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Playoff Frames

Men's ERRFU Division-1 seeding for Western Territorial Playoffs, May 4:

1. Denver Barbarians 2. Glendale Raptors 3. Provo Steelers 4. Kansas City Blues

Men's Division-2 Champions

1. Glendale Raptors to Omaha, Saturday April 27

Men's Division-3 Champions

1. Denver Harlequins to Omaha, Saturday April 27

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In This Issue:

The weekend at Infinity: Women's action, Men's D-1 tourney, USA Rugby college men's D-1

and high school play

Western RFU Playoffs Framed

Colorado Preps: Standings

303 RFC and TRY League: Mustering

Youth High Performance Camp

SummerTime… and the living is rugby

SkiTown Rugby at the head of the Canyon

World Beat Rugby: - NoHemi: Heineken Cup? Yes, I'll have four, errrh, I mean two…

SoHemi: Super XV Rugby Caps, Results and Standings

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Black Ice WRFC v Boulder Babes WRFC - friendly

Black Ice topped the Boulder Babes, 90-7, at Dick's Rugby Sporting Goods Park on Saturday. Ideal weather

conditions and smoothly applied offensive schemes served the Ice well on the day.

Men's D-1 Tourney at Glendale

Seedings are set for the next round of competitions on the road the USA Rugby men's clubside last four to be held in the

Kettle and on the StoveTop the first weekend in June at Glendale's Infinity Park Rugby Complex. The Cauldron fired hotly

with rugby action as numbers 2-thru-4 got ordered in no uncertain terms:

Glendale Raptors, winners over Provo Steelers 79-10, finished in second place on the table and will host Texas

#3 club, Dallas Reds on Saturday, May 4;

Steelers, who took third in the league, will travel to Dallas for a fixture with Texas #2, Dallas Harlequins on the

day;

Kansas City Blues looked smart in topping Denver Highlanders, 48-16, and snagged the last playoff slot at #4

position in the league; Blues look to put the somber in Austin Blacks in the Lone Star capitol on that day;

and yesterday's numero uno, Denver Barbarians, have remained in that enviable spot; as such, they'll host

Texas #4, Austin Huns at home on 5.4



Provo Steelers vs. Denver Barbarians

April 20th 2013

Infinity Park, KO: 4:15 P.M.

for RA: JM

As the curtain-raiser between Glendale and Kansas City painfully concluded, the ennui relented and the men

gathered afield to determine the best in the west. The Denver Barbarians looked to reverse an early-season dismantling

by the Provo Steelers, who hoped to finish their season unblemished by loss. More importantly, at stake was earning

the first seed from the West without having to return the following day to play Glendale with the potential for dropping

to the third seed. The victor would conclude the day with primacy in the West and the gain the inside track in the

national playoffs.

Under a heavy, dark sky, both teams wasted little time establishing their game plan. Provo used strong

individual runners to bang through for territory near to the breakdown, while the Barbos attempted to spin the ball wide

to their speedy playmakers. The Steelers execution forced Denver infractions, and fullback Lualua converted a penalty

kick break into the score sheet 8 minutes into the match.

Tactical kicking by flyhalf Maximo De Achaval led to a Denver 5

meter scrum, and 8-man Tommy Pasque took the ball from the

back of the scrum across the tryline. De Achaval’s conversion

gave the Barbos a 7-3 lead, but Provo answered shortly as lock

Latu Sailosi shrugged off several would be tacklers before

darting 20m for the score. Lualua’s conversion settled the

Steelers into a three point lead 15 minutes into the match.

