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In this Issue:

NSCRO national championships - match reports and

images

Colorado preps playoffs - initial rounds and upcomers

Upcomers & Results: men’s D-1, D-2 Playoffs

TRY League Youth Symposium

High Performance Youth Camp

2013 Summer Mountain League Match Schedule

International Update

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NSCRO: Semifinal #1

New England College Rugby Lions v Duke University Blue Devils

The Lions and the Blue Devils squared off in the first semifinal of the NSCRO championship weekend at the

Glendale Infinity Complex’ Kettle with a bit of a swirl to the summery breeze on an otherwise perfect rugby

afternoon. Eight groundings split evenly amongst the sides meant five lead changes in an entertaining display

of sport at day’s end.

Duke took shots on goal after penalties by the Lions at 3’

and again at 6’, but one effort fell just short and the

other swung wide as the sides got one another’s

measure early on.

The Rugby Lions got aboard first with #11, Nic Emanouil,

on a sweeping counter from midfield as the sizable wing

romped along touch, hotstepping past a defender for his

corner score that had NEC up by five after eight minutes

of play.

Blue Devils drew level after three bangs on the doorstep in NEC’s business district had ball

swung swiftly by scrumhalf Max Coan and rapid distribution by pivot, Tom Cole, allowing #15 Scott Cara a gap

15 meters from goal and the fullback crossed-and-dotted for a five-all knot in the 12th minute.

Multiple infringements by New England enabled Duke to work its way into NEC’s 22 and on down within five

meters of goal. The Blue Devils claimed the lead after a bit of forwards industry closeby the Lions paint had a

maul pour into the Promised Land; tighthead Josh Kalejaye touched down the pack try and it was 10-5 Duke

with 26 gone by.

Back came Lions as inside center, Jay Muniz, fended his way to space at midfield and a fast fifty later, #12

grounded the centrepost try converted by flyhalf, Anthony MacQueston, and we’d a new leader with 37

recorded, 12-10 Rugby Lions.

A last lead exchange before referee George O’Neill’s halftime signal kept the crowd in the stands lively. Cole

flippered through a crease two meters out to touch down and it was 15-12 Blue Devils as the lads went to

lockers for instruction.

The first-forty action was well-reflected in the scoreline. Each side was effective in moving the pill, but on

occasion, handling errors and infractive behavior stunted their respective forward momentums.

A physical first fifteen minutes to the second stanza but no scoring until, with NEC pressuring in Duke’s

business district, blindside flanker Carlos Arteaga scooped ball from the breakdown three meters from goal

and lunged over for the grounding that, along with MacQueston’s conversion, rearranged the leaderboard in

the Lions favor at 17-15 in the 55th minute.

With Duke on fulsome attack in NEC territory, a perfectly-timed poach by Emanouil thirty meters from his own

goal enabled the flyer to cover 70 quick for the try converted by MacQueston: NEC 24, Duke 15 at minute 57.

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Duke returned with a vengeance as left wing, Uki Deane, collected a lofty bounce from a kick to space and

raced thirty for his grounding converted by Coan and the tallies tightened to 24-22 NEC in the 62nd minute.

The Blue Devils got the better of an aerial exchange, and were subsequently awarded a penalty 25 out off the

left post, but Coan’s strike faded and play was re-started with a 22 drop at 64’.

But Duke were back in NEC territory when the Lions infringed at the breakdown 18 meters from goal and just

off the left post. Coan was spot-on with the sticksplitter which brought a new leader, at 25-24 to Duke with 67

ticks gone away.

NEC were inside the 22, pounding away at the Blue Devils defense, but containment was the order of the day

and Duke were able to exact the turnover; a short boot to touch and Duke would meet the winner of the

subsequent semi in the championship match, 1pm Sunday in the Kettle.

Scoring

Rugby Lions - Try: Emanouil (2), Muniz, Arteaga; Con: MacQueston (2)

Blue Devils - Try: Cara, Kalejaye, Cole, Deane; Con: Coan; Pen: Coan

Match Officials: George O’Neill, Rick Goldammer, Kasia Wegryzn

NSCRO: Semifinal #2

image for RA: Mike Berger

University of Denver v St. John’s College

Saturday’s second NSCRO semifinal in the Infinity Complex’ Kettle was as thrilling a competition as the first semi. Three first forty lead switches and three in the second stanza provided excitement aplenty as the sides battled for the full 80 in a contest that kept the crowd of 2,000 plus wholeheartedly involved throughout.

