In 1917, Oregon changed the game – Los Angeles Times
The Rose Bowl game was still in its infancy. Stanford had been so humbled by Michigan in the first game 15 years earlier that it conceded defeat in the third quarter of a 49-0 rout and soon abandoned football for rugby. Tournament of Roses officials

Samoa and PNG impress at Oceania Sevens – IRB
Just three weeks before the start of the new IRB Sevens World Series, Samoa have won a confidence-boosting victory at the Oceania Sevens Championship in Tahiti. Last month the Samoans beat great rivals Fiji to gold at the Pacific Mini Games in

Grizzly encounter – West Hawaii Today
Big Island All Star Maua Vole is stopped short of scoring during a U17 Rugby exhibition match against the visiting Pacific Coast Grizzles at Old Kona Airport Park. The Grizzles, with players from Northern California and Washington, won the contest 54

Ready to roll – Fiji Times
As we reach the conclusion of the 2009 rugby year many defining moments take us down memory lane. Yesterday in reviewing what transpired from January to June we highlighted the sacking of Waisale Serevi, the loss of the Melrose Cup and how Iliesa

Wallabies Test for Flying Fijians – Fiji Times
THE Flying Fijians will play the Wallabies this year in its build-up to the World Cup 2011. Three Tier One nations have been named as Fiji opponents in the build-up. The Fiji Rugby Union yesterday confirmed the Flying Fijians will play the Wallabies

Lions legend McGeechan knighted – Ananova
Lions legend Ian McGeechan has been knighted in the 2010 New Year Honours List for his services to rugby union. McGeechan, 63, featured in seven British and Irish Lions tours in total, five as a coach and two as a player and also represented Scotland

Scotland rugby legend Ian McGeechan gets a knighthood – Daily Record
FORMER Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has dedicated the knighthood he received for services to rugby in today’s New Year Honours List to his family. The 63-year-old featured in seven British and Irish Lions tours, five as a coach and two as a player

British honours Jenson Button – Skynews.com
Formula One world champion Jenson Button and the two remaining original members of veteran rockers Status Quo have been recognised in the British New Year’s Honours List. 29-year-old Button emerged from the shadow of compatriot Lewis Hamilton to

Rugby league in the noughties – The Guardian
How it changed for the better In late 2000, British rugby league was in deep financial trouble, with the governing body around £2m in debt after a World Cup that was miserable on the field and damaging off it. Now the Rugby Football League is back

Unneccessary roughness in football – Times Daily
Once I was acquainted with some rugby players. Rugby, a game with 19th century British origins, is a distant cousin of American football; both share the fundamental objective of moving an ovoid ball from one end of a field to another. Unlike soccer

McGeechan’s passion undimmed – Sportal.com.au
Ian McGeechan said his ‘passion for rugby and sporting excellence remained undimmed’ after being awarded a knighthood. The 63-year-old has been honoured for services to rugby following a glittering career as a player and coach with both Scotland and

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Rugby%20Union. Matthew Rees is recovering well from his groin injury and is now expected to be fit for Wales’Six Nations campaign. The Scarlets hooker was originally expected to be out for at least three months after injuring his groin …

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Charlotte Church calls lifeboat and coastguard to rescue her – Daily Telegraph
Miss Church, 23, the Welsh singer, and her boyfriend Gavin Henson lost the dinghy, which is a tender for their £800,000 motor yacht, when it broke free from its mooring during stormy weather. The boat had drifted for about 40 miles up the Bristol

Charlotte Church calls coastguards after losing her boat in Bristol – Daily Mail
Charlotte Church has been landed with a bill after she called coastguards to rescue the inflatable dinghy which got detached from her £800,000 motor yacht. Charlotte, 23, and boyfriend Gavin Henson called for help when they lost the boat, which is a

Remarkable year for Welsh rugby – News Wales
WRU chief executive Roger Lewis reflects on 2009 – a year which he describes ‘as a remarkable year for Welsh rugby.’ “We cannot expect things to happen. We have got to make them happen.” Those were the words of Wales prop Gethin Jenkins

Wales V Scotland Hospitality packages – Six Nations rugby – PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Dec 29, 2009 – Wales played their first international against England. Wales’ performances in the Home Nations Championship continued to improve, experiencing their first ‘golden age’ between 1900 and 1911. They first

Jones (right) has been capped 83 times by Wales – Big Hollywood
Welsh fly half Stephen Jones (right) tries to find space during the Invesco Perpetual international Rugby Union match between Wales and Australia at The Millennium Stadium in Cardiff, in November. Jones has given Wales an injury scare just over a

Glasgow vs. Edinburgh: Rugby Union Preview & Lineups – Bleacherreport.com
B. Stortoni, DTH van der Merwe, M. Evans, G. Morrison, T. Evans, D. Parks, C. Cusiter, J. Welsh, D. Hall, M. Low, A. Kellock (captain), R. Gray, K. Brown, J. Barclay, R. Vernon. C. Paterson (captain), M. Robertson, B. Cairns, J. Houston, T. Visser, P

TopFinds: Ground Zero’s Islamic center, Tiger’s lonely Christmas – Digital Journal
You can enter up to 10 comma-separated email addresses. An Islamic centre to be built next to Ground Zero. The Welsh rugby player who leaped out of the closet. Tiger and Elin spend Christmas apart. These are the top stories popular around the world

