Saturday, Carson (CA), 8:30

Rocky Mountain

Regional Rugby Report

In this Issue:

serves spoon to comprehensive broomwork by SoHemi sides, sans Pumas, through6.28.14: pp 2-6

USA Women for three-match

Denver 7s Results : Rocky Mountain Littleton Young Gunslingers in Contest; Elite Barbarians, Utah UCollegiates in Comfort : p8

Sides of the DrBG SS7s LeagueRush , Denver Highlanders , Glendale Raptors

Fancy a Bike Ride in July? Breckenridge

f lanker, Pete Clarke, and complete information packet on his epic transit

GlobalComps: Richard & Trotskio Super XV Rugby - ripetizione

hR’s Back Page

o Daktari’s Rugby Cypher

U-S-A

USA v Japan Carson (CA), 8:30pm MT on Universal Sports cable channel

ocky Mountain

Regional Rugby Report

Canada at end of day - Summer International Test Results comprehensive broomwork by SoHemi sides, sans Pumas, through 6.21.14

match, 2014 WRWC warmup in UK : Colorado Connection

Rocky Mountain Women Selects victorious in Thril lerLittleton Young Gunslingers in Contest; Elite Barbarians, Utah U-19 Lions, KC Blues

DrBG SS7s League: a decidedly international f lavor this night:Glendale Raptors : p9

Breckenridge-to-British Columbia: Breck Blue Goose cycling

f lanker, Pete Clarke, and complete information packet on his epic transit

Trotski r ipetizione: pp 15-17

Daktari’s Rugby Cypher : p 18

MT on Universal Sports cable channel

ocky Mountain

Regional Rugby Report

6.26.14

Summer International Test Results - 6.21.14 and Upcomers ,

: Colorado Connections: p 7

Selects victorious in Thril ler-Chil ler Final; 19 Lions, KC Blues

decidedly international f lavor this night: Colorado

: Breck Blue Goose cycling

f lanker, Pete Clarke, and complete information packet on his epic transit ; pp 11-13

June North American Tests

US Eagles v Scotland at Houston, TX June 7: Suniula’s boot

ahead is gathered and we get seven instead of t’other way round after Stuart Hogg’s scoot… different match entire. As it happened, a 6-24 defeat. Didn’t get the result, but we didn’t get battered either;

v Japan at Carson, CA June 14: It was 17 for everyone in the house at the end of the f irst forty, but Eagles could not match the Brave Blossoms second stanza effort , fal l ing to defeat 29-37 at Carson; US led 7-0 in the opening stages and scores were knotted at 7s and 10s with Brave Blossoms breaking both ties in their favor, and the sides went to half level; A Japan advantage gained by a grounding just after re-start was never relinquished despite a hat-tryck of trys by Eagles f lyer, Blaine Scully;

Eagles v Canada at Sacramento, CA June 21

US edged Canada , 38-35 , in a f ightback victory that rescued the Eagles June Test series with the decisive win over our neighbors to the true north at Sacramento, Saturday last . US fullback Chris Wyles accounted for 23 points on three conversions, four penalty strikes and a try while his opposite number, Canada #15 James Pritchard scored 15 on the conversion of al l f ive Canada trys and his own touch down. It was never easy for Eagles as the visitors ran out to a 28-18 advantage after the f irst forty minutes of play, and that margin was increased to 35-18 early in the second stanza when braceman Harry Jones dotted his second f iver of the match-made-seven by Pritchard. But it was a resurgent Eagles squad that maintained composure and patiently knocked away at Canada’s lead until Mr. Wyles heroics near t ime popped USA into the history books as ult imate victors with the win.

