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Former Regis star, Joe "the Man" Moran, and the Black Monks RC of Benedictine College will be in RugbyTown at the weekend

NSCRO Regional Playoffs@StoveTop

DU v Cal Maritime, noon;

Benedictine College v Occidental

College, 2pm

USAR Men's College D-1A@Kettle

University of Colorado v

University of Wyoming, 4pm

USAR Elite Series Rugby

Denver Barbarians

v

San Francisco Golden Gate,

4pm@

Shea Stadium "Showcase"

Glendale Raptors

v

Old Puget Sound Beach RFC,

6pm@Kettle

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In This Issue:

National Small College Rugby Organization (NSCRO) – playoffs come to town

High School: Rugby Colorado in Denial

Men's D-1: Barbos v Highlanders

Men's D-2; Highlanders v Quins

Posts from the Pitch: High Performance Youth Rugby Camp, a cut above

COWFEST IV-2013: yippee-yi-yo kye-yay - Who could be mad at these cows? – Vail's Last

Roundup this half-century!

303 RFC and TRY League: Mustering

SummerTime… and the living is rugby

SkiTown Rugby at the head of the Canyon

World Beat Rugby: - NoHemi: Heads of Tables shift as playoff frames loom

SoHemi: Super XV Rugby Caps, Results and Standings

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NSCRO –College Playoffs at Infinity this weekend

Saturday and Sunday this weekend are college rugby playoff days as PacWest Regional Championships are on

tap at Infinity Rugby Complex in Glendale, CO on April 6/7.

Cal Maritime Academy (CA) squares off with the University of Denver, Saturday, noon@StoveTop and

Occidental College (CA) takes on Benedictine College (KS), Saturday, 2pm on the Topper.

DU is a local side, but did you know that Benedictine College of Atchison, Kansas has a Colorado connection

beyond its home state's contiguous border? 'At's right. Jack

White, scion of Colorado's formidable White Rugby Clan, is a

principal for BC's Black Monks RC and will be onpitch with his

smart, razzle-dazzle along with former Regis Jesuit standouts Joe

and Mike Moran and SWARM's Peter Murphy as they take on

Occidental College in the second NSCRO knockout fixture at 2pm.

University of Denver entered into the playoff rounds as the #2 seed behind

Colorado School of Mines in its conference, but the Pioneers bested the

Miners in the CowBoy Cup last month to earn its berth on Saturday in

competition with CMA, 2012 NSCRO runners-up for the national title.

Saturday's second-placed teams will play Sunday at 11am on the StoveTop and

the contest for the last, Ultimate Four (aka NSCRO National Championship) slot will kick at 1pm up on Top.

The winner this weekend will advance to the NSCRO National Championship at Infinity's Kettle on the

weekend of April 27, 28. The current Field of Four is comprised of: Duke University (yes, that Duke), St. John's

University (not that one, the one from Collegeville, MN) and New England College (Henniker, NH).

Following NSCRO play at the Rugby Complex this Saturday, University of Colorado takes on University of

Wyoming at 4pm, and…

… at 6pm, the Glendale Raptors Elite men's squad go at it with Olde Puget Sound Beach Rugby Club inside

the Big Pot.

Benedictine College Black Monks will be there!

Occidental's innit!

DU's innit, too!

Cal Maritime is

back!

NSCRO



Rugby Colorado Executive Board scores double-Knockout

written by: Bernie Decker

Rugby Colorado (RC) executive director Jean LaPierre, Rugby Colorado (the State's high school rugby oversight

organ) and its Executive Committee have proven their worth once again. Here is a case of two youths, one

well-experienced and one a novice, who were looking to play our game at levels commensurate their relative

statuses. They required transfers so that they could each enjoy their recreational rights. But like Amy

Winehouse says, Rugby Colorado just said, "No, no, no…"

The past few years has seen RC attempt to regulate perceived inequities in levels of play within its divisions,

RC has allowed certain player transfers, struck down others and "grandfathered" more in its effort to manage

the disparity evidenced on the field due to a variety of factors, but mostly it's process.

In a situation this spring, two extremely efficient and effective organizations were denied what would have

been a trade of players. This switch was agreed upon by the players, their once and future coaches, and the

kids parents, but Jean and his gang of backers denied the transfers on the grounds that allowing transfer

would be against the rules, though they have allowed transfers in similar circumstances.

