008 : Welsh rugby winger Williams named 2008 top playerWelsh 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 » Categories: General Information 20th November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta Sport19th November 2008 : Bahamas v Mexico GameMexico v Bahamas Mens Team
Mexico v Bahamas Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009
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DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. De… more » 19th November 2008 : Canada v Bahamas GameCanada v Bahamas Mens Team
Canada v Bahamas Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 25th October 2009
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DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. De… more » 18th November 2008 : Rugby Season Kicks off in FreeportFreeport 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU, Club News 17th November 2008 : Game Changers 1: Jimmy PetersThis 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 » Categories: General Information 17th November 2008 : The Unlikely ScrumThanks 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 » Categories: General Information 17th November 2008 : Two Bahamians named to West Indies Team for UruguayRugby 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU, Sevens Rugby 15th November 2008 : The Experimental Law Variations (ELVs) ExplainedThanks to Jamaal Curry for finding this more » Categories: General Information 15th November 2008 : Last Week's Results at WintonCuckoos 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU 15th November 2008 : Rugby Reaches Out in LausanneThe 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 » Categories: IRB Notices 15th November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta Sport13th November 2008 : Delon and winding road: The unlikely story behind new England rugby star Armitage's success13th November 2008 : West Indies Sevens Program13th November 2008 : The Passion of Gareth Edwards13th November 2008 : Why running rugby has suffered a kick in the teethPlayers 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU 13th November 2008 : Date set for IRB Junior World TrophyUruguay 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU 09th November 2008 : Women needed for rugby teamAt 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 » Categories: Bahamas RFU 07th November 2008 : Rugby Included in 2011 Pan American Games07th November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta Sport03rd November 2008 : Canada v Guyana Mens TeamCanada v Guyana Mens Team
Canada v Guyana Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009
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DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. Deta… more » 03rd November 2008 : Bahamas v Trinidad and Tobago GameBahamas v Trinidad and Tobago Mens Team
Bahamas v Trinidad and Tobago Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 25th October 2009
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DVDs of the games will be… more » 01st November 2008 : Canada V Bermuda Sevens GameCanada V Bermuda Mens Team
Canada V Bermuda Mens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009
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DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. De… more » 01st November 2008 : Cayman v Barbados Sevens Team GameCayman v Barbados Womans Team
Cayman v Barbados Womens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009
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DVDs of the games will be available from NA… more » 01st November 2008 : Canada v Trinidad Sevens GameCanada v Trinidad & Tobago Womans Team
Canada v Trinidad & Tobago Womens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 26th October 2009
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DVDs of the games… more » 01st November 2008 : Canada v Barbados GameCanada v Barbados Womans Team
Canada v Barbados Womens Team, 2009 Nawira World Cup Qualifiers. 25th October 2009
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DVDs of the games will be available from NAWIRA. Details to follow more » 01st November 2008 : This Week's Rugby on Setanta SportSaturday 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
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