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Archives for: March 2009

Game 1: West Indies 10 - 17 Kenya Game 2: West Indies 7 - 17 USA Game 3: West Indies 17 - 19 Scotland Game 4: West Indies 12 - 21 Uruguay more »
Defending champion New Zealand and England crushed their opponents in their opening games at the Hong Kong Sevens on Friday as they regrouped from disappointing quarterfinal losses in the World Cup earlier this month. Another World Cup quarterfinalist… more »
Canada pushes Samoa but loses 14-10 at Hong Kong Rugby Sevens Canada gave Samoa a scare before falling 14-10 on the first day of play at the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament Friday. Alafoti Fa'aosiliva scored a try to put Samoa ahead but tries by… more »
This report is from the Kenyan Daily Nation The wet weather conditions did not suit Kenya’s running game as West Indies often muscled past the Kenya defence. That's a joke - like we have any rain in the Caribbean! - Ed It was a scrappy performance… more »

20th March 2009 : 6 Nations - The Maths

1 Ireland 4 4 0 0 104 58 46 10 8 2 Wales 4 3 0 1 85 64 21 8 6 3 England 4 2 0 2 98 58 40 13 4 4 France 4 2 0 2 74 93 -19 7 4 5 Scotland 4 1 0 3 67 76 -9 4 2 6 Italy 4 0 0 4 41 120 -79 1 0 Not a pretty table, but as it stands, Ireland h… more »
Saturday, March 21st Kick Off: 11:30am (Bahamas Time) BRIAN MOORE: I believe that Jason Robinson will pose Scotland many problems on the wing when they travel to Twickenham for the RBS 6 Nations clash with England on Saturday. The Sale Sharks star i… more »
Saturday, March 21st Kick off: 9:15am (Bahamas Time) France have reacted to their heavy defeat to England last weekend by making four changes in personnel to their starting XV for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Italy in Rome. Da… more »
Saturday, March 21st Kick Off: 1:30pm (Bahamas Time) Ireland aim to secure their first grand slam for 61 years or at the very least a first championship in almost half as long when they face defending champions Wales in Saturday's Six Nations decid… more »
Thursday 19 Mar 0045 Setanta Sports Extra 0100 Setanta Sports News 0730 Super 14: Queensland Reds (Aus) vs Natal Sharks (SA) 0915 Super 14: Otago Highlanders (NZ) vs Waikato Chiefs (NZ) 1430 Six Nations - Highlights 1530 Setanta Sports Extra 1955… more »

19th March 2009 : Brown University Tour

Brown University RFC (Brown Bears), from Providence, Rhode Island will be here on tour throughout next week. Coached by Jay Fluck, ex-USA international, Brown will be bringing a strong 30-man squad to Nassau on a tour that is “not a social, but serious p… more »
Referees: Jon Isaacs; Peter Muscroft Administrator: Janeen Isaacs Archive Photo (I forgot to take my camera on Saturday) Teams: Queen's College "Comets" Jon Victor Isaacs (c); Jordan Isaacs; Charles Miller; Philip Dorsett; Brian Miller; O'Neill M… more »
Born in Edinburgh in January 1962, Gavin Hastings completed his formal education at Cambridge University some 24 years later, after earlier schooling at George Watsons College in Edinburgh and Paisley University. His rugby career reached new heights… more »
Members of the West Indies rugby team arrived in Vancouver, Canada last evening to begin a four-day camp today with the Canadian national team before heading to Hong Kong on March 22 for the IRB World Rugby Sevens. Me and Dan reached Vancouver saf… more »
U10, U12 & U14 Rugby. Day One of the Conyers Youth Cup Round Robin competition got underway at the National Sports Center (Hamilton). In the Under 14 Division, Cayman Island’s defeated the Bermuda Bulls 44 - 5, Cayman Island’s then defeated th… more »

18th March 2009 : New Zealand School Hakas

Ever wondered why there's so much power behind the Haka? They catch them young...... (thanks to Andrew Davies for this piece) Sacred Heart College St. Patrick's College Westlake Whole School Stanley vs. Hood And final say goes to the New… more »
The West Indies Rugby Union (WIRU) has announced its squad of 12 to compete at the Cathay Pacific / Credit Suisse Hong Kong Sevens, the fifth event on the IRB Sevens World Series on 27–29 March 2009. Of the 24 teams set to take part in Hong Kong, the… more »