From Dave Doessel, RC–EC auxiliary: "The EC has discussed this numerous times, and is not willing to reverse

the decision. It is the opinion of the committee that nothing has changed, there is not anything to discuss

further."

From Jean LaPierre (as RC Executive Committee): Rugby Colorado is a USA [sic] Rugby sanctioned State based

Rugby organization [sic] (SBRO). The rules and regulations of Rugby Colorado have been put forth and

approved by a majority vote of each club participating in Rugby Colorado in accordance with USA Rugby

guidelines. The rules are available to the public at RugbyColorado.com. Every participating Rugby Colorado

club is equally represented at an Annual General Meeting (AGM). All players, parents/guardians coaches,

referees and SBRO officials agree to follow the rules, regulations and policies of Rugby Colorado. As elected

administrators of Rugby Colorado, the Executive Committee is charged with regulating and enforcing the rules,

such as player eligibility, that the member clubs have voted on. Player eligibility is an internal SBRO matter and

no public statement will be made with regards to any individual circumstance [sic].

These gentlemen must think they are working for an insurance company whose motto is: "Deny, deny, deny…"

Here's what we've got:

two high school student-athletes want to play rugby, one experienced, one not;

two rugby clubs in the city in which the kids live, one operating at a high-level, one more of an

introductory-level side;

applications for transfer to Rugby Colorado so each kid could play on the level to which they can best

realize their potentials;

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the clubs' coaches, the kids' parents, the kids themselves all agreeing transfer would be best for

everyone involved;

Rugby Colorado just said "NO!"

It is troubling that a supervisory organ such as RC's Executive Committee, one supposedly dedicated to

custodianship and stewardship of the critical formative rugby stage – the teenage game – would deny

individual players and clubs the ability to reach their greatest potential, thus making the national organization,

USA Rugby, stronger. Is their secret goal a managed mediocrity where everyone equals everyone else?

Because that is not ever going to happen.

Perhaps Rugby Colorado needs to re-think its act? The double-standard, hypocrisy wherein some player

transfers are "grandfathered" and others denied is backroom hijinx of the worst sort. The intractability and

favoritism displayed by Rugby Colorado and its Executive Board has no place in the 21st century if USA Rugby is

to move forward on the world stage. But Rugby Colorado, entire unto itself, has neither the nous nor guts to

carry that tune.

Scoring

Rugby Colorado – 2

Kids – 0

- Rugby Atlas' Eastern Scribe, Adam O'Lagarto, and RA intern, Aimee Pidgeon, contributed to this report

While at Home…

Hey Dad, why can't I play rugby

this year?

I'm sorry my son… it's a

Rugby Colorado thing…

Well it looks like I'm

on the streets,

causing havoc,

rendering chaos and

creating mayhem

then…

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Showdown at the Shea Stadium: Colorado rugby's "Showcase"

written by: Joel Makus, Rugby Atlas Arizona Scribe

March 30, 2013

Shea Stadium

Littleton, CO

Kickoff: 4:00

On a balmy Saturday afternoon, the Denver

Highlanders loaded up their travelling squad for the

arduous journey to Shea Stadium in Littleton to

test their mettle against the Denver Barbarians.

While the Highlanders are currently in the cellar,

they hoped that their time there had aged them

into a fine wine ready to be uncorked just in time

for a table-reversing finish that would improve

their standing and debilitate their longtime rivals’

place. Alas, as they dug themselves out of an early

hole only to have the Barbarians clinch the match

with a late penalty kick by Fullback Maximo De

Achaval, 31-21, it was the Barbos who would savor

the sweetness of victory as the Highlanders were

left with the bitterness of defeat and thoughts of

what might have been.

The lack of arctic weather from the previous

few weekends should have portended a more

open, flowing game with a dash of daring as each

side threw caution into the wind. Unfortunately,

the secure ball-handling and methodical approach

necessary in dire conditions was replaced by

haphazard passing and disjointed attacks that

resulted in large quantities of infractions and other

errors. After trading penalty kicks to open the

game, Highlanders flyhalf, Ewan Scott drilled a

spectacular penalty kick from 65 yards away (or 60

meters the unpatriotic) to double up the Barbos 6-

3. Trailing on their home pitch must have

awakened the Barbarians’ sense of urgency as the

duo of centers, Kyle Hitt and Mike Garrity, began to

break off chunk yardage (or chunk meterage) on

inside runs. After his sensational dummy left him

to go it alone, flyhalf Taylor Howden capped off the

assault by burrowing through multiple defenders

for a try converted by De Achaval. The Barbos built

on their success with another long Garrity sprint

deep into Highlanders territory, and after some

nice off loading by the Barbos loosies, lock Jon

Poynter dove across for the five-pointer. Moments

later, winger Phil White walked in from the weak

side of a five-meter scrum bringing the Barbarians

lead to 20-6 with 13 minutes remaining in the half.