As both teams were executing their strategies, the

Barbos kicking game gained advantages that forced Provo to kick

for territory rather than run the ball out from behind their own

22m line. Unfortunately for the Steelers, this meant putting the

ball in the hands of Denver fullback Phil White, who returned one errant kick past four defenders down the sideline for a

corner try and a difficult conversion by De Achaval to return the

lead to Denver’s favor, 14-10 midway through the half. After De

Achaval added a drop goal to his tally, a fracas broke out

resulting in yellow cards to Denver prop Josh Masek and Provo

wing Fakatoko Toa. With both teams down a man, the Barbos

were able to find more space and use timely kicks to keep Provo

under pressure for the remainder of the half. Inside Center

Taylor Howden capitalized on a 5m scrum to by dummying

outside and cutting nicely inside for a converted try. Denver

followed that try with a long break by winger Jake Humphrey,

and with ample space and support, they were able to get the

ball to the speedy White for his second score, this time under

the posts for the easy conversion. De Achaval notched a penalty kick to end the half with Denver holding an

insurmountable 34-10 lead.



From the onset of the second half, the Barbarians proved their intention to play a complete game of high quality

rugby and erase the memory of a bitter loss. Center Kyle Hitt broke loose for 35m before White finished off the foray

with another converted try. Unfortunately, Provo sullied what was an otherwise valiant and physically imposing

performance with continuous backchat to the referee and sometimes dirty play that eventually resulted in one sendoff

and another sin bin. One such penalty led to a phenomenal 50m kick by De Achaval to forge a 44-10 lead mere minutes

into the second half. After a tussle left the Steelers two men lighter than Denver, White was able to notch his fourth try

of the match, converted by De Achaval. Provo showed resiliency as they punched the ball over from a short distance

and LuaLua converted the try by one of their massive props, drawing to 49-17. De Achaval closed out the scoring with a

penalty kick, making the final tally 52-17 in favor of the Denver Barbarians.

Denver: Tries: White (4), Howden, Pasque. Cons: De Achaval (5) Pens: De Achaval (3) Drops: De Achaval

Provo: Tries Sailosi, Latu Cons: LuaLua (2) Pens: LuaLua

Glendale Raptors v Provo Steelers

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image: haywood

With a light north breeze and sunny skies, Raptors and Steelers set about in determination of who'd host the

next round of playoffs and who would travel to Texas for their matchup on May 4 th. 80 minutes of rock 'em,

sock 'em action on, and those directives were sorted.

Glendale got up first on a penalty goal in the eighth minute by scrumhalf Shaun Davies after a failure to

release tackled player at breakdown: 3-nil Raptors.

A defense-confounding double-cocked pass by the canny Davies had left wing, Preston Bryant, untouched and

spiriting through a narrow gap to cross-and-dot. Along with Davies' completion, 10-nil at the 14th minute.

Glendale were swifter to the breakdown and surer at the grapple early, maintaining or exacting possession

with serious deliberation. A quickly-tapped penalty by Raptors #9 had center Mike Graham away along touch

for the try that made it 15-0 in the 17th minute.

Raptors kept heat on high as the Kettle boiled fractiously (JG?) and second row Austin Welch dove across the

paint for a touch down in the 22nd minute, making the numbers 22-0.

Glendale got another from blindside, Stan Maoli, converted by Davies and 29-0 at minute 34 were the new

numbers.

Now came Provo with their own #6, Petelo Sa, popping from the loose inclose to slice into goal for a touch

down converted by fullback, Ernest Lualua, and 29-7 were the tallies at the 36th minute.

Glendale lock, Doug Graves, grounded just prior to referee Pete Winkelbauer's halftime signal a try converted

by Davies and the lads went to break at 36-7.

Raptors trys by: Bryant (45', 48' and 80'); Mark Sztndera (53' and 61'); Dewon Reed (65'); and Pat Doyle (78')

versus a lone touch down by Steelers tighthead prop, Solomon Latu in the second stanza meant a final of 79-

12 for the record at Winkelbauer's last blast.

