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  Will Carling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Carling OBE (born December 12, 1965) is a former Rugby union player, and captain of England from 1988 to 1996.
Carling's England team were often criticised as boring because they did not score many tries and often relied upon their forwards rather than take risks by giving the ball to the backs.
Carling offered the explanation that it was due to a previous defeat by Australia where England had been beaten up front.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Will_Carling   (395 words)

  
 Will Carling - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
He was the youngest ever captain of England and was at the time the most successful ever, seeing them to back-to-back Five Nations grand slam victories, and the final of the 1991 World Cup.
Carling's England team were often criticised as boring because they did not score many tries and often relied upon their forwards rather take risks by giving the ball to the backs.
Will Carling is a real daddy.(a new emphasis on a more giving and caring fatherhood gives rise to some conflict with motherhood)(Brief Article) : An article from: New Statesman (1996)
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /will_carling.htm   (283 words)

  
 Will Carling - England Rugby Player - Rugby-Heroes.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Will captained England on a record 59 occasions between 1988 and 1996, winning 75% of his matches in charge and leading England to three Grand Slams and a World Cup final.
Will was also highly significant in that he helped raise the profile of rugby in the UK due to his clean cut image and media friendly persona.
Carling was highly critical of the captaincy style of John Orwin, and secretly believed that if given the chance he could do better.
www.sporting-heroes.net /rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1521   (480 words)

  
 Leisure related Facilities Management, including Operational Management, Events Partnering, Venue Facilities ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Carling Developments is a dynamic organisation of experienced leisure industry experts that are able to offer a number of operational solutions to sport and leisure venues and event organisers.
Carling Developments have been in the industry for many years and are aware of the pitfalls, but more importantly have many of the answers.
Carling Developments are keen to work with you to make your operation a successful one, please call us.
www.carlingdevelopments.com   (138 words)

  
 Will Carling - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
William Carling OBE (born December 12 1965) is the former England Rugby player, and captain from 1988 to 1996.
He had a very successful reign as captain, seeing them to back-to-back Five Nations grand slam victories, and the semi-final of the 1991 World Cup.
He was however quickly reinstated after a public apology and was able to go to the 1995 World Cup.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Will_Carling   (132 words)

  
 Will Carling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Will Carling was a rugby player who became famous from gaining recognition by playing the position of Center for England.
Will Carling was only 22 when he played his first international game on the 16th of January in 1988 in Paris, England lost 10-9.
Will Carling's final appearance was on the 15th of March in 1997 England won 34-13.
www.visitrugby.com /Tourist%20Information/will_carling.htm   (86 words)

  
 Port Carling - Muskoka, Ontario - the Hub of the Lakes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Because of this Port Carling has been dubbed, "Hub of the Lakes".It is also a place to take a tour boat or watch the Segwun go through the locks and the drawbridge, which is right in the centre of town.
Port Carling United Church: Originally Methodist, it was built in 1872 on land deeded to Rev. Lachlan Taylor by the Crown.
Port Carling is once again a Post Office location in a township, this time it is the Township of Muskoka Lakes, created in 1971.
www.muskoka-ontario.com /portcarling   (4893 words)

  
 Coventry Evening Telegraph (England): Will Carling to follow rugby path of fame to town.(News)@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Will Carling to follow rugby path of fame to town.(News)
EX-ENGLAND rugby hero Will Carling has confirmed he will be visiting the town next month to promote a new landmark.
He will be in Rugby on June 4 to see a new plaque dedicated to him...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:60434743&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (140 words)

  
 Carling testimonial hit as friend leaves fund-raising team
Carling, as well-known for the collapse of his first marriage over his friendship with Diana, Princess of Wales as he is for his rugby, split with Ali Cockayne, the mother of their 11-month-old son, Henry, weeks before their planned wedding.
Carling, 32, who was associated with Miss Cockayne, 29, for two and a half years, is reported to have begun a relationship with Lisa Cooke, the estranged wife of David Cooke, a former rugby international with whom he has played.
A high level of empty seats will be seen as a very public rebuke to Carling, although rugby fans may decide that a tangled private life is irrelevant when considering past successes of the sportsman.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1998/09/26/nwily26.html   (776 words)

