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a weekly for the greater Colorado rugby community
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ERRFU 5.22.13
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ERRFU View, or EView is a weekly publication by and for the greater Colorado, USA rugby community. An
online, Ezine version may be accessed by right-clicking this or that link and choosing "open hyperlink".
In this Issue:
Littleton Collegiate 7s RC – ever in the hunt
Colorado Springs Grizzlies RFC – at NIC
Denver Barbarians – on to the Best Four
USA Women’s Eagles – staging in Greeley
Elite Cup Championship – Saturday @ Infinity
TRY League Symposium
Mountain League – it’s comin’ on!
Youth High Performance camp
mini-Golden Oldies
International Roundup Littleton Collegiate 7s RC takes RGC7s Men's
division title image: Derek Lucero
Go Barbos
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ERRFU Referee
Society
You be rugby, now
essential tuneage for 21st century rugby
USA
A
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Littleton Collegiate tops at Rio Grande Celtic 7s
Liitleton 7s RC – Collegians and U-19s: very front Ryan Clemons. 1st row ATC Brandon Pougnet, Cody Melphy, Jesus Flores, Riley Mason, Danny O’Donnell. standing row, left to right: Mike Thompson, Cameron Glon, Tomos Preece, Cole Hydrick, Dustin Gordon, Dustin Smithson, Rhys Brennan, Connor Dudley, Kurtis Werner, Angelo Walker Sandavol, Ethan Pougnet. Luke Ryan would Join the later pics. image: Derek Lucero
A coach, especially one who just this past year became of legal alcohol-consumption age, might be put off
somewhat at learning that his college team had been sucked into the men’s division of Rio Grande Celtic 7s
due to a dearth of sides entered in its college division. Not so Littleton Collegiate 7s Rugby Club’s head coach
Ethan Pougnet: “It (the divisional upgrade) was surprising, but I knew the potential that our team had and I
expected us to do well, but not to win,” reported Pougnet.
The Collegians began pool play on Saturday with a significant win over
Clovis Nomads RFC out of Texas, 38-12. Next on the agenda was a
matchup versus tournament host, New Mexico Brujos; Littleton passed
that test with flying colors and a 33-7 scoreline.
Coll-7s only loss of the day came in the pool round to eventual title
Litt-Coll 7s be the rugby image: Lucero
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opponent, El Paso Scorpions - Pougnet’s side fell on the wrong end of 21-19 tallies, but were able to make the
semifinals as the wild card team where they faced #1-seeded Albuquerque Aardvarks. “Our toughest
opponent was the Aardvarks, who were the number one seed, but we came out fired up and dominated.” In
the much-anticipated semifinal v the ‘Varks, Littleton won in a walk, 35-0. The Collegians would now face their
earlier nemesis, El Paso Scorpions, winners of the Rio Grande Rugby Union, in the championship match.
Littleton went up early in the first half, 12-0, but let the Stingers back in and they finished the period drawn,
12-all. But the academicians outscored their elder – yet not wiser! – brethren, 14-5 in the second half, for a
result of 26-17 to the Coloradans. “We won on top plays and strong runs by Cody Melphy and Jesus Flores,”
said Pougnet of his side that out-scored their opponents by nearly a three-to-one margin. Next up for the
Collegians are road trips to California for the Huntington Beach 7s,
June 22, and a return to Kansas City Blues RFC’s Friday Night Lights
7s Tournament on July 6, where they’ll defend their title won in
2012, also under Pougnet’s guidance. Also, of course, our own Denver
7s on July 20th at The Huge.
