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Written by RUGBYMag Staff
Sunday, 02 October 2011 20:38 |
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Pool Play Contest Final Standings |
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RUGBYmag Premier -
Profiles and Interviews
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Our first crack at a RWC pool play game is complete, and we hope it provided a bit of a rooting interest where otherwise it may have been lacking. For clarity, the final rules called for contestants to be awarded 5 bonus points for picking the actual try or points leader per pool. 3 points were given if a contestant picked the top points or try scorer out of players selected. The true top try and points scorers selected, thus scoring 5 bonus points: England's Chris Ashton (tries), Australia's Adam Ashley-Cooper (tries) and New Zealand's Israel Dagg (tries), Ireland's Ronan O'Gara (points) and South Africa's Morne Steyn (points). The guys who led out of those selected, thus scoring 3 bonus points: Samoa's Alesana Tuilagi (tries), England's Johnny Wilkinson (points) and France's Dmitri Yachvili (points). The points accrued by team selections are the same as shown in the standings
T1 Brownj12 69 NZ, Arg, Sco, Fiji, Tonga Ashton, Steyn T1 Patrickeclifton 69 AUS, Arg, Italy, Fiji, Tonga O'Gara, Steyn, Tuilagi, Yachvili
T1 Kevin Messner 69 NZ, Wales, Sco, Can. Tonga O'Gara
4 Brent Zipoy 68 NZ, Wales, Samoa, Can, Tonga Steyn, Wilkinson
T5 Givesometakesome 67 NZ, Arg, Samoa, Can, Tonga Ashton, Tuilagi
T5 Wufoo 67 NZ, Wales, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga Steyn, Wilkinson
T5 Blues Prop 67 NZ, Wales, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga Steyn, Wilkinson
8 BC Rugby 66 NZ, Ire, Samoa, Fiji, Russia Ashton, Steyn, Wilkinson
9 Linda 65 NZ, France, Sco, Can, Tonga Steyn, Wilkinson
T10 Superstar 64 NZ, Arg, Samoa, Can, Tonga Ashley-Cooper
T10 Blake Stevens 64 Aus, France, Italy, Can, Tonga Ashton, Steyn, Tuilagi
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Written by Alex Goff
Sunday, 02 October 2011 18:55 |
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Details Emerging on Pan-Am 7s |
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International -
Olympics
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Details on the Rugby 7s competition at the Pan-Am Games are becoming apparent.
The USA men’s national 7s team is competing in the Pan-Am Games October 29-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico. RUGBYMag.com will be on-site to report on the entire tournament. The team will reside in the Athletes Village, and will participate in the Closing Ceremonies October 30 at Omnilife Stadium.
The Rugby 7s competition will be held at Tlaquepaque Stadium, which is in Tlaquepaque, a suburb of Guadalajara. The stadium is the first specially-built rugby stadium in Mexico.
Eight teams will play in two pools of four. The eight teams are: USA, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Chile, and Guyana. All except Brazil have played in at least one IRB World Series tournament.
Most of the teams are currently on their way to warmup matches in New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. The USA had listed a trip to the Central Coast 7s in Australia as a warmup, but the program does not have the budget for the trip.
The teams will play three pool games on October 29. That will seed the teams 1 through 4 in each pool, and all eight teams will play in the knockout stages, starting with the quarterfinals, on Sunday, October 30.
It is not confirmed what the pools are, but reports are that the USA will be in a pool with Guyana, Uruguay and Mexico, while Canada, Argentina, Chile and Brazil occupy Pool B.
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Written by RUGBYMag Staff
Sunday, 02 October 2011 18:57 |
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RWC Automatic Qualifiers Confirmed |
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International -
Rugby World Cup
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AUCKLAND, NZ - Automatic qualifiers for Rugby World Cup 2015 in England were confirmed after the completion of the pool phase of RWC 2011 on Sunday.
The automatic qualifers by region are:
Asia: None
Americas: Argentina (Runner-up Pool B)
Africa: South Africa (Winner Pool D)
Europe: England (Winner Pool B), France (Runner-up Pool A), Ireland (Winner Pool C), Italy (3rd in Pool C), Scotland (3rd in Pool B) and Wales (Runner-up Pool D)
Oceania: Australia (Runner-up Pool C), New Zealand (Winner Pool A), Samoa (3rd in Pool D) and Tonga (3rd in Pool A).
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Written by Jackie Finlan
Sunday, 02 October 2011 18:26 |
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NOVA Wins Big in NYC |
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Clubs -
Women's Clubs
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NOVA women traveled to New York City yesterday to play the Village Lions in the teams’ fourth DI club match. It was well worth the trip, as the visitors returned to Virginia with a 48-5 win, bonus point and 3-1 record.
NOVA exposed some mismatches in the first minute, when wing Erica Cavanaugh streaked down the sideline for her first of two tries. Snapping to attention, the Village Lions responded with better defense, and took advantage of any unforced error.
“They had an excellent offensive structure and caused a lot of problems for us in the first half,” NOVA coach Brian Walker said. “When we surrendered possession, we found ourselves playing defense for extended periods. Once we were able to regain possession, our forwards did a good job of getting around the field, and we played well as a team today.”
The Village Lions had several opportunities inside NOVA’s 22, but the hosts couldn’t capitalize. To add to the frustration, the NOVA forwards turned over several scrums (one for a try) and were well coordinated in their driving mauls.
“It’s something that teams are starting to recognize about us,” Walker said of the forward dominance. “NOVA has historically had a reputation as a backs team, and we’re excited to still have a number of excellent backs in our line. But we worked extremely hard the last couple of years strengthening our forward pack.”
Walker credited Lance Connolly for his work the NOVA forwards and solidifying their scrumming technique. Outside of the set piece, tighthead prop Kaitlin Joerger, lock Rachel Warden, and flankers Meganne Atkins and Rachel Primo, who usually hooks, played exceptionally well. They helped put NOVA back on the right track, and the tries started to come more regularly later in the first half and onward.
The highlight of the backline was Lauren Hoeck at flyhalf. The 7s Eagle typically plays center, but Walker is still experimenting with the ideal backline. Hoeck had several long breakaways, three tries, and placed a crossfield kick right in the corner for Rebecca Keegan to simply touch down. Monique McQueen also scored a try.
NOVA still have Providence and Albany in the regular season, and both opponents are in the hunt for CR3’s second seed.
“We’re very aware that Providence and Albany are quality sides and we’re going to have to work really hard,” Walker said. “We’ll have a slight advantage playing at home. Considering the distance that needs to be covered for away matches, teams have struggled to have all of their depth on the road.”
Walker’s done his homework and is going to ramp up the team defense this week during training, with a particular focus on neutralizing fullback Dana Ayoub. If NOVA repeats with the CR 3's second seed, they'll face CR 2's #2 team, most likely Seattle, in the first round of national playoffs.
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