15 Jan 2007 | Rugby
CABLE BAHAMAS STARS 0
DYNAMO SMIT 0Big news this week was Dynamo Smit stunning league leaders Cable Bahamas with a stirring performance and grabbing a point in a nil : nil draw. Bolstered by some new squad players such as Travis Yardie, .the Dynamos looked a lot more focused and organized than previous games . That having been said, they still required a tremendous goalkeeping performance by Indrick Bazille to keep the Stars at bay. Looks like Dynamo Smit have turned the corner. Cable Bahamas however will need to refocus to maintain their place at the top as it would appear some complacency has set into the team .
BORCO OILERS 1
GB SHIPYARD WANDERERS 2A tight game saw the Wanderers squeeze past a determined Oilers team to close the gap on the leaders. Oilers took the lead though Toots Sands but 2 second half goals from Reko Jean swung the game in favour of GB Shipyard. Kevin Winter in goal for the Oilers had a solid game and, along with the other young keepers, appears to be benefitting from the additional goalkeeping classes offered by coach Robert Nabb every Wednesday before the games commence.
Standings after Round 3
Cable Bahamas Stars 7 pts
GB Shipyard Wanderers 4 pts
Borco Oilers 3 pts
Dynamo Smit 1 pts
Games this week ( Wednesday 17th)
Cable Bahamas Stars play Borco Oilers
A revitalized Dynamo Smit take on GB Shipyard Wanderers
Wednesday 5pm at Freeport Rugby & Football Club
Youth soccer for all other age groups also continues on Wednesday at 5pm at the same venue.
11 Jan 2007 | Rugby
GLADIATORS READY ?
Kellogg Rugby travels to the Freeport Rugby Football Club this week
Members of the Kellogg Rugby Club (Northwestern MBA students) are leaving their books and the cold in Chicago and traveling to the Bahamas this week for a match up against Bahamas Cup Champions Freeport Rugby & Football Club.
During the regular season, the club plays against local mens rugby clubs as well as other MBA programs however the team usually takes a break from the pitch during the cold Chicago winters. But this year, the team decided to go on tour. A tour would not only give us a chance to play rugby, but help build team unity as we head into the spring season. I also need a break from getting my balls busted by my wife. Dont quote me on that… the wife part. said captain Campbell Lyle.
The team explored several locations and clubs, but the Freeport Rugby Football Club in Grand Bahamas came out as the clear favorite. The club has incredible facilities and the Bahamas is an ideal location. However, it was Rob Speller, President of Freeport Rugby Football Club, who made this such an easy decision. From day one Rob has gone out of his way to accommodate Kellogg Rugby and make this trip possible. Thank you.
In total, 20 students (1st year, 2nd year, part-time and exchange) with various degrees of rugby experience will make the trip. Thats the beauty of Kellogg Rugby. It allows students from different sections, years, and even programs who might have otherwise never met to form life long friendships.
And that is what we plan to do in the Bahamas while fishing, scuba diving and playing rugby.
The rugby part of ther tour is at 2.30 pm saturday at the Freeport Rugby Club on Settlers Way . All spectators welcome.
9 Jan 2007 | Rugby
TEN COMANDMENTS OF RUGBY
1. Thou shalt not hesitate at the breakdown, but be mighty to get your rightful ball; for
though it is written that the meek shall inherit the earth, this is truly was a poor
translation. The meek shall be trampled into the dirt is more to the point.
2. Thou shalt not speak profanely of the Whistler, nor question the purity of his birth,
even though he be blind to transgressions by devils on the other team at the ruck and the
maul, and whistles them not.
3. Thou shalt not smite an opponent with a clenched fist, yeah, even in retaliation; for it is
written that the Whistler and the Flag Waver shall assuredly miss the cowardly first
punch, only to see the avenging second. Believeth that what goeth around shall surely
cometh, and verily, evil men will be found at the bottom of rucks.
4. Thou should not kiss thy teammate on the mouth when he scores; for such is an
abomination unto God, especially kisses in tongues, unless you play football with the
round white ball and thus it is expected.
