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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Connacht Rugby
		The Irish Rugby Football Union Connacht Branch (the professional team of which which is run by Connacht Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Connacht.
		The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup.
		To maintain the unity of Irish rugby union and the linkages between North and South the IRFU purchased a new ground in 1923 in the Ravenhill district of Belfast at a cost of £2,300.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Connacht-Rugby (2124 words)

	Fiat joins European Rugby (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The agreement signed with the European Rugby Cup is testimony to the company’s all round support for sport at all levels.
		Ghial Calvisano will also have their work cut out for them, as their pool includes London Wasps, the English and European Champions, Biarritz Oympique from France and the Leicester Tigers from England, whose Welford Road stadium will be the venue for the Lombardy team’s first outing on the 2005 tournament.
		Lastly, the European Shield Cup will involve the 12 teams eliminated in the Challenge Cup qualifying round, plus four other teams: Atletico Bera Bera (Spain), Valladolid RAC (Spain), CR Lisboa (Portugal) and Steaua Bucarest (Romania).
	www.fiat.com /cgi-bin/pbrand.dll/FIAT_COM/news/news.jsp?BV_EngineID=ccccaddjjhdleimcefecejgdfiidgnm.0&categoryOID=-1073765885&contentOID=1074003740 (316 words)

	Ulster Rugby - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The Irish Rugby Football Union Ulster Branch (also known as Ulster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Ulster, six counties of which are in Northern Ireland and three in the Republic of Ireland.
		In the amateur Rugby Union era Ulster regularly played international touring sides from the southern hemisphere, their most impressive performance coming in the 1983/4 season when they defeated Andrew Slack's "Grand Slam" Wallabies, the only loss of any kind for the Australians on a tour which saw them defeat Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England.
		From 2001-04 the Ulster team was coached by Alan Solomons, a former Assistant Coach of the Springboks and head coach at The Stormers and Western Province in his native South Africa.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ulster_Rugby (600 words)

	European Challenge Cup - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup.
		Colomiers continued the French dominance of the European Shield, defeating Agen convincingly in the final.
		The name 'Parker Pen Shield was now applied to a reprechage knock out tournament for those teams that did not qualify for the second round of the Challenge Cup.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Rugby_Shield (747 words)

	Welsh Rugby Union
		However Rugby Union in Wales quickly developed and by the turn of the century Wales were one of the most feared teams in international rugby, winning the (then) British Championship six times and finishing runners-up six times in its first twelve years.
		A resurgence of both economy and rugby would follow as in 1931 Wales won their first championship for nine years and in 1933 beat England at Twickenham for the first time.
		A runners-up spot by Cardiff in the inaugural European Rugby Cup offered something in the way of progress on a club level; however, that was not followed up by further success.
	www.faqfolio.com /faqfolio/w/we/welsh_rugby_union.html (1077 words)

	The Ultimate Leinster Rugby - American History Information Guide and Reference
		Leinster Lions are one of four provincial rugby football teams in Ireland, based on the historic Irish province of Leinster.
		When rugby union was declared 'open', these four teams became the four professional teams ran by the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU).
		The Leinster ‘Lions’ came into existence during the 2001/02 season as the result of a joint marketing initiative between Leinster Rugby and its kit sponsors, the Canterbury Clothing Company (CCC), but before the start of the 2004/05 season it was decided to drop the 'Lions' from the name.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Leinster_Rugby (303 words)

	FAQ for rec.sport.rugby.union
		Rugby made it to France in 1872, but only really gained footing in the 1880s, when the French elite started seeing Rugby as the way to go towards regaining Alsace and Lorraine.
		Rugby therefore is different to for instance soccer with its endless number of 'playing systems' (4-3-3, 3-5-2 etc.) or cricket, where a player may be moved to a completely different position on the field (ie from silly point to gully).
		European Cup: The European Cup (or Heineken Cup) is the Champions League of European Rugby and runs from September to May. The top clubs and provinces from the Six Nations are in it.
	pino.faithweb.com /rsru/rugby-union.html (3660 words)

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		Rugby on the Internet 3.1 Governing Bodies 3.2 The Laws of the Game 3.3 Other webpages 3.4 Where to follow matches live on the Internet 3.5 Mailinglists 3.6 Other newsgroups 3.7 How to obtain a copy of this FAQ _________________________ 1.1 Charter Discussion on all aspects of Rugby Union worldwide.
		Please be aware that, despite Rugby being a sport mainly for people having English as their maternal language, some subscribers to the group don't speak English as well as you do.
		Rugby Union, in its Sevens variation, is an event at the Commonwealth Games and if Rugby is going to be included, it's going to be Sevens.
	www.jammed.com /usenet/faq/sports/rugby-union-faq (4423 words)

