Tier 2 Rugby

Friday, 28 February 2014

New Zealand considering alternative of playing a North American XV

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More details emerged about the All Blacks November trip to the USA, but player release remains a barrier towards a playing the Eagles...
Wednesday, 26 February 2014

Why the privately owned Club model is better for the global game than the Union run model

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There are two diverging philosophies in the European club battle, one from the privately backed domestic game in England, France and th...
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Tuesday, 25 February 2014

Clown of the week: Gregor Paul

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New Zealand Herald journalist and so called "expert" Gregor Paul has, on top of his colossal ignorance, also managed to prov...

Should Georgia drop their record point scorer Merab Kvirikashvili?

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Over his 11 year international career Merab Kvirikashvili has broken Georgian point scoring records and won popularity with fans, however h...
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Sunday, 23 February 2014

Georgia and Romania coast undefeated to World Cup qualification

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Both Georgia and Romania officially secured their qualification for next year’s Rugby World Cup in England this weekend with easy bonus po...
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Saturday, 22 February 2014

Clown of the week: Scott Hastings

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As one of the ex-players asked about about Scotland's place in the 6 Nations tournament following the dismal defeat to England, in def...
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Friday, 21 February 2014

Bernard Lapasset offers encouragement on visit to Georgia

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IRB Chairman Bernard Lapasset is in Georgia this weekend ahead of their match with Russia, on his visit he offered some encouragement to the...
Thursday, 20 February 2014

JRFU and SRU to form partnership

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Sankei Sports announced that the JRFU and the SRU are to form a partnership which will lead to a coaching and referee exchange, whilst J...
Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Thretton Palamo to return to rugby

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Former Eagles centre Thretton Palamo is set to return to rugby and is training with the 7’s side after finishing a stint playing Ameri...

Sevens star Carlin Isles to make first foray into 15 man code

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In exciting news for fans of the USA and rugby in general, it appears that Carlin Isles will be making his first foray into the 15 man co...
Monday, 17 February 2014

John Quill makes it three Eagles at London Welsh

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Following Tai Tuisamoa and Toby L’Estrange, a third Eagle in flanker John Quill has signed up to join Championship side London Welsh. ...
Sunday, 16 February 2014

Japanese pass master Harumichi Tatekawa

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One of the most gifted and impressive players to have emerged in international rugby since the World Cup has been 24 year old Japane...
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Saturday, 15 February 2014

Jeff Hassler fast improving and winning fans at the Ospreys

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Becoming increasingly popular with fans, Canadian wing Jeff Hassler has been voted January player of the month for the Ospreys as his h...

RUR's Howard Thomas living in la la land

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In his role as RUR vice president, Howard Thomas has been ever willing to do some of the most cheesy fantasy filled "Russia coming in ...
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Friday, 14 February 2014

Briefing: 6 Nations promotion and relegation

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Following the recent media and fan discussion, here is a briefing on the chances of a promotion and relegation system being added to the le...
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Wednesday, 12 February 2014

What is Kingsley Jones doing?

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The curious case of Russia’s Head Coach Kingsley Jones, who appears to be more committed to TV punditry roles on Scrum V than he does coa...
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The farcical state of Russian rugby

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If there was ever a match that pretty much summed up the complete farce that has been Russian rugby in recent times, it was last weekend...
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Tuesday, 11 February 2014

How good were Italy in the 1990's compared to Georgia today?

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A statement frequently made in regard to Georgia and the topic of 6 Nations expansion is that the Italians were much better at the t...
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Tuesday, 14 January 2014

5 Myths about Georgian Rugby

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With Georgia now gradually getting more and more recognition and coverage for their consistent success over the past few years, here we ...
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