Of note: Coach Pougnet, has been called by his former coach at
Littleton Eagles, Charlie Reilly, “a coaching prodigy.” Regards his
astute command of the sometimes chaotic 7s scene, Ethan says, “I learned rugby at an early age from my
father, Mark, who grew up in South Africa… my cousin taught me techniques, which I share with players, and
also last year I learned a lot from Andre Snyman (Glendale Raptors RFC head coach). I grew up playing the
sport and watching, so when it came time for me to coach 7s I watched games (at all levels) and combined
strategies and plays used by countries all over the world to build a system that would play to our strengths
and utilize weaknesses most teams show. We play fast and attack, also slowing down when needed, but (we)
always utilize the space and 2-1s on the field.” Littleton Eagles U-19s side finished third at the Celtic 7s in the
U-19 Division. Odds-on we’ll be hearing more from Pougnet and Littleton this long, hot, 7s Summer!
all following images: Curtis Fletcher
Colorado Springs Grizzlies RFC finished in the top five (4th) at USA Rugby’s high school National Invitational Championships at Elkhart, Indiana last weekend in the multi-school division*. After defeating Westerville Worms RFC (Knoxville, TN) on Thursday to advance to the best four, the Grizzlies dropped their semifinal match against eventual tournament winner, United RFC (UT), on Friday.
The Grizzlies dropped their Saturday match to Danville (CA) RFC though, when asked if he was able to play his entire roster, head
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coach Otis McGregor enthused, “Yes, and the grins were a mile wide! The only player who didn't play was my 8th grader who went along for the experience and to hang with his big brother, Max (Robeson).”
McGregor summarizes the Grizzlies season:
“As for the season, what a ride. Between the weather, injuries, and low numbers, this year was quite a season. We tried a number of different things to grow interest and the skill level of rugby here in Colorado. We started in the fall with the Colorado Crusaders camps and added in a high level Spring Break Camp coached by USA Eagles (James Paterson and Paul Emerick). Those events were an essential part of our success and really helped us to build the skill level of all involved.
Our team really pulled together this year. We had several injuries and the on again, off again eligibility of Mr. Sanchez, caused us some issues in establishing the back line chemistry early enough in the season to be able to play at the level we expect. Once we had that line established, we had
a season ending injury to our fly-half, which caused us to shuffle the line up again, moving a lifetime, open-side flanker to fly-half. The boys worked hard and adjusted to this diversity and made the best of the situation.
The one thing we lacked this year was game time. With only six scheduled league games in the Rugby Colorado Div 1, we need to find a way to get more time on the pitch competing. This year was worse, we only played four of the scheduled six games. One due to forfeit and the other due to weather and multiple attempts to re-schedule prior to state play-offs (failed). The lack of competitive matches hurt us at Nationals. While the boys performed exceptional in the first match, the level of competition naturally increased and the team had difficulty matching that level of play
due to the inexperience from lack of game play. In all, this was a great and successful season for the Grizzlies. We won the Colorado State Championship, and finished 4th at the HS National Invitational. I am very proud of how hard every young man on the team worked to pull together through all the adversity of this season and still be successful. Several of these young men graduate this year, a couple will go into the Service of our Nation, the rest hope to continue playing rugby in college. These young men have grown immensely this season and I have no doubt will be better men because (of their time with) the Grizzlies.”
* - there is a single-school division of the tournament that runs
concurrent
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Denver Barbarians have well-represented ERRFU and Western RFU at USA Rugby’s Division-1, clubside Round
of 16, in Irving Texas on the weekend in defeating a pair of California sides, Santa Monica Dolphins and
OMBAC, to return to Denver for their shot at USA Rugby Division-1 clubside title, June 1 & 2 at Glendale’s
Infinity Park Rugby Complex. Glendale Raptors beat 2012 D-1 champion, Belmont Shore, but were unable to
get by OPSB who are on the other side of the Best Four bracket and could be a finalist.
Barbarians play Life Running Eagles RFC in one semifinal, while OPSB test the tournament dark horse (but not
considered as such by those in the nose, tap-tap), NOLA – New Orleans RFC.
USA Rugby Women’s Eagles Camp: Reds v Blues, Sunday May 19
In the opening stages of the ten-day Test preparation camp USA
Reds topped USA Blues behind a pair of groundings by fullback,
Meya Bizar, hard-earned turnover ball in the loose and the smart
boot and swift distribution of standoff, Hannah Stolba. Reds ran out
to a 17-3 midpoint advantage and were able to widen that gap to
34-3 by referee Tim Luscombe’s last whistle.
