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Monday, July 8, 2019
Universiadi 2019
Universiadi 2019 Day 3 results:
Women: 🥉
🇷🇺 #RUS 12-31 #JPN
🇷🇺 #RUS 12-10 #RSA
Men: 4th
🇷🇺 #RUS 0-14 #JPN
🇷🇺 #RUS 10-12 #FRA
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Haka 2019 - All Stars Women Unity Dance v Maori Ferns
The best Haka 2019
from All Stars Women Unity Dance v Maori FernsHow can rugby have the same ball-in-play time as football?
Firstly, let’s see how much more ball in play time rugby needs to find. In the 2015 Rugby World Cup the ball in play time was 35.12 minutes and in the Bundesliga in 2017, the league I could find the most accurate data for, the total was 56.05 minutes. So rugby needs to find 20 minutes, how do we do that?
The first things to look at are penalty kicks, conversions, and scrums. In the 2015 RWC the average number of penalty kicks were 4.4, conversions were 6.8, and scrums were 13. We already know that kicks take 90 seconds, sometimes longer but very rarely shorter. By just stopping the clock when penalty kicks and conversions are taking place you will add 16.48 minutes to the ball in play time. By just stopping the clock for every kick at goal we have almost reached our target.
The scrums take a little less than a minute per scrum. Averaging out around 50 seconds per event. If we stopped the clock until the ball was played from the back of the scrum or a penalty was awarded then we could save 10.50 minutes. If we put those two things together than we can add 27.38 minutes to the ball in play time equaling 62.50 minutes, easily enough to beat the Bundesliga.
That might seem like an immediate improvement that we should send off to World Rugby. Anyone with a ticket to the Rugby World Cup will see almost twice the rugby they would see previously. However, it’s important to think what else this will mean and why it may not be such a good idea. In the 2015 World Cup the average number of rucks and mauls was 178, that is about a 20% increase from the 2003 World Cup. That means more contact and more tackles. Adding 27.38 minutes to the existing ball in play time would be a 78% increase, let’s call it 80% for ease. That is another 142 rucks and mauls per game, a total of 320. We already have players retiring early due to concussion or injuries caused by the constant battering they are taking.
How easy is it to give rugby the same ball in play time as football? Very easy, but that doesn’t mean we should be doing it.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Final black ferns Haka on #WRWC2017 England - 32 VS New Zealand - 41
Winning black ferns Haka of #WRWC2017 with England Rugby team!
Black ferns - New Zealand women's national rugby union team.Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
New Zealand VS England 41-32 to win Women's Rugby World Cup 2017
CONGRATULATIONS Black Fern. New Zealand
New Zealand are about to lift the trophy, but both sides can hold their heads high after a breathless final. It had looked set to be a shootout right down to the wire, but the Black Ferns found extra gears to dominate the second half.
It was also a fitting contest for primetime TV, with 11 tries scored and the title in the balance until New Zealand slowly pulled clear. Perhaps the two sides’ respective rugby unions might see fit to pay these exceptional players for their time – no switching to sevens, no semi-professionalism. It only seems fair. That’s all from me, but stick around for a full report. Bye!
Friday, August 25, 2017
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
All matches of the Ukrainian national team on Roma seven-2012
All matches of the Ukrainian national team in rugby-seven men on the international commercial competition.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Uruguay vs Romania RWC2011 Qualifier match
First leg of the Rugby World Cup 2011 qualifying play-off final between Uruguay and Romania with the winner taking the 20th and final spot at next year's tournament.
Three cheers for Uruguay team!!!
Three cheers for Uruguay team!!!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Amazing Skills at Rugby Training :)
While All Blacks Cory Jane, Piri Weepu and Rene Ranger wowed viewers with their skills at training, the CA Technologies Brumbies have responded with a few class skills of their own. Watch CA Technologies Brumbies players Josh Valentine, Adam Ashley-Cooper and Tyrone Smith show off some of their AMAZING skills!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Waikato vs Otago
Waikato wins!
