20 Jul 2009
Rugby Ball Keychain
Stitched rugby ball keychain that features logo and team name. Orders shipping outside the US are subject to customs fees. Take your favorite team everywhere you go!
Measures approx. 2 1/2 inches long and 1 1/2 inches wide. Orders shipping outside the U.S. are subject to customs fees. SARugbyStore
15 Jul 2009
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EA Sports Rugby 08 Game Trailer
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29 Jun 2009
Size Chart Sapphire blue jersey with yellow and maroon insets; short athletic collar. Official Super 14 patch on right sleeve of jersey. Highlanders Super 14 Rugby Jersey by adidas. Team logo is embroidered on left chest; Ford sponsor logo is screened on chest. Orders shipping outside the US are
What have been some of the changes to rugby union in the last 20 years?
Such as rules, equipment, clothing, tactics, trainings and sport science related changes
1. Professionalism in 1996. For about ten years rugby’s administrators were totally reluctant to allow the game to go professional, had they not done so the game would be dead. Nowadays money runs eveything in the game and their is a market for full-time professional players.
2. South Africa’s 1995 world cup victory. One of the most significant moments in modern sports as Nelson Madela used the national rugby team to reinstill pride and patriotism back into the nation, capped off with an upset extra time victory in the final and the moment after the game when the white and coloured players bound together in prayer
3. Expansion of northern/southern hemisphere provincial competitions. The international calendar hasn’t really changed but the Guiness premiership and the other northern leagues have become very global while the super 14 continues to grow and develop a culture distinct from the north
4. ELV’s. Even though many of them are being eradicated thanks to England, it still addressed many of the issues brought to light by no.5 and gave us a look at how good and in some cases how bad the game can be
5. Clive Woodward’s England. For better or worse changed the way the game is played by playing the percentages, focussing on ball retention, set piece strength and taking 3 points whenever it was on offer.
6. Rod Macqueen’s Wallabies. Precursor to Woodward, first team to conduct itself in a strictly professional manner as Macqueen ran the team like a business.
7. Jonah Lomu – First global superstar of rugby, has to be included, put the game on the map
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Rugby a special sport
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16 Jun 2009
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All Blacks Haka
How the all blacks haka has changed over time- from a ‘war cry’ to an intimadating rendition that is guaranteed to send shivers down your spine
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10 Jun 2009
I want to play u13 rugby and be in the athletics team I weigh 46kg, run 100m in 14.00 seconds and I am 13 years old Please may someone help me and by the way I live in a boarding house and I only have ankle weights and have no access to gym equipment
First of all you need to improve your speed….doing several short sprints(ranging from 30m to 60m) with 5 mins recovery in between……these should be “all out” explosive efforts. you can also increase your endurance by doing a longer sprint(e.g 100m) and then decelerate turn around and sprint 60m.
This can be repeated 3 or 4 times with long recovery……also technique cant not be ignored….make sure you use your arms properly..have high knee lifts and the least possible tension in the shoulders…core work such as the plank, sit ups and press ups are also important….you wont need weights at u13
Field diagrams for baseball- softball, soccer, volleyball, tennis-badminton, field hockey, and football-rugby. Wipes clean. Front side has lineup changes and player information
07 Jun 2009
I began playing rugby last year and at the end of our amazing season I tore my acl and 2 parts of my meniscus. I had the re constructive surgery done about 4 months ago, but it was all done through a scope so the recovery has been faster than expected. I’m slowly making my way back on the pitch but need a good knee brace that I can PLAY in.
I know rugby restrictions are really tight when it comes to protective equipment so if anyone has any suggestions that would be great!!
I found this brace http://www.footlocker.com/catalog/productdetail.cfm?model_nbr=68554&sku=1541180&SID=8732&inceptor=1&cm_mmc=SEO-_-Feeds-_-Froogle-_-null on most rugby websites, but I’m not sure of the rules regarding plastic or metal in the brace. Again, any help is welcome and if you know of a good brace that I would be able to PLAY in, let me know!!
Thanks! -an eager to play rugger 🙂
If you have a copy of the laws this comes under Law #4 of the game. Basically any supplemental protective/supportive gear must be: – made of elasticated and compressible material – Washable – IRB approved (look for the IRB tag)
Support gear cannot be: – Contaminated with blood – Sharp or abrasive – Contain; buckles, clips, rings, hinges, zippers, screws, bolts, rigid material or projections, not otherwise permitted under the law I’d say that unless that brace has an IRB label in it, under the laws of the game, it is illegal (due to the fact that it is a rigid brace containing steel). Refs will check any knee braces that are not made solely of thin flexible material. However w/ an ACL injury of that extent those types of support may not help to the degree that you need.
Your best bet would be to have a ref actually look at the brace, or get an IRB verdict on it. Outside of actually knowing what it feels like and how stiff it is, that the best advice I’ve got. Hope you find something that helps and get back on the pitch soon!
01 Jun 2009
What better time to start the Sports Rugby site than tonight as we sit watching the Tri-Nations match being played at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane Australia.
This promises to be one amazing match! Both Australia and New Zealand REALLY want to win this game.
It is a huge match for Robbie Deans, from Christchurch, New Zealand in his coaching role for the Wallabies Australian rugby team. The winner takes out the Tri Nations tournament and the Bledisloe Cup.
Watching the All Blacks playing the Wallabies at any time is great rugby, tonight will be the epitome of rugby.
On our website we will bring you all aspects of rugby union. Snippets we hear about rugby, rules of rugby, tips so you can understand the game, maybe even a little gossip about the players…