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2007 RUGBY WORLD CUP-ALL THE DATA
ADDITIONS
AND ALTERATIONS TO THE FIXTURE LIST
FORU (Federation of Ocean Rugby
This cup was played in Port Vila, Vanuatu
08.12.2007
12.12.2007
15.12.2007
Info. Thanks to http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2598
Also http://www.thenational.com.pg/121407/sports%207.htm
2008 International Rugby
Fixtures
CAR Castel Trophy matches for 2007 (08.12)
Information regarding the
two Northern Pools has been released on the net, strangely by Wikepedia.
North Pool A-Held in
18 June
Burkino Faso 8,
20 June
Burkino Faso 36,
22 June
Burkino Faso 10,
Wikipedia also have the
results of Pool B held in
The Results were..
ENC Division 1 fixtures added (03.12)
02.02.2008
12.04.2008
19.04.2008
26.04.2008
10.05.2008
LATEST NEWS
FAVOURABLE RANKING FOR
Completing the top 15 places
in Africa are
This year,
In the shorter version of
the game, Virgin Atlantic Kenya has had a good start and is placed a joint
fifth with
The series moves to Westpac
Stadium in
Released by KRFU Media and Communications
krfu@iconnect.co.ke
WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS IN CAYMANS (25.12)
The
http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1027281
Thanks to ‘bowes’ at http://www.fira-aer-rugby.com/forum2007/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1889&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=240
CAR RELEASES FOUR YEAR PLAN (17.12)
CAR has released a four-year plan for
competitions up to 2011 which covers the 2008 Africa Cup and 2011 Rugby World
Cup pre-qualification.
The comprehensive blue print was put together
by CAR’s Development and Competitions Committee comprising Paul Sigombe, Sas
Bailey and Jean-Luc Barthes. The competitions are structured in such a way that
the Pool matches and centralized regional competitions can be held
harmoniously. In the year preceding the next World Cup, a suitable format will
be drawn up to determine RWC qualifiers.
CAR Development and Competitions Committee
rightly argue that centralized tournaments will create a high performance
environment for competing teams while lowering the travel costs. Funds which
are saved from the hosting of the tournaments at one central venue shall be
used to meet other tournament costs or reduce CAR/RWCL investment.
Under this centralized arrangement, it is
possible to create commercial, broadcast and media interest. Teams will also be
exposed to a different environment while the hosts will also benefit by
knowledge of organizing such events.
The Africa Cup which will be played in two
regions – North and South - starts on June 14/15 with the second matches
scheduled for July 13/18 and the third matches on August 2/3. The 15 full
IRB/CAR members, including the best-ranked IRB Associate member will go in the
hat for this 16-team competition for 2008.
Provisionally,
the North and South regions will have two Pools of four teams each. The IRB/CAR
members are
They will
be seeded according to IRB rankings with the winners and runners up of the four
pools competing in 2009 in one centralized regional tournament – the 2009
Africa Cup/2011 RWC qualification tournament. Teams that finish third and
fourth in each Pool will drop to the Africa Cup.
Teams which finish third and fourth in the
four Pools will also play in one centralized regional tournament – the 2009 CAR
Trophy tournament. South Africa Amateurs are eligible and may become Africa Cup
winners but their results will not be taken into consideration for the 2011 RWC
qualifiers. The groupings have not been identified.
Castel Beer Trophy
Under-19 championship
Eight
countries have been penned for this tournament. They are
The
tournament will be played in two pools of four teams each with the winners of
each pool facing off to determine
The team
which finishes eight will be automatically relegated to the development
competition of the respective regions – North or South. The winner of the
Southern Zone development zone will be promoted.
Under-18 development
The
countries have been grouped according to geographical locations to cut on
travelling costs. All countries that are not competing in the CAR under-19
tournament and having a viable under-18 national team have been included in the
regional tournaments.
In the
North Region, the junior tournament will be played in the under-17 and 18
categories for a period of two years.
