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Victor Matfield’s insistence that South Africa are not the team to beat at this year’s World Rugby Classic wasn’t all that convincing even before Australia’s shock defeat to USA.
With the Wallabies, the defending champions, now facing the ignominy of...
DATE: Nov 13, 2013
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Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Bermuda’s rugby sevens national team exceeded expectations at last weekend’s Caribbean Championships after advancing to the first round of the 2016 Olympic qualifiers.
The Islanders finished seventh overall, fifth in the Caribbean, and came within a ...
DATE: Nov 13, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Australia 12 USA 15
An emotional Mike Harvey struggled to fight back the tears after helping USA pull off a herculean upset against defending champions Australia in the World Rugby Classic.
Perhaps the most unexpected result in the Classic’s 25-year ...
DATE: Nov 12, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Classic Pumas are capable of repeating their title-winning feat of 2011 at this year’s World Rugby Classic, says the team’s manager Rodolfo Ventura after his team’s comfortable victory over Canada.
Argentina were in determined mood against the Canadi...
DATE: Nov 10, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
The annual World Rugby Classic kicks off today with a double-header at the North Field of the National Sports Centre (NSC).
Argentina and Canada will get the ball rolling when they lock horns in the tournament’s opening contest (7:15pm) while Classic...
DATE: Nov 09, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Bermuda have sent a men’s and women’s national team to compete in the Caribbean Rugby Sevens Championships in Cayman Islands this weekend.
The championships are the first round of the Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers, where rugby sevens will make its Summ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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Rugby
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John Kane, the World Rugby Classic president, doesn’t like making predictions, and for good reason.
So bad is Kane’s track record of tipping a winner he now refuses to do so, believing it will put the “kiss of death” on whichever team he chooses.
But...
DATE: Nov 08, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
With a squad bursting at the seams with talent, the Classic Lions look well equipped to mount a title challenge at next month’s World Rugby Classic.
Still smarting from last year’s semi-final defeat to eventual winners Classic Wallabies, the Lions ha...
DATE: Oct 30, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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AUTHOR:
Stephen Wright
Coaches from Serevi Rugby are back in Bermuda this week, helping to prepare the Island’s men’s and women’s teams for the North American Caribbean Rugby Association (NACRA) Sevens Tournament next month.
Waisale Serevi and Ben Gollings will also hold...
DATE: Oct 18, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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Bermuda men’s and women’s rugby teams will be vying for honours at the inaugural Mad Hatters Tournament held tomorrow at North Field to mark the start of the new season.
Previously known as the Sandys Boat Tournament, the event will see Police lookin...
DATE: Oct 10, 2013
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CATEGORY:
Rugby
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