tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79365192011-12-15T03:59:33.640+01:00For Girls That Ruck: Rugby news & commentary with a female twist.RuggerGirlnoreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936519.post-1119527976590243192005-06-23T13:51:00.000+02:002005-06-23T13:59:36.596+02:00

Love the Adidas Last Man Standing commercial but the accompanying website is even better! The game is bloody brilliant (and addictive). You have to pick your own rugby boots and kit, and carreen through an obstacle course with special skills given at each level. But the interviews are priceless. Get up close and personal with Stephen Jones and Richie McCaw and hear that sneak Aaron Mauger's

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The selection for the First Test is a laugh. If even Jeremy Guscott disagrees with Clive, something must be up.Richard Hill and Neil Back in the back row? Neither of them were played in a hard Lions game so far and even so they didn't manage to shine. If you will pick some one off his form and on his reputation, then at least pick Martyn Williams. He earned his rep this season at the Six Nations,

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In his column, lion Geordan Murphy kisses and tells:When players have handbags during training or in the games, they have to pay a fine to the players' social committee. Even worse, they have to kiss their adversary on the lips!

RuggerGirlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936519.post-1117828922313646182005-06-03T21:48:00.000+02:002005-06-03T22:04:28.783+02:00

Tomorrow night is Johnno's goodbye match and Jonah's hello. A host of southern hemisphere stars have flown in and much rugby entertainment is to be had by all. And where is this momentous game broadcast? BBC? Sky 1? Sky xtra? No no no, ITV2. Well who has that? And not an Irish pub with the guts to show this match instead of the 20.000 totally predictable qualification games that are on for the

RuggerGirlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936519.post-1117198738803544372005-05-27T14:18:00.000+02:002005-06-23T11:20:40.706+02:00

Coming back from an injury, I didn't play well this season (according to my team mates that would be putting it mildly). So now that it's over, I want to get back my fitness and lose all those extra pounds gained while moping that I couldn't play.Many sites and books offer information on improving rugby fitness, but it all seems to be aimed at people who can spend each day at the gym, cooking

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Second installment on cool rugby shirts fitted for female rugger forms.Every self respecting rugby player is familiar with Canterbury of New Zealand. After all they sponsor some of the greatest teams like Ireland and the Wallabies.But did you know Canterbury offer great stuff for lady ruggers? Not only can you order female fit team wear from their new teamwear site, they also have a trendy rugby

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"Wearing red can give competitors in sporting contests the winning edge" according to an interesting article on the BBC site.Good news for the Lions then...

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Many girls (or women actually) when they get older (30-ish) stop playing. Babies, kids, husbands, career, a rugby-abused body; many things can get in the way of picking up your rugby boots on a wet winter evening.This is such a shame. Anyone who has played rugby has a real love of the game (you must or why else would you spend every sunday afternoon with your nose up someone's armpit) and this

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For all rugby geeks, male and female:Rugby Oval StickersIf you're lucky enough to be travelling NZ this May & June, perfect for your camper.

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Ok, I got it wrong. Sir Clive has called the boy wonder up and he'll be on his way to NZ.According to a poll on the AllBlacks site, Kiwi's are divided about the effect the world-cup-winning kicker will have on the tour.Meanwhile on the ranch, it is seen as a big boost.Sure someone who hasn't played more than three games in a season and a half, with a dodgy knee and a bum-shoulder. Who wouldn't be

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Dieux du Stade , the book and the calendar. Can't show the pictures here but Mon Dieu...

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Getting ready for the Lions tour. Cute little rugby game boys. I'll be keeping my eye on this shop to see whether they will add more women's gear to their rugby merchandise.

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Perfect! A rugby rookie primer aimed at new ruggergirls.For those who wandered onto the pitch looking for the hockey fields, ended up with an oddly-shaped ball in their hands but found the experience strangely exciting.

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For years we've been playing rugby in these one-size-fit-all-men tents, trailing meters of material to make it easier for opponents to get a good tackle in. Even worse, if you went out to support your fav team either at the pitch or in the pub, you'd again be stuck wearing what was essentially a rugby mumu.Although expensive, there are now some nice alternatives available which have a female fit

RuggerGirlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936519.post-1114898970379362312005-04-30T23:48:00.000+02:002005-05-01T00:09:30.380+02:00

Attention ruggergirls in the northern hemisphere...Carlos Spencer may be moving into range. He has held talks with Northampton meaning he could become a saint.Although he makes a very nice sinner.

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Matt Williams had it coming.Kirwan did not. He really did the best with what he had. And he had adopted a bit of a yummy Italian style. Will be sorely missed eyecandy next 6-nations.

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Well, with my injury (broken shoulder) I haven't played much this year but am back now. A year of total inertia has left me gasping for oxygen after even the shortest of sprints, but I bravely hobble across the pitch . Even being a prop doesn't excuse this. Will definitely be using this summer as a pre-season for the pre-season training.And luckily there will be plenty of inspiration on the

RuggerGirlnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7936519.post-1092411679435407202004-08-13T17:29:00.000+02:002004-08-13T17:41:19.436+02:00

Last week all the rugby media were raving about how the Kiwi's could wrap up the trinations v. quickly indeed. This week the media have done a 180, and are talking about the "'hurt' All Blacks" and how they are "all talent, few brains". I'm not a big fan of the flat back-line either. But black is thicker than blood...

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Weird but wonderful... (http://www.spamshirt.com/)

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Am recuperating from broken shoulder incurred in last-minute tackle during training. Pain at first not too bad, but finally had to ask for one of those cardboard basins while waiting in the emergency room.Apparently a very rare fracture."Toutai Kefu has played his last game for Australia, as his shoulder injury suffered against the All Blacks has not healed as fast as expected. Kefu suffered a

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Great for Jonah! Let's hope he's back for 2007. There is precedent for a professional athlete returning to competition after kidney transplant surgery; NBA player Sean Elliott did so. However, the level of physical impact in rugby is far greater than that in basketball. (http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Jonah_Lomu) And apparently they have put it back in a safer place. "While Jonah has

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