15s 15s

Canada v Japan at Vancouver, BC June 7: Canada , up 25-9

after forty, fai led the second half of their Test with Japan and crumpled to 25-34 defeat in Swangard Stadium at Burnaby; 19 on account for Brave Blossoms fullback Ayumu Goromaru;

v Scotland at Ontario, ON June 14: Scotland edged our neighbors to the north, 19-17 , on a late Greig Laidlaw st icksplitter to continue its pristine June Test run; an unconverted dot by Canadian Jeff Hassler and four, James Pritchard triple-pointers v a try by Grant Gilchrist, its conversion by Stuart Hogg and a further four penalties struck by the Scottish ful lback made for the result; a bloody funky card for Canada forwards icon, Jeb Sinclair, with homeboys roll ing into their opponent’s 22 at the 75t h minute reversed the f ield providing respite for the Caledonians and ult imately their joy at day’s end;

at US Eagles in Sacramento, CA June 21 - see previous

Mexico Los Serpientes at Jamaica in Kingston, June 7 : Los

Serpientes were dominant in their 34-8 Test victory over Jamaica on the

island;

at Turks and Caicos in Cockburn Town, June 28:

Saturday, June 28: Wales v USA Eagles Women

South Africa v Scotland at Port Elizabeth

Summer Test Results

Friday, May 30:

Japan v Samoa at Tokyo: 33-14 for a bossy Japan : 18, for Brave Blossoms #15, Ayumu Goromaru, on a quartet of penalty strikes and three trys-converted; 10 new caps for Samoa in their loss at Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium;

Saturday, June 7:

Samoa v Tonga at Apia: Ikale Tahi replacement three-quarters, Fangatapu Apikotoa, slotted the diff icult penalty str ike in injury t ime to draw Tonga level Manu Samoa at 18s in Apia; the visitors led through minute 68 before a captain David Lemi-try and

its conversion by Tusi Pisi saw the home team with its f irst lead of the match at 15-12; a further set of penalties traded before Apikotoa’s heroic boomer near t ime;

Fij i v Italy at Suva: Nemani Nadolo Nasiganiyavi , who’s been a force for Crusaders this season, accounted for 15 points on a try and pairs of conversions and penalty strikes to propel Fij i past Italy , 25-14 ,at the National Stadium; a pair of penalty trys and their completions made the numbers for the traveling Azzurri ;

New Zealand v England at Auckland: knots at 3-all (‘9), 9-al l (’38), 12-al l ( ’66) and

15s at the 73r d minute gave way to a try by outside center, Conrad Smith, at ’76 for a

scinti l lator of 20-15 for All Blacks in the init ial Test at Eden Park on the North Island;

Mr. Aaron Cruden back at the pivot and f ive sticksplitters his account; not a horrid

result for the visitors as Mssrs Farrell and Vunipola were not rostered for the match,

though they wil l be for the upcomer in Dunedin one might reckon as they are now in

the Land;

Australia v France at Brisbane: Wallabies Test questions bemused and confused

their guests in Lang Park; close for the init ial twenty at 10-3 Australia , but the home

side opened up France for a 29-9 advantage by the end of the f irst forty en route to a

50-23 shellacking of the French vacationers;

Argentina v Ireland at Resistencia: Good news for the visitors is, Ireland got the win in a brawling, boisterous affair, 29-17 , over hosts Argentina at Estadio Centenario; better sti l l Johnny Sexton knocked 8 points through the sticks and dotted the f irst try of the second stanza; bad news is that same Irish #10 went off with an injured wheel just after the three-quarter mark in the Test; groundings by wing, Manual Montero and openside Tomas de la Vega, the f irst converted by f lyhalf Nicolas Sanchez and the second by his replacement, Santiago Gonzalez-Iglesias, plus a penalty strike by Sanchez, made for Pumas numbers; the home team will want to sort their poor play in the set pieces - 3 scrumputs and 4 l ineout tosses lost - before the upcoming examination at Cordoba with the Men of the Emerald Isle;

Saturday, June 14:

Samoa v Italy at Apia: Manu Samoa returned to winning ways with a f ine defensive effort v Italy , 15-0 , with home flyhalf Tusi Pis i the numbers guy as he potted f ive penalty str ikes to account for al l match points; after an opening loss at Japan at the end of May with a side that sported 10 new caps, Samoa have a draw to Tonga on 6.7, and now the win v the Azzurri ; proper direction; hopeful ly Italy are enjoying the beach l ife in Oceana, because they cannot be happy about the shape of their Islands Tour thus far;