I believe ... For now 27:15 (17:3)
Left to play 15 minutes
Lrft to play 5 minutes! and 41:15 Yahoooo!
I believe ... For now 27:15 (17:3)
Left to play 15 minutes
Lrft to play 5 minutes! and 41:15 Yahoooo!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Rugby Union Big Hits and Tackles
Just a bunch of hard tackles. Some are leagle some not so much, but they show how physical Rugby Union can be. The choice of "favourite rugby tackles" may be an unfortunite phrase as many are illeagle. The clips are a compelation of other posters in which I don't own the rights for and the song is "Wagon Wheel" by Old Crow Medicine Show.
Rugby9 Team Sports
Rugby9 Team Sports
Friday, February 26, 2010
Game Preview: England vs Ireland
Grand Slam champions Ireland sweep into Twickenham on Saturday with their reputation and unbeaten record of 2009 in tatters.
Heading so confidently into 2010 after a victory over South Africa and the draw with Australia last November, Ireland finally went off the rails in Paris a fortnight ago. The 33-10 defeat was described as 'demoralising' by a couple, a 'reality' by a couple of others and 'a kick up the ass' by Gordon D'Arcy.
Moreover, the discipline is ebbing too. Cian Healy's yellow card was the costliest of all the mistakes the Irish made in Paris and was just plain stupid. Jerry Flannery's kick at Alexis Palisson was worse than stupid. By the end, despite the consolation try from David Wallace, Ireland looked tired, down and out and utterly devoid of inspiration. They will have welcomed having a fortnight off to prepare for England at HQ.
England's ship is sailing in waters no calmer. Impressive against Wales, the lack of anything resembling an attacking strategy against Italy has come in for fierce criticism. Even Jonny Wilkinson is being told he is no good any more. What's that all about?
English rugby fans have become punishingly demanding the longer their drought goes on. It's not enough just to win any more. Seven years is long enough. There must be a Six Nations title, or a Grand Slam run, or a dominant victory, or... something, anything to make England believe all is well and right again.
The match is, in fact, leaning towards being between one team whose fans are too critical, and another whose fans are presenting an air of blind loyalty.
You have to look critically at Ireland now, as must Declan Kidney. Taking a team that had yearned for a Grand Slam for so long to their holy grail is one thing, but the next step is to develop and keep things fresh. This has not been done. Both against France and, perhaps more pertinently, Italy, Ireland looked stale and unimaginative.
Italy in particular should have been finished off cleanly, but Ireland just could not break the shackles. The French sports model found an extra gear almost at will in Paris, Ireland's machine looked more like a clunky diesel engine at times.
England's has rarely looked like anything else for a couple of years now, but it's not supposed to. The management and players make unashamed declarations that they are not there to win pretty. While this squad is being forged, results are all that matter - it's what confidence is built on.
That would be all very well if this were a bunch of fledgelings, but it's not. This is hardly a young bunch of promising players being brought on with a view to something special, this is a well-hardened tribe being hemmed in by stifling tactics. On the rare occasions England ran the ball against Italy, they actually looked pretty good - certainly as though they knew what they were about.
As the French showed, that is the way around Ireland. You find a way to match them up front and then it's the flourishes. England have the former, if they can find the latter, they are still on course for that Grand Slam, critics or not.
Ones to watch:
For England: Riki Flutey looked to be the man most likely to spark something on that flat Valentine's Day in Rome. Ireland presents a different challenge, but assuming he can make another couple of breaks, will he have someone running off him this time?
For Ireland: Cian Healy did his side no favours with a yellow card against France, but was a king of the scrum against Martin Castrogiovanni as Ireland rumbled to victory in the opener. Ireland need the former in a match they have to get on top in at the set piece to stifle their opposition.