Groundswell of goodwill soothes fire victims – Age
AFTER the Black Saturday bushfires razed dozens of houses near her home in Drouin, West Gippsland, Bev Harris didn’t think, “Gee, I’m glad it wasn’t me”, and turn back to the TV. And she didn’t sit there and cry. Her first thought was that someone

Glasgow vs. Edinburgh: Rugby Union Preview & Lineups – Bleacherreport.com
B. Stortoni, DTH van der Merwe, M. Evans, G. Morrison, T. Evans, D. Parks, C. Cusiter, J. Welsh, D. Hall, M. Low, A. Kellock (captain), R. Gray, K. Brown, J. Barclay, R. Vernon. C. Paterson (captain), M. Robertson, B. Cairns, J. Houston, T. Visser, P

Wind project near Rugby completed – Crookston Daily Times
RUGBY, N.D. (AP) — A $300 million wind energy project north of Rugby has been finished. Iberdrola Renewables developed the wind farm, which includes 71 turbines and is capable of generating up to 149 megawatts of electricity. Construction first got

R.I. apparel maker goes Hollywood with Rugby gear for ‘Invictus’ – Providence Journal
Chris Palumbo, manager of Rugby Imports, wears the vintage South African rugby jersey. The Providence Journal / Kris Craig At the insistence of Warner Bros. and Clint Eastwood, Chris Palombo spent much of the first part of 2009 up to his neck in

Iberdrola Renewables Completes Construction of Rugby, North Dakota Wind Plant – Forbes
BusinessWire – Iberdrola Renewables has completed construction of the 149 megawatt nearly $300 million Rugby Wind Power Project near Rugby, North Dakota. More than 250 construction workers at the peak of activity built the 71 turbines, 16.4 miles of road and operations building in Pierce County. The

Olympics: Sevens heaven for Rugby – IRB
Rugby Sevens will make its debut at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro October 9, 2009 will be remembered as a monumental date in the history of Rugby Union. It was the day on which the International Olympic Committee Session in Copenhagen elected to

Scotland rugby legend Ian McGeechan gets a knighthood – Daily Record
FORMER Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has dedicated the knighthood he received for services to rugby in today’s New Year Honours List to his family. The 63-year-old featured in seven British and Irish Lions tours, five as a coach and two as a player

North Dakota wind project near Rugby completed – Tri-City Herald
RUGBY, N.D. A $300 million wind energy project in the north central part of the state has been finished. Iberdrola Renewables developed the wind farm north of Rugby, which includes 71 turbines and is capable of generating up to 149 megawatts of

Scotland rugby legend Ian McGeechan gets a knighthood – Daily Record
FORMER Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has dedicated the knighthood he received for services to rugby in today’s New Year Honours List to his family. The 63-year-old featured in seven British and Irish Lions tours, five as a coach and two as a player

Iberdrola Renewables Completes Construction of Rugby, North Dakota Wind Plant – Forbes
BusinessWire – Iberdrola Renewables has completed construction of the 149 megawatt nearly $300 million Rugby Wind Power Project near Rugby, North Dakota. More than 250 construction workers at the peak of activity built the 71 turbines, 16.4 miles of road and operations building in Pierce County. The

Wind project near Rugby completed – Crookston Daily Times
RUGBY, N.D. (AP) — A $300 million wind energy project north of Rugby has been finished. Iberdrola Renewables developed the wind farm, which includes 71 turbines and is capable of generating up to 149 megawatts of electricity. Construction first got

Glasgow vs. Edinburgh: Rugby Union Preview & Lineups – Bleacherreport.com
B. Stortoni, DTH van der Merwe, M. Evans, G. Morrison, T. Evans, D. Parks, C. Cusiter, J. Welsh, D. Hall, M. Low, A. Kellock (captain), R. Gray, K. Brown, J. Barclay, R. Vernon. C. Paterson (captain), M. Robertson, B. Cairns, J. Houston, T. Visser, P

R.I. apparel maker goes Hollywood with Rugby gear for ‘Invictus’ – Providence Journal
Chris Palumbo, manager of Rugby Imports, wears the vintage South African rugby jersey. The Providence Journal / Kris Craig At the insistence of Warner Bros. and Clint Eastwood, Chris Palombo spent much of the first part of 2009 up to his neck in

Planet Rugby – Irish Times
Nothing is signed yet but word from the Welsh and English media has Tommy Bowe primed to sign a new contract with the Ospreys despite supposed interest from Munster, Ulster and Leinster. Bowe’s stock has never been so high after a brilliant 2009

Simon a Shaw thing to feature for Wasps until 2011 and beyond – Daily Mail
Wasps believe veteran lock Simon Shaw can carry on beyond the Rugby World Cup in 2011, such is the 36-year-old’s enthusiasm for the game. Shaw has been told by Tony Hanks, Wasps’ director of rugby, that he remains one of the best second rows in

Gloucester MD Ken Nottage responds to Citizen article – This is Gloucestershire
The following is a statement released by Gloucester Rugby in response to an an article printed in the The Citizen on Wednesday December 30th. With 2009 rapidly drawing to a close, the Citizen asked Nottage to participate in an article to review