Blues were on the front foot early, deep in Reds 22, but turnover
ball enabled Blues the opportunity to work their attacking schemes.
With a loose-piece breakdown inside Blues 22, swift
service by scrumhalf, Caroline White, allowed an
overlap that Stolba was able to capitalize with a skip
pass freeing wing, Ashley Kmiecik for the corner closing.
A vagrant and swirling wind denied the conversion and
Reds were up 5-nil in the ninth minute.
After re-start, steadfast forwards work by Blues had
play roundabouts the Reds 22 when an over-eager
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defensive set was pinged as offsides, 25 out and just off the right post. A sticksplitter from Blues first five-
eigths, Aly Gleason, meant a 5-3 scoreline at minute 11.
An extended period of action between the 22s displayed players individual skills aplenty, but no further
scoring until Reds won an aerial exchange a were awarded a lineout 25 meters from Blues goal. Rapid
provision by White to Stolba saw the flyhalf distribute to a streaking Bizer; a hand off a defender and that #15
had raced to goal for the touch down and her own conversion: 12-3 Reds in the 25th minute.
Reds got another on halftime after multiple phases of work in the Blues business district had the ball mauled
across goal by the mobile Reds pack and grounded by
lock, Lauren Daly – 17-3 as the sides broke for the
halftime chat.
Opportunities abounded for each side during the first
forty, but passes left hanging in the wind dropped to
ground and kicks much above the surface went wonky in
the itinerant bursts of wind, causing possession issues.
However, each side was able to make progress when
keeping the goes from breakdown inclose and employing
first channel pod-smashes.
Fierce competition at breakdown hallmarked the second stanza and no points until replacement backrow lock,
Shaina Turley, was able to dot a pack try mauled into goal by her forwards: 22-3, Reds in the 58th minute.
Reds were back for more joy as blindside, Amanda Kingzett, was recipient of a sweet offload and crossed-and-
grounded to bring the tallies to 27 and 3 at minute 73.
Bizer had the last shout after splitting the centers on a miss-stunt that put her into the Promised Land
untouched for her brace @77’; with Bizer’s own ocnversion, a final result of 34-3, Reds over Blues, was
obtained at Luscombe’s last blast.
Scoring
Reds – Try: Kmiecik, Bizer (2), Daly, Turley, Kingzett; Con: Bizer (2);
Blues – Pen: Gleason;
Match Officials: Tim Luscombe, Rey Hernandez, Larry Johnson
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Scrimmage #2: Wednesday, May 22
Reds ran out to a 22-nil halftime advantage en route to 48-5 victory over Blues on the afternoon. Scrimmage
#3 upcoming on Saturday, 2pm on UNC campus at the athletic fields.
Mind the parking lot adjacent to the fields is evidently a $30 lot - an item conveyed to the unlucky as one
leaves the lot via canary envelope – that sounds funny, don’t it?
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Try Rugby Symposium 2013 Registration Form
Advertise Your Business to Over 2,000 Rugby Parents
Event Name: 1st TRY Rugby Symposium (Limited to 40 vendors per Event)
Event Fee: $50.00 each + Door Prize/Silent Auction Item (Value: $50.00 and up)
Event Time: Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm - Setup Time: 8:00am - Rain Check: July 6th
, 2013 Trailwinds Park, Thornton, CO
Deadline: Saturday, June 8th
, 2013
Northern Event Place: Trailwinds Park, 13500 Holly St, Thornton, CO - Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
Southern Event Place: David A. Lorenz Regional Park, 8422 S Colorado Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO, June 29th
, 2013
I will attend and will provide my own table, chairs and canopy and agree to pay the event fee and donate an item(s).
I will not be attending but will donate something for the Silent Auction and/or Door Prize.