SJC’s standoff, Jack Michurski, got things started with a penalty goal struck from just outside the 22 after a handling penalty at breakdown awarded by field official, Marc Nelson, and it was 3-nil to the Minnesotans at the fifth minute.

DU drew even with a sticksplitter by left wing, Nat Prouty, at minute 10 from between the hashes outside the left post.

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Prouty was true again from 30 meters by the interior hashmark and DU had its first lead, 6-3, with 14 gone.

Michurski leveled the tallies in the 16th minute with a penalty goal from in front of the posts 22 out, 6-the-pair as the lads settled to work.

A third penalty struck true by Prouty following a swervy, jinky, 70 meter return by DU’s fullback, Gabe Bram, and 9-6 just past the midpoint in the half.

Now came SJC hard into DU’s business district with repeated smashes into its defensive line well-repelled by the Pioneers until a sweet miss-one, inside stunt to tighthead prop, Nick Gardner, had the big man crash over the paint for his grounding that put St. John’s ahead 11-9 at the 25th minute.

Back roared Denver with a try by second row, Jace Jackson, after the lock popped from the loose, two meters out, and crossed for the grounding converted by Prouty and DU were back in front, 16-11 after 31 ticks.

A try by Prouty extended DU’s lead to 21-11 in the 36th minute after Brom had countered across midfield and set the flyer free to finish fast, tearing along touch for his cross-and-dot.

DU got another just before time in the half as #9, Matt Clement, spied and sped through a gaper outside SJC’s 22 and, with Prouty’s added deuce, 28-11 at the 38th minute.

But St. John’s were not done and they worked their way steadily to the DU doorstep. A penalty assessed for failure to release the tackled player five meters from goal was quick-tapped by Gardner and that prop was not to be stopped en route to the Promised Land: 28-18 as Nelson sounded the break and both sides went to lockers for the breather and data supply.

College turned their coach’s halftime instruction into immediate gain as a stunt closeby DU’s goal put outside center, Tony Bauer, in the free lane to goal and his touchdown and its conversionby Michurski made it 28-25, DU, in the 42nd minute.

St. John’s claimed the lead ten minutes on with a brilliant lead pass by their #10 and its gathering by inside center, Jonathan Valdavia, bringing the action into the Pioneer’s business district. A couple of bangers off the maul and replacement, Phong Truong, had broken through the line to dot in the corner and we’d a new leader in the 52nd minute, SJC 30-28.

Movement from both sides between the 22s , but no further scores for fifteen until Pioneer reserve Charles Carlisle closed for Prouty’s conversion and DU were back in front 35-30 with 66 minutes in the bucket.

College were held up in goal at the 73rd minute by a valiant Pioneers defense, but SJC got the last lead as Gardner realized his tryple in the 78th minute, plowing into goal for the try that knotted things before Michurski’s completion made for the record at 37-35. St. John’s will meet Duke for the NSCRO championship, Sunday at 1pm in the Kettle.

Scoring DU – Try: Jackson, Prouty, Clement, Carlisle; Con: Prouty (3); Pen: Prouty (3); SJC – Try: Gardner (3), Bauer, Truong; Con: Michurski (3); Pen: Michurski (2); Match Officials: Marc Nelson, Ryan Haggerty, Tim Luscombe



NSCRO 3rd place

plenty of action at breakdown! Image: vande

University of Denver Pioneers v New England College Rugby Lions

DU and NEC clashed in the early match at Infinity Park Rugby Complex’ stadium, The Kettle. Fourteen trys after referee Marc Nelson’s starting whistle, 3rd and 4th place at NSCRO’s national table had been well-sorted.

The Rugby lions put 26 unanswered points onboard on groundings by: #12 Jay Muniz after that inside center had broken through a pair of would-be stoppers 20 meters from goal and touched down centreposts in the sixth minute; flyer Nic Emanouil who fended his way to space and covered fifteen fast, looping through goal to dot centreposts at 11’; wing Mike Jones who was freed by Emanouil to close from the 22; and outside center Sam Freihofner, who hacked on an errant Pioneer pass, outraced the chase, and covered ingoal at minute 23 – three from four converted by Lions standoff, Anthony MacQueston, for a 26-nil advantage.