14th March 2009 : West Indies Sevens Changes

The West Indies Rugby Union (WIRU) has announced one change in the Rugby West Indies Team for the iRB Sevens World Series in Hong Kong, 27th – 29th March, 2009. Joshua Clark, Cayman Islands, will replace British based Jamaican, Nicholas Fraser (Saracens)… more »
Few can argue that the inaugural women’s World Cup Sevens was anything but a resounding success. It not only left fans entertained but even went some way towards convincing the International Olympic Committee, who had representatives at the tournament, t… more »
The 2011 Rugby World Cup will be played in 13 venues across New Zealand and will feature England against Argentina and defending champion South Africa versus Wales during the opening weekend. The four-yearly tournament will begin with a matchup betwee… more »
Joost van der Westhuizen (born 20 February 1971) is a former South African rugby union footballer who was the Springboks' first choice scrum-half in the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s. He was capped 89 times for the Springboks and scored 38 tries.… more »
This weekend's rugby: 1:00pm - BRFU High School Sevens Featuring teams from Queen's College, St. Augustine's College, CR Walker High, Doris Johnson High, CC Sweeting High, LW Young High Stella Artois Bahamas Cup - Final Results Cuckoos 21-17 Baill… more »
Conyers Dill & Pearman has launched the Conyers Youth Cup, which is an annual international rugby tournament between the Cayman Islands Rugby Union and Bermuda Rugby Football Union. Cayman Islands and Bermuda will alternate as hosts for the tourna… more »
Thursday 12 Mar 0100 Setanta Sports News 0430 Magners Celtic League - Highlights 0530 Setanta Sports Extra 0545 Super 14: Blue Bulls (SA) vs Western County Stormers (SA) 0730 Super 14: Otago Highlanders (NZ) vs Canterbury Crusaders (NZ) 0915 Magne… more »
Wales created history as they won the Rugby Sevens World Cup with a 19-12 victory over Argentina in Dubai. The 80-1 outsiders had knocked out Sevens heavyweights New Zealand and Samoa to reach their first ever final on a day of major shocks in Dubai.… more »
Groups: Pool A - South Africa, France, Uruguay, Korea Pool B - England, Wales, Japan, China Pool C - New Zealand, Australia, Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka Pool D - Argentina, Portugal, Tonga, Hong Kong Pool E - Fiji, Samoa, Canada, Chinese Taipei Pool F -… more »
Rugby in the Bahamas took a surge forward this week with the addition of ten newly qualified coaches. The new coaches are all part of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) course for Physical Training Instructors (PTI’s) being held at the Coral Harbor… more »
Head coach, Joe Whipple this morning announced the West Indies Squad that will be going to the Hong Kong Sevens between March 27th and 29th this year. The team will first spend 10 days in Vancouver where they will recieve some intensive training before… more »
Brian Gerald O'Driscoll (Irish name: Brian Gearóid Ó hEidirsceoil ; born 21 January 1979) is an Irish professional rugby union player. He is currently the captain of the Ireland national rugby union team and captained Leinster Rugby until the start of 20… more »
This weeekend's rugby:At Freeport Rugby Club2:00pm - Freeport vs. Baillou - Bahamas CupAt Winton Rugby Centre3:00pm - Cuckoos vs. Buccaneers - Bahamas CupStella Artois Bahamas Cup - Results to dateCuckoos 21-17 BaillouFreeport 25-22 Cucko… more »
You can catch all 6 Nations games at the Cricket Club on West Bay Street - contact Chris Robertson for details (326-4720) Week 4 Schedule (all times Bahamian [EST]): Saturday, March 14th 10:00am - Italy v Wales 12 noon - Scotland v Ireland Su… more »
Former Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan has been appointed the coach of the United States national rugby team. The former Garryowen player spent time with USA Rugby in the late 1990s as an assistant coach and assistant national technical director. After… more »
Senior Education Officer at the Ministry of Education Keith Saunders, strongly advocates diversity within the Government Secondary Schools Sporting Association (GSSSA), and endorses the Physical Education (P.E.) teachers' participation in an ongoing Inte… more »
1533 - Cuckoos kick-off Cuckoos' Fly Half, Brian Baker, opened the scoring with a penalty goal. Within minutes, Baillou's Full Back, Nicky Stubbs, scored a try; converted by Fly Half, Kevin Salabie. Timmy Thompson, Baillou's No. 8 was injured, and… more »
Thursday 05 Mar 0045 Setanta Sports Extra 0100 Setanta Sports News 0200 Six Nations: Ireland vs England 0345 Total Rugby 0415 Setanta Sports Extra 0730 Total Rugby 0805 I.R.B. Sevens - World Cup, Dubai: Opening Ceremony to Match 12 (Live) 1200 S… more »