RUGBY! Here we go...!

[Paullus Scipio]

I think that means they are getting ready to show up in 2011 with even higher hopes.
Jon R

..Thanks for that Jon! As I remarked earlier, Heaven help the rest of us if the U.S. decides to get serious about Rugby.

On a slightly different note, is anybody else a bit disappointed with the general dominance of defence and the lack of tries?...IIRC England have managed to make the final and only scored 1 try in the preliminary rounds.....

Some of you may not know that there are some significant Law changes coming up...they've been trialled at Club level here, will be used in the 'Super 14's ' next year and all being well, will come in Internationally in 2009....... one of the rule-changes will make the defence line move back...no more defences smashing the fly-half/no. 10 before he makes the advantage line...another will make many current penalty offences a free kick instead.... but fear not, all you dour defensive, kicking teams ! ( you know if you are one of these!), the rule changes are intended to still allow those tactics as an option, just provide other options...