Despite another Scott penalty before the halftime

whistle, the Highlanders still trailed by double

digits.

The second session began in much the same

way as the first ended, with the Barbos on the gas

and the Highlanders on the backpeddle. De

Achaval slotted another penalty kick, and the

Barbos looked to be on their way to another

blowout victory after Highlanders substitute

Michael Backens was left in the sin bin to think

about what he did wrong. However, the booking

forced the Highlanders to rally together, and

despite their tactical disadvantage, they turned the

momentum of the match to their favor. After

following Scott’s boot on a well-executed kick-and-

chase, the Highlanders had the Barbarians pinned

deep in their own territory and were intent on

capitalizing on their territorial gain. The

Highlanders deepest foray yet culminated in

second rower Jaime Chipman plowing his way into

the try zone, and it was deftly converted by Scott

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to bring his team back to striking distance, 23-16

Barbos with 25 minutes until full time. Sensing the

shift in momentum, Barbos Captain and 8-man,

Logan Collins slipped through the defenders out

wide where he tossed a superb inside pass to a

cutting Landon Peterson, who showed his

elusiveness in sidestepping two Highlanders,

scooting 30 meters, and dotting down for the

unconverted try.

Just when it seemed that the Barbos were

able to shake loose of the Highlanders, they rose to

the occasion with inspired attacking from outside

center Blake Davey and flanker Clinton Camp.

Camp crossed over the try line to pull the

Highlanders within a converted try with 9 minutes

to go. Refusing to accept defeat, Camp sliced

through the Barbarians defense for a 35 meter gain

before he was corralled by the pursuit.

Unfortunately for the Highlanders, it was to be the

last gasp, as De Achaval summarily delivered the

death knell from 45 meters out to form the final

tally for the victors, Barbarians 31-21.

The Highlanders alleged coach, Nigel Smith,

proclaimed that “it was a night of missed

opportunities, but we stepped it up, brought a

good spirit, and answered the Barbos strength

when the occasion rose.” Barbarians assistant

coach Karl “The Fin” Savimaki was slightly less

optimistic, but still pleased overall when he stated

that the Barbos “didn’t stick to our structures, as

the Highlanders wouldn’t let us, to their credit, but

we ground out a win and look forward to improving

a great deal against San Francisco.” While the

game was intensely contested on the pitch, Smith

summed the day up best when commenting that it

was awesome just to see the two clubs gather

together a for the post-game social without the riot

police having to be called. Highlanders Man of the

Match went to kicker extraordinaire Scott, while

Garrity garnered the honors for the Barbos.

Denver Barbarians - Tries: Howden, Poynter, White, Peterson; Cons: De Achaval. Pens: De Achaval (3)

Denver Highlanders - Tries: Chipman, Camp. Cons: Scott. Pens: Scott (3)

Match Officials: Mark Nelson, Rob Baun, Larry Johnson

Next Matches:

Denver Barbarians vs. San Francisco Golden Gate, Sat. at Shea Stadium, 4:00pm

Denver Highlanders @ KC Blues, Sat. at Swopes Park 8:00pm

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Highlanders v Harlequins: Men's D-2

Lineout contest for possession image: trotski

On a chill and blowy Saturday afternoon, Infinity

Rugby Complex' StoveTop crackled with sport as

the division-2 Denver clubs 'Landers and 'Quins

vied for the city's rugby championship. The

Harlequins and Highlanders have been contesting

the pill for more than four decades, each match a

prime example of action-packed rugby and this one

was to be no different.

League-leading Harlequins drew first blood from a

wonscrum at the home team's 22. #9 Adam

Durica's swift supply had flyer Charlie Annerino

clear outside to jink, cross-and-dot, and it was 5-nil

travelers in the eleventh minute.

Three-quarters of the way through the first forty

after multiple maulphases inside the host 22,

second five-eighths, Steve Zaugg, made the crease

into space for the grounding that extended the

Harlequins lead to 10-nil.