Scoring

Glendale – Try: Bryant (4), Graham, Welch, Moali, Graves, Sztndera (2), Reed, Doyle; Con: Davies (8);

Pen: Davies

Provo – Try: Sa, Latu; Con: Lualua

Match Officials: Pete Winkelbauer, Joe Davis, Tim Luscombe



Denver Highlanders v Kansas City Blues

lineout action image: trotski

KC Blues and hometown Highlanders squared off at the Infinity Rugby Complex' Stadium in the first match of

the day on Sunday. The ideal weather conditions offered sharp contrast to the intensity and ferocity of action

on the pitch as each side strove for victory and the remaining playoff seed. Kansas City Blues RFC came into

town as fourth seed in the league, needing to at minimum maintain that position on the table for

advancement to the next round of playoffs at the territorial level. Denver Highlanders had beaten Boulder RFC

on Saturday and looked to claim the last playoff

with the win on Sunday in the Kettle.

Smart kicks into space for territory by Blues

standoff, Kelly Mercer, put Highlanders under

pressure early followed by short, banging jags

from its big men off the KC rolling maul made

ground gains and kept the Blues on the front

foot. Well-grappled turnovers by the

Highlanders defenders enabled clearances from

Highlanders #10, Ewan Scott: action lively and

mobile from referee Pete Winkelbauer's first

whistle.

Kansas City were judged to have entered at

breakdown from the side and a well-struck Scott

penalty from just inside the Blues 10 meter line

put Highlanders ahead 3-nil at minute 12. image: haywood



Mercer was wide on penalty conversion for a Highlanders offside infringement two minutes on, but Scott put

paid to a second Blues infraction (JG?) from beyond midway with a boomer that just cleared the crossbars and

Denver were up by half dozen in the 16 th minute.

A Highlanders clearance boot that failed to find touch and enabled Blues fullback, Ed Mills, opportunity to

display confounding countering capability as he looped and stunted through a defense on its heels fro better

than 50 meters before touching down for Mercer's conversion and we'd a new leader, 7-6, with 27 ticks

recorded.

Another blistering counter by the Blues #15 from inside his 10 meter line for twenty-five meters set up the

sweet offload to inside center, Tim Curtis. That #12 put the chase behind him as he finished a fast forty for the

grounding that along with Mercer's added deuce had Blues up 14-6, three-quarters of the way through the

first period.

A penalty struck true by Mercer from between the hashes 30 meters out, just prior to Winkelbauer's halftime

signal, had KC in front 17-6 as the lads went to lockers for instruction.

Mercer's well-found form meant another three for Blues in the 42nd minute as the flyhalf split the sticks from

the interior hash at the 22 and the numbers turned to 20-6.

Kansas City fast distribution had scrumhalf Casey Cummings streaking along touch for a quick 25 meters to

touch down for Mercer's conversion and Blues had extended their advantage to 27-6 by minute number 45.

Yellow shown to Blues had KC down a man in the 52nd minute and Highlanders were swift in making that

bonus work as second row, Brent Shepard, crashed across the paint after a pair of pounding phases inside the

Blues business district: 27-11 for Kansas City.

Blues responded in estimable fashion as Mercer threaded his way into Highlanders territory and put flyer, Joe

D'Agostino, in position to finish surely for Mercer's conversion and it was 34-11 Blues with the musicians yet

one man light nearing the three-quarter point in the match.

Ed Mills showed another extended patch of brilliance as he skipped, twirled and stuttered through a

congested midfield and raced over for the try which, along with Mercer's completion, made numbers of 41

and 11 as Kansas City celebrated the return to even sides at minute 62.

Back came Highlanders with a rush to goal by its forwards that had 8-man, Clinton Camp, in possession well

within the Blues business district and the backrow lock powered across goal for a score of 41-16 at 64.

KC were to have the final shout, however, with their own 8-man, Lewis Mills, shrugging off a tackle en route to

the Promised Land for a try and the final points of the day slotted by Mercer, who accounted for 18 markers

on the day: final record of Blues 48- Highlanders 16. Scoring

Highlanders – Try: Shepard, Camp; Pen: Scott (2)

Blues – Try: E. Mills (2), Curtis, Cummings, D'Agostino, L. Mills; Con: Mercer (6); Pen: Mercer (2)

Match Officials: Marc Nelson, Rey Hernandez, Tim Luscombe



University of Colorado v University of Wisconsin

University of Colorado upended University of Wisconsin, 54-24, Saturday up on the StoveTop at Infinity Rugby

complex. The Buffs will now face St. Mary's in the next men's D-1 college playoff round.

