We are the Champion my friend..

I had a splendid time last year watching the prestigious Rugby World Cup with my fellow ruggers. Rugby is now the third most watched sports in the world. RWC is a quadrennial tournament (once every 4 years) where 20 nations battle it out to reach the title of World Champions. The latest Rugby World Cup was in 2011 and the host for the tournament was New Zealand.

The photo "RWC 2011" (Duncan, 2011)

  

The host was the tournament favorite to win the tournament and indeed, New Zealand won the tournament beating France 8 – 7 in the finals.

The photo "All Black, RWC 2011 Champion" (Squidoo, 2011)

Please take the time to play the video on the side, and you will know who is the next Rugby World Cup host in the year 2015. I'm so excited! 

Other tournaments which is quite famous is the 6 nations and Rugby Championship, which is held annually.

6 Nations

The photo "RBS 6 Nations" (RBS6nations, 2009)

This tournament is between 6 Nations:

1. England 
2. France
3. Scotland
4. Ireland
5. Italy
6. Wales

For more info click here.

The Rugby Championship, formerly known as the Tri Nations Rugby

Rugby Championship 2012

1. South Africa Springboks
2. New Zealand All Blacks
3. Australia Wallabies
4. Argentina Jaguars

Year 2011 was the last year for the Tri-Nations tournament because a new player is coming in for this year. 2012 marks the year Argentina makes its debut in The Rugby Championship. The championship commence on the 18th of August. Be sure to watch this anticipated tournament. For more info please click here.

Reference

Duncan. (2011). RWC2011[image]. Retrieved from http://theinspirationroom.com/daily/2011/blackberry-rugby-world-cup/ 

Squidoo. (2011). All Blacks, RWC2011 Champions[image]. Retrieved from http://www.squidoo.com/rugbyplayerhunk 

RBS6nations. (2009). RBS 6 Nations[image]. Retrieved from http://www.rbs6nations.com/images/news/defaultnewsimagechamp.jpg 

Malaysians, something to be proud of. Furiously Fast, Rugby in 10's

Like before, i'll start with the history of the tournament and i am so proud to say that 10's aside rugby, originated in Malaysia!

Ten a side rugby tournament was first introduced and held in Malaysia in the year 1967. The founders were the Combined Old Boys’s Rugby Association (or in short COBRA) members. The idea of the game was “Create a format of play that is fast and open but still retains much of the character of the 15’s version” (COBRA, 2012)

The photo "Combined Old Boys 's Rugby Association" (COBRA, 2012)

The rules for a 10’s match are the same with 7's aside match where conversion kicks must be a dropped kick. And also during extra time the first team to score a try is declared a winner and the game ends.

The photo "Cobra 10's" (COBRA, 2012)

The difference of 10’s and 7’s is the number of players in the pitch for each team.

Forwards – Consist of 5 players (2 Props, Hooker and 2 Locks)

Backs – (Scrum – Half, Fly – Half, Inside Center, Outside Center, Winger)

Duration of the match is maximum 20 minutes per match with 2 halves.

 The pitch dimension is the same as the 15's aside rugby pitch.

For more extra rules please click here. 

Cheers.

Reference


COBRA. (2012) History of the 10s. Retrieved from http://www.cobrarugby.com/10s/index.php?mid=3220

COBRA. (2012) Combined Old Boys's Rugby Association[image]. Retrieved from http://www.mru.org.my 

COBRA. (2012) Cobra 10's[image]. Retrieved from http://www.cobrarugby.com/10s/index.php?mid=3228&p=photos&id=206