Humphrey Holds Nerve to Edge Kiwis
The Royal Navy beat the Royal New Zealand Navy 21-18 in a thrilling second match of the 2012 Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup which keeps alive their ambition of retaining their title.
A Decade of Dedication
After ten years as Navy Rugby Referees’ Secretary Tim Bailey hands over the administrative whistle to Geoff Howells. Geoff has a very hard act to follow. Also in this blog US Portsmouth says farewell to Terry Le Manquais and images … Read More
Shelford-Stokes Shield Retained by Royal New Zealand Navy
The first match of the 2012 Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup was a repeat of the 2009 opening fixture with the Royal Australian Navy taking on the Royal New Zealand Navy. At stake was not only the first points in the … Read More
Commonwealth Cup’s Rich History – Part 3
BFBS Preview of 2012 Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup Before the Royal Navy squad set off to Australia, BFBS Sport’s reporter Julian Evans visited at their training base. Julian Evans’s report from HMS Sultan featuring the dulcet tones of coach Mike … Read More
Navy Academy – Inter Service Champions
For information on the 2012 Commonwealth Navies Cup in Sydney click here. I have added a list of previous player of the tournaments. Royal Navy Rugby League provide perfect lead out for Union team.
Commonwealth Cup’s Rich History – Part 2
Commonwealth Cup – all the information can be found on this page – CNRC Sydney 2012 With the Commonwealth Cup starting on Wednesday and the Royal Navy team in the air as this is written the sixth CNRC will soon … Read More
If You’re Good Enough, You’re Young Enough!?
A quiz for all Navy Rugby aficionados out there. Who is the missing player from the following list: Kev Bethwaite, Dave Sibson, Glenn Loughlin, Chris Alcock, Les Oman, Rich Perkins, Paul Livingstone, Bill Dunham, Cass Clay, Mike Leatherland, … Read More
Commonwealth Cup’s Rich History – Part 1
This is the first of three posts that looks back at some of the history of the Commonwealth Cup and hopefully will help Navy Rugby followers to understand that though the Royal Navy has always won the trophy, the tournaments … Read More
2012 Commonwealth Navies Rugby Club – Preview
With the Navy team leaving next week for the 2012 Commonwealth Navies Rugby Cup (CNRC) being hosted by the Royal Australian Navy in Sydney it is an ideal opportunity to look at the current form of the three competing teams.
Samurai and Billy May Prepare for Kenyan Safari
As previously posted former Navy Coach, Billy May, was selected to be part of Samurai’s coaching team in this weekend’s Safaricom 7’s. Samurai will be looking to go one better than last year when they lost to Samoa in the … Read More