	European Rugby Shield
		European Rugby Shield is one of the topics in focus at Global Oneness.
		Glasgow Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the best teams from France and England.
		Edinburgh Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the best teams from France and England.
	www.experiencefestival.com /european_rugby_shield (2541 words)

	cars - Edinburgh Rugby
		Edinburgh Rugby are one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, The Borders and Glasgow Rugby being the other two.
		Edinburgh Rugby were created to compete in the Heineken Cup as the SRU did not think that Scottish club sides could compete against the best teams from France and England.
		From the 2002/3 season the Reivers label was dropped and the team were simply known as Edinburgh Rugby.
	www.carluvers.com /cars/Edinburgh_Rugby (223 words)

	italian championship rugby league, Italy rugby cup, european challenge cup
		Season 2000/2001 confirmed the surprise demonstrated to Italian rugby of the 'young pretender' shown in the previous season.
		There was however little story for a Viadana solid but still unprepared for a challenge of this type, and the Veneto team went on to win their ninth 'scudetto'.
		The entire Viadana rugby movement holds in great esteem this challenge particularly from the point of view of public image, and even more so the visibility gained in the media.
	www.rugbyviadana.it /eng/storia01.asp (441 words)

	European
		ERC Ltd said in a statement tonight that they are in constant contact with the Six Nations committee and the relevant unions to assess the effect the foot and mouth crisis may have on the two tournaments.
		They will be eager for revenge over Ulster who beat them at home twice in their European Cup winning season (in the group stage and in the quarter final), and to also erase the memory of Munster's superb semi final win in France just a few months ago.
		Following yesterday's French Championship semi finals, Ulster now know that either Pau (winners of the European Shield last season) or old foes Toulouse will be the third placed French side and thus complete their group along with Cardiff and Saracens.
	home.btconnect.com /Rugby-Ulster/2000_european_cup.htm (2195 words)

	Gloucester Rugby Club : Tetley's County Championship 2002
		The finalists in the Shield will not only play at Twickenham on June 1st but will also be 'promoted' into the Tetley's County Championship next season as they will be seeded 13th and 14th respectively in 2003/04.
		The losing semi-finalists in the Shield will also win the right to take part in the play offs, which take place after the Tetley's County Championship quarter-finals to determine the seedings for next season.
		Players involved in the Tetley's County Championship and Tetley's County Shield will also be pushing for places on the first England Counties XV tour to Chile from June 18th to June 30th 2002.
	www.gloucesterrugbyclub.com /2541_2012.php (504 words)

	Scrum.com - Rugby News, Results, and Action, including the Rugby World Cup, from Scrum, the best Rugby Football site in ...
		South Africa crushed England 36-0 in their Rugby World Cup Pool A clash at the Stade de France in Paris.
		New Zealand's quest for the 2007 Rugby World Cup continued with a 108-13 mauling of minnows Portugal in Lyon.
		The Rugby World Cup is the pinnacle of rugby union, where the rugby world unites to compete for the Webb Ellis Trophy.
	www.scrum.com (514 words)

	FOX Sports - RUGBY - The small club with big ambition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Albi are the only new boys on the European club scene, but they promise to bring something special to their European Challenge Cup meetings with Worcester Warriors, Viadana and ASM Clermont Auvergne.
		Albi's junior rugby section boasts 260 children and is run by the coaches and players from the first team.
		The club's last visit to top flight rugby was 20 years ago and the club first went professional five years ago with Bechu seen as the driving force behind the club's achievement.
	msn.foxsports.com /rugby/story/6069680?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=231 (1299 words)

	European
		The format of the PARKER PEN SHIELD for next season was also discussed and the board resolved to develop the concept of a knock-out format for the competition for next season.
		The issue is on the agenda of the next board meeting of European Rugby Cup on Jan 16.
		Rugby Ulster will continue to follow these 2 topics as the European Cup progresses as we are after all only in the first weekend of the competition.
	home.btconnect.com /Rugby-Ulster/2001_european_cup_news.htm (3857 words)

	Rugby Bahamas - April 2007
		The West Indies Rugby Union was established in 1975 and is the governing body of the eleven West Indies Unions and Bermuda.
		Rugby union football (often referred to as simply rugby or union) is an outdoor sport played by teams of 15 players with a prolate spheroid-shaped ball.
		The crucial differences from association football (soccer) are that in rugby the ball is a prolate spheroid instead of a sphere and the players are allowed to pick the ball up and run with it.
	www.rugbybahamas.com /rugbybahamas/rugbybahamas.php/2007/04 (4172 words)

	Prize adds to lustre of Shield
		EUROPEAN Rugby Cup administrators gave the secondary European Shield competition a massive boost yesterday when they decided that with effect from the 2001-2 season, the Shield winners should qualify for the the next season's
		To date, though some matches in the Shield are of a formidably high standard, the tournament has suffered because victory meant very little, either financially or in terms of status.
		"The standard of competition in the European Shield is very high and the directors felt it was time that the participating clubs were given the incentive of playing for a place among the elite of the Heineken Cup," said Jean-Pierre Lux, the chairman of ERC, yesterday.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/2000/03/25/srgall25.html (400 words)

