2011 Rugby World Cup [R]

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  1. Colm

    Colm Member

    Aug 17, 2004
    UK
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    Great win for Canada. came back well and defended really well for the last few mins, the last scrum of the match was one that was important to win and it made them win the match.
     
  2. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
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    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    I thought this might happen. Canada are going from strength to strength.

    Would love to see an annual series with them like the Bledisloe Cup.
     
  3. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/148956.html


    O'Sullivan names side for Russian test

    September 13, 2011

    United States head coach Eddie O'Sullivan has made just three changes to his starting line-up for Thursday's Rugby World Cup clash with Russia in New Plymouth.

    Despite the fact that the Americans only kicked off their campaign on Sunday, O'Sullivan has resisted the temptation to rest players and has stuck with the majority of those who performed so impressively in defeat to Ireland.

    Indeed, there is just one change to the back-line, with Chris Wyles taking over at fullback from Blaine Scully, who drops to the bench. In the pack, meanwhile, Chris Biller gets the nod at hooker ahead of Phil Tiel and Matekitonga Moeakiola is preferred to Shawn Pittman at tight-head prop.

    USA: Chris Wyles; Takudzwa Ngwenya, Paul Emerick, Andrew Suniula, James Paterson; Roland Suniula, Mike Petri; Mike MacDonald, Chris Biller, Matekitonga Moeakiola; John van der Giessen, Hayden Smith; Louis Stanfill, Todd Clever (capt), Nic Johnson.

    Replacements: Phil Thiel, Shawn Pittman, Scott LaValla, Pat Danahy, Tim Usasz, Nese Malifa, Blaine Scully.
     
  4. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/148962.html


    Russia unveil team to face Eagles

    September 13, 2011

    Russia head coach Nikolay Nerush has announced his starting line-up for this side's Rugby World Cup opener against the United States in New Plymouth on Thursday.

    The team shows just two changes from the one selected for their last competitive fixture, which, coincidentally, came against the Americans in this summer's Churchill Cup, the Russians coming out on the wrong side of a 32-25 scoreline.

    Konstantin Rachkov has been preferred to Mikhail Babav alongside Alexey Makovetskiy in midfield, while Artem Fatakhov replaces Andrey Temnov in the back-row, a change which sees Andrey Garbuzov switch flanks, moving from the openside to the blindside.

    Russia: Igor Klyuchnikov; Vladimir Ostroushko, Konstantin Rachkov, Alexey Makovetskiy, Vasily Artemyev; Yury Kushnarev, Alexander Shakirov; Sergey Popov, Vladislav Korshunov (capt), Ivan Prishchepenko; Alexander Voytov, Denis Antonov; Andrey Garbuzov, Artem Fatakhov, Vyacheslav Grachev.

    Replacements: Valery Tsnobiladze, Alexander Khrokin, Vladmimir Botvinnikov, Adam Byrnes, Victor Gresev, Alexander Yanyushkin, Andrey Kuzin.
     
  5. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?o...acts-usa-v-russia&catid=39:usa-men&Itemid=194


    RWC Match Facts: USA v Russia


    AUCKLAND, 13 Sept. - Key facts and figures for Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool C match between Russia and USA at Stadium Taranaki, New Plymouth, on Thursday, 15 September.

    Head-to-head

    - USA have played Russia on three previous occasions, the Americans winning all three. (The USA lost 31-16 to the Soviet Union in 1988.)

    - However, the winning margin has reduced each time, from 30 points in 2004, to 17 last year and then seven in June this year.

    - None of the current USA squad played in the 2004 match against Russia when the Eagles won 41-11.

    - Hooker Vladislav Korshunov, second row Alexander Voytov and scrum half Alexander Shakirov (all RUS) played in every one of those matches against USA.

    - Wing Vasily Artemyev (RUS) has scored a try in each of his two matches against USA.

    - None of Russia's players debuted against the United States Test team, but prop Ivan Prishchepenko played his first Test match against USA A in July 2003.

    Russia

    - Ranked at No. 19 on the IRB World Rankings

    - Russia are the 25th team to play at a Rugby World Cup.

    - The last two debutants, Georgia and Portugal, lost all four of their respective matches in their first Rugby World Cup.

    - Debutants Spain lost all three of their RWC 1999 matches, but fellow debutants that year, Uruguay, were in the same group as the Spaniards so came away with one win - a 27-15 victory against the Iberian team.

    - Russia have lost six of their last seven Test matches and have only beaten Spain and Ukraine in eight matches this year.

    - Russia played their first match in a non-cap international against the Barbarians in June 1992.

    - Their first official Test was played four months later against Belgium, with the Russians winning 17-11.