Glendale v Chaparral: high school friendly

information by: Jared Heath

Glendale played Chaparral early on Saturday to kick off the day's full rugby schedule. Raptors led the

Wolverines 17-15 at the half, but with Wolverines snakebit by injury in the first period of play, Glendale were

able to open things up a good bit in the second stanza, rolling to victory at 58-15.



Grizzlies v Angels

high school league competition of two, 30-minute halves

Denver East High Angels flew into Colorado Springs Grizzlies home grounds, "The Crater", at Mountain Ridge

Middle School to determine the club that would hold topspot in the premier division of Colorado High School

Rugby. After a competition featuring 11 trys in total, that issue was sorted. A pair of lead changes early and

two incidences of knotted scores in the first half well-testified to the level and quality of play on this day.

Under coolly overcast skies with spots of sun, the travelers drew first after extended play in Grizzlies territory

as swift service from the breakdown put flyer, Connor Messer, free along touch to close quickly, winning the

twenty meter race to touch down in the corner. East #10, Jackson Bock, was near uncanny with the

sticksplitting add-on from the sideline and Angels were up by seven in the 16th minute.

Springs drew even when flyhalf Seth Halliman fended his way to space at Denver's 22, crossing-and-dotting for

inside center Matt Skipworth's conversion: 7-the-pair at minute 23.

With Colorado Springs keeping ball in hand, attempting to run from their own 22, a lazy hanger in the centers

enabled the crafty poach by Angels outside center, Adam Jester – twenty-five fast meters on, and with Bock's

completion, the visitors were back in front, 14-7, as the crowd of nearly five hundred roared encouragement

for their respective favorites, the Crater percolated and referee Rick Goldammer signaled the re-start in the

25th minute.

The home team worked their way into Angels territory in steady surges from the maul. Twenty-five meters

from goal, Halliman dummied to space and freed Skipworth for his crossing; and with the center's own

conversion, the tallies were drawn yet again with 28 ticks gone by.

Grizzlies claimed the lead with Halliman displaying fine cutting capabilities through twenty meters, stepping

right to shake a defender and then left to confound another enroute to the grounding converted by

Skipworth, and it was 21-14 at the sound of Goldammer's halftime blast.

Colorado Springs got right after it in the second minute of the last stanza as 8-man, Cam McGregor, identified

space outside and crossed for the grounding completed by Skipworth that put Springs up 28-14.

But East were not done by a long shot. With Angels attacking at force in the Grizzlies business district, a

Colorado Springs player was caught laggard at breakdown. The ensuing quickly-tapped penalty was served to

tighthead, Duncan "Ice" Frost. Closeby goal with a step and a forward lean, this cool customer is virtually

unstoppable and no one could as the big man touched down for Bock's conversion, and the tallies tightened at

28-21, four minutes into the last half.



Colorado Springs extended their advantage with an unconverted try by Halliman for his tryple and the

numbers turned to 33-21 after 39 minutes.

Now the mix boiled merrily as first one side and then the other made significant ground gains only to suffer

loss of possession and the requisite slide into their respective defensive postures. With an East put to the set

piece in their own business district, a lightning strike by Grizzlies #2 Patty Donovan exacted the poach, and the

snatch at the back of the scrum by backrow lock McGregor enabled the sure step and crashover touch down

for Skipworth's conversion: 40-21, twenty-six minutes into the second half.

Another score by McGregor for his tryple and a last grounding by the ubiquitous hooker Donovan at the death.

With Skipworth striking true at both conversions, a final of 54-21 was recorded. The Grizzlies now lead the

premier Colorado high school division by a single table point over East and Aurora Saracens with two fixtures

yet to play for those sizable bears while Sarries are done and East have one remaining on its plate afore the

playoffs begin next week.