Fij i v Tonga at Lautoka: Nemani Nadolo Nasiganiyavi was good for a cool 20 on a try, the conversion of al l the homeside’s half dozen groundings and a penalty str ike as Fij i topped Tonga , 45-17 to continue its unbeaten 2014 Pacif ic Nations track; braces of groundings for left wing Sireli Bobo and right wing Watisoni Votu for the home team, while Ikale Tahi got a pair from replacement engine Vil iami Fihaki;

South Africa v Wales at Durban: Springboks rode a 28-9 f irst forty lead to a comfortable, 38-16 , victory at Kings Park, Durban in the f irst of a pair of Tests; Bryan Habana celebrated his brace of European championships won last month with Toulon by a brace of groundings; a couple dropped goals by Wales #10, Dan Biggar, against the two Habana trys-converted midway through the opening half set the tone for the match staggered by a 2:1 penalty count unfavorable the travelers; vis itors were fast as well as furious into ‘Bok terr itory a number of t imes, though they were undone by indiscipline;

New Zealand v England at Dunedin; visitors burst from the gates and out to a 10-nil advantage early and a 10-6 halft ime lead before a thri l l ing last forty minutes saw All Blacks overhaul at 13-10 with a try by fullback Ben Smith and its Aaron Cruden completion at ’44; England drew level three minutes on, but a further pair of groundings by Julian Savea and Ma’a Nonu on either side of an Aaron Cruden-replacement Beau Barrett sticksplitter made for the hosts count, while a pair of late dots by the travelers fullback Mike Brown at ’71 and Chris Ashton prior to the whist le, both converted by f lyhalf Owen Farrel l , brought the Men of the Rose to the brink, though 27-28 , their loss;

Australia v France at Melbourne: Evidence that each side was told to t ighten their respective defenses with a scoreline of 6-nil at t ime; 6 for Australia on 3 each from #s 9 & 10, but naught-for-two by the travel ing show in a brawny, conservative affair;

Argentina v Ireland at Tucuman; more bad for Argentina as they lost half dozen set pieces and then the Test after leading, 10-9 at intermission; two dots, one by Simon Zebo converted by Johnny Sexton and a late one by Sexton-relief, Ian Madigan, with his own conversion, made the vis itors win at 23-17 ;

Saturday, June 21 :

Fij i v Samoa at Suva: Manu Samoa continue to roll through the Pacif ic as they topped Fij i , 18-13 , on the road in the Fij ian capitol; f lyhalf Tusi Pisi was good for all traveler points with six penalties struck against a Napolioni Nalaga try, one by Nemani Nadolo Nasiganiyavi and a Nasiganiyavi st icksplitter making the record;

Japan v Italy at Tokyo: Azzurri must certainly have those blues after defeat to Brave Blossoms , 23-26 , ensured a joyless summer session amidst the beauty of the Pacif ic Islands for the tourists; the Japan numbers guy, Ayumu Goromaru, got 14 for his side on four penalties and the conversion of one of two home team trys;

New Zealand v England at Hamilton: A clean sweep by the All Blacks with their third win over England this month, 36-13 , on North Island; up 28-6 at the half, New Zealand won the second stanza 8-7 for the record; 5 trys: a hattryck by f lyer, Julian Savea, and a brace of scores by scrumhalf Aaron Smith were supplemented by eight points from the toe of f lyhalf Aaron Cruden and three from his replacement, Beauden Barrett, for the Kiwi numbers while f lyhalf Freddie Burns struck eight off his toe and wing, Marland Yarde, got the lone dot for the travelers;

NZ

Australia v France at Sydney: Wallabies put France to the sword for an Australia unbeaten June by tall ies of 39-13 at the All ianz Stadium; homeside out-tryed their guests 5:1; Les Blues seemed not to threaten all day as their hosts opened up a 20-6 lead at the end of ’40 with trys by Will “Big Power” Skelton and fullback Izzy Folau, both converted by f lyhalf Bernie Foley, who also added a pair of penalty strikes in that f irst forty; the hosts added dots by: Folau to open the second stanza, also openside Michael Cooper and relief scrumhalf Nick Phipps with Foley completing two-from-three; the single France grounding came from hooker, Guilhem Guirado, late in the day;