  
 Dallaglio favourite to succeed Carling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Carling, while intent on retaining his place as a player, is not interested.
Carling once suggested casually that he would be a little late for first-team training as he required time on the physio's table.
Carling will not be the easiest of acts to follow - a royal performer with 44 England victories to his credit in 59 matches as captain, a run which has included three Grand Slams.
www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1996/11/05/sreng05.html   (873 words)

  
 Will Carling - Nobok Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Carling made up for his Lions disappointment of 1989, when he was forced to withdraw with shin splints, by touring New Zealand in 1993.
Carling’s reign as captain came to an end following the 1996 Five Nations, which England won despite a 15-12 defeat by France in Paris, but he kept his place in the side during 1997 at the expense of his long-time centre partner Guscott.
Relieved of the pressures of the captaincy Carling was in superb form, alongside new skipper Phil de Glanville, and England won another Triple Crown before his retirement from all forms of rugby at the end of the season to concentrate on his business commitments.
www.nobok.co.uk /Rugby/Legends/Other/Will%20Carling.aspx   (578 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Carling calls for team manager
Will Carling has called for the appointment of a team manager to work alongside new England head coach Andy Robinson.
Carling, the former England captain, believes this could leave a gap in the team's logistical planning - an area in which Woodward excelled.
Carling believes the RFU should cast their net outside the sport should they decide to appoint a team manager.
www.rte.ie /sport/2004/1017/carlingw.html   (233 words)

  
 BBC News | RUGBY UNION | Rugby's forgotten hero
Will Carling's career captured the public's imagination more than any other player of his generation.
Carling had described the Rugby Football Union committee as "57 old farts" during a TV internview - and he was made to pay.
Carling was no longer an England hero, though, and his complicated private life saw him drop several places in the popularity stakes.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/rugby_union/706749.stm   (816 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Books: My Autobiography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Carling is guarded in the extreme about his relationship with Diana, Princess of Wales, and matter of fact, maybe callously so, about breaking up with the mother of his son.
This was the first sports autobiography I have purchased and I must say I did so with some pre- determined opinions of Will Carling as a result of the intense media interest in him and his private life.
Carling is honest about his strengths and weakneses, both as a person and as player and gives real insight into the life of a top class sportsman in both the amateur and professional days of the game.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0340696591   (663 words)

  
 Will Carling - England Rugby Player - Rugby-Heroes.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Grand Slam itself was sealed with a 21-19 victory over France at Twickenham, and Will was carried from the field in scenes reminiscent of England's triumph at Murrayfield in 1980.
Strangely abandoning their tried and trusted gameplan, England attempted to win the match by playing expansive rugby, but the Australian defence was too tough and the Wallabies took the trophy 12-6 thanks to a pushover try by prop Tony Daly.
Carling might have failed in his "mission impossible" to turn England from also rans to World Champions in just three years, but it had been an extremely impressive attempt all the same.
www.sporting-heroes.net /rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=1523   (474 words)

  
 FT.com - Special Reports / FT Telecoms September 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Will Carling, former captain of the England Rugby team and now entrepreneurial businessman, is not a natural technophile.
The joy of the mobile for Mr Carling is that it enables him to work on the move.
The URL is yet to be announced but it will be aimed at 16 to 35-year-old males and is to be integrated with TV and other media channels.
specials.ft.com /telecoms/sep00/FT32LWL29DC.html   (688 words)

