Tag: William Webb Ellis
Where it all started – exploring a scene of worldwide sporting significance 200 years on and all on my own doorstep
Whether you are a fan, player or follower of the sport, it cannot have escaped your attention that this year is something of a big year in the world of rugby.
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5 rugby places to visit in Rugby
With the 2020 Six Nations Rugby Championship getting underway this weekend, it is only right being a travel writer from and based in Rugby that I highlight some of the visitor attractions in my hometown.
And if you are a supporter or follower of rugby or just have a general interest in the game, this will be of real interest.
So here it is, call it a mini-tour as it were – my guide to five rugby places to visit here in Rugby.
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Day 35 – 45 Days Of Rugby
As we are approaching the weekend’s @rugbyworldcup semi-finals and the pursuit of the golden #webbelliscup, did you know there is a second William Webb Ellis trophy?
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Day 21 – 45 Days of Rugby
Day 21 of 45 Days of Rugby and we’re nearly up to what was going to be a busy weekend of World Cup action in Japan were it not for Typhoon Hagibis.
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Day 6 – 45 Days of Rugby
We’re nearly up to the first week of my collection of images of places and people here in the birthplace of the game, all taken on my travels around my hometown and are connected to the game in some way or another.
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Day 4 – 45 Days of Rugby
A new week and day 4 of 45 Days of Rugby, today also marking the autumn equinox.
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45 Days of Rugby
Here’s a little mini-project and challenge I have set myself for the next month and a half during the Rugby World Cup of which I hope you will follow too.
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#RWC2015 – It boils down to this
So we’re now down to the final two matches of Rugby World Cup 2015.
Argentina and South Africa will raise the curtain on the final weekend of the Tournament tonight with a Bronze Final showdown at The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
For both, having endured the agony of losing a semi-final, it is the game no one ever wants as both Camps would easily just want to pack their bags and head home.
But, the Bronze Final / 3rd place play-off, call it what you will, is what it is and prolongs the agony.
Prediction: South Africa to win
Then tomorrow – Halloween, the eyes of the world will return to Twickenham Stadium, as Australia and New Zealand go head to head in a Rugby World Cup Final for the first time ever.
Both sides will be looking to become the first team to lift the Webb Ellis Cup for a third time with Australia looking to repeat their victory in the previous World Cup final at Twickenham, back in 1991, and New Zealand seeking to retain the title they won on home soil four years ago.
So the stage is now set for a classic showdown between two of the Game’s greatest rivals, to finish off what hasn’t been a bad tournament (except of course if you follow England)
And having correctly predicted the semi-finals in that The All Blacks would just edge South Africa and the Wallabies would beat Argentina, predicting the final itself is one too tight to call.
The All Blacks go in as slight favourites especially when you consider they have lost only three games out of 53 since lifting the Webb Ellis Cup in 2011.
Saturday’s final at Twickenham is a sell-out with more than 80,000 fans expected to be crammed into potentially see history in the making, as will millions worldwide.
It promises to be something special.
For the record, my prediction? New Zealand to win, by between 5 and 10 points. It will be that close.
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Who is crowned England’s #HomeofSport?
Remember this post from a few weeks ago about Visit England’s #HomeofSport?
The votes are in and with 38% of the votes the winner is……..
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