After an intense phase of site visits, the RWC 15 site teams submitted their Team Base Preferences on Friday 21 st March. The team are now working through the process of cross checking all the submissions in order to allocate teams to bases.
Generally speaking, there are 3 main principles for allocation in the event that teams both want the same bases or their arrival/departure to/from the same base clash.
· Teams that are playing their next match near to the team base receive priority.
· Teams that ar...
RN Mariners v HM Prison Services 23-26
The lyrics of Would’a, Could’a, Should’a by Seventies Christian rock band should be compulsory reading for the Royal Navy Mariner’s; as once again it was their own actions which made life difficult for them on the pitch and eventually cost them the match. In this game, as earlier in the season, they demonstrated that they have the individual ability and teamwork to play some very effective rugby. However, without addressing their penalty count at the tackle zone, these skills will not prove enough to be successful come the Inter Services.
“Life is filled with many chances; some you took and some you bl...
One look at the team sheet said it all. A Bath United back line packed full of Premiership and International experience was to prove too strong for a Navy side that had a new U23 pairing in the centre, and a rejigged back row due to the late replacement of Number 8, Ian Cooper.
If Eldon Myer or Sam Davies , the young centre pairing, were in any doubt what the match was to hold then it was dispelled in the first minute. The Navy kick of f was reclaimed and Bath moved the ball left; a quick ly recycled ball allowed Matt Banahan to break through the midfield tackle and feed Biggs, who screamed over for the first try after 45 seconds. ...
Servicemen and women who have excelled in sports over the past year were recognised at the annual Combined Services Sports Awards yesterday, 20 Mar 14. The awards cover 5 categories:
Sportsman, Sportswoman, Sports Team, Sports Official and Adaptive.
The awards are an an annual event which mark the culmination of the many sporting successes achieved by the men and women of the Armed Forces. The RNRU are delighted to announce that CPOAET Dave Pascoe, the RN Sportsman of the Year 2013, was also awarded the CS Sportsman of the Year 2013.
CPOAET Pascoe is currently serving in 771 NAS, the frontline SAR unit based at RNAS Culdrose. He first played for the RNRU ...
Sam Davies will later today become the 711th player to be capped by the Royal Navy Rugby Union when he pairs Mat Tichias in the centre as the Royal Navy take on the Marine Nationale. Following two seasons of impressive displays in the U23 shirt, for both the Navy and the Combined Services, his elevation is not a surprise and became a certainty following the injury to Dale Sleeman.
Though Sam is the only new cap in the backs there is a new look to the forwards with three debutants. Tom Cowley (708) at lock is joined in the backrow by Matt Harvey (709) and Dave Fairbrother (710). All three have featured strongly this season and bring some ballast to the Navy’s pack.
There may...
