Quote of the day coming from the mouth of Tony Reali after Mike Wilbon was foolish enough to state that the average pro rugger compares in size with David Beckham. Its obvious from that quote that Wilbon, in all of his experience and sports wisdom, doesn’t know the first thing about rugby. This […]

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I had to scoff at the Yankees titling their strength and conditioning coach head of “performance enhancement”… just seemed like they could have come up with a more appropriate name that didn’t imply he was Jason Giambi’s personal trainer. Similarly, the England National Rugby Team has announced that they have brought a “mental skills” […]

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Nothing about this clip was 101 level stuff, so I had to branch out to share what is a great try by Doug Howlett, wing for the Auckland Blues (Super 12) and New Zealand All Blacks (International).
Enjoy.

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Here’s to hoping the IRB has the balls to schedule referee Stuart Dickinson for at least one of France’s 2007 Rugby World Cup games.
After France’s 42-11 loss to New Zealand last Saturday, the referee knew that he blew a few of the calls - as referees often do - and had the maturity and professionalism […]

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Danny Grewcock unfortunately has the most humorous name in all of professional sports in my opinion. The 6′5″, 260 pound second row, who is also a black belt, is understandably one of the angriest men in rugby. I am sure I’m not the first to find humor in his family name, who I […]

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37-7: Margin of victory in which Cal Rugby secured only their 22nd collegiate championship since 1980. It’s also their 4th in a row.
$15.1 million: Shaun Alexander’s salary, who revealed to reporters that his foot isn’t healed but its of no concern to him. Hopefully this is Shaun’s idea of a joke, but you […]

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Try being this guy, who just got suspended two years from rugby for testing positive for cocaine.

Paul Price of Lydney RFC, who pleaded guilty, tested positive following a National League Three South game against Cinderford at on 17 March 2007.
The suspension by an RFU disciplinary panel runs until 17 April 2009.
It includes playing, training with […]

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In the rucks, crazy stuff happens. Actually, in a rugby game, when emotions get the best of people, crazy stuff happens all over the field. One such person is 21-year old Northampton hooker Dylan Hartley. Hartley and his club are currently appealing a six month suspension, that almost seems light considering what […]

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This weekend’s incident at CSU got met thinking about some of the better head shots in memory’s past, here are a few from various sports:

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Finishing up my reporting on the RBS 7 Nations tournament, and France barely pulled out the tournament win over Ireland, who came out on St. Patrick’s Day and beat up Italy Ron Artest style, winning the match 51-24.  But it was not enough to hold off the French, who won the tournament based on point […]

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