Shortly afterwards Annerino outpaced the chase

into goal to gather a squibbed kick ahead, and with

his touch down and Adam's conversion, 17-0 in the

33rd minute. Highlanders got aboard when outside

center Eric Green slotted a penalty from thirty

meters out off the left post: 17-3 to the visitors.

Harlequins got the bonus-point try with an

impressive 50+ meter counter by fullback Kregg

Hyer and with Durica's conversion, the lads went

off to locker's at 24-3 after referee Erik Geib's

halftime blast.

More consistent forward play and continuity in its

backline enabled front foot possession for the

Quins, but a youthful Highlanders side showed

flashes of bright lights at times in the first forty

minutes of play.

The first ten minutes of the second stanza were a

close fought thing until Harlequins openside Matt

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Hoitink peeled off a scrum won at the Highlanders

22 and sped to goal for a try and along with

Durica's conversion, the Quins had lengthened

their lead to 31-3 after 50 ticks.

Harlequins continued their tryfest with a dot by left

wing Mike Boyle two minutes later and a pair by

#13 Zaugg (60' and 62'), the center's trys

completed by Durica, and it was 50-3 for the

visitors in the 62nd minute.

Highlanders picked up the pace and got one of

their own when outside center Green crashed into

space at Quins ten meter line and into the Jester's

business district before second row Nick Rangel

grabbed ball from the breakdown and dove across

for Green's conversion: 50-10 at minute 66.

A further Harlequins touch down by inside center

Brian Perna countered by a try from Highlanders'

tighthead, Andrew Nelson at the death, and a final

of 57-15 to Quins was recorded.

Scoring

Highlanders– Try: Annerino (2), Klaus/Zaugg (3), Hyer, Hoitink, Boyle, Perna; Con: Durica (6)

Harlequins – Try: Rangel, Nelson; Con: Green; Pen: Green

Match Official: Erik Geib

Colorado Prep League Standings

Division 1 GP W L T Pts

East High Angels 3 3 0 15

Aurora Saracens 2 2 0 9

Cherry Creek Bruins

1 1 1 5

Littleton Eagles 1 1 1 5

Regis Jesuit Raiders

3 0 3 2

Chaparral Wolverines

2 0 2 0

Colorado Springs Grizzlies

0 0 0 0

Division 2 GP W L T PTS

PAC RFC 3 3 0

15

Fort Collins 2 2 0

10

Jr. Gents 1 1 0

9

Castle Rock 1 1 0

5

Harlequins RFC 3 1 2

5

Tigers RFC 1 0 0

5

Pikes Peak Stormers 3 0 3

0

SWARM RFC 2 0 2

0

Warriors RFC 2 0 2

0

Boulder Lions 1 0 1

0

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Division-3 High School Table

Club GP W L T PTS

Jr. Griffins 2 2 0

10

Titans Rugby 2 2 0

10

Northside Vikings 2 1 1

4

Ridge View Academy 2 1 1

4

East HS Red 2 0 2

0

Glendale Raptors 2 0 2

0

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ERRFU Men's Division-2 Table

Denver Harlequins have sewn up the league by going

undefeated and earning bonus point victories in every

match except for one. Haggis have come on strong this

second half of the season and now threaten runnerup

Glendale's position on the seating chart. A much-

improved Northern Colorado Flamingos club sparked lively

in their show with the Quins earlier this month and will feature in the final table sequencing, while Grizzlies

have a couple victories and Highlanders have yet to find their form in the 2012/2013 season. Initial playoff

rounds begin next month and, though the Quins are certainly the most consistent club producing the best

results in the league, it has yet to be determined whether the second-placed team on the table will travel to

the playoffs' first rounds as well.

Men's D-2 GP W L T MP

Harlequins 8 8 0 39

Raptors 7 6 1 26

Haggis 8 5 3 23

Flamingos * 7 3 4 15

Grizzlies * 8 2 6 11

Highlanders 9 0 9 1

Colorado Springs v Harlequins, 1pm at Cross Creek Soccer Fields;

Raptors v Flamingos, 4pm on StoveTop;

Haggis v Highlanders, 1pm at Park City;

calendar note: Harlequins v Raptors reschedule of their match postponed last month will be played on

Sunday, April 14th at Quins home pitch, Cook Park – "The Cooker"

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West-North Men's Division-1, Western Territory, USA Rugby Football Union

Barbarians at the Gate: Denver Barbarians are off on a tear in 2013 with the first-ever USA Rugby Elite Cup win over

Glendale Raptors and most recently, gritty road victory past host Kansas City Blues, 10-nil, in howling wind and driving

snow at KC's Swope Park. At the West-North Division-1 Feast:

