By Bob Keisser | PUBLISHED: August 29, 2018 at 6:18 pm | UPDATED: August 29, 2018 at 6:34 pm Three Wilson High football players spent the summer participating at elite clinics and academies and competing against some of the top high school athletes in Ireland and New Zealand. But they weren’t football camps. Senior Ray Tuaua and juniors Brett Dowgiewicz and Ethan Moxley, all members of the Bruins’ defense, also play for the Wilson rugby team and for the renown Belmont Shore Rugby Club’s youth team. All three were invited to participate in an elite camp, the International Rugby Academy in New Zealand (IRANZ), where they visited Auckland, stayed at the academy’s campus in Palmerston, and played against other top-notch youth and school teams in area. Dowgiewicz also plays in the Eagle Impact Rugby Academy (EIRA), one of the top junior rugby programs in Southern California and went to Ireland and the West Point Military Academy representing the U.S. for elite camps … [Read more...] about Wilson players bring love of rugby, and its lessons, to football field
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DBS Rugby Tours becomes a preferred travel partner of the National Small Colleges Rugby Organization
DUBLIN , LEINSTER, IRELAND , August 13, 2018 /EINPresswire.com/ -- DBS Rugby Tours is pleased to announce a partnership with the National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO), located in the United States. This partnership with NSCRO provides an opportunity for DBS Rugby Tours to expand their US partnerships and offer NSCRO’s nearly 400 men’s and women’s collegiate rugby clubs access to “invite only” rugby tournaments, exclusive coaching camps in the United States, and coach education clinics both in the USA & in Europe. For NSCRO, this offers their student-athletes and coaches an opportunity to further develop rugby skills and learn from coaches who represent some of the top European rugby academies, as well as other professional teams. “NSCRO is excited to be working with DBS Rugby Tours in providing opportunities for our schools to experience the benefits of international rugby tours both on and off the pitch,” NSCRO President, … [Read more...] about DBS Rugby Tours becomes a preferred travel partner of the National Small Colleges Rugby Organization
Seth Lugo returns to bullpen as Mets stick with Jason Vargas in rotation
Too good for his own good, Seth Lugo is going back to the bullpen for the greater good. The Mets are sticking with lefthander Jason Vargas in the rotation — he’ll start Tuesday against Baltimore — and Lugo will return to his multi-inning, high-leverage setup role. This arrangement, the Mets believe, gives them the best chance to win the most games. “We gave it a ton of thought,” manager Mickey Callaway said Saturday. “The last week and a half or whatever it’s been has solidified what we feel is Lugo’s true value to our team at this point, and that’s being in the bullpen.” Or, as pitching coach Dave Eiland put it: “Have you seen our bullpen without him down there? It’s common sense.” Lugo (2.21 ERA) tossed four shutout innings against the Cubs in his first start of the year Thursday, a day after Vargas (8.53 ERA) threw five scoreless innings against the Braves on short rest. Vargas’ struggles had the … [Read more...] about Seth Lugo returns to bullpen as Mets stick with Jason Vargas in rotation
Woody Paige: Glendale Raptors rugby club joins legion of Colorado pro sports teams
0 View Gallery View Comments Roll over, Rox. The only undefeated pro team in Colorado is the Glendale Raptors, and their best player is - y'all ready for this? - Harley Davidson. And they play just a few blocks from Shotgun Willie's. As Jules Verne would conjecture, there have been 20,000 leagues under the C of the state flag. So it seems. I've written columns about most of them. To name a few initial leagues: NFL, AFL, USFL, ABA, NBA, NBL, WHA, NHL, WHL, CHL, IHL, USHL, WCHL, MLB, AA, PCL, WL, PL, LFL, IPFL, IFC, NFFL, PIFL, APFL, MCHL, MLL, NLL, NASL, PASL, MASC, IVA, WTT, RDL, USL, ABL, NIFL, NBADL, IFL, PRL, IBA, MSC. Did Stan Kroenke own franchises in all those leagues? Woody Paige: Want to bet on sports in Colorado? It could happen in 2020 Who will ever forget Steel Workers, Rage, Crush, Calvary, Cutthroats, Crusaders, Caribous, Comets, Dynamos, Dynamite, Dream, Dynasty, Xplosion, Invaders, Aviators, Gold Kings, Venom (Venom?), Blizzard, Ice, Chill, Storm, Inferno, … [Read more...] about Woody Paige: Glendale Raptors rugby club joins legion of Colorado pro sports teams
Russian Federation into Rugby World Cup as Romania are disqualified
In a controversial outcome to the highly vexed Rugby Europe qualification process for the 2019 World Cup in Japan, Russia have qualified for the 2019 tournament and will play in Ireland's group after Romania, Spain and Belgium were each docked points for repeatedly using ineligible players during the qualifying competition.As a result, matches against them in the Rugby Europe Championship did not count towards qualification and while some of the games in which ineligible players were fielded were against Georgia, the review committee found enough examples of foul play elsewhere to dock sufficient points for Russian Federation and Germany to advance.World Rugby has disqualified Romania from the 2019 World Cup and given its place to Russian Federation.A Romanian match official Vlad Iordachescu had been appointed to officiate at the match with Romania winning 18-0 and advancing to the Rugby World Cup pool stages.The delay in making a final decision had been criticised by Samoa as it left … [Read more...] about Russian Federation into Rugby World Cup as Romania are disqualified