Head to head: Jonny v Jonny is a battle of two fly-halves in vastly differing stages of their careers. Jonny Sexton is Ireland's golden boy in many eyes, the man to slip into the mantle of the waning ROG and steer Ireland's backs to their former fluency. Jonny Wilkinson was once England's golden boy, but now the sheen is off. Some say he was fool's gold, others say that those in charge of him are currently the fools. Either way, more is expected of the World Cup winner, who holds 72 more Test caps than his counterpart. Saturday will come the test of whether the powers are on the wane or not.
Recent results:
2009: Ireland won 14-13 at Croke Park
2008: England won 33-10 at Twickenham
2007: Ireland won 43-13 at Croke Park
2006: Ireland won 28-24 at Twickenham
2005: Ireland won 19-13 at Lansdowne Road
2004: Ireland won 19-13 at Twickenham
2003: England won 42-6 at Lansdowne Road
2002: England won 45-11 at Twickenham
2001: Ireland won 20-14 at Lansdowne Road
2000: England won 50-18 at Twickenham
Prediction: We have a sneaking feeling that Ireland are on the wane and that England's belligerence might exploit this. England by three.
The teams:
England: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Mark Cueto, 13 Mathew Tait, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Lewis Moody, 6 James Haskell, 5 Steve Borthwick, 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Tim Payne
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears, 17 David Wilson, 18 Louis Deacon, 19 Joe Worsley 20 Paul Hodgson, 21 Toby Flood, 22 Ben Foden.
Ireland: 15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Tomas O'Leary, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 David Wallace, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Leo Cullen, 19 Shane Jennings , 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Ronan O'Gara, 22 Andrew Trimble
Date: Saturday, February 27
Venue: Twickenham
Kick-off: 16.00 GMT
Weather: Dry, breezy, 8°C
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
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Heading so confidently into 2010 after a victory over South Africa and the draw with Australia last November, Ireland finally went off the rails in Paris a fortnight ago. The 33-10 defeat was described as 'demoralising' by a couple, a 'reality' by a couple of others and 'a kick up the ass' by Gordon D'Arcy.
Moreover, the discipline is ebbing too. Cian Healy's yellow card was the costliest of all the mistakes the Irish made in Paris and was just plain stupid. Jerry Flannery's kick at Alexis Palisson was worse than stupid. By the end, despite the consolation try from David Wallace, Ireland looked tired, down and out and utterly devoid of inspiration. They will have welcomed having a fortnight off to prepare for England at HQ.
England's ship is sailing in waters no calmer. Impressive against Wales, the lack of anything resembling an attacking strategy against Italy has come in for fierce criticism. Even Jonny Wilkinson is being told he is no good any more. What's that all about?
English rugby fans have become punishingly demanding the longer their drought goes on. It's not enough just to win any more. Seven years is long enough. There must be a Six Nations title, or a Grand Slam run, or a dominant victory, or... something, anything to make England believe all is well and right again.
The match is, in fact, leaning towards being between one team whose fans are too critical, and another whose fans are presenting an air of blind loyalty.
You have to look critically at Ireland now, as must Declan Kidney. Taking a team that had yearned for a Grand Slam for so long to their holy grail is one thing, but the next step is to develop and keep things fresh. This has not been done. Both against France and, perhaps more pertinently, Italy, Ireland looked stale and unimaginative.
Italy in particular should have been finished off cleanly, but Ireland just could not break the shackles. The French sports model found an extra gear almost at will in Paris, Ireland's machine looked more like a clunky diesel engine at times.
England's has rarely looked like anything else for a couple of years now, but it's not supposed to. The management and players make unashamed declarations that they are not there to win pretty. While this squad is being forged, results are all that matter - it's what confidence is built on.
That would be all very well if this were a bunch of fledgelings, but it's not. This is hardly a young bunch of promising players being brought on with a view to something special, this is a well-hardened tribe being hemmed in by stifling tactics. On the rare occasions England ran the ball against Italy, they actually looked pretty good - certainly as though they knew what they were about.
As the French showed, that is the way around Ireland. You find a way to match them up front and then it's the flourishes. England have the former, if they can find the latter, they are still on course for that Grand Slam, critics or not.