	European Rugby Cup : Shield Final Ticket Information
		The finals of the PARKER PEN CHALLENGE CUP and the PARKER PEN SHIELD will be staged as a double-header at the Madejski Stadium, Reading, on Sunday, 25 May of the Bank Holiday weekend.
		To kick-off this festival of European rugby, Welsh side Caerphilly take on French favourites Castres Olympique in the PARKER PEN SHIELD FINAL.
		It is an all English affair, pitting the 1998 Heineken Cup champions, Bath Rugby, against the hottest team in English Rugby at the moment, London Wasps.
	www.ercrugby.com /eng/5018_2771.php (135 words)

	Reid revives Narbonne chance to go forward again; Two Scots can make Sunday Herald, The - Find Articles
		As the 31-year-old's three and a half year sabbatical from the police comes to an end shortly, this is to be his last competitive match of rugby: collecting the European Shield would represent a phenomenal achievement for a career which looked to have all but ground to an end two years ago.
		Leeds were not best pleased when Narbonne came in for Reid and Bryan Redpath, and in the chaotic surroundings of French club rugby he himself questioned the wisdom of the move to France's deep south, but his decision to go has proved to be an inspired one.
		Reid is probably too modest when he says that all he has done is import the attitudes that sustain British rugby, but there is no doubt that he has had a profound effect upon the culture of the club.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20010520/ai_n13958649 (981 words)

	RTÉ Sport: Connacht well beaten in Shield
		It was a very one-sided affair at Heywood Road this afternoon as Sale Sharks defeated Connacht 44-6 in the Parker Pen European Shield.
		An under-strength Connacht side never really expected to overturn this highflying Zurich Premiership outfit, who are also the leaders in Pool 4 of the Shield, but neither did they anticipate a seven tries to nil hammering.
		RTÉ Publishing's Ed Leahy reports from Biarritz where he happened upon a rugby match between the much lauded locals and a Leinster selection in pre-season mode.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/1103/connacht.html (337 words)

	Rugby7.com the best Resource for Rugby Sevens on the Web (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Now it's an established fact that the founding father of Georgian rugby was Mr Jacques "Jako" Haspekian, native of Marseille, who started to teach young Georgians 'the noble art' in late 1950s but by mid-60s eventually managed to retrieve his French passport and returned to his homeland.
		Jako introduced rugby to Georgian students who, despite the shooting of March 1956, and total discouragement from the communist authorities, dared to adopt the principles of an 'alien, capitalist pastime'.
		Rugby historian Caesar Darchia recently made a research and established that the first ever rugby session was held on 15 October 1959 at Tbilissi Racecourse.
	www.rugby7.com /03jul06.asp (709 words)

	Rugby Union from the Virtual Library of Sport
		International Rugby Academy of New Zealand located at the Adidas Institute of Rugby in Palmerston North and the Royal New Zealand Police College on the outskirts of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.
		ACT Rugby Union Coaching and Development `Drill of the Week` developed to provide a continual resource for coaches of all ages and all levels for either direct application to training programs, to stimulate ideas in relation to developing training practices specific to a particular teams play.
		Rugby Union is BIG in South Africa with more than 4000 referees covering over 400,000 players at all levels.
	www.sportsvl.com /ball/rugby/rugbyunion.htm (2699 words)

	Rugby news, results, fixtures and features from Rugby365.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The European Challenge Cup kicks off in South West France this evening, when Montauban host Brive in the intimidating Stade Sapiac.
		Glasgow Warriors and Saracens have a bit of European Challenge Cup history going on, and Warriors coach Sean Lineen is keen to start making amends for their near miss three years ago when Saracens edged them out of the knock-out stages.
		While illustrious Top 14 counterparts like Toulouse are battling it out at the summit of the Heineken action, Albi, new to France's top flight and with a tenth of the budget of Toulouse, will take their first cautious steps in European competition when they line-up in the European Challenge Cup against Clermont on Saturday.
	www.rugby365.com /TOURNAMENTS/European_Shield (171 words)

	Connacht Rugby - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Irish Rugby Football Union Connacht Branch (whose professional team is run by Connacht Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Connacht.
		Connacht has a much smaller base of rugby union players to choose from than the other three provinces due in part to its small population and the relative popularity of GAA sports such as hurling and Gaelic football.
		The 2004/05 season saw Connacht continue their form in the European Challenge cup, reaching the semi-finals where they were knocked out again over two legs by the eventual winners, Sale Sharks.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Connacht_Rugby (773 words)

	BBC SPORT \| EUROPEAN \| Shield final heads to Oxford
		Capacity at the stadium, which is more used to staging Third Division football than top-class rugby, will be increased to 15,000 for the 26 May final.
		Automatic qualification for next season's European Cup will again be on offer for the winners of the European Shield.
		Gloucester, Sale and London Irish would qualify for the European Cup if they keep their current places in the top four of the Premiership.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/rugby_union/european/1946917.stm (257 words)

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