SEVENS
World Cup qualifiers
The IRB has
approved that both qualifiers should be held at one venue. Three men’s and two
women’s teams will qualify for the 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens to be staged in
The
proposed dates for the qualifiers are November 7 to 9 next year.
The venues
will be decided through a tendering process which will be open to all member
Unions. The men’s section shall have 16 teams and the women’s 10.
In the
women’s category, some of the countries expected to be in the draw are
The men’s
category will attract entries from
This will
be held in
The dates
will be announced by the
OTHER
COMPETITIONS
Affiliate
members have been asked to forward tentative dates of their regional
competitions to be included in the fixtures. Test matches, tours and club
tournaments fall in this category. Among the competitions is the proposed Four
Nation Competition involving
Released by KRFU Media and Communications krfu@iconnect.co.ke
MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (16.12)
The following international
rugby fixtures now have a match data sheet available in the fixtures lists and
on each country’s list.
27 May 2007 Hong Kong v
11 August 2007
18 August 2007
16 September 2007
26 September 2007
26 September 2007
30 September 2007
30 September 2007
7 October 2007 South Africa v
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (16.12)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.
15.12.2007
MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (10.12)
The following international
rugby fixtures now have a match data sheet available in the fixtures lists and
on each country’s list.
5 October 2002
19 October 2002
27 October 2002
11 October 2003
17 April 2004
24 September 2005
1 October 2005
8 October 2005
5 November 2005
12 November 2005
12 November 2005
26 November 2005
15 April 2006
24 April 2006
6 May 2006
6 May 2006
14 May 2006 Bosnia-Herzegovina v
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (10.12)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.
MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (06.12)
The following international
rugby fixtures now have a match data sheet available in the fixtures lists and
on each country’s list.
5 October 2002
19 October 2002
2 November 2002
8 March 2003
24 May 2003
12 October 2003
15 October 2003
27 March 2004
8 May 2004
5 November 2005 Czech Republic v
12 November 2005
12 November 2005
1 April 2006
8 April 2006
29 April 2006
20 May 2006
10 June 2006
11 May 2007
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (06.12)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.
Arabian Gulf
THE FUTURE OF WORLD
Recent meetings within IRB has resulted in a format for the development
of world rugby, in particular the placement of Argentina into the top tier of
international rugby most likely in the Tri Nations competition and two windows
of international rugby, in June and November of each year.
Report here http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3885_2931601,00.html
More views
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby/article2980201.ece
THIS
WEEKEND 1 DECEMBER
01.12.2007
Reviews
http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3551_2939958,00.html
Previews
The table below tells its
story at close examination. Disregard
The Romanians have the
advantage of playing together whereas the Portuguese lost that opportunity when
their game against Georgia earlier this month was postponed due to civil
disturbances and a declaration of a state of emergency in that nation. Apart
from most of their France-based players, the Romanians are without a few
experienced players who played against
The Portuguese were one of
the most popular teams at the recent Rugby World Cup. They showed amazing
courage and determination against stronger teams. They will be out to avenge
their narrow loss to
LAST FIVE ENCOUNTERS
25.09.2007
18.03.2006
11.06.2005
21.02.2004
22.02.2003
GWC Rugby Rankings: World Table-Romania 15th,
Europe
Table-Romania 9th,
Teams
15 Florin
Vlaicu (Steaua Bucaresti), 14 Gheorghita Bagiu (Dinamo Bucaresti), 13 Csaba Gal
(Universistat Cluj), 12 Dan Vlad (Steaua Bucaresti), 11 Stefan Ciuntu
(Universistat Cluj), 10 Danut Dumbrava (Steaua Bucaresti), 9 Andrei Iulian (Steaua Bucuresti), 8 Costica Mersoiu,
Capt.(Dinamo Bucaresti), 7 Mihai Macovei (REMIN Baia Mare), 6 Stelian Burcea
(Dinamo Bucaresti), 5 Valentin Poparlan (Dinamo Bucaresti),
4 Alin
Coste (
Replacements:
16 Flavius Dobre (Dinamo Bucaresti), 17 Bogdan Zebega (Steaua Bucaresti), 18
Cosmin Ratiu (Dinamo Bucaresti), 19 Vasile Rus (Steaua Bucaresti), 20 Ciprian
Caplescu (Dinamo Bucaresti),
21 Ionut
Dimofte (Steaua Bucaresti), 22 Catalin Dascalu (Steaua Bucaresti).