League-leader, Provo Steelers, can sew up the first tournament seed with victory in its last match v

Boulder

Barbos and Highlanders go at it in Shea Stadium; a win for either club will be significant in the

seeding for the 4-20, D-1 tournament

Barbos' bonus point wins in their final pair of matches v Highlanders and Boulder could put them in

front of the Raptors on the table

Blues, Boulder and Highlanders all figure into the equation for tournament seeds come April 20, but

it is unlikely that any of these clubs will disturb the sequence as it stands just now, however…

Played Won Lost Tied Points

Provo Steelers

4 3 0 1 17

Glendale Raptors

4 2 1 1 13

Denver Barbarians

4 3 1 13

Kansas City Blues

4 1 3 6

Boulder 3 1 2 4

Denver Highlanders

3 0 3 1

Men's D-1 Match Table, Results

and Upcomers:

Barbarians 31, Highlanders 21 league

Blues 22, Raptors 29 friendly

Results

UpComers, 4.6.13

Boulder Provo at PleasantView; league

Blues Highlanders at Swope Park, KC league



Posts from the Pitch

Rites of Spring – Youth High Performance Rugby Camp

written by: Otis McGregor

What a great camp the last two days. Great turn out from the Springs and Denver. We really worked the boys

hard in the first part of the camp with a fitness test consisting of 10 & 40m timed runs followed by 90 sec. of

push-ups, my favorite, then the true test of rugby fitness, Yo-Yo run, or some call it the Beep Test, high score

15! Not bad for a bunch of young lads. James Paterson ran the boys through some of the latest techniques and

drills from Super 15 and

International Rugby for

tackling and rucking. Then

we finished up with rugby

tennis to test the boys'

skills in kicking and high

ball reaction.

Day 2 of the camp we

were joined by Paul

Emerick. Paul and James

led the boys through

numerous ball

familiarization drills and

continued to emphasize to the boys, you can never do too much ball work, every day, every time. We then

transitioned to attacking skills and decision making. This really put a test on the boys' abilities to catch, find

the best option and make a decision. After a several iterations of intense sessions with attack and follow drills,

we split into backs and forwards. Paul took the backs and focused on getting down one move-with four

options. The boys took a time or two to grasp the concept but, then quickly picked it up and really gained the

knack of the play. James took the forwards and focused on fluid pods, getting the boys to ID a gap and then

attack it. Of course with the forwards this transitioned into more tackling and rucking, can never have too

much of that either.

To wrap up the camp, we played a game of full field touch then finished off with 8 man offsides rugby across

the pitch. A complete success! The boys gained a tremendous amount of knowledge from James and Paul and

image: Colorado Springs Grizzlies RFC

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you could see a definite improvement in skills from the start to final game. We wrapped up with a camp photo

and presented Paul Emerick with the coveted Grizzlies, "It's In Our Blood" hoodie.

USA Eagles James Paterson (second from left, standing) and Paul Emerick (far right, standing) and the fortunate group of High Performance campers

Keep your eye on the calendar for next season's Spring Break Rugby Camp 2014.

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COWFEST IV 2013 is upon us! April 12-14 (closing weekend)

“Udderly Ridiculous!”

udder madness

Do you require a special invitation? Well............................You’re Invited!

Friday Evening, April 12th: “The Roundup” - The herd will be rounding up in Vail Village for a Pub Crawl. Moooooooving throughout the Village!

Saturday, April 13th: “The Stampede” – Never mind the “Running of the Bulls” - the herd will be rumbling down Vail Mountain. If you are not in a cow suit, GET OUT OF THE WAY

Saturday Après Ski: “The Grazing” - The herd will be hosted by Vail Realty for the barbecue. The “beer trough” will be flowing. Expect

some cannibalism as beef will be served! Sunday, April 14th: “Mad Cow Disease” (aka “The Hangover”) – The herd will be gathering for the final Cattle Drive of the Ski Season! We expect that the herd will start off moving a little slow, but expect to

get “mad” as this will be

closing day of the 50th Season of Vail! Please RSVP! Cow suit mandatory! www.vailcowfest.com

put the seas in Mad Cow Disease

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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!

https://www.allplayers.com/g/303_rfc_youth_rugby1/



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!

Contact: Bob Herrell, [email protected]

Scott Archuleta, [email protected]

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

How about a nice, refreshing draft of Heineken Cup Playoffs?