5. Thou shalt not take the Word of the Coach in vain, for blessed is the Word of the
Coach. Instead, wonder at his mighty wisdom and sticketh to His Game Plan, lest the
Coach acquaint you with his disciples coaching in the lower grades.
6. Thou shalt not chip nor kick for touch if thou be a prop or wear any jersey number
below that of 7; for this is an abomination unto the Coach, and surely you will be His at
training, perhaps everlasting.
7. Thou shalt not run across the field with ball in hand, but runneth straight ahead upfield;
for it is written that the touchline is the best defender.
8. Thou shalt not kick the ball to thine enemies unless it bounceth; for the Spirit of the
bounce of the Ball may cause confusion unto them, and if thy heart be pure, make it
bounceth back unto you.
9. Thou shalt not pass the ball to a teammate about to be smashed by the mighty enemy,
unless he owes you money, or has rodgered someone dear to your heart, in which case all
is forgiven.
10. Thou shalt not vomit on thy teammates after the game, for this is unmanly, and they
could do it unto you.
9 Jan 2007 | Rugby
HAPPENING NOW !
January 13th 2.30pm Freeport Rugby FC v Northwestern University
January 20th Freeport Rugby FC home to Cuckoos ( Bahamas Cup) time tba
February 3rd Freeport Rugby FC away to Bailou ( Bahamas Cup) time tba
ON THE HORIZON !
February 10th Freeport Rugby FC home to Buccaneers ( Bahamas Cup)
February 24th Freeport Rugby FC away to Buccs ( Bahamas Cup)
Also Whirlpool Intermediate Youth Soccer League And Dolly Madison Youth Soccer Academy every wednesday from 5pm
Watch this space for new youth rugby programme and Sunday Sevens ( soccer)
5 Jan 2007 | Rugby
Too much turkey and ham ? New year resolution to get back into those size 32 pants and lose the pounds around the belly and those man breasts !
Great news , the club is back open so you’ve no excuse.
In fact the year starts with a bang with a visiting rugby team from Northwestern University. These rugger buggers arrive next week ready for a game on 2.30pm saturday 13th against the finest Freeport RFC have to offer – plus Speller , Nabby and KC ! ( times etc to follow)
Another exciting development is that Youth rugby will be kick started in january with practices for youngsters at the club and in the local schools – with a school league hopefully formed pretty soon ( news to follow)
Youth soccer kicked off this week and is every wednesday from 5pm with the Whirlpool Intermediate League and Youth soocer programme for boys of all ages . Look out a for a MAJOR corporate partnership being announced very soon between our youth soccer programme and a local business enterprise.
Senior mens rugby and soccer and ladies soccer has also commenced once again so get yourselves to the club.
29 Dec 2006 | Rugby
For those newcomers to the club , this award is in honour of the distinguished Mr . Robert Nabb who once uttered in a press conference announcing the dates for Catholic High Basket ball tournament that
Because Christmas is early this year ….. !!!!!!
Given that i detest referring to the game of football/footy or fitba as soccer or sokka but have to for the general population here and in the US here are some awards from this year’s World Cup courtesy of the Guardian newspaper:
The Oh My God, Are We Really Going to Listen To This For An Entire Month Award
goes to … the ABC/ESPN commentary team who, like sprinting street drunks gate-crashing the start of a marathon, stood up and roared like overly sexually excited grizzly bears for the entirety of the opening game between Germany and Costa Rica. Mostly with stuff like (and this is an actual quote from a later game): Teams scoring first have a lopsided winning percentage of 27-5-5.
The First Ever 500,000 Ex-Pat English Folk Simultaneously Shrieking in Disbelief Award goes to … ABC/ESPN for obscuring England’s first World Cup goal with an on-screen message informing us that Disney’s Lilo & Stitch would be shown at a later date.
Scariest Foreign Alternative to ABC/ESPN goes to … German TV. Zeitung [37 second pause] Stickleback [45 second pause] Schmetterling [90 second pause]. And so on.