    - Qualified for RWC 2011 by finishing second behind Georgia in the 2008-2010 European Nations Cup.

    USA

    - Ranked at No.18 on the IRB World Rankings.

    - USA coach Eddie O'Sullivan (IRE) is one of three coaches to appear in his third World Cup. The others are Graham Henry (NZL) and John Kirwan (NZL, now coach of Japan). O'Sullivan led Ireland in the 2003 and 2007 World Cups.

    - USA are the defending Olympic champions in rugby, winning the gold medal at the 1924 Games in Paris. Rugby returns to the Olympic calendar in 2016 for the first time in 92 years in the Sevens format when the Games take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

    - USA have played in 18 RWC matches and have collected two wins and 16 defeats. The only opponents the Eagles have beaten are Japan (twice). Both wins took place in Australia.

    - They have recorded three last-place finishes in the pool phase. Only Japan (four) have finished bottom more often.

    - In RWC 2007, USA set a competition record by fielding the youngest player. Thretton Palamo was 19 years and eight days when he made his debut against South Africa. That record will be toppled by Taylor Paris (CAN) should he start in any of Canada's four pool matches at RWC 2011.

    - Qualified for RWC 2011 by beating Uruguay over two legs after losing to Canada in a two-legged match.

    The venue

    - USA played at Stadium Taranaki in their opening match of RWC 2011, the 22-10 defeat by Ireland.

    - The New Plymouth stadium has been used for one other Test match not involving a New Zealand team. That was a fixture between Samoa and Japan in 2006.

    - It is the home of Taranaki, who play in New Zealand's main club competition.


    The line-ups

    - USA have made just three changes to their starting XV for the match against Russia on Thursday, despite it being their second RWC fixture in five days.

    - Hooker Phil Thiel, prop Shawn Pittman and full back Blaine Scully all drop to the bench and are replaced by Chris Biller, Matekitonga Moeakiola and Chris Wyles respectively.

    - Prop Mike MacDonald will play his 10th Rugby World Cup match for USA on Thursday, equalling Alec Parker's record.

    - The USA second row partnership of John van der Giessen and Hayden Smith will start together for the 12th time in a Test match.

    - Only Luke Gross and Parker, who played together at two Rugby World Cups, started together in the USA second row more often than van der Giessen and Smith.

    - Russia number 8 Vyacheslav Grachev will become the oldest player to appear at RWC 2011 and the third oldest ever.

    - Grachev will be 38 years and 146 days on Thursday, just less than a month older than Argentine hooker Mario Ledesma, who had become the oldest player at this year's tournament in last Saturday's defeat by England.

    - Diego Ormaechea (URU) and Mark Cardinal (CAN) are the only players older than Grachev to have played in a RWC match.

    - The Russian team shows three changes from the one that lost 32-25 to USA at the Churchill Cup in June, Russia's most recent full Test outing.

    - The Russian half back partnership of Alexander Shakirov and Yury Kushnarev start in their 18th Test together, a record for a scrum half and fly half, which they set a few matches ago.

    - Vasily Artemyev, Vladimir Ostroushko and Igor Klyuchnikov will start together for the ninth time to equal the Russian record for the back three, should they be selected to start against Italy next week.
     
  6. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
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    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    http://www.rugbymag.com/index.php?o...ng-up-the-rivalry&catid=39:usa-men&Itemid=194


    I Vill Break You - Pumping Up the Rivalry


    In Soviet Russia, ball kicks you.

    Dolph and Sly or Korshunov and Clever?
    In Soviet Russia, everyone in from the wrong side.

    In Soviet Russia … ok actually that’s all we’ve got.

    The local and world press has taken to the idea that USA v. Russia is some kind of Cold War rematch. It’s like there was the 1972 Olympic basketball final, the 1980 Olympic hockey game, and now this is the rubber match. (Apparently nobody saw Rocky IV, where this was all settled.)

    It isn’t any of that, of course. Russia hasn’t been the Soviet Union since 1991, so long ago, in fact, that most of the USA team doesn’t even remember Cold War.

    The story isn’t a story at all.

    “I’m a little bit older than the guys, so I remember,” said USA forwards coach Dave Hodges. “In my formative years in sport, anytime you played Russia it was a big rivalry. While I think some of that has gone because of where we are now politically, there’s still a little bit there. It’s not as intense as it used to be. They’re still a power in the world and the players realize that.”

    Hodges said the players think of the Russia rivalry because of Russia being a rising rugby nation, not because of the Cold War.

    “For the players, it’s really only something they’ve read about in books.”
     
  7. Colm

    Colm Member

    Aug 17, 2004
    UK
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    --other--
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    Scotland needed to do what they needed to do to win. Not a great preformance, Parks kicking wasn't the best. Georgia are very physical side it has to be said.
     