DU got aboard in the 36th minute when openside Travis Barlock popped from the loose piece and dropped over goal to make it 26-5.

Freihofner closed scoring at 40’ with a try from passing magicians, MacQueston and scrumhalf AJ Mudford inclose, to make it 33-5 at break.

A better second stanza for DU as they dotted three trys, but NEC grounded five times for a final score of 64-22, New England

Scoring

Pioneers – Try: Barlock, Slattery, Bram, Parker; Con: Parker;

Rugby Lions – Try: Muniz (2), Emanouil, Freihofner (3), Jones, Mudford, Larson, Darbouze; Con: MacQueston (7)

Match Officials: Marc Nelson, Ryan Haggerty, Kasia Wergzyn

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NSCRO Championship

St. John’s player heads to goal! image: T. Sitzman

New England College Rugby Lions v Duke University Blue Devils

The Lions and the Blue Devils squared off in the first semifinal of the NSCRO championship weekend at the

Glendale Infinity Complex’ Kettle with a bit of a swirl to the summery breeze on an otherwise perfect rugby

afternoon. Eight groundings split evenly amongst the sides meant five lead changes in an entertaining display

of sport at day’s end.

Duke took shots on goal after penalties by the Lions at 3’ and again at 6’, but one effort fell just short and the

other swung wide as the sides got one another’s measure early on.

The Rugby Lions got aboard first with #11, Nic Emanouil, on a sweeping counter from midfield as the sizable

wing romped along touch, hotstepping past a defender for his corner score that had NEC up by five after eight

minutes of play.

Blue Devils drew level after three bangs on the doorstep in NEC’s business district had ball swung swiftly by

scrumhalf Max Coan and rapid distribution by pivot, Tom Cole, allowing #15 Scott Cara a gap 15 meters from

goal and the fullback crossed-and-dotted for a five-all knot in the 12th minute.

Multiple infringements by New England enabled Duke to work its way into NEC’s 22 and on down within five

meters of goal. The Blue Devils claimed the lead after a bit of forwards industry closeby the Lions paint had a



maul pour into the Promised Land; tighthead Josh Kalejaye touched down the pack try and it was 10-5 Duke

with 26 gone by.

Back came Lions as inside center, Jay Muniz, fended his way to space at midfield and a fast fifty later, #12

grounded the centrepost try converted by flyhalf, Anthony MacQueston, and we’d a new leader with 37

recorded, 12-10 Rugby Lions.

A last lead exchange before referee George O’Neill’s halftime signal kept the crowd in the stands lively. Cole

flippered through a crease two meters out to touch down and it was 15-12 Blue Devils as the lads went to

lockers for instruction.

The first-forty action was well-reflected in the scoreline. Each side was effective in moving the pill, but on

occasion, handling errors and infractive behavior stunted their respective forward momentums.

A physical first fifteen minutes to the second stanza but no scoring until, with NEC pressuring in Duke’s

business district, blindside flanker Carlos Arteaga scooped ball from the breakdown three meters from goal

and lunged over for the grounding that, along with MacQueston’s conversion, rearranged the leaderboard in

the Lions favor at 17-15 in the 55th minute.

With Duke on fulsome attack in NEC territory, a perfectly-timed poach by Emanouil thirty meters from his own

goal enabled the flyer to cover 70 quick for the try converted by MacQueston: NEC 24, Duke 15 at minute 57.

Duke returned with a vengeance as left wing, Uki Deane, collected a lofty bounce from a kick to space and

raced thirty for his grounding converted by Coan and the tallies tightened to 24-22 NEC in the 62nd minute.

The Blue Devils got the better of an aerial exchange, and were subsequently awarded a penalty 25 out off the

left post, but Coan’s strike faded and play was re-started with a 22 drop at 64’.

But Duke were back in NEC territory when the Lions infringed at the breakdown 18 meters from goal and just

off the left post. Coan was spot-on with the sticksplitter which brought a new leader, at 25-24 to Duke with 67

ticks gone away.

NEC were inside the 22, pounding away at the Blue Devils defense, but containment was the order of the day

and Duke were able to exact the turnover; a short boot to touch and Duke would meet the winner of the

subsequent semi in the championship match, 1pm Sunday in the Kettle.

