Posted by: Jason on: November 27, 2011
Rugby: Lievremont blasts All Blacks' attitude In an interview published yesterday on Le Monde newspaper's website, Lievremont praised New Zealand rugby fans during France's unlikely run to the final – but was less kind about the All Blacks' attitude since the game and also questioned whether match … Read more on New Zealand Herald Rugby-France [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 24, 2011
Snowy Baker, Duke Kahanamoku and Frank Beaurepaire, Sydney, [between 1914-1924] / photographer unknown Image by State Library of New South Wales collection Sir Francis ("Frank") Joseph Edmund Beaurepaire (13 May 1891 – 29 May 1956) was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer from the 1900s to the 1920s, who won three silver and three bronze medals, [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 24, 2011
Wallabies vs England live stream rugby four nation 5 senior members of that get together are already players in the past: the captain Lewis Moody has retired from international rugby; Mike Tindall is heritage simply because he behaved like a fool in the pretty manifeste put; Jonny Wilkinson, Simon Shaw … Read more on Bryan [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 23, 2011
Somoa looks to make it third time lucky in Dubai Dubai: Samoa will be looking to go one better at the Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens next weekend, having missed out in the Cup final for the last two years. They lost to England at last year's tournament and New Zealand the season before. … [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 20, 2011
Henry only interested in part-time role in Europe The 65-year-old, who stepped down from the All Blacks following their recent Rugby World Cup triumph, has been linked with the vacant England job following the departure of Martin Johnson but it is increasingly clear that Henry is not looking for such … Read more on ESPNScrum.com [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 18, 2011
New Zealand Kiwis perform haka before the match, n.d. by Sam Hood Image by State Library of New South Wales collection Congratulations to New Zealand on winning the World Cup, 2011 Format: Photograph Find more detailed information about this photographic collection: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/item/itemDetailPaged.aspx?itemID=153712 Search for more great images in the State Library’s collections: acms.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/SimpleSearch.aspx From the [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 14, 2011
European Cup rugby serves up early dramatics Lock Richie Gray scored a late try to earn Glasgow an unlikely 26-21 home victory over Bath after Stephen Donald, the man whose penalty won the World Cup for New Zealand, had joined the game late to make his debut and put the English side ahead with a [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 13, 2011
Hackers mistake French rugby site for German stock exchange By John Leyden • Get more from this author Hacktivists mistakenly attacked a French rugby fansite instead of their intended target, the German stock exchange. The misdirected assault meant the allezdax.com website, a fan site for French second division … Read more on Register Eddie Butler's [...]
Posted by: Jason on: November 12, 2011
Making a tackle in a game of Rugby, Brisbane Image by State Library of Queensland, Australia Photographer: George Jackman Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Date: Undated Information about State Library of Queensland’s collection: pictureqld.slq.qld.gov.au/
Posted by: Jason on: October 30, 2011
Rugby World Cup work a bonus for many Photo / Janna Dixon The Rugby World Cup has provided a cash boost to thousands of New Zealand workers, but many are likely to be too tired to be out spending. The number of temporary and unskilled workers in employment was boosted significantly by the … Read [...]