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Miami Rugby Club
Miami Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in Miami, Florida. According to rankings in ''Rugby Magazine'', Miami is amongst the top five clubs in the Southeastern United States. They have regularly won the Florida State Championship. Miami Rugby traces its origin to 1969 when it was founded by Keith Cooksy and Reverend John Howells, the Anglican priest at the University of Miami, who wanted to provide visiting British Royal Navy ships and teams in the Bahamas with competitive rugby. Miami Rugby competes in the USA Rugby South against clubs from Florida, as well as touring African, Argentine, British, French, German, Uruguayan, and West Indies Clubs. Miami Rugby has also toured the Americas. Miami Rugby players come from all over the globe. Players from Miami Rugby have captained the United States Eagles and represented the Eastern Rugby Union, USA Rugby-South as well as Florida on select side (all-star) teams. Miami Rugby players and “Old Boys” also lend coaching assistance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida Rugby Union
The Florida Rugby Union (FRU) is a Geographical Union (GU) that governs the Florida peninsula for USA Rugby. The Florida Rugby Union has four divisions: Men's, Women's, Collegiate Men's, and Collegiate Women's. Men's clubs There are currently nineteen registered clubs in the Men's division. *Bay Area Pelicans * Boca Raton Buccaneers Brevard Old Red Eye* Daytona Beach Coconuts Fort Lauderdale KnightsGainesville Hogs* Jacksonville Rugby Football Club, Jacksonville* Key West *Miami Rugby Club, MiamiNaples HammerheadsOkapi Wanderers Palm Beach Panthers Sarasota Surge * South Florida * Tallahassee Conquistadors * Tampa Bay Krewe *Trident (Miami) Rug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Fearless (L10)
HMS ''Fearless'' (L10) was a Royal Navy amphibious assault ship that served from 1965 until 2002. One of two s, she was based in HMNB ''Portsmouth'' and saw service around the world over her 37-year life. She was the last steam-powered surface ship in the Royal Navy. Role The landing platform docks (LPD) supported a Royal Marines amphibious assault force and provided a platform for the Headquarters capability prior to, and during, the assault phase. The Royal Marines served aboard as the 4th Assault Squadron. The Squadron included crew for the four LCUs, four LCVPs and the Beach Party, which was equipped with a Land Rover, a Bedford 4-ton truck, two tractor units—one a track layer, the other equipped with a bucket—and a Centurion BARV. The squadron also had duties aboard, (ensuring equipment and troops got to shore as they were needed), radio operators and administration. Service ''Fearless'' was the first purpose-built LPD used by the Royal Navy. Built in Belfast at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Hospitals RFC
The United Hospitals Rugby Football Club represents the five medical schools in London, each of whom have their own distinct rugby clubs but from whom are picked a select fifteen to compete for UHRFC. The club exists to encourage and facilitate rugby at these institutions. It hosts the United Hospitals Cup, the oldest rugby cup competition in the world. History In 1871 the Rugby Football Union was formed, the first such organisation for rugby football in the world. However, rugby itself had been slowly but steadily evolving for a number of decades before that point since its inception in the 1820s. The game, with a variety of interpretations over the rules employed, had become popular in many of the public schools of the British Isles and this had extended to the universities as well. The established medical schools of the time were no exception and among the students within these schools was a desire to continue playing the sport of their school days. The medical schools of Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Illtydians RFC
Old Illtydians Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team from the city of Cardiff, Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Cardiff Blues. The club also runs mini and junior sides. Old Illtydians were formed in September 1928 as Saint Illtyds Old Boys Rugby Club. St. Illtyds school was opened in 1924 and therefore had a limited range of 'old boys' to choose from. This resulted in a team with an average age of seventeen. The school used various grounds until 1932 when they secured the use of the Blackweir pitch, a ground they would play from for the next thirty five years. Due to the club's connections to St. Illtyds school the team managed to keep playing for all but two years during the Second World War. In 1966 the club were successful in gaining membership to the Welsh Rugby Union The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU; cy, Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the Sports governing body, governing body of rugby union in the country of Wales, recognised by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston RFC (United States)
Boston Rugby Football Club (also known as BRFC) is a rugby union team based in Boston, Massachusetts, US. The club competes in, and is governed by, the New England Rugby Football Union (their LAU), the Northeast Rugby Union (their TAU), and USA Rugby. The club was established in 1960, but they would not be recognized as a nationally competitive club until they were accepted into Rugby Super League (United States), Super League, the premier division of club rugby in the United States. The club has also contributed numerous international players to the United States national rugby union team, United States national side. History 1970-1998 BRFC was formed in 1960 but was not considered a nationally competitive club until 1996 when Beacon Hill Rugby Football Club, a spawn of BRFC that separated from the parent club in 1968, rejoined BRFC to ensure depth and competitiveness. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velox Valhallians
The Westshore RFC (formerly ''Velox Valhallians R.F.C.'') is a rugby union club located in Victoria, British Columbia, on Vancouver Island. The club has the largest junior program on the island and is home to a number of Canadian national men's and women's team players. Titles * Rounsefell Cup: 0 :: Notable players Westshore RFC has produced a number of players who have played representative rugby both in Canada and internationally. See also *Rugby Canada *British Columbia Rugby Union The British Columbia Rugby Union (BCRU) is the provincial administrative body for rugby union in British Columbia, Canada. The BCRU consists of nine sub-unions and 65 clubs. It was originally organized in New Westminster in 1889 where Alfred St. ... * BC Premier League External linksRugby Canada {{Rugby union in Canada [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamaica National Rugby Union Team
