Saturday August 14th
Waterloo V Bromsgrove
Kick off 3pm
Saturday August 21st
Waterloo V Neath
Kick off 2.30pm
Thursday August 26th
Lanc Cup game
Waterloo V West Park
Kick off 7pm
Showing posts with label rugby union. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rugby union. Show all posts
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Big Ben Kay retires
...Why not come back to Waterloo Ben? That'd be a hell of a story if he were to come back to his old stomping ground and steady the ship.
Ben Kay, a member of England's 2003 World Cup-winning team, has confirmed he is to retire from rugby.
The 34-year-old lock left Leicester at the end of the season after the Premiership champions opted not to offer him a new deal.
Kay, who won 62 caps for England, is pursuing a media career and will now work as a commentator with ESPN.
"I had other options but I was keeping things open while ESPN confirmed the deal," Kay told the Guardian.
Kay was an integral part of England's World Cup-winning side seven years ago and also played every minute of every match in 2007 when they also reached the final before losing to South Africa. His career also featured two Lions caps in 2005.
Monday, January 05, 2009
StatBunker
One of the chaps over on the Rolling Maul National League Rugby Union Forum post this link which gives absolutely superb information on Rugby Union results & stats.
Extremely useful because the information isn't always available for very long....in the case of Waterloo, however, it might be better if the data was just locked in a vault somewhere where no-one can ever find it.
Extremely useful because the information isn't always available for very long....in the case of Waterloo, however, it might be better if the data was just locked in a vault somewhere where no-one can ever find it.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Rugby union re-structuring
Plans for a Rugby Union championship gaining momentum
"Members of the Rugby Football Union's council have backed setting up a new professional 12-team Championship to replace National League One.
Earlier the umbrella body for National League One clubs, First Division Rugby, had called the prospect of the new championship "financial suicide".
But six League One clubs subsequently gave the proposal their support.
The RFU said the vote to support the formation of a new competition was carried by an "overwhelming majority".
Coventry, Doncaster, Exeter, London Welsh, Nottingham and Plymouth Albion were the teams who sent a memo to the RFU council urging them to vote in the change.
It concluded: "We sincerely request your support in moving the development of level two rugby into the professional era without further delay."
The RFU believe the Championship is "the way forward" for English rugby, but FDR chairman Geoff Irvine responded by stating he was "amazed" the RFU had made the memo public "on behalf of a minority group of six clubs".
Under the RFU's plans, the leading Division One sides this season would become Championship founder members - if they agree to turn professional.
Interesting developments...I'd hope this will see a stronger higher profile set of teams for the various under-represented regions whilst reducing travelling costs and stabilising the lower tiers. That REALLY needs doing. Waterloo are really struggling this season...all these trips to the south west are proving a huge millstone.
"Members of the Rugby Football Union's council have backed setting up a new professional 12-team Championship to replace National League One.
Earlier the umbrella body for National League One clubs, First Division Rugby, had called the prospect of the new championship "financial suicide".
But six League One clubs subsequently gave the proposal their support.
The RFU said the vote to support the formation of a new competition was carried by an "overwhelming majority".
Coventry, Doncaster, Exeter, London Welsh, Nottingham and Plymouth Albion were the teams who sent a memo to the RFU council urging them to vote in the change.
It concluded: "We sincerely request your support in moving the development of level two rugby into the professional era without further delay."
The RFU believe the Championship is "the way forward" for English rugby, but FDR chairman Geoff Irvine responded by stating he was "amazed" the RFU had made the memo public "on behalf of a minority group of six clubs".
Under the RFU's plans, the leading Division One sides this season would become Championship founder members - if they agree to turn professional.
Interesting developments...I'd hope this will see a stronger higher profile set of teams for the various under-represented regions whilst reducing travelling costs and stabilising the lower tiers. That REALLY needs doing. Waterloo are really struggling this season...all these trips to the south west are proving a huge millstone.
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