South Africa v Wales at Nelspruitt: In the dearest Test of the day, Springboks were down a lucky 13 points with seven minutes left on the clock, but a try by fullback Will ie le Roux and its conversion by standoff Morne Steyn in the 72n d minute (discounting injury t ime) closed the gap to six, and a penalty try awarded late for a shoulder charge by Wales ful lback, Liam Will iams, and Steyn’s added deuce in the 78th minute made for the Great South Africa return and the ‘Bok v ictory at 31-30 ;

Argentina v Scotland at Cordoba: Scotland must be savoring sweet success during their rigorous tour that has them with wins of: 5-points (US); 2-points (Canada) and last weekend’s two-pointer over Argentina , 21-19 ; Pumas were just ahead, 8-7 after ’40, and 19-10 at the hour mark, but failed to hold that lead as a pair of f lyhalf Duncan Weir penalty strokes sandwiched around a try by replacement other-half, Henry Pyrgos, in the f inal 10 minutes of action provided for the Caledonian happiness at day’s end;

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Day camp: June 23-25 Overnight camp: July 31 - August 3 Regis Jesuit High School (Day); University of Denver (Overnight)

15s 15s

while in Oz

and in SA

And speaking of World Cup Rugby, 2014 Women’s RWC begins August 1s t in France, but in preparation for that, USA Eagles wi l l play:

Wales on Saturday, June 28th in the Shire, which is Wales

England on Wednesday, July 2n d, in Rugby Central, which is England

and England once more on Sunday, July 6t h, in Rugby Central before making the Channel crossing for pool play in 2014 WRWC where they’l l matchup:

v Ireland , Fr iday August 1s t;

v Kazakhstan , Tuesday August 5t h;

v New Zealand , Saturday August 9t h;

Plenty of Colorado represented on Eagles roster Stolba leads a squadron of Glendale Raptors and one, unattached Coloradan

G lendale Raptors standout standoff, Hannah Stolba , is rostered for the three-match warmup, as wel l as 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup. The Missoula, Montana native and Minnesota State University, Mankato grad is joined by fellow Lady Raptors:

Jamie Burke , a versati le t ight f ive player who is equally adept at numbers 1,3-5;

graduate of University of Virginia and Virginia-born;

Sarah Chobot , signif icant force in the front row at primary posit ion of prop, Ms. Chobot hails from Mendon, Missouri ;

Ji l l Potter , the Denver-born, Colorado native packs down in the front row also at prop; Ms. Potter is an alumnus of University of New Mexico;

Kimberly Rozier , a f lyhalf born in Raleigh, Ms. Rozier graduated from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hi l l ;

Kittery Wagner , another native Coloradan, Ms. Wagner was born in Fort Coll ins and has earned 21 appearances for our national s ide; the #2 took her degree at Boston University;

Sarah Wilson , a front row (prop) stalwart , Ms. Wagner graduated The Ohio State University;

In addition, Sadie Anderson , currently unaffi l iated, is on the Eagles squad; Ms. Anderson got hers rugby spurs with Fort Coll ins Youth and graduated Pennsylvania State University.

15s

Hannah Stolba for the US

Host club, Denver Barbarians , won the Elite Division of the D-7s , storming through their

pool, the knockout stages and the f inal in crisp, cl inical fashion as they bested all -comers at

the 47th Annual 7-a-Side Tourney;

In easi ly the most excit ing f inale of the day, Rocky Mountain Women Selects fel l behind

their opponents, Berkeley All Blues , then roared back to capture victory with a grounding

by Black Ice talent, Blaine Martin, as t ime expired;

Upstart Littleton Selects

ended a string of

championships by Boulder

RFC with the win in the

Men’s Division; the Ethan

Pougnet-piloted side wil l

now prepare for Kansas

City Blues ’ Friday Night

Lights 7s Tournament in

just over a fortnight;

Kansas City Blues

Collegiate Selects topped

Colorado State University

to command honors in the D-7s College bracket;

And in the High School Division, Utah U-19 Lions worked the pil l successful ly for

championship glory in the f inal v Denver East High Angels ;

note: Littleton were registered for two divis ions, Men’s and High School; they won the

men’s and lost in the 3r d/4th -place match in age-grade… KC Blues won the 3r d/4t h -place

match in the Elite Divis ion, won te Collegiates and placed in the high school division; each

testimony to the existence of their respective clubs’ vital and vibrant continuums.