Scoring

East – Try: Messer, Jaster, Frost; Con: Bock (3)

Springs – Try: Halliman (3), Skipworth, McGregor (3), Donovan; Con: Skipworth (5), Halliman

Colorado Prep League Standings

Division 1 GP W L T Pts

Colorado Springs Grizzlies

4 4 0 20

East High Angels 5 4 1 19

Aurora Saracens 6 4 2 19

Littleton Eagles 4 2 2 10

Cherry Creek Bruins

4 2 2 9

Regis Jesuit Raiders

6 1 5 8

Chaparral Wolverines

5 0 5 0

Division 2 GP W L T PTS

Fort Collins 5 5 0

24

Castle Rock 6 4 1 1 23

Jr. Gents 4 4 0

20

PAC RFC 5 4 1

20

Boulder Lions 2 2 1 1 13

Harlequins RFC 6 2 4

12

Tigers RFC 4 1 3

6

SWARM RFC 6 1 5

5

Pikes Peak Stormers 5 0 5

1

Warriors RFC 2 0 2

0



Division-3 High School Table

Club GP W L T PTS

Titans Rugby 5 5 0

23

Jr. Griffins 5 3 2

14

Ridge View Academy 3 2 1

9

Northside Vikings 4 2 2

8

East HS Red 4 1 3

4

Glendale Raptors 5 0 5

0

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303 RFC kicks it for the TRY League

Thursday, April 23rd – first training session at City Park Registration is OPEN:

This year Rugby Colorado has moved to online registration to make the enrollment process easier on clubs and parents.

We will no longer require any paperwork or 2 payments, one to the Manager of Finance or to 303 Rugby! Instead only

one payment will be necessary and you can do this online. If there is anyone that would like to pay in another form

please contact me. To register please visit link below:

Changes to the TRY League:

Over the offseason there have been a few significant changes to our league. Most importantly, age group naming has

changed to even years and we have added 2 new divisions (U13 and U14). For example, last year we had U7, U9, U11,

U13, and U15. This has changed to U8, U10, U12, U13, U14, and U16. This has changed nothing as far as age group

breakdowns other than the label except for the U13 and U14 levels which are now single age divisions. See below for

appropriate age divisions.

To register, go to: https://www.allplayers.com/g/303_rfc_youth_rugby1/

Rocky Mountain Challenge – All Star U-17s and U-19s featuring the best emerging men's rugby talent in the country, June 14-16

Mountain 15s League: June through August

B-G Wednesday Night 7s League – Denver – youth, men's and women's 7s

Cowpie 15s Rugby Tournament, Saturday July 13 in Steamboat Springs

Denver 7s: Dick's Sporting Goods Rugby Park – Saturday, July 20

SkiTown 15s Rugby Tournament – Glenwood Springs men's and women's 15s competitions

Vail Olde Boys – Saturday, August 10 Serevi 7s – Kettle and StoveTop – Saturday, August 17

RMC June 14 - 16

Summer rugby is on the horizon!

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Defiance Rugby Club

An Invitation to Play:

Ski Town 2013

August 3rd and 4th

Glenwood Springs, Colorado

Mtn/Div 2 Men’s Old Boys Women

2 Pitches 2 Days Trophy Round Sunday Lodging Party

Surrounded by Mountains in Beautiful Glenwood Springs

Just Voted the Best Small Town to Visit in America!

Hot Springs Rafting Amusement Park

Bring the Girlfriend! Bring the Wife! Bring the kids! Bring the Mother-in-law for the Old Boys’ Amusement!

Details: $350 Entry Fee 8 Team Brackets Trophies

And Of Course

FREE BEER FOR ALL THE RUGGERS!

Enjoy Great Competition, Natural Beauty, Tune Up For The Fall! Come Rugby and Party with the Mountain Boys!