The Jamaica national rugby union team represents Jamaica in the sport of rugby union. The team has thus far not qualified for a Rugby World Cup but has participated in qualifying tournaments. The national side is ranked 67th in the world (as of 29 July 2019). History Jamaica played their first rugby international in 1960 losing 3-6 in a match with Trinidad and Tobago. Jamaica competes in the Caribbean Championship, a tournament which includes Antigua, Trinidad and Tobago, the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, and Guyana. Jamaica took part in qualifying for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. They were knocked out of Round 1 (North) of the Americas tournaments by Trinidad and Tobago, losing 51 to 5. They attempted to qualify for the 2007 Rugby World Cup in June/July 2005. Jamaica drew their first game 10-all against Bermuda, but lost the second match against the Cayman Islands 8-18. They won their last game 5-3 over the Bahamas, and finished third in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Diomede (F16)
HMS ''Diomede'' (F16) was a of the Royal Navy. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Glasgow. ''Diomede'' was launched on 15 April 1969 and commissioned on 2 April 1971. In 1998, the vessel was taken out of service and sold to Pakistan. Renamed PNS ''Shamsheer'', the vessel served with the Pakistan Navy until being scrapped. Service history Royal Navy service In 1972, ''Diomede'' took part in the Second Cod War during the fishing dispute with Iceland, though ''Diomede''s involvement was more quiet than her involvement in the subsequent Cod War. Also that year, ''Diomede'' joined the 3rd Frigate Squadron which was then based in the Far East. In 1974, ''Diomede'', took part in Task Group (TG) 317.2 which was a deployment that caused some controversy back in the UK when the TG, on its way to the Far East/Pacific, visited South Africa, which was at that time under apartheid rule, as well as performing military exercises with the South African armed forces. ''Diomede'', along ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Blue R
Old or OLD may refer to: Places * Old, Baranya, Hungary * Old, Northamptonshire, England *Old Street station, a railway and tube station in London (station code OLD) *OLD, IATA code for Old Town Municipal Airport and Seaplane Base, Old Town, Maine, United States People *Old (surname) Music *OLD (band), a grindcore/industrial metal group * ''Old'' (Danny Brown album), a 2013 album by Danny Brown * ''Old'' (Starflyer 59 album), a 2003 album by Starflyer 59 * "Old" (song), a 1995 song by Machine Head *'' Old LP'', a 2019 album by That Dog Other uses * ''Old'' (film), a 2021 American thriller film *'' Oxford Latin Dictionary'' * Online dating *Over-Locknut Distance (or Dimension), a measurement of a bicycle wheel and frame * Old age See also * List of people known as the Old * * *Olde, a list of people with the surname *Olds (other) Olds may refer to: People * The olds, a jocular and irreverent online nickname for older adults * Bert Olds (1891–1953), Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Athletic Club
The New York Athletic Club is a private social club and athletic club in New York state. Founded in 1868, the club has approximately 8,600 members and two facilities: the City House, located at 180 Central Park South in Manhattan, and Travers Island, located in Westchester County. Membership in the club is by invitation only. The club offers many sports, including rowing, wrestling, boxing, judo, fencing, swimming, basketball, rugby union, soccer, tennis, handball, squash, snooker, lacrosse and water polo. Locations City House, located at 180 Central Park South, is the club's headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. Completed in 1929, City House is a 24-story building which offers panoramic views of Central Park. The building includes a swimming pool, gymnasium, basketball court, squash courts, golf simulators, a fencing and wrestling room, a judo hall, and two boxing rings. There are also leisure amenities for members and guests, including two restaurants, a cocktail lounge, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freeport FC
Freeport Football Club is a football club from Liberia based on the Bushrod Island in Montserrado County. The club plays in the LFA First Division. History Early History The club was founded on March 14, 2011 and started playing in the Liberia Football Association Logan town sub-committee third division league and became champions of the Logan town sub-committee third division in 2015.https://bushchicken.com/freeport-fc-leaps-from-league-underdog-to-a-serious-title-contender/#:~:text=After%20two%20years%20in%20the,2019%20second%20division%20league%20table. In 2017, the club won the Liberia Football Association Montserrado County Sub-Association third division championship and got promoted to the Liberia Football Association second division league. Promotion To The Top Tier The club gained promotion to the top tier of Liberian football after spending just a year in the second tier. They finished third in on the 2019 Liberia Football Association second division table and got pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public School Wanderers
The Public School Wanderers Club is a sports club in the United Kingdom that was formed in 1940 by Charles Burton, a Fleet Street journalist. It was formed to provide cricket and rugby for public schoolboys during their school holidays, but with difficulties arising from World War II the Club started to provide games for servicemen as well. During the period of hostilities the Club provided over a thousand games of cricket and rugby for servicemen from all parts of the British Commonwealth. Founding principles Ethos After the war the Club became open, though still by invitation only; a player is invited to become a Wanderer because they are a credit to their sport (be it cricket or rugby) and will enter into the spirit of maintaining the high standards of play and conduct achieved by generations of preceding club members. Colours, crest and motto The club colours are red (representing the morning sky), green (for the playing field) and pink (of the setting sun). The club cres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