7s

7-a-side Rugby

Littleton ball-out on the huge, pristine pitch image: hRichard

Sides of the DrBG Super Summer 7s League

The level of competit ion ranges in the Wednesday evening 7-a-Side rugby competit ion and some are there merely to stretch legs and “keep a hand innit” until 15s resume, but for many the weekly act ion provides a preparation and proving grounds for tournaments such as the Denver-7s and KC Blues “Friday Night Lights 7s Tournament”, which happens July 12/13.

G lendale Raptors may be one of the newer clubs in town, but in their less-than-a-decade they’ve put up sig f igures. Enroll ing players from near and far, the Raptors have

risen to lofty heights in the scheme of things. Giorgi Tsverava is typical of the atypical mix that comprise

Glendale’s aerie. From the Caucasus Mountains nation of Georgia,

“George” arr ived in-country two weeks past and wil l stay through

the fall 15s season. A #1 or 2 in 7s code, you may f ind George on

the wing in preparat ion for his trademark fast closing. Oregon-

born Andy Hall is a f irst-year player who has found work on the

openside f lank at Glendale. The local math teacher is keen to

expand his rugby “game” in both 7s and 15s codes. Andre Whaley ,

also from the West Coast, graduated Sacramento City College. Mr.

Whaley started out on the wing, but the current prep cook-cum-

chef at Lansdowne Pub prefers the forward pack where his size and power can be better

uti l ized.

David “Curly” Hil lman , born in the eastern Russian region of Khabarovsk, Curly

comes from a rugby-playing family as both brothers lace up their boots for the Rush

and Mr. K’s wife has played as well . Curly saw action in Minnesota before moving to

Colorado. 15s and 7s coach, Paula Bailey, played for Lady Raptors as a uti l ity forward

before assuming the instructor’s mantle for the Rush. Born in Kentucky, the versat i le player

can cover an assortment of posit ions onfield. Newcastle, Australia native Marty Chenery

locks down the backrow for 15s Rush, but rapid movement and a respectable elusivity

enable the lanky speedster the f lyhalf jersey in the lesser (numerical) code.

An early instructor of the youth club that became Denver 303 Rugby, Eric Landauer is possessed of a speed and step that as often as not sees the former Ponderosa High

School star into space at pace. Ryan Clarke is Ohio-born, but was rugby-bred in the great State of Georgia. Mr. Clarke can insert anywhere in the three-quarters l ine to s ignif icant effect. A Colorado native who hails from the West Slope town of Rangely, Kyle Gross is a 15s f lyhalf and fullback whose deceptive accelerating capabil ity enables the sizable back to slash his opponent’s box open as a fast-swung gate.

Tsverava - refreshing pace for a big man image: hRichard

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PC's Epic Breckenridge-to-Vancouver Bike Challenge

Breckenridge-to-Burnaby by bike w/ Blue Goose Rugby Clubmember , Pete Clarke Mr . Clarke heads north out of Breck on the morning of June 30 for a cross-country cruise

that wil l take him from our Purple Mountain’s Majesty, ult imately to the Brit ish Columbian

coast at Burnaby, Vancouver in the nation of the True North, Canada. As you’re reading this

you might wonder just what, besides the abundance of natural beauty and f lat-out sublime

adventure to be encountered en route, would possess an individual to

undertake a prolonged, one-hundred-miles-per-day bicycle ride? In the case

of our Gentleman of the Blue Goose it ’s, “To do something that is a

challenge to complete… Do something that can raise some funds for good

causes… make a difference in l ives and also to help stay f it!” Clarke informs

us with customary aplomb.

Mr. Clarke takes every opportunity that comes his way to stump for others

as, “ It makes it more motivating for me to complete a chal lenge if I feel

someone else is going to benefit from it.” This summer’s cycl ing sortie wil l

be for the benefit of Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center -

http://www.boec.org - “I wanted to raise (money) for a local charity as I

think it is important to be making a (posit ive) difference, whenever possible,

in your local community.”