Item Description: ______________________________________________________Value: _____________Qty:_______
I will donate $50.00 to be used to purchase items for the silent auction or door prize under my name and/or Business.
A hard card with all the vendors names will be given to potential clients 18 years of age and older. Each person must visit
each vendor for information on their products. Vendors will stamp/initial their spot on the card. Upon completion of visiting
all vendors the card will be turned in to the Main Symposium Tent. The participants will then be entered for three high value
Door Prizes to be given out starting at 2:15pm. The Silent Auction will begin at 9:00pm and end at 2:30pm. Need not be
present to claim these items. TRY Board Members or Sponsors are not eligible to win.
Possible items suggested are attached. Please deliver items to main tent prior to setup.
Name: ___________________________________________________ Business Name: _________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________Business Type: _________________________________
City:______________________________________________________State: _______________ ZIP:_____________________
Work Phone: ________________________________Website: _____________________________________________________
CONFIRMATIONS ARE E-MAILED: ______________________________________________@__________________.COM
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Amount Paid: ____________________________ Cash: ________________
Payment by Credit Card: _________________ Check #: ____________ Payable to: RUGBY COLORADO
Name on Card: ______________________________________________________________ Type: _______________________
Card Number: _______________________________________________________________ Security Code: _______________
Expiration Date: (MM/YY) ____________/______________ Signature: ___________________________________________
MAIL THIS FORM TO: Northside Youth Rugby Club
3170 Prince Circle, Broomfield, CO 80020
or Scan E-mail: [email protected]
For further inquiries call Cecil at 720-436-6972 or Kat at 512-743-1725
PLEASE NOTE: If you are a “no show”, there are no refunds.
Vendors will be notified when approved by the Rugby Colorado TRY Committee
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San Francisco Golden Gate RFC
v
Life Running Eagles RFC
a test to see who’s best
at The Stadium, Saturday May 25th 6pm
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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
June 8, 2013 Denver Barbarians B @ Steamboat
June 15, 2013 Grand Junction @ Breckenridge Vail @ Aspen Vail @ Aspen Grand Junction @
Breckenridge
June 22, 2013 Denver Barbos B @
Brckenridge Steamboat @
Grand Junction Glenwood @ Vail Glenwood @ Vail N/A
Steamboat @ Grand Junction
June 29, 2013 Vail @ Breckenridge Steamboat @
Glenwood Vail @
Breckenridge Steamboat @
Glenwood Aspen @ Grand
Junction Aspen @ Grand
Junction
July 6, 2013 Breckenridge @
Steamboat Breckenridge @
Steamboat
Grand Junction @ Glenwood
N/A Grand Junction @
Glenwood
July 13, 2013 COW PIE @
STEAMBOAT COW PIE @
STEAMBOAT COW PIE @
STEAMBOAT COW PIE @
STEAMBOAT COW PIE @
STEAMBOAT COW PIE @
STEAMBOAT
July 20, 2013 Aspen @
Breckenridge Grand Junction @ Vail
Aspen @ Breckenridge
Grand Junction @ Vail
July 27, 2013 Breckenridge @
Glenwood Aspen @
Steamboat Denver Barbos B
@ Vail Breckenridge @
Glenwood Aspen @
Steamboat
August 3, 2013
SKI TOWN @ Glenwood
SKI TOWN @ Glenwood
SKI TOWN @ Glenwood
SKI TOWN @ Glenwood
SKI TOWN @ Glenwood
SKI TOWN @ Glenwood
August 10, 2013
Old Boys @ Vail Steamboat @ Vail Steamboat @
Vail Glenwood @
Aspen Glenwood @
Aspen
September 20, 2013
Aspen Ruggerfest Aspen Ruggerfest Aspen Ruggerfest Aspen Ruggerfest Aspen Ruggerfest Aspen Ruggerfest
RMC June 14 - 16
Summer rugby is on the horizon!
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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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2013 Mini Golden Oldies - YouTube Bulletin # 2 – you may have to highlight, right-click and then choose “open
hyperlink”, but it is well worth the effort – Kudos, Bud Bilanich!
