I don’t think I’ve mentioned rugby in months – since I was in Sloan Kettering in January. Since then, the French have won the Six Nations Crown, while the Irish took the Triple Crown (beating ye olde enemy England in the last two minutes).
The Super 14 Provincial championship in the Southern hemisphere has come down to the semi-finals. It used to be called the Sper 12’s but was expanded by two provinces this year. The standard of play is very high – the top five provinces in New Zealand and South Afirca, and the top four in Australia, all playing each other.
The New Zealand rugby union posted a brief (about five minute) video of last year’s Super 12 semi-finals and finals. You can see it here if you have a broadband connection. AllBlacks.com Video
The U.S. International coach Tom Billups resigned abruptly recently USA rugby news, commentary, fun, fixtures, results, downloads and features from Planet-Rugby.com , and has been replaced by an experienced New Zealander, Peter Thorburn.
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