Scoring

Rugby Lions - Try: Emanouil (2), Muniz, Arteaga; Con: MacQueston (2)

Blue Devils - Try: Cara, Kalejaye, Cole, Deane; Con: Coan; Pen: Coan

Match Officials: George O’Neill, Rick Goldammer, Kasia Wegryzn



Western Rugby Football Union

Played Won Lost Tied Points

Denver Barbarians

5 4 1 18*

Glendale Raptors

5 3 1 1 17*

Provo Steelers

5 4 0 1 21

Kansas City Blues

5 2 3 10

Boulder 5 1 4 4

Denver Highlanders

5 0 5 2

Managing Mediocrity: The Cult of Deniability and Ball Dropping

Men's 2012-2013 D-1 final

Match Table and Playoff

Upcomers:

Glendale Raptors v Dallas Reds -

6pm, Saturday at Infinity Stadium,

The Rugby Kettle

Denver Barbarians v Austin Huns –

7pm, Sat at Shea Stadium, The Rugby

Showcase

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results D-2 Playoffs – Glendale Raptors have secured the 2nd

seed in the West and progress

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Colorado High School Playoffs – Saturday, May 4 @ The Huge Dick’s Sporting Goods Rugby Park: The first rounds of Colorado high school rugby playoffs, held Saturday, April 27th at the Huge Rugby Grounds went

about as expected with every higher-seeded side winning. This Saturday, May 4th, matches look to be a tad tighter

in: Division 1 as numbers 2 and 3, East High Angels and Aurora Saracens square off in the second D-1 fixture at

3:30. Angels topped Sarries, 22-12, at Aurora’s Snakepit in their league game, but Saracens will look to change

things a bit on the upcomer with a result favoring that scimitar-wielding bunch.

o D-1 #s first and fourth, Colorado Springs Grizzlies and Littleton Eagles, both clubs had players able to take advantage of the High Performance Spring Break Rugby Clinic instructed by USA Eagles, Paul Emerick and James Paterson; and both clubs looking in-form at late season wins over second seed, East Angels. Eagles and Grizzlies kick at 2pm Saturday.

Division 2 semifinals will see the Roaring Fork Valley’s Junior Gents test PAC, the number 2 and 3 seeds, clash in a mountain contest at 2pm while seeds 1 and 4, Fort Collins and Castle Rock will determine who will represent the flats side in the title match one week on.

Division 3: Numbers 1 and 4 Titans and Northside will play at 5pm. Not certain what’s up with the D-2 second and third seeds as that information was unavailable at presstime.

Colorado Prep League Final Standings and Playoff Frames

Division-3 High School Table

Club GP W L T PTS

Titans Rugby 5 5 0

Ridge View Academy 4 3 1

Jr. Griffins 5 3 2

Northside Vikings 5 2 3

East HS Red 4 1 3

Glendale Raptors 5 0 5

Division 1 GP W L T Pts

Colorado Springs Grizzlies

5 5 0

East High Angels 6 4 2

Aurora Saracens 6 4 2

Littleton Eagles 5 3 2

Cherry Creek Bruins

5 2 3

Regis Jesuit Raiders

6 1 5

Chaparral Wolverines

5 0 5

Division 2 GP W L T PTS

Fort Collins 5 5 0

Jr. Gents 4 4 0

PAC RFC 6 5 1

Castle Rock 7 5 1 1

Harlequins RFC 7 3 4

Boulder Lions 5 2 2 1

Tigers RFC 4 1 3

SWARM RFC 6 1 5

Pikes Peak Stormers 6 0 6

Warriors RFC 4 0 4

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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 @

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Heineken Cup Championship: Clermont Auvergne v Toulon,

Heineken Cup

In Saturday’s semifinal, it was a try apiece for the clubs and Parra v O’Gara with Morgan counting six more

points struck from the boot than Ronan. An early penalty goal from Munster’s standoff saw brief advantage to

the Irish Province swiftly displaced by an eighth minute try by Clermont Auvergne flyer, Napolioni Nalaga, and

its conversion by Parra. Two more sticksplitters by Parra had the French side in relative comfort until

replacement wing Denis Hurley got a grounding three-quarters of the way through the match. With O’Gara’s

conversion Munster had drawn within sight of victory, but that happy ship remained just beyond their reach

and Clermont were the first semifinalist with a 16-10 result.