  
 New Statesman: Will Carling is a real daddy - a new emphasis on a more giving and caring fatherhood gives rise to some ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
On 28 September, listening to Will Carling as he talked to Fergal Keane on Radio 4's Resigning Issues, a saying came to mind: "A man wrapped up in himself makes for a very small parcel." Carling came over as a microdot of a male.
Will Carling is now in a legal battle to gain more access to his son.
Wee ambivalent Will can't be the only one who's willing to give vent to the sound and fury of that struggle.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FQP/is_4457_128/ai_57590063   (998 words)

  
 Will Carling OBE - Speakers Biography - Celebrity Speakers Limited   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Will Carling OBE - Speakers Biography - Celebrity Speakers Limited
Will Carling was England's youngest, longest-serving and most successful skipper ever taking on the position at the age of 22.
An entertaining and practised speaker, Will's presentations are packed with great ideas aimed at motivating and achieving peak performance.
www.speakers.co.uk /speaker/WILCAR   (236 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Will Carling   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Sedbergh school is a co-educational boarding school in cumbria for ages 13-18, which is renowed for sport especially rugby and has produced many internationals including will carling and will greenwood it has 8 houses.
He played for Harlequins as a centre but was more committed to his England side.
Rugby Union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Will-Carling   (928 words)

  
 Absolute Speakers / After Dinner Speakers / Will Carling OBE
Will Carling was Englands youngest and the worlds most successful rugby captain, taking on the position at the age of 22 and steering the side to memorable back-to-back Grand Slam wins in 1991, 1992 and 1995 and to the World Cup Final, before taking his retirement in 1996.
Will Carling is an inspiring and humorous speaker who is able to speak first hand on the synergy between business and sport and leading teams to success.
A prolific, powerful and strong presenter of motivational seminars Will is in great demand for both sporting and non- sporting after dinner presentations.
www.absolute-speakers.co.uk /afterdinnerspeakers/carling.html   (240 words)

  
 Will Carling -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
William Carling (Click link for more info and facts about OBE) OBE (born December 12 1965) is the former (Click link for more info and facts about England Rugby) England Rugby player, and captain from 1988 to 1996.
He is often known in (Click link for more info and facts about rugby union) rugby union circles as 'bum face', a reference to his cleft chin.
He was however quickly reinstated after a public apology and was able to go to the (Click link for more info and facts about 1995 World Cup) 1995 World Cup.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wi/will_carling.htm   (259 words)

  
 "Due to unprecedented demand, all tickets to see Limp Bizkit live in Finsbury Park next month have been snapped up ...
The last time the band played at this venue was October 16, 1982, not only that but this is the first time all the seats have been removed to make it a standing only venue.
Delivery Of Prizes:  Delivery of the tickets will be via registered post if there is sufficient time to do so; or if there is insufficient time to post the tickets, collection of the tickets from the Outside Organisation or the venue by the winner will be arranged.
All entrants will be deemed to have accepted and agreed to be bound by these terms and conditions.
www.channel4.com /media/entertainment/t4/C/competitions/acdctandcs.htm   (570 words)

  
 BBC News | Rugby Union | Carling to captain Quins
Will Carling is expected to be appointed captain of Harlequins on Friday, after accepting the invitation of club coach Zinzan Brooke.
Will Carling talks to the BBC's Fergal Keane about his stormy life on and off the rugby pitch
Carling's private life has been the subject of heavy tabloid coverage in recent years, but it is for his achievements as a rugby player that he is best known.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/rugby_union/436304.stm   (245 words)

  
 Carling Live - Terms and Conditions
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 RBCC Moscow Rugby 7's   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is anticipated that the tournament will become an annual event, each year intensifying the business relationships it will create, further establishing and cementing trade relationships between the UK and Russian Federation.
Referees will be appointed by the Organisers, and as far is as possible, will be RFU accredited.
The Organisers will be assisted in organisation and financial matters of the tournament by an informal advisory committee, which will be comprised of selected members of the Moscow business community, the Moscow Dragons Rugby Club and the Organisers themselves.
www.moscowdragons.org /rbcc_moscow_rugby_7.htm   (1209 words)

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