Archive for the 'Rugby' Category

Rugby 2011 World Cup teams

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

By Stephen Lars
New Zealand Rugby Union chief Chris Moller says some innovative ideas have already been discussed regarding the format of the 2011 event which include the reduction of the number of participating teams from 20 to 16.
Since 1999 the World Cup has featured 20 teams - there were 16 in the 1987, 1991 and […]

Set is Ready for the Churchill Cup

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

By Audrey Nolan
The Barclays Churchill Cup, is the alliance tournament played between the RFU, USA Rugby and Rugby Canada, and it will be held in five different cities in England. It is going to be the first time that this tournament is being staged in England and the kickoff will be on May the 18th […]

Portugal on its way to the Rugby World Cup

Monday, January 29th, 2007

By Cindy Ferguson
Portugal beat Morocco 16-15 on Saturday, in Lisbon, getting them closer to appear in what would be its first Rugby World Cup.
Morocco was also hoping to qualify for its first appearance in the World Cup. The team lost the first round last weekend to Casablanca 10-5 which forced them to win this game […]

Gloucester Receives James Forrester

Friday, January 12th, 2007

By Cindy Ferguson
James Forrester signed an extension of three years to his current contract after demonstrating his various skills. Forrester plays in the rugby union and wears the number eight shirt in Gloucester’s Club and England and will now stay in Kingsholm until the year 2010.
Forrester was born on February 9, 1981 in Oxford. He […]