Sultan Win Portsmouth Area Cup
HMS Sultan squeezed past HMS Heron 14 – 13 in an enthralling cup final at Burnaby Rd. Their two early tries to take a 14 – 3 lead were enough as they defended with great commitment and always looked to … Read More
Proud Heritage Quiz
Before I ask the next question in the quiz the eagled eyed amongst you will note that Bob Armstrong’s Select XV has now been posted and can be viewed by clicking here. For those of you who know Bob you … Read More
Run Silent Run Deep – Answer
The capped Navy player who was also a full England International with the Chariots claim to fame is Captain Geoffrey Sladen DSO DSC Royal Navy. He has been added to the Navy Great Players page and all his details can … Read More
Preparations Nearly Over
With less than a month before the Senior XV and the RN(W) play their French counter parts in Toulon and Navy Rugby hosting round two of the Inter Services at Burnaby Rd on Wednesday 18th April time for preparations is … Read More
Mirror Mirror – The Gauntlet Accepted
Remember the Cambridge Game? See Varsity Double for an image sequence of Navy winger Andy Vance being caught from behind. Well the sign of a great sportsman is to rise to the challenge and last night he opened the scoring … Read More
First ‘Dream’ Team Selected
Mike Connolly’s Navy Rugby Select XV The first of the invitational dream teams has been selected and can be found on its own page @ ‘Royal Navy Invitational Select XV’. The first side has been chosen by current Navy Mariners Head … Read More
First Defeat but Plenty to Build On
It was long night for the Navy team as once again this fixture provided the crowd with end to end excitement. Both teams selected mix and match sides and neither team could break down each other’s defence for the most … Read More
Proud Heritage Answers
First of all great to see that the Mariners doubled up the Senior sides win on Wednesday night. You will see that the match report mentions the ‘dream coaching team’ of Mike Connolly, Dave Sibson and Doc Cox. Some experience … Read More
Varsity Double
For only the second time in my Naval career (26 years since you ask) the Navy senior side competed the double over the Varsity Blues. If the home win over Oxford (10-0) @ Burnaby Rd was a stop start scratchy … Read More
Navy Rugby’s Link with CURFC
I have just added three more players to the Navy Rugby Great Players page. They include Dan Parkes, third most capped player of all time, Spencer Brown who some corresponders believe is part of the answer I set below and … Read More