Ones to watch:
For England: Riki Flutey looked to be the man most likely to spark something on that flat Valentine's Day in Rome. Ireland presents a different challenge, but assuming he can make another couple of breaks, will he have someone running off him this time?
For Ireland: Cian Healy did his side no favours with a yellow card against France, but was a king of the scrum against Martin Castrogiovanni as Ireland rumbled to victory in the opener. Ireland need the former in a match they have to get on top in at the set piece to stifle their opposition.
Head to head: Jonny v Jonny is a battle of two fly-halves in vastly differing stages of their careers. Jonny Sexton is Ireland's golden boy in many eyes, the man to slip into the mantle of the waning ROG and steer Ireland's backs to their former fluency. Jonny Wilkinson was once England's golden boy, but now the sheen is off. Some say he was fool's gold, others say that those in charge of him are currently the fools. Either way, more is expected of the World Cup winner, who holds 72 more Test caps than his counterpart. Saturday will come the test of whether the powers are on the wane or not.
Recent results:
2009: Ireland won 14-13 at Croke Park
2008: England won 33-10 at Twickenham
2007: Ireland won 43-13 at Croke Park
2006: Ireland won 28-24 at Twickenham
2005: Ireland won 19-13 at Lansdowne Road
2004: Ireland won 19-13 at Twickenham
2003: England won 42-6 at Lansdowne Road
2002: England won 45-11 at Twickenham
2001: Ireland won 20-14 at Lansdowne Road
2000: England won 50-18 at Twickenham
Prediction: We have a sneaking feeling that Ireland are on the wane and that England's belligerence might exploit this. England by three.
The teams:
England: 15 Delon Armitage, 14 Mark Cueto, 13 Mathew Tait, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Jonny Wilkinson, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 Lewis Moody, 6 James Haskell, 5 Steve Borthwick, 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Dylan Hartley, 1 Tim Payne
Replacements: 16 Lee Mears, 17 David Wilson, 18 Louis Deacon, 19 Joe Worsley 20 Paul Hodgson, 21 Toby Flood, 22 Ben Foden.
Ireland: 15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O'Driscoll, 12 Gordon D'Arcy, 11 Keith Earls, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Tomas O'Leary, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 David Wallace, 6 Stephen Ferris, 5 Paul O'Connell, 4 Donncha O'Callaghan, 3 John Hayes, 2 Rory Best, 1 Cian Healy
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Tony Buckley, 18 Leo Cullen, 19 Shane Jennings , 20 Eoin Reddan, 21 Ronan O'Gara, 22 Andrew Trimble
Date: Saturday, February 27
Venue: Twickenham
Kick-off: 16.00 GMT
Weather: Dry, breezy, 8°C
Referee: Mark Lawrence (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Christophe Berdos (France), David Changleng (Scotland)
Television match official: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008
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Friday, March 7, 2008
All Pakistan National Rugby Championship
17th All Pakistan National Rugby Championship will be played at the DHA ground here on Sunday, a spokesman for the Pakistan Rugby Union said on Thursday. “The championship will be played on a 7-a-side format. The event will be participated by the departments, provinces and educational institutions,” added the spokesman. The 16 teams have been divided into 4 pools.
Punjab A and Pakistan Army, the last year’s winners and runners-up respectively, are the favourites with the teams from Islamabad, Pakistan Police and Central Punjab being capable of springing some upsets. “This will be a full day event, the first game will kick-off at 10:00 am, a total of 24 pool matches will be played on a round robin basis and the top 4 teams going into the knock-out phase (semi-finals) for the eventual winners,” the spokesman said.
Punjab A and Pakistan Army, the last year’s winners and runners-up respectively, are the favourites with the teams from Islamabad, Pakistan Police and Central Punjab being capable of springing some upsets. “This will be a full day event, the first game will kick-off at 10:00 am, a total of 24 pool matches will be played on a round robin basis and the top 4 teams going into the knock-out phase (semi-finals) for the eventual winners,” the spokesman said.
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