Tag: Saracens
Where’s The Love?! Have We Forgotten Hayden Smith
NEW YORK, NY – With all of this talk about San Francisco 49ers newly acquired defensive tackle Lawrence Okoye, it’s easy to forget about last year’s rugby to football sensations; New York Jets tight end Hayden Smith and New England Patriots special teamer Nate Ebner. With that, this week’s post will update Smith’s progression and [...]
London 7s, Super Rugby, Aviva, T14 and Pro 12 Playoffs
NEW YORK, NY – Hello fellow ruggers! Happy Mother’s day, yes it was yesterday but nothing wrong with still recognizing mom an extra day. With that lets get you all caught on the weekend’s events. London 7s – New Zealand won their 11th Sevens World Series title this past weekend in London. New Zealand had [...]
Weekend Rugby Wrap-Up: England Stuns NZ, Top Women’s Player, Aviva, RaboDirect Pro12, IRB Rankings
NEW YORK, NY: What a weekend! We watched some some great 15s took in as much 7s as possible. All that rugby and the annual NYRC Bar Golf [Pub Crawl] made getting fingers to keyboards difficult! But we’ve managed and we’ve even split the coverage in two – please see our Weekend 7s Wrap-Up… Pyk [...]
Heineken Cup: Best & Worst So Far
CLERMONT-FERRAND, FRANCE – With the first two rounds of the Heineken Cup in the books and the next two not scheduled until December, let’s take a brief look at the Best & Worst teams so far. THE BEST There are 7 teams that stand at 2-0 after the back-to-back weekends of pool play. However, of [...]
Weekend Rugby Wrap Up: Bledisloe, Heineken Cup, Americas Rugby Championship, Amlin, Currie & ITM Cups
“… how is a team of higher caliber players with a smattering of Springboks playing against a lesser division side a fair match?” BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – Lots of great rugby to report on. Grab a coffee or pour yourself a nice scotch from our friends LoveScotch.com and let’s get to our Weekend Rugby Wrap-Up of [...]
Weekend Rugby Wrap Up: Super 15, Premiership 7s, HSAAs, CAR 1C Champions, Sonny Bill Williams
BATH, ENGLAND – Taking a quick break from The Olympics, here’s a quick but full weekend Rugby Wrap Up. JP Morgan 7s – All the pools matches have been played. We are now gearing up for the finals of this awesome tournament. The finals will be held at The Recreation Ground, home of the Bath [...]