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Fabulist Scribe H. Richard and L. Trotski, RA's Pithy Scribe, for Rugby Scribes

Heineken Cup semifinal fixtures on the upcomer, Saturday April 27 and Sunday April 28:

Clermont Auvergne meets Munster at Stade de la Mosson in Montpellier down on the Mediterranean

coast in the south of France. Not a real home match for the old Montferrand boys, yet much less distance

than Munster will transit. Munster dropped out of the RaboDirect Pro12 by virtue of its loss to Leinster on

the Saturday, so it’s all or naught for the Munstermen this weekend, while Clermont are still in the

running for Top XIV honors as well as the Heineken Championship. Double-up is on the French plate, yes?

In the Sunday semifinal, Toulon jumps the channel for their much anticipated date with Saracens at

Twickenham; Sarries are in form with Toulon only slightly less so. However each side suffered defeat in

their respective leagues on the weekend - Sarries losing by a nickel at Castle Grim to Cherry-and-Whites,

and Toulon one behind Grenoble at the end of their 80 - but Saracens managed to hold onto the topspot

in the Premiership while Toulon slipped one-point behind league-leaders, Clermont.

Rugby Atlas predicts:

Clermont Auvergne 32 – Munster 12, oui?;

Saracens 28 – Toulon 29, non?

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RaboDirect Pro12

Club Games Won Lost Tied Table points

Ulster 21 16 4 1 76

Leinster 21 16 5 73

Glasgow 21 15 6 72

Scarlets 21 15 6 66

Ospreys 21 14 6 1 62

Munster 21 10 10 1 50

Benetton Treviso 20 9 10 1 43

Cardiff Blues 21 8 13 38

Connacht 20 8 12 36

Edinburgh 21 6 13 32

Dragons 21 6 15 27

Zebre 21 0 21 9

RaboDirect Pro12 – last weekend of RDP12 play upcoming on May 3/4/5: Three of the four semifinalists are

set. Ulster, Leinster, Glasgow are in regardless of the results of their last matches. Scarlets currently sit

fourth at the table, four points ahead of Ospreys. On the weekend:

Ulster v Cardiff Blues: Ulster should like to win to maintain their topspot, but Blues would like

nothing better than to unseat the Ulstermen from their perch as a happy ending for those

Welshmen; but if Ulster should lose w/o a bonus point…

Leinster, who play the last playoff-seat-seeking Ospreys, could overtake their provincial brethren

with a win over Ospreys at the RDS, which will also obviate any rugby-related travel plans of those

Welsh;

Glasgow transit the Irish Sea for a final date at Connacht; That Irish province has been undulate all

season and they’re 5-4 at home; Glasgow will like a win here along with a Leinster loss – that’ll put

the Warriors back in Scotstoun to host their semifinal;

Scarlets v Benetton Treviso: Fair simple for the Scarlets, they win-they’re in and on the road for

their semifinal, they lose and Ospreys win, Scarlets might travel on the weekend, but they’ll not play

RDP12 rugby when they get wherever they’re going;




Clermont Auvergne

25 18 6 1 86

Toulon 25 17 7 1 85

Toulouse 25 16 9 74

Castres 25 15 8 2 73

Racing Metro

25 15 10 69

Montpellier 25 15 10 68

Perpignan 25 13 12 61

Stade Francais

25 12 12 1 54

Grenoble 25 12 13 54

Bayonne 25 11 13 1 53

Biarritz 25 11 13 1 52

Bordeaux Begles

25 8 16 1 47

Agen 25 6 19 31

Mont-de-Marsan

25 2 23 15

French Top XIV

top six playoff, first two

get an initial round bye

French Top XIV – top two rest, numbers 3-6 playoff

weekend of 5.10/11 for the right to challenge the top

two in the semifinal rounds:

Clermont and Toulon may be having spa days,

but they’ve fixtures in the last weekend of

league play against Bordeaux Begles and Agen

respectively; each of those under-achievers

should like very much to end its season on the

up with a good result over the topflight;