Ride Particulars

Mr. Clarke intends to eschew main roads and freeways, and he wil l opt for an off-the-

beaten track, though his ride wil l take him and his road crew through many state and

national parks. Thus far, his road support group is comprised of Pete’s nine-year old

daughter, Devon, and ride manager, Joanne Alford: “They are driving my Subaru and pull ing

a pop-up camper behind. They are doing most of the hard work

setting up and taking down camp whilst I just have to ride,” Pete

states in an easy measure that belies the scope of the journey, and

though Mr. Clarke has indicated the ride is open to anyone who’s up

for either the entire 1,800+ miles transit , or portions thereof; he

reports, “ I have invited a bunch of friends to join in where they can.

No-one has volunteered for the whole r ide but some are going to

accompany me for a few days here and there. More riders are

welcome to join in along the way, but be they must be able to

complete approximately one hundred miles of riding per day, or less

if they want to do part of a day’s riding. The pace wil l not be hard

as this is a tour, not a race!”

Clarke wil l r ide a pre-determined course yet, “The general route is

set, but it can be adjusted a bit along the way, depending on road conditions, etcetera. We

Ms. Al ford and Ms.

Clarke: a capab le pa ir in g

on lan d or water!

Mr. C larke on the road !

wil l play it day-by-day depending (we’l l ) need to get there (daily target location) each

evening if possible!”

Journey’s End

Pete’s plan is to wind up at Burnaby in the vicinity of the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club’s

grounds where he’l l hoist a beverage in triumph the ride and share a bit of Breckenridge

with rugby compatriots from north of our border by exchanging Breckenridge - Men of the

Blue Goose - Rugby Football Club gear with members of that Canadian club.

-Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center-

Nonprofit

PC's Epic Breckenridge-to-Vancouver Bike Challenge (from Pete’s page)

Thank you for visit ing my fundraising page!

This challenge is on behalf of a local charity in the town that I l ive, the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center. This charity al lows physically disabled and special needs individuals to participate in sports and the outdoor activit ies that most of us take for granted. Please see their website for more details to see what wonderful achievements they have made.

The mission of the Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center is to expand the potential of people of al l abi l it ies through meaningful, educational , and inspiring outdoor experiences, with a specia l ized focus on serv ing those with disabil it ies and specia l needs. - See more at: http://www.boec.org/#sthash.zmBdZchA.dpuf - you may need to copyandpaste URL

After successfully completing the JOG to Lands End (1,000 mile) ride last summer, I decided to up the ante somewhat this summer and attempt to complete a longer and harder tour beginning in my home of Breckenridge, Colorado and working my way across the west of the US of A to hopefully f inish in Vancouver, Brit ish Columbia in Canada. This should be a tougher chal lenge in a number of ways and I shall be r iding mostly alone (although any friends are welcome to join in on any legs), so no big boys to protect me against the prevail ing head winds coming across from the Pacif ic. It is a lso a much longer tour which wil l be just under 1800 miles of r iding. I shall be riding for 18 days at an average of a hundred miles a day with a couple of rest days along the way. This wil l a l low me to see much of the beautiful areas of the West at a pace that allows you to soak it al l in.

I wil l be indebted to my daughter Devon (aged 9) and our wonderful friend Joanne as they are going to be the support crew for this tour. They shall be driving the trip towing a pop-up camper along the way. This wil l provide us with a place to sleep each evening, food and assistance when the inevitable bike issues occur along the way. I definitely would not be about to do this chal lenge without their help. So many thanks to both of them.

Unfortunately I am very late in putting up this webpage as we are already leaving on the 30th June and hope to be f inished by the 20th July. This was partly due to do a warm up trip in Europe from London to Paris in the last couple of weeks. I plan on writ ing a short blog each day so you can see how we are doing and wil l provide a few photos along the way to allow you to see the trials and tribulat ions that occur along the way. It is a very excit ing challenge for me and I am very much looking forward to pushing myself to achieve it and

hopefully generate as much money as I can for a worthy charity. I shal l use the extra energy provided by charity donations to keep me roll ing on the days when I am tired and feeling sore.