Sunday’s semifinal saw England flyhalf, Owen Farrell slot four penalty goals for Saracens, while Toulon’s

England flyhalf, young Jonnie Wilkinson, produced twice that number in penalties and a dropped goal in a

Northern Hemisphere rugby classic, 24-12. Wilkinson was cruelly accurate from his talented toe, though he did

miss a dropgoal attempt.

The Championship, sponsored by a Netherlander brew, will be played by two French clubs in an Irish venue on

Saturday, May 18 at Landsdowne Road, Dublin; 10am MDT kick.

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RaboDirect Pro12

Club Games Won Lost Tied Table points

Ulster 21 16 4 1 76

Leinster 21 16 5 73

Glasgow 21 15 6 72

Scarlets 21 15 6 66

Ospreys 21 14 6 1 62

Munster 21 10 10 1 50

Benetton Treviso 21 9 10 2 45

Connacht 21 8 12 1 38

Cardiff Blues 21 8 13 38

Edinburgh 21 6 15 32

Dragons 21 6 15 27

Zebre 21 0 21 9

top four sides playoff

Upcomers

Fri 3 Connacht v Glasgow, Galway Sportsground; 12:45 MDT

Fri 3 Edinburgh v Dragons, Murrayfield, Edinburgh; 12:45 MDT

Fri 3 Leinster v Ospreys, Royal Dublin Society, Dublin; 12:45 MDT

Fri 3 Scarlets v Benetton Treviso, Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli; 12:45 MDT

Fri 3 Ulster v Cardiff Blues, Ravenhill, Belfast; 12:45 MDT

Fri 3 Zebre v Munster, Stadio XXV Aprile; 12:45 MDT

Playoff Scenes

Ulster, who host Cardiff Blues on

Friday, should finish in first and look

to host a semi. And it’s fair simple for

Scarlets: they win v Benetton

Treviso they’ll travel to Ulster for

their semi, they lose and they leave

the door open for Ospreys, who must

win (ideally with the bonus point on

the road v Leinster) at the RDS. A big

ask? Yes, but if that does occur,

Glasgow, who are currently in 3rd

place, a point adrift Leinster, could

jump to second and into a host spot.

But, and it are big ifs… Warriors are

able to defeat their final league

opponent, Connacht,… and if

Leinster lose, then it’ll be repair to

the pub for a head-scratching

session to figure the frames with a

frothy.




Toulon 25 18 6 1 86

Clermont Auvergne

25 17 7 1 85

Toulouse 25 16 9 74

Castres 25 15 8 2 73

Racing Metro

25 15 10 69

Montpellier 25 15 10 68

Perpignan 25 13 12 61

Stade Francais

25 12 12 1 54

Grenoble 25 12 13 54

Bayonne 25 11 13 1 53

Biarritz 25 11 13 1 52

Bordeaux Begles

25 8 16 1 47

Agen 25 6 19 31

Mont-de-Marsan

25 2 23 15

French Top XIV top six playoff, first two

get an initial round bye

French Frames

Clermont and Toulon, yes the Clermont and Toulon what

are in the Heineken Cup final, have earned home

semifinal berths and byes in the initial round of playoffs.

Toulouse, Castres, Racing and Montpellier will play off for

the right to challenge the aforementioned Giants on the

road regardless of the results of this upcomer. Should

make for interesting play on the last day of the Top XIV

league. The last time the same pair of French clubs

competed for both Top XIV honors and H-Cup

championship was, well… never, so new ground will be

broken and history made should those giants progress

through the latter stages of the French League playoffs.

Upcomers

Sat 4 Biarritz v Stade Français, Parc des Sports Aguilera, Biarritz; 06:45 MDT

Sat 4 Clermont Auvergne v Bordeaux Begles, Stade Marcel Michelin, Clermont; 06:45 MDT