Coach: Marin
Mot
http://www.rugby.ro/articol_a.asp?aid=12839
From my
limited records I have that these Romanians will be making their test debut;
Gheorghita Bagiu, Andrei Iulian, Alin Coste, Radu Basalau and Marcel Mihalache.
Also if he comes off the bench; Flavius Dobre.
Vasco Uva
(Direito) Captain
Pedro Leal
(Direito)
Joao
Correia (Direito)
Frederico
Sousa (Direito)
Ade'rito
Esteves (Direito)
Diogo Coutinho (Direito)
Sebastião
Cunha (Belenenses)
David
Mateus (Belenenses)
Diogo
Mateus (Belenenses)
Luís
Pissarra (Agronomia)
Rodrigo
Aguiar (Agronomia)
António
Duarte (Agronomia)
António
Sarmento (CDUP)
Francisco
Mira (Agronomia)
Goncalo
Malheiro (CDUP)
Pedro
Cabral (CDUL)
Goncalo Foro
(CDUL)
Diogo Gama
(CRC
Jose' Pinto
(CRC
Tiago Girao
(CRC
Gonc,alo
Uva (
Cristian
Spachuk (
António
Aguilar (Direito)
Juan
Severino (Rugby
Coach:
Tomas Morais
http://www.fpr.pt/noticias/noticia.asp?opm=1&id=6646&id2=1
Barbarians RFC 22,
Barbarians won by 17 points. I predicted
Reviews
http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3551_2936613,00.html
Previews
http://www.planet-rugby.com/Story/0,18259,3551_2930441,00.html
Prediction:
MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (30.11)
The following international
rugby fixtures now have a match data sheet available in the fixtures lists and
on each country’s list.
21 September 2002
28 September 2002
23 November 2002
23 March 2003
23 August 2003
30 August 2003
6 March 2004
21 March 2004
27 March 2004
13 November 2005
25 February 2006
29 April 2006
13 May 2006
27 May 2006
28 August 2006
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (30.11)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.
MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (27.11)
The following international
rugby fixtures now have a match data sheet available in the fixtures lists and
on each country’s list.
15 August 2007 South Africa v
24 August 2007
9 September 2007
15 September 2007
16 September 2007
21 September 2007
22 September 2007
26 September 2007
30 September 2007
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (27.11)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.
WEEKEND
RESULTS AND NEWS 24 November
MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (23.11)
The following international
rugby fixtures now have a match data sheet available in the fixtures lists and
on each country’s list. (except
30 October 2003
27 May 2006
7 June 2006
10 June 2007
25 August 2007 South Africa v
9 September 2007
9 September 2007
18 September 2007
2 October 2007
4 November 2007
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (23.11)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.
WEEKEND RESULTS AND NEWS 17
November
I apologise but I have got
behind with these informative insights into rugby in
MATCH DATA SHEET UPDATES (12.11)
The following international
rugby fixtures now have a match data sheet available in the fixtures lists and
will soon be on each country’s list.
10 June 2007
16 June 2007 England Counties v
18 August 2007
11 September 2007
25 September 2007
30 September 2007
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (12.11)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.
WEEKEND RESULTS AND NEWS 10-11
November
2007 ASIAD TOURNAMENT SRI
LANKA
WEEKEND RESULTS AND NEWS 3-4
November
COUNTRY LIST UPDATES (28.10)
The following country lists have been updated. Included are a number of
match data sheets. Go to alphabetical order at the top of the page.