  8. CBusCrew12

    CBusCrew12 Member

    Apr 19, 2005
    Ohio, USA
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    10-3 USA after 36 minutes.

    Wyles 1/3 from penalties.

    The USA try was very nice. Good burst of speed and some quality passing. Then they showed the complete opposite of that a bit later, getting 0 points after pressuring the Russians for a solid 5 minutes deep in their own half.
     
  9. Colm

    Colm Member

    Aug 17, 2004
    UK
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    Tottenham Hotspur FC
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    --other--
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    Russia did themselves no shame, considering along with Namibia they are by far the weakest team in the world cup and considering Russian rugby is only 6 years old...they can be proud of themselves.

    USA deserved to win in the end, defended in the last 5 mins.

    only caught the 2nd half but both teams seemed to give away a lot of penalties especailly Russia (and Russia's fly half was awful at kicking lol)

    was it raining big time in the first half? cuz at the start of the 2nd half it looked like a monsoon was happening....:D
     
  10. Dyvel

    Dyvel Member+

    Jul 24, 1999
    The dog end of a day gone by
    Club:
    Leeds United AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

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  11. cosmosRIP

    cosmosRIP Member

    Jul 22, 2000
    Brooklyn NY
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    Those Aussie commentators for US/Russia were hilarious.
     
  12. Flyin Ryan

    Flyin Ryan Member

    May 13, 2004
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    Eagles should've scored a lot more points than they did, that's the only drawback I can take away from it (although that's a pretty big one), it was pretty ridiculous that with 2 minutes to go Russia was in our half of the field and a chance to snatch a tie for anyone that had watched the previous 78. We left one try on the board with Andrew Suniula's going right up to the posts that Zee Ngwenya knocked on out wide, Wyles hit the post on a penalty, Wyles drop kicked wide from straight on. That right there by itself we're not changing the game at all really and almost doubles our score.
     
  13. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
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    United States
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    To be honest I was disappoint with the way the game turned out.....the Eagles missed so many opportunities! Now Captain Clever may be kicked out of the world cup for that cheap shot at the end of the game. If we don't get more funding into the game asap, then russia is going eclipse us by 2015.
     
  14. CFL-fan

    CFL-fan Member

    May 1, 2006
    Maryland
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    I thought that NBC's Broadcast was Tape delayed since they are 17 hours ahead of the east coast of the US and the Russia Match (which started about the same time of day locally) started at 3:30 AM on the east coast.
     
  15. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
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    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    I think it goes without saying that the matches were going to be taped delayed as you already stated New Zealand is 17 hours ahead of the east coast. If they wanted to expose the non rugby public to the game, which is 99 percent of america then they needed to replay it at a decent hour.

    Anyway, I think it was asking what the actual broadcast was like since NBC has signed a 3 year deal with Major League Soccer.
     
  16. Dyvel

    Dyvel Member+

    Jul 24, 1999
    The dog end of a day gone by
    Club:
    Leeds United AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    I watched the Ireland v USA match and NBC showed it start to finish wih no interruptions. I have no idea who the 3 fellahs at half-time were.
     
  17. CBusCrew12

    CBusCrew12 Member

    Apr 19, 2005
    Ohio, USA
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re7IDT_kOJM&feature=player_detailpage[/ame]

    :eek:
     
  18. OutOfCake

    OutOfCake New Member

    Apr 1, 2011
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    good news for the us that clever has not been punished or banned for the late hit
     
  19. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
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    United States
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    Great to hear! Maybe since it wasn't actually a dangerour play, but more of a cheap shot the board decided against a ban.
     
  20. eric_appleby

    eric_appleby Member+

    Jun 11, 1999
    Down East
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    Could someone link me to the tv schedule for the US?

    I've been searching the net for about 10 minutes. It is very well-concealed.
     
  21. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    NBC Universal have the rights.

    http://www.universalsports.com/rugby/rugby-world-cup.html
     
  22. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. Dyvel

    Dyvel Member+

    Jul 24, 1999
    The dog end of a day gone by
    Club:
    Leeds United AFC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
  24. CBusCrew12

    CBusCrew12 Member

    Apr 19, 2005
    Ohio, USA
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    Does the USA have any chance against Australia on Friday?
     
  25. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Re: 2011 & 2015 Rugby World Cups to be Broadcast on NBC/Universal Sports

    No.....Oz will be out for blood as they will try not to fiinish second in the group. The wallabies didn't play badly it is just that Ireland played like they are capable of. None the less we should put our best 15 out there to win and play the spoiller. It will be interesting to see our back 3 versus their back 3, which is probably the best in the world.
     

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