Sat 4 Mont-de-Marsan v Bayonne, Stade Guy Boniface, M-de-M; 06:45 MDT

Sat 4 Montpellier v Perpignan, Stade Yves-du-Manoir, Montpellier; 06:45 MDT

Sat 4 Racing v Castres, Stade Olympique Y-du-M, Colombes, Paris; 06:45 MDT

Sat 4 Toulon v Agen, Stade Félix-Mayol, Toulon; 06:45 MDT



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Saracens 21 16 1 4 73

Leicester Tigers

21 14 6 1 69

Harlequins 21 14 7 65

Northampton Saints

21 14 7 64

Gloucester 21 12 8 1 58

Exeter Chiefs 21 11 9 1 55

Bath 21 10 10 1 53

London Wasps

21 9 12 47

London Irish 21 7 1 13 35

Worcester Warriors

21 5 15 1 33

Sale Sharks 21 6 14 1 31

London Welsh

21 4 17 18

Aviva Premiership top four to semifinals

Playoff Watch

The semifinalists have been determined, and

barring a Leicester loss at Welford Road v

London Irish, those Big Cats and Saracens will

host their semifinals. Against whom? Well, that

depends on the outcome of the Quins-Saints

cracker on Saturday as both those sides are in,

but winner most likely will tackle Tigers, while

the loser gets the Sarries.

Upcomers Sat 4 Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby, Sandy Park; 07:30 MDT

Sat 4 Harlequins v Northampton Saints, The Stoop, London; 07:30 MDT

Sat 4 Leicester Tigers v London Irish, Welford Road, Leicester; 07:30 MDT

Sat 4 London Welsh v Worcester, Kassam Stadium, Oxford; 07:30 MDT

Sat 4 Sale Sharks v London Wasps, Salford City Stadium, Salford; 07:30 MDT

Sat 4 Saracens v Bath Rugby, Copthall Stadium, London; 07:30 MDT



Super XV: weekend 4.26

Super XV Rugby

12 marks for fylhalf Quade Cooper as he accounted for all Reds points with four penalties, the last and

winner at 74’, as Queensland won the War of the Color Wheel over Blues, 12-11 in a Southern

Hemisphere rendition of a Northern Hemisphere match;

Five lead changes with the last at 63’ by virtue of Stormers flyer, Gio Aplon, meant a traveling result for

Stormers over Hurricanes at 18-16;

Four Demetri Catrakilis penalty slots were all the numbers for Southern Kings on the road at

Boemfontein v Cheetahs; the fast Cats spent most of the second period searching the bonus point as

they’d their third at 44’, but the Kings defense, though insufficient to the win, showed staunchly in

denial of that grounding; still Cheetahs picked up four table points with the 26-12 victory;

25 on account of Bulls standoff, Morne Steyn, on half dozen penalty goals, a conversion and a try,

along with a dot by relief halfback, Francois Hougaard meant 30 in total for the homeside in victory,

while Waratahs could manage only 19;

G W L T Pts

Brumbies 10 7 1 2 40

Reds 10 5 2 1 37

Waratahs 9 5 5 25

Force 9 2 7 20

Rebels 10 2 8 16

G W L T Pts

Chiefs 9 6 3 35

Blues 8 4 4 32

Crusaders 9 5 4 30

Hurricanes 9 5 4 28

Highlanders 8 0 8 10

G W L T Pts

Bulls 9 6 3 32

Cheetahs 10 7 3 31

Sharks 9 5 4 28

Stormers 8 4 4 28

Kings 9 2 6 1 15

Australia S R C

Distances

between land

masses not to

scale

New Zealand S R C South Africa S R C



Six trys in total with the bonus point dotted by Henry Speight for his brace before halftime as Brumbies

maintained their hold on first position in the Australian Rugby Conference with 40-7 win over Western

Force;

24 unanswered points by the Chiefs at Waikato Stadium in the first 17 minutes required of Sharks 19

points in the remainder of the first forty to make this a rousing 24-19 at break; Chiefs had extended

their five-point lead by three to 37-28 by the match’s final whistle and claimed bonus point victory,

while Sharks got a losing b-p; Chiefs now top the New Zealand Conference;

20 points from inside center Tom Taylor along with early trys by wing Zac Guildford in the second

minute and flyhalf Tyler Bleyendaal meant 30 for Crusaders as they were able to hold off a second

stanza surge by a Melbourne Rebels side that nearly claimed famous victory at Rugby League Park

before falling 30-26;

Upcomers – Round 12

Blues v Stormers, North Harbour Stadium; Melbourne Rebels v Chiefs, Rectangular Stadium;

Highlanders v Sharks, Forsyth Barr Stadium; Force v Reds, Perth Oval;

Kings v Waratahs, Mytjalies-Mandela Bay Stadium; Bulls v Hurricanes, Loftus Versfeld Stadium;

Brumbies v Crusaders, Canberra Stadium;

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