Runners-up … are the Univision Spanish language channel whose bog-eyed, hyperbabbling speed-freak super-commentators screamed like they were injecting each other in the eyeballs with rocket fuel, making the US commentators sound like baby shrews performing the gentler hits of Belle and Sebastian on muted tin xylophones.
The Best We’re Not-in-Islington-Now-Toto Moment Award goes to … ABC/ESPN for explaining that Ecuador are the Denver Broncos of world soccer.
This beat out literally hundreds of other entries, including: If this was basketball, it’d be like Shaq vs. Kobe, Trinidad & Tobago – The George Mason of the World Cup; Is he going to use the driver or the pitching wedge?; Wayne Rooney is a little bit like an American linebacker; Nakata is the Terrell Owens of this Japanese team; and Australia don’t have many men on the end line
.
Best Bite-sized US Style Soccerography Lesson Award goes to … ABC/ESPN for repeatedly confusing Sweden/Switzerland and Austria/Australia. No, really. And to baseball expert and self-confessed soccer know-nothing Dave O’Brien for Costa Rica, a country located in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north and Panama to the south …
Best ABC/ESPN Commentator Named After a Famously Incontinent Canine Blue Peter Presenter … goes to former New York Cosmos goalie and Playgirl model Shep Messing. Get down, etc.
Most Exciting ABC/ESPN World Cup Superfactoid … Christina Aguilera’s father comes from Ecuador
The First Annual Nation Shall Speak Unto NationAward for Explaining Peter Crouch in Terms Easily Understood by Ordinary Americans goes to … ABC/ESPNs Dave O’Brien for: He’s tall. Like a skyscraper.
Best Crazy New American Words Gary Lineker Will Be Using In A Year Award goes to … ABC/ESPN for teamship, hip shot, gamebreaker, difference-maker and – my fave – race horse soccer
.
The First Annual Award For Best Use Of The Word roundier… goes to ABC/ESPN’s resident Irishman Tommy Smyth: I was always under the impression that the ball was round. But this ball is apparently roundier. If that’s the word. Technology – where will it end?
The Worstest Soccer Commentator Ever Award … goes to ABC/ESPNs Marcelo Balboa for starting every single freaking sentence with You know what? and his relentless excusing of every single bit of diving, cheating and time-wasting as part of the game. Never has the Wells TV screen come so close to being booted in so many times.
The Players to Watch in 2007 Award … goes to ABC/ESPN for (deep breath) Michael Beckham, Michael Beckett, Chelsea’s Steve Girrard (sic), Christian (sic) Ronaldo, Freddie Loonberg (sic), best keeper in the world Casey Keller and all the boys at Wolverhampton Wolves and Glasgow United.
Best Ever Totally Awesome ABC/ESPN Quote Award … (after a David Beckham free-kick): That gives a whole new meaning to Bend it like Beckham, folks – Brent Musberger.
Runners-up: I’m not understanding the philosophy behind sitting behind the ball
– Marcelo Balboa.
It’s a turnover sport – Eric Wynalda.
Have to love a guy who paints his face for the World Cup, though. Look at him. Nice- Shep Messing.
Who has the man advantage? It’s hard to tell – Tommy Smyth. Er, well it’s nobody at the moment, it’s 10 a piece- Adrian Healey.
Holland are playing a 4-4-2, but with three forwards – JP Dellacamera.
Of the many things Ronaldinho is, he’s a traffic cop too – Dave O’Brien.
This is the World Cup! This is why you need a computer chip in the ball. It’s like if you’re watching the World Series, it’s only inches between a strike and a ball … – Dave O’Brien.
Germany retains possession- Dave O’Brien (during England v Paraguay).
Paraguay captain Delio Toledo called Michael Beckham a coward this week- Dave O’Brien.
If Costa Rica pulls this game back to tie, it will be one of the greatest victories in the history of the World Cup – Dave O’Brien.