Anything that you can donate wil l be greatly appreciated by me, the folks at the BOEC and more importantly, to the people that wil l benefit from your donation.

Many Thanks

Pete

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day camp: Regis Jesuit High School campus, June 23-25, 2014

overnight camp: at University of Denver , July 31 - August 3

not to scare you or anything, but 2014 Halloween falls on Friday

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Lady Raptors v Black Ice , and Raptors v Barbos or possibly Highlanders v

Harlequins in the Kettle prior to a rockin’, rollin’ … perhaps a bit of ravin’

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prosaic or proactive

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He serious?

I’m afraid

so

What if Mom

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I’ll be Hilary… albeit a

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are you afraid?

I’m afraid of what I might

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I’m goin’, you goin?

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7s

7s

It ’ l l take 50 MPts plus to win a conference and pretty much in the high 40s to earn a wild card spot, with 60% of the clubs yet in posit ion for post-season glory:

clubs w/2 f ixtures remaining: Brumbies , Bulls , Hurricanes , Sharks o Brumbies can cop a maximum 10 points which, at 50 MPts, should

see them into extra t ime, but those two fixtures are: at Waratahs, and host duty of their dangerous and current hind-snapper, the Force franchise… cream shal l r ise;

o Bulls are on the outside rail and must have the max from their brace of matches left to keep the dream alive, but those contests be: on the road at Newlands v surging Stormers and also they must have a f inal fulsome victory over Rebels at Loftus Versfeld:

o Hurricanes also can pop a tenner, but they’l l have to do it: in host duty of conference- leading Crusaders and on the road in Hamilton v Chiefs , each of whom have after-hours aspirations of their own;

o Sharks need to win out, because they’l l want to maintain their league lead to ensure home fixtures throughout the playoffs; they can keep themselves on potential with big wins over: Cheetahs at Free State Stadium and Stormers at Newlands, a precarious road;

clubs w/3 f ixtures remaining (match in hand): Chiefs , Crusaders , Highlanders , Western Force , Waratahs

o Chiefs , defending tit leholders, will l ike to win out with as much pointage as possible for they currently reside in 4t h place on the NZ conference table; they’l l have to do it: at playoff-minded Highlanders , with the host win past Hurricanes and lastly with road victory in Auckland v the pretentious Blues ;

o Crusaders are in the catbird seat in the Land; they may remain that way with victories: on the road in Well ington v Hurricanes , with a delivery of the Blues at home and also joy in the f inal home fixture v Highlanders - each match, a l ightning-sparked conflagration ;

o Highlanders gotta win out, but by doing so wil l most certainly garner an after t ime slot; they’l l do it: hosting Chiefs , in a crit ical quiz v Waratahs in Sydney and by topping Crusaders on the road in Christchurch - a trio of would-be wins over: last year’s champions and this season’s present leaders of the Free World, errh, the Australian and New Zealand conferences, resp.;

o Western Force have found their pace this season; with a steadfast and formidable forwards group and the 9/10 combo of Alby Mathewson and Sias Ebersohn serving a capable three-quartersl ine that includes the l ikes of the Honey Badger of Oz, Nick Cummins; Force have stunned the league this season and would continue to do so after t ime via colorful home victories over sad songsters with a stingy melody, Blues , also the f laming Reds , and then on the road in the nation’s capitol, Canberra, v Brumbies…

over

Super XV Rugby

over

Upcoming the end of your month

Friday, 6.27.14 Highlanders (38) v Chiefs (35) at Forsyth Barr: each lost last match; not right direction for the playoff-bound; Jumpin’ Jack Flash in the stadium on the weekend; Rebels (21) v Reds (23) at AAMI Park: last month when these clubs played, this weekend’s hosts had the road joy and popped this weekend’s guests down the ARC dungeon; they’ve opportunity to reprise that effort this upcomer;

Saturday, 6.28.14 Hurricanes (37) v Crusaders (41) at Westpac: right result could see homeboys driving the NZRC show; this’l l put your Northern Lights on in f ine fettle the Southern Hemisphere; Waratahs (43) v Brumbies (35) at ANZ: visitors cannot lose if they wanna playoff; home team can go a long way in securing the conference with victory here; Force (36) v Blues (31) at NIB: homeside has never been in this posit ion so late in the season and they’ve got to win big to remain in the hunt; visitors have neither sympathy nor care for their situation; one more disruptive act ion by the azure ones?

