Diamonds Aren’t Forever

A Tribute to Josh Drauniniu

A young Josh at Dubai in 2007

I blame the chinese and their Yin and Yang philosophy.  You see in the same week that Navy Rugby’s Josh Drauniniu announced his retirement from Service rugby due to his leaving the Service, HMS Diamond was successfully launching her first sea viper missile.  The world and the Royal Navy remained in balance, on one hand it gained a state of the art weapon system known for its agility, pace and fire power and on the other hand Navy Rugby lost the same.

Offlloads
Heavily Marked - always
Balanced Running
Power
Many Tries
and his fair share of tackles

As a tribute to Josh and his contribution to Navy Rugby since his debut in 2004 I have added him to the Navy Rugby Great Players which can be found by clicking here.  He is joined in the list by Greg Barden who the same week announced his retirement from all rugby.  Both served Navy Rugby extremely well throughout their careers.

Great Memories - Thank You

A Budgie in Sheep’s Clothing

Chris Budgen

 

I know that Chris Budgen has been a thorn in the side to Navy Rugby for far too long but it was good to see that the Barbarians marked his contribution to Service and rugby in general by selecting him for his BaaBaa debut against Loughborough Students.  A match report can be found by clicking here.  I am sure that Budgie does not describe his try as a flop, perhaps he is perfecting his Ashtonesque swallow dive for future tries!  Congratulations to a deserved accolade and any time you wish to retire from Service rugby feel free!!

The Sharks Fixture List

The Sharks fixture list is now up on the Navy Rugby Union website.  They start at the Wild Boar Sevens on Sunday 3 June.  The tournament has a good mix of local sides and specialist sevens team and certainly provides some great rugby for those of you looking to get away from Diamond Jubilee celebrations.  The ground is not far off Junction 4 of the M3 at Eversley Cross.  I am sure the Sharks, under new coach, Sam Cuff will welcome the support.

Sam Cuff - New Coach of Navy Sharks

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