Archive for July 2009
New I.R.B. Laws Website
31 Jul 2009
If you are a player or a coach at any level of the game it is mandatory that you have a grasp of the Laws of the game.
Try-fest for Blacks whilst S.R.C. grind out win
28 Jul 2009
Blacks and Singapore Recreation Club advanced to next Saturdays Guinness Singapore Women’s Rugby XV’s final with contrasting levels of ease on Saturday.
Blacks, who cruised through all their pool matches despite giving game time to some less experienced players, maintained a scoring average of over 50 points a game, with a resounding 57-0 win over Bucks.
Bledisloe is off to the Land of the Rising Sun
22 Jul 2009
Last year’s 4th Bledisloe Cup match, played in Hong Kong, between the Wallabies and the All Blacks netted both unions millions of dollars in much needed additional income and for that reason above any of the other more philanthropic suggestions, Asian rugby fans will have the opportunity to see two of the three highest ranked teams in the world battle it out in Tokyo’s National Stadium on 31st October 2009.
Round 3 goes with the formbook
22 Jul 2009
There were no surprises in Saturday’s two games except perhaps that the new girls on the block from Royal Selangor Dingos kept such a respectable score-line against the hugely experienced Blacks.
The Guinness Jonah Jones Rugby Sevens Tournament 2009
16 Jul 2009
The Guinness Jonah Jones Rugby Sevens Tournament, Malaysia’s oldest rugby competition, will be introducing a women’s category this year as part of continued efforts to develop the sport in the country.
Asian 5 Nations 2009; the final story
08 Jul 2009
All the matches in the 2009 Asian 5 Nations have now been completed and the final results are detailed below.
Japan again dominated the Top Five, but Kazakhstan surprised everyone, not least Korea by finishing in second place. Next year the tournament will double as the qualifiers for the World Cup 2011. In the highly unlikely circumstances that the Arabian Gulf were to qualify it may cause some consternation, as their union is being officially split up into its constituent countries on December 31st 2010.