All SARC on bye this (6.27/28.14) weekend

Did you know? - Westpac Stadium , home to Hurricanes , hosted a Military Tattoo in 2000?

and last, yet certainly not anywheres the near end of least, Waratahs : the

Sydney franchise wins out with al l possible points, they wil l have earned a

f irst in the Austral ian Conference, and unseated their South African pals,

Sharks , from top of the league heap, thus ensuring themselves of home

playoff matches as long as they keep winning; should the ‘Tahs stumble

somewheres along the remainder of their Super Rugby path, Crusaders can

yet take the league with al l-points victories in their last f ixtures; any event

Waratahs remainders: at Canberra and Brumbies , home v Highlanders and on

the road in the Reds championship game

So close to the end of the season, though the only thing for sure is that it wil l be a

cl imactic and clashy [sic] conclusion to 2014 Super XVs Rugby; al l- in, a l l-on in the

last 160-240+ minutes of 2014 Super XVs Rugby action one should think!

from before

Australian Rugby Conference

Club Won Lost Drawn MPts

Waratahs 9 4 0 43 Brumbies 9 5 0 40 Force 8 5 0 36 Reds 4 9 0 23 Rebels 4 9 0 21

New Zealand Rugby Conference

Club Won Lost Drawn MPts

Crusaders 9 4 0 41 Highlanders 7 6 0 38 Hurricanes 7 7 0 37

Chiefs 6 5 2 35 Blues 6 7 0 31

South Africa Rugby Conference

Club Won Lost Drawn MPts

Sharks 10 4 0 45 Bulls 6 7 1 33 Stormers 6 8 0 28 Lions 5 9 0 22 Cheetahs 3 10 1 20

Sharks 10 4 0 45 Waratahs 9 4 0 43 Crusaders 9 4 0 41 Brumbies 9 5 0 40 Highlanders 7 6 0 38 Hurricanes 7 7 0 37 Force 8 5 0 36 Chiefs 6 5 2 35 Bulls 6 7 1 33 Blues 6 7 0 31 Stormers 6 8 0 28 Reds 4 9 0 23 Lions 5 9 0 22 Rebels 4 9 0 21 Cheetahs 3 10 1 20

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*Daktari’s Rugby Cypherlast week’s solution: “I’m gutted for the guys,” All

Blacks legend and Canada Coach Kieran Crowley

after close loss to Scotland

today’s cryp

AOCGC YM FNAOYFW AN XNMC DFH CQCGBAOYFW AN WDYF LM ICF’M CDWXCM

VNDVO IYJCANXJYF NF FNQCIUCG DXX UXDVJM IDAVO

to solve: substitute letters in the pattern above to determine the rugby

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Daktari’s Rugby Cypher* “I’m gutted for the guys,” All

Blacks legend and Canada Coach Kieran Crowley

cryp below

AOCGC YM FNAOYFW AN XNMC DFH CQCGBAOYFW AN WDYF LM ICF’M CDWXCM

VNDVO IYJCANXJYF NF FNQCIUCG DXX UXDVJM IDAVO

hint: H = D

text is encrypted

substitute letters in the pattern above to determine the rugby-related phrase

RSVP the

cryp

Nike Rugby Camps Rugby 15s Camps instructed by USA Eagles front row,

Zach Fenoglio - zfenoglio@gmail.com and staff day camp: Regis Jesuit High School campus, June 23-25, 2014

vernight camp: at RJHS, July 31 - August 3

Daktari on the Han River, Seoul, SK

AOCGC YM FNAOYFW AN XNMC DFH CQCGBAOYFW AN WDYF LM ICF’M CDWXCM

VNDVO IYJCANXJYF NF FNQCIUCG DXX UXDVJM IDAVO

related phrase.

front row,

25, 2014

Daktari on the Han River, Seoul, SK