Team,
This is the second of many more information and facts about the up coming Colorado Mini Golden Oldies
2013.
We are going to have a "songfest" at both the opening party and the closing BBQ. Our own Billy "The
Songbird" Gregg is going to be heading up the singing, and bring back the 3rd period that we all used to love
and enjoy. We are requesting that you get a "Songbird" to lead your mates in the songfest from songs that is
your teams favorite. Just remember there will be children at this Festival.
Also another change has come about. The age of the youngest player is now 35 and not 45. Golden Oldie Rules
will be in place and explained in the next weekly bulletin
So plan on a great weekend before Aspen (which is Sept 12,13,14 & 15) and join all of your Colorado Mates in
this first Colorado Mini Golden Oldies Festival. I assure you this will be a great time and also have a really great
local beer made by Breckenridge Brewery and of course the great "chicken wings" served by the world famous
Hooters girls.
Please send your registration to Fred Alexander (at $100.00 per player & $50.00 per significant other). If you
do not have a team to play with sign up anyway and we will put you in touch with a team needing players. Tell
your masts about this Festival and have more fun,friendship & fraternity.
Till next week.
Fred S. Alexander
USA International Rep
Golden Oldies Rugby
10262 W. Ida Unit 241
Littleton, CO 80127
303-956-3630 (M)
720-922-2125 (F)
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The Gentlemen of Aspen
would like to formally invite the
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to participate in
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to be held September 12-15, 2013. We will have Open,
35's, 45's, 50's and 55's divisions. We are again
actively pursuing a Women's Division this year.
Ruggerfest provides your club with a great team-building
atmosphere, and provides all with a great weekend of rugby
celebration and camaraderie.
Registration can be completed online at: http://www.aspenrugby.com/2012/ruggerfest/ruggerfest-registration
through PayPal or contact information can be emailed back to this address with payment of the $650 entry fee (or $300 Women's entry fee) sent to the address below.
Registration is not complete and your entry is not secured until payment is received.
The entry fee will go up to $750 per team on August 1, 2013, so please register and pay prior to the price increase.
Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you in Aspen.
John Lassalette
President and Ruggerfest 46 Chairman Aspen Rugby Club, Inc. dba
Gentlemen of Aspen RFC 1280 Ute Ave., Ste. 10 Aspen, CO 81611-2259
970-948-0141 cell
Go Barbos
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Fabulist Scribe H. Richard and L. Trotski, RA's Pithy Scribe, for Rugby Scribes
Heineken Cup Championship: Clermont Auvergne v Toulon – 28, the number of internationals
featured in the starting 30 for The Cup decider in a rainy Dublin on the day; big time attrition rate in
the first forty, but little scoring as the sides went to lockers 3-the-pair; Jonny Wilkinson was perfect on
the day with four sticksplitters, while the Clermont goalkicker, Morgan Parra, was three-from-four –
his lone miss on a difficult conversion sufficient to keep his side from hoisting the championship
trophy: Toulon 16 – Clermont Auvergne 15 – our hero, Mourad Boudjellal’s club won its first, but
what most likely will not be their last, European Rugby Championship
Upcoming
Aviva Premiership – Championship Upcoming (this Saturday, 8am MDT) Leicester v Northampton@Twickers: RS’s going with the Tigers in a barnflamer, 21-20;
RaboDirect Pro12 – Championship Saturday @RDS, 9:45 MDT – Leinster v Ulster: RA’s call: Leinster 24, Ulster 30;
French Top XIV – Semifinal Rounds Upcoming and RA’s calls: Toulon 34 v Toulouse 32; Clermont 26 v Castres 27
;
World
Beat Colorado World
Beat
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Super XV: weekend 5.17
4 penalty strikes from the toe of flyhalf, Beauden Barrett, were all the numbers Hurricanes could
