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2007–08 EDF Energy Cup
The 2007–08 EDF Energy Cup was the 37th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the third to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format. As in the previous two years, the competition is contested between the 12 teams of the Guinness Premiership and the four Welsh regions from the Celtic League. The 16 teams are arranged into four pools, with one Welsh and three English teams in each. Teams are randomly drawn into groups, as opposed to previous years when English sides were grouped according to proximity to one another. Each team plays the other team from their group only once, meaning that two teams in each group face two away games, whereas the other two teams have two home games. Group stage In the pool matches, teams receive: * Four points for a win * Two points for a draw * A bonus point for scoring four or more tries, regardless of the match result * A bonus point for losing by seven or fewer points The winner of each pool advances to the semi-fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, wherein participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ('ribbon'). Over time, the term became idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a ''double round-robin''. The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times, as is the case in almost all of the major North American professional sports leagues. In the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ollie Phillips (rugby Union)
Ollie Phillips (born 8 September 1982 in Brighton) is an English former professional rugby union player. Phillips captained England Sevens and was named '7s World Rugby Player of the Year' in 2009, while also pursuing a professional career in 15s with four clubs in England and France, where he was voted 'Overseas Player of the Year' in 2011. Early life Phillips was born in Brighton, and studied at Durham University, where he was a member of Van Mildert College, graduating in 2004. He later studied for an MBA at Cambridge, where he won a blue in the Varsity Match. Rugby Phillips captained England Sevens