Quarterfinals of the Heineken Cup upcoming with an all-French first fixture Saturday, 4.6, as Clermont

Auvergne, who put a severe hiding on Agen in Top XIV action last week, go against a Montpellier

side that began its Heineken campaign with a loss at Toulon and finished pool play with a win at home

v the Toulonais; Clermont will be difficult to beat at home, having topped Montpellier in their last

Orange League clash at the start of 2013, while Montpellier did the deed to Clermont in the advent of

the season's competition in August, 2012 – RA's call: Clermont 37, Montpellier 22;

In the second Saturday bash, Ulster transit the Irish Sea for a date at Twickenham with Saracens; Sarries have

been looking the form squad these days while their q-final opponents have

experienced a dismal 2013 until just now; the situation may change, but

that's not how we see it - RA's call: Saracens 28, Ulster 9.

Sunday's initial show pits Harlequins, another side with recent failings, and

Munster, who may have turned a desperately-rounded corner with last

Saturday's RDP12 win over last week's RDP12 leader, Leinster, at Royal Dublin Society. This upcomer at

The Stoop will be a bruiser with no holds barred, save for those the match officials catch - RA's call:

Harlequins 21, Ulster 20;

In the last match of the quarters, it's to be a cross-channel explosion comprised of the finest incendiaries, as

Toulon, who've been hit-or-miss lately, host Leicester Tigers, who've been hot-or-miss since 12.1.12,

going 8-2 in the Premiership with the losses coming at Quins and then at Welford Road v Premiership

leaders, Saracens. Gonna be a goodie, ya shure you bet - RA's call: Toulon 33, Leicester 31

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Club Games Won Lost Tied Table points

Glasgow 19 14 5 67

Ulster 19 14 4 1 66

Leinster 19 14 5 64

Ospreys 19 13 5 1 58

Scarlets 19 13 6 58

Munster 19 10 8 1 47

Benetton Treviso 18 8 9 1 39

Cardiff Blues 19 7 12 34

Connacht 18 7 11 32

Edinburgh 19 6 13 32

Dragons 19 5 14 23

Zebre 19 0 19 9

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Zebre failed to close the deal in its favor once again as Edinburgh

claimed road victory at Stadio XXV April via Greig Laidlaw's

precision penalty production of a sloppy evening; the hosts

led 7-6 at the midpoint, but a three-pointer by Scotland's

scrumhalf made up the numbers, 7-9, happily for the

travelers; Edinburgh are now on two close-wins running;

Glasgow outscored Munster by a ratio of three trys to one, and the

Irish province grounded twice, enroute to 51-24 home,

bonus-point victory;

Ulster surprised hot-rising Leinster at the RDS, 22-18, to put

Glasgow back at the top of the heap

Results:

Dragons 20, Scarlets 28;

Blues 16, Ospreys 23;

B-T v Connacht ppd due to cumulative effects of a week of

heavy weather rendering pitch unplayable

Upcomers:

Fri 4.12

Zebre v Edinburgh, Stadio XXV Aprile11:00 PDT

Glasgow v Munster, Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow13:05 PDT

Sat 4.13

Dragons v Scarlets, Millennium Stadium07:30 PDT;

Cardiff Blues v Ospreys, Millennium Stadium10:15 PDT;

Leinster v Ulster, Royal Dublin Society11:15 PDT;

Benetton Treviso v Connacht, Stadio Comunale di Monigo12:00 PDT




Toulon 23 17 6 82

Clermont Auvergne

23 17 6 80

Toulouse 23 16 7 73

Castres 23 14 8 1 66

Racing Metro

23 14 9 63

Montpellier 23 14 9 63

Perpignan 23 12 11 57

Biarritz 23 11 11 1 51

Grenoble 23 11 12 1 49

Stade Francais

23 10 12 1 46

Bayonne 23 9 13 1 45

Bordeaux Begles

23 7 16 41

Agen 23 5 18 27

Mont-de-Marsan

23 2 21 15

French Top XIV

top six playoff, first two

get an initial round bye

Orange Top XIV

Biarritz did the correct thing to obtain the home result, 33-19,

over a Grenoble side that just may be out of the

playoff frames with three matches remaining;

Castres pipped Perpignan on the road, 21-20, and the last

playoff slot is disappearing on the horizon for the

Perps;

Toulouse edged Racing in Paris, 27-26, and stymied the recent

rush of success of the Metrons;