count in a wet and windy Westpac Stadium on Friday; Barrett’s opposition, #10 Aaron Cruden, also
slotted four sticksplitters on a dismal (for him: 4-from-7) kicking evening; but the big, differential news
came at the 53rd minute when Chiefs openside, Tanerau Latimer, crossed from fifteen out for the only
grounding of the match and a final scoreline of 17-12 to the travelers;
3 converted trys for everybody, though three penalties struck true from fullback, Jason Woodward,
proved the margin as Rebels topped Stormers, 30-21, in Melbourne; four lead changes made for an
exciting show, but a penalty try award for conduct unbecoming (interfering w/man w/ball) put the
home side ahead in the 73rd minute, 25-21, and its conversion by Woodward along with a late penalty
goal from the #15, made for the result;
13 points from #10, Patrick Lambie, was sufficient to the Sharks task of overcoming a feisty Force side,
23-13, at Perth on Friday; three lead changes and two instances of knotted tallies meant for lively
action as the home side were up at the half, 10-7, yet they were unable to maintain that advantage;
13 also for Crusaders fullback, Tommy Taylor, as his side extended a 13-3 midpoint margin to 23-3 in
defeat of the Blues at Rugby League Stadium; trys by first five-eighths, Ryan Crotty, at the 25th minute
and tighthead, Owen Franks, early in the second stanza made the numbers for the Christchurchmen as
Crusaders are now on four victories running and have overtaken Blues on the table with the win;
G W L T Pts
Brumbies 12 7 3 2 46
Reds 13 8 3 2 44
Waratahs 12 7 5 38
Rebels 12 3 9 28
Force 13 2 10 19
G W L T Pts
Chiefs 12 9 3 48
Crusaders 11 7 4 42
Blues 11 6 5 41
Hurricanes 12 6 6 34
Highlanders 11 1 10 16
G W L T Pts
Bulls 11 8 3 46
Cheetahs 12 8 4 40
Sharks 12 6 6 36
Stormers 11 4 7 30
Kings 11 3 7 1 24
Australia S R C
Distances
between land
masses not to
scale
New Zealand S R C South Africa S R C
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Crusaders look to their visit to the North Island next week for their match with Chiefs, whom they trail
by half dozen table points though they’ve a game in hand regards the current NZ conference
frontrunners, as a critical stage in their campaign; nota bene: Crusaders will host those same Chiefs on
the first weekend in July;
1 half dozen points the margin of separation between Australian powers, Waratahs and Brumbies, as
that conference race got a tad tighter with ‘Tahs carrying the day, 28-22; Berrick Barnes, on in relief of
Rob Horne, at the start of the second stanza was significant in that the versatile back went to score
one dozen points on a try, a penalty and two conversions; Waratahs, who have gone 4-1 in their last
five contests, including a home result over Chiefs, probably need to win out to make post-season play;
Brumbies, on t’other hand, have lost two running now and are 2-2-2 in their latest six results; the
OzMob are in Auckland next week for a fixture with the Blues that is crucial to both sides;
4 scores and five table points for Bulls as they ran out to a 23-6 halfway margin over Highlanders at
Loftus Versfeld; Morne Steyn was good for 15 toe-tickets on three penalty strikes and three
conversions while the hapless, though much-talented, much-touted Highlanders continue to under-
perform and disappoint on the year with one lone victory and double-digit defeats;
14 the margin between Cheetahs and Reds in the matchup of the #s 2 in SARC and ARC with Cheetahs
on the good end of a 27-13 result; no mucking about for the remainder of the season for Reds, one
should think, if they intend on repeating their 2011 championship season;
Upcomers – Round 12
Fri 24 Chiefs v Crusaders, Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Melbourne Rebels v Waratahs, Melbourne Rectangular Stadium
Sat 25 Blues v Brumbies, Eden Park, Auckland
Force v Highlanders, Perth Oval
Southern Kings v Cheetahs, Mytjalies-Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth
Stormers v Reds, Newlands Stadium, Cape Town
Sharks v Bulls, Kings Park Stadium, Durban
Go Barbos