80 Minutes From Glory as Centenary Closes
“The New Zealand team woke on Tuesday morning with their fate in their own hands. Beat or draw against their historic rivals, Australia, and they would be the 2006 Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup...
View ArticleWelling Hat Trick Hits Harrington’s Hopes
RN winning CNRC match report below. Last night’s U23 match is available by clicking here. Also some interesting info from BFBS. Includes interview with Ash before the final match and thoughts looking...
View ArticleThe Bundaberg Bottle – A Rum do for Raumakita
The Royal Navy Commonwealth Cup squad select Seti Raumakita to be awarded the Bundaberg Bottle [of rum], presented to the Royal Navy Rugby Union by Mr John Walton. Corporal Jeremiah Scully – 1802 15th...
View ArticleFormer Player Takes Charge of Test Match
In May 2010, at the then Guinness Premiership Final, Saracens fly half Glen Jackson, bowed out of top flight rugby to become a referee. On Saturday he takes charge of the test between England and Fiji...
View ArticleHard Lessons but Potential On Show
Burnaby Road bathed in Autumnal sunshine was a perfect setting for the Navy U23s final match before the Inter Services. However yet again they were slow out of the blocks and through over eagerness or...
View ArticleInverdale Cup, Le Crunch, Inter Services v RAF 7 Bath at the Rec
What a month of rugby the recently announced Command Competitions for the Inverdale Cup has thrown up. The 2012/2013 Royal Navy Rugby Union Command Competition will be played in a league format with...
View ArticleSally Carter leads strong team in tour finale
The Australian Services Rugby Union have picked a powerful side as they seek to finish their 2012 UK Tour unbeaten. 1. Cassy ‘Dutchy’ VanRythoven 2. Stacey ‘Nugget’ Bolton 3. Sarah ‘Humie’ Hume 4. Sara...
View ArticleSemesa Speechless
On his first team debut for Bath, the Army’s Semesa Rokodugni lands man of the match in victory over Newport Gwent Dragons. There is a tiny, little part of me deep down that wants Semesa to get carried...
View ArticleNavy Respond to Air Force’s Late Comeback
The opening round of the 2012 Inter Service U23 Championship saw a tense win for the Royal Navy. The opening match in the 2012 Inter Service sides saw two sides who have suffered in their build up from...
View ArticleThe Spirit of Ladysmith Lives On
When HMS Terrible and HMS Powerful landed their guns to help the besieged British Army at Ladysmith during the Boer War two modern day legacies were born. The first was Naval Field Gun which nurtured...
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