Results +

Stade Français 11, Toulon 43;

Bordeaux Begles 39, Bayonne 13;

Clermont Auvergne 66, Agen 21;

Mont-de-Marsan 17, Montpellier 30

Sat 4.13

Agen v Stade Français, Stade Armandie, 10:00am MDT; Agen absorbed kind of a psychic "owwee" last week; we shall see if they are able to rebound; but then again, Stade nearly as bad; Castres v Bordeaux Begles, Stade Pierre Antoine, 10:00am MDT; Castres get caught looking past this fixture, they'll be well and truly foxed; Bayonne v Grenoble, Stade Jean Dauger, 10:00am MDT; Bayonne should like this win very much; Mont-de-Marsan v Racing Metro, Stade Guy Boniface, 10:00am MDT; travelers will either win by a lot or lose by a little; Montpellier v Toulouse, Stade Yves-du-Manoir, 10:00am MDT; home team will be tough to beat at home; Perpignan v Biarritz, Aime Giral, 10:00am MDT; home club's gotta win; Biarritz sez…

Sun 4.14

Toulon v Clermont Auvergne, Stade Félix-Mayol, 8:10am MDT – boi-yoy-yoing!!! They who want it most will have it



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Saracens 19 15 3 1 67

Leicester Tigers

19 13 5 1 63

Harlequins 19 12 7 56

Northampton Saints

19 12 7 54

Gloucester 19 11 7 1 54

Bath 19 9 9 1 48

London Wasps

19 9 10 47

Exeter Chiefs 19 9 9 1 46

Worcester Warriors

19 5 13 1 32

London Irish 19 6 12 1 30

Sale Sharks 19 5 13 1 26

London Welsh

19 4 15 18

Aviva Premiership top four to semifinals

Results

Openside Akapusi Qera grounded the go-ahead/stay-ahead in the 69th minute, and the Cherry-and-Whites made their Castle Grim-faced, Kingsholm-crowd break out in grins of delight as they took down the former high- flying punsters, 17-15; Harlequins have dropped to fourth on table now and Gloucester are looking snappy at their heel, two table points adrift the final playoff frame with three to go; Bath put 40 on a London Welsh side that could only muster 25, and have moved in front of Wasps in the race for the last playoff slot; yet they are six table points adrift the fourth and final seat, which is currently shared by Gloucester and the Saints; Northampton Saints allowed Leicester the bonus point win in front of its fans at Franklin's Gardens, and enabled Cherry-and-Whites to draw even on the table, though the Holy Rollers fare better with respect to playoff determinants; Saracens did the necessary on the road at Adams Park, topping Wasps 22-13; USA Eagles fullback Chris Wyles got the numbers tumbling for the first-seaters with a grounding at 16'; Sarries are now in front by four with three to go; Exeter Chiefs kept its slender playoff hopes alive with 24-18 result past Worcester Warriors; 14 points by Chiefs flyhalf, Gareth Steenson, on a try, three conversions and a penalty along with groundings by fullback Luke Arscott and lock Dean Mumm provided the result; Sale Sharks drew level London Irish in the 79th minute at 33 for everybody with a penalty goal by its #10, Nick MacLeod, and picked up the four-try, bonus-point in the traveling bargain to edge further away the Premiership basement;

Upcomers Friday, 4.12 Sale Sharks v Gloucester Salford City Stadium, 12:45pm MDT Saturday, 4.13 Harlequins v Bath, The Stoop, 7:15am MDT; Exeter Chiefs v London Irish, Sandy Park, 8:00am MDT; Sunday, 4.14 London Welsh v Northampton Saints, Kassam Stadium, 8:00am MDT; Saracens v Worcester Warriors, Copthall Stadium, 8:00am MDT; Leicester Tigers v London Wasps, Welford Road, 8:45am MDT



Super XV: weekend 3/29-31

Reds enjoyed their first Super Rugby success in Dunedin as they pipped the Highlanders, 34-33, en route to

the bonus-point at Forsyth Barr; the visitors form #9, Will Genia, touched down Reds fourth try and a

pair of late penalties by flyhalf Quade Cooper provided for the victory over the Highlanders side; clever

Cooper terry kicks and huge skirmish work in the host business district meant front foot action by

the travelers in the early stages and a 7-nil lead; Highlanders responded at the middle part of the first

forty with Colin Slade true on two penalties and the conversion of 8-man Elliot Dixon's grounding,

which had the home team up 13-7, but Reds were able to reclaim the lead by halftime, 21-16, and

thereafter never trailed;

