England Rugby November 2007 - In Review

England Rugby November 2007 - After the Rugby World Cup this month seemed to be quieter but things got into full swing again when the England Sevens jetted off to Dubai for the IRB 2007/8 Sevens Series.  We had Irish eyes smiling on our Ladies, a new Lady Captain and a little bit of Amore! Our Patrick looked at the opening round of the Heineken Cup.  We had statements again and maybe just maybe peace in our time for the game of rugby.  We looked forward to the 2008 Six Nations Fixtures List.  Plus the Baa Baas hit town.

England Rugby - The RFU and Premier Rugby Ltd (“PRL”) are pleased to announce they have signed a new Agreement (the “Agreement”) which will govern the professional game in England from 1 July 2008 until 30 June 2016. Will this finally put the Club v Country Row to bed? Let us hope so!

England Rugby - RFU/PRL Joint Press Release

England Six Nations Fixtures for 2008. We have listed below the dates, times and venues for the 2008 six nations championship sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland. England's first match will be against Wales at Twickenham.  England Six Nations Fixtures 2008

Twenty-four teams from six countries will battle it out over the rest of the season to be crowned Champions of Europe in the Heineken Cup and there are sure to be plenty of twists and turns along the way. In fact you could argue that the drama started months ago when English and French clubs threatened to boycott the competition, thankfully, common sense prevailed and this year’s competition promises to be even bigger and better than before!

Opening Weekend of the 2007 Heineken Cup 2007

 England Sevens - IRB World Series Round One - Dubai Sevens 2007/8 Dubai  2007 All Results here

England Women's Home International Fixtures will all be hosted by London Irish ARFC this season

Luck of the Irish 

England Women’s Rugby - International Sevens campaign has been boosted by the appointment of two experienced sevens specialists Simon Amor and Mike Friday. Cue Song....... When the moon hits you eye like a big pizza pie That's amore When the world seems to shine like you've had too much wine That's amore Bells will ring ting-a-ling-a-ling, ting-a-ling-a-ling And you'll sing "Vita Bella" 

England Ladies It must be Friday and Amore

The Combined Services tackled the illustrious Barbarians in the Remembrance Day Match at Plymouth Albion, The Brickfields

 Baa Baas at Brickfields   Photos copyright and with kind permission of Frank Stormont

National Express took the fans to Twickenham for the Barbarians v South Africa rugby match  BaaBaas - Twickenham - National Express

England hooker Mark Regan will captain the Barbarians against the Springboks. Ireland Coach Eddie O'Sullivan will take charge of the Barbarians team that will see the likes of England legend Jason Robinson on the Twickenham turf in his final match. 

 Baa Baas v RWC Champions South Africa - Gartmore Challenge Match 1st December

Wow the Baa Baas turned on the style and beat the NEW Rugby World Cup Champions - to some this was a meaningless game but to many and the many who turned up at Twickenham on a cold December day.   It meant the essence of what rugby is about, not money but the game itself!

Well done the Baa Baas and farewell Jason Robinson.

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