Toulouse, Castres, Racing Metro and

Montpellier, currently numbers 3-6, are all in

and only await the scores of their final

matches to determine whether they’ll travel or

host in the first round;

get your

rugby



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Saracens 21 16 4 1 73

Leicester Tigers

21 14 6 1 69

Harlequins 21 14 7 65

Northampton Saints

21 14 7 64

Gloucester 21 12 8 1 58

Exeter Chiefs 21 11 9 1 55

Bath 21 10 10 1 53

London Wasps

21 9 12 47

London Irish 21 7 13 1 35

Worcester Warriors

21 5 15 1 33

Sale Sharks 21 6 14 1 31

London Welsh

21 4 17 18

Aviva Premiership top four to semifinals

Aviva Premiership – last matches upcoming May

4: Four semifinalists are already determined: Saracens,

Leicester, Harlequins and Northampton, though who

their opponents are will be determined by the outcomes

of this weekend’s matches:

If Saracens beat Bath they be first seed regardless

of any other results

If Saracens lose with no bonus-point, and

Leicester win (v London Irish) with a bonus point,

Leicester will take first seed, yet Saracens can

finish no less than second, so they’ll still host a

semifinal in any case

Harlequins v Saints: If Leicester lose to the Irish,

then Harlequins, if they beat Northampton, will

have the opportunity to overtake Leicester should

they win with the bonus point



Super XV:

It was Christian Lealiifano with 19 on account against 19 for all the Reds as Brumbies sis-kissed their

northern cousins only via openside Liam Gill’s late try and its conversion by Quade Cooper, otherwise

it’s an unhappy Reds team at home;

Waratahs put 15, unanswered points onboard in the first forty, and though Chiefs caught up and

managed the overtake in the 71st minute, it was Tahs replacement prop John Ulugia on the hard

charge at the end of a fine movement at 76' that proved the decider and the home side topped their

guests, 25-20;

Sharks in sodden Kings Park could only manage six from a pair of P. Lambie penalty goals, while

Cheetahs grounded twice, one for either wing, both Raymond Rhule (speedy in the 32nd minute) and

Willie Le Roux (sneaky at 77') very fast flyers on the day; Sharks were in Cheetahs business district at

the end of the day, but their last assault failed five meters from the Land;

Hurricanes held off Force, 22-16, at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on a bit of a fractious outing this

day; Force halfback, Alby Mathewson, on the highlight reel; Force certainly brought it in the second

stanza, but not enough insufficient time;

Crusaders are the latest side to extend Highlanders dreadful start with 24-8 victory at Rugby League

Park;

Bulls trampled Southern Kings at a sloppy Mytjalies-Mandela Bay Park, 34-0; Morne Steyn has only

scored 1,300+ Super Rugby points; flyer Akona Ndungane with the bonus point try at the death;

G W L T Pts

Brumbies 9 2 1 2 35

Reds 9 6 2 1 33

Waratahs 8 4 4 25

Rebels 8 2 6 19

Force 9 2 7 16

G W L T Pts

Blues 7 4 3 31

Chiefs 8 5 3 30

Hurricanes 8 5 3 27

Crusaders 8 4 4 26

Highlanders 8 0 8 6

G W L T Pts

Bulls 8 5 3 28

Cheetahs 9 6 3 27

Sharks 8 5 3 27

Stormers 7 3 4 24

Kings 8 2 5 1 15

Australia S R C

Distances

between land

masses not to

scale

New Zealand S R C South Africa S R C

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Upcomers –

Hurricanes v Stormers, FMG Stadium; Reds v Blues, Lang Park; Chiefs v Sharks, Waikato Stadium;

Brumbies v Force, Canberra Stadium; Bulls v Waratahs, Loftus Versfeld Stadium;

Cheetahs v Southern Kings, Free State Stadium; Crusaders v Melbourne Rebels, Rugby League Park

Better believe

that rugby!

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