Hurricanes never either trailed the visiting Kings in Wellington as they lowered the boom on the monarchists,

46-30, in a lively affair that saw nine total trys touched down by the clubs; a grounding by outside five-

eighths, Ronnie Cooke, and its conversion by #10 Demetri Catrakilis in the 49 th minute meant a close

chase then at 29-23, but a touch down by the 'Canes young flanker, Brad Shields, at 64' followed by an

intercept, streak-and-dot by flyer Alapati Leiua (72'), closed the deal for the hosts;

Chiefs broke open a close (9-6) contest in the second period with a pair of converted trys by replacement front

row Ben Tameifuna (46') and outside center Richard Kahui (62') to make the scores 23-9; a late

G W L T Pts

Brumbies 6 5 1 27

Reds 7 5 2 22

Waratahs 6 3 3 17

Force 6 1 5 10

Rebels 6 1 5 9

G W L T Pts

Chiefs 6 5 1 25

Crusaders 5 3 2 20

Hurricanes 5 3 2 18

Blues 5 2 3 17

Highlanders 5 0 5 6

G W L T Pts

Sharks 5 4 1 21

Cheetahs 6 4 2 18

Bulls 6 3 3 15

Stormers 5 2 3 15

Kings 5 1 4 8

Australia S R C

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between land

masses not to

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New Zealand S R C South Africa S R C

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grounding by young Blues' flyer George Moala near time, and its conversion by relief standoff, Baden

Kerr, meant a losing bonus point to the visitors;

Brumbies flyhalf Christian Lealiifano, good for 18 markers from his bounteous boot, struck the winning

sticksplitter at the death to preserve victory for the home side over Bulls at 23-20; the Australian

Conference leaders never trailed, though there were two instances of drawn scores at 3-all (20') and

20-the-pair in the 79th minute; a try by fullback Robbie Coleman at the end of the initial stanza

completed the tally for the mob, while trys by wing Jurgen Visser (48') and center JJ Engelbrecht (78')

along with a tenner from the toe of presumptive Springbok #10, Morne Steyn, made up the numbers

for the travelers; Pat who?

It took a minute for the home side to fire up the flight engines and Melbourne Rebels won through 34

minutes plus, 6-3, but then Cheetahs did what they do best, run; and they ran in a handful in 34-16

victory at Free State Stadium ;

Crusaders were poor guests in Capetown, topping their hosts 19-14; Stormers had three minutes of multiple-

phase attack at the end in Crusaders business district, but an awesome display of consummate

stoppage by the travelers provided the result;

Waratahs just managed to get past Western Force, 23-19, at Allianz Stadium; 'Tahs scrumhalf Brendan

McKibbin was good for 18 with six penalty goals slotted and Adam Ashley-Cooper scored the try, while

South African Sias Ebersohn struck 14 on four penalties and the conversion of #15 Alfie Mafi's power-

try;

Upcoming

– Super Rugby Round 8 –

just when you may have thought you have the time enigma solved, daylight savings time will end this weekend

in Australia and New Zealand, good luck:

Blues v Highlanders at Eden Park; Brumbies Kings at Canberra Stadium;

Sharks v Crusaders at Kings Park; Hurricanes v Waratahs at Westpac Stadium;

Force v Rebels at NIB Stadium; Cheetahs v Stormers at Free State Stadium

Bulls, Chiefs, Reds are off

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Club Games Won Lost Tied Pool Pts

Saracens 6 5 1 1 23

Munster 6 4 2 1 20

Racing 6 3 3 1 12 Edinburgh 6 0 6 1 0

Tigers 6 4 1 1 2 20

Toulouse 6 4 2 2 19 Ospreys 6 2 3 1 2 12

Benetton Treviso

6 1 5 2 5

Harlequins 6 6 0 3 28

Biarritz 6 3 3 3 15 Connacht 6 3 3 3 8

Zebre 6 0 6 3 0

Ulster 6 5 1 4 23

Saints 6 3 3 4 15 Castres 6 3 3 4 14 Glasgow 6 1 5 4 6

Clermont Auvergne

6 6 0 5 28

Leinster 6 4 2 5 20 Chiefs 6 2 4 5 9 Scarlets 6 0 6 5 2

Toulon 6 5 1 6 23

Montpellier 6 5 1 6 22

Blues 6 1 5 6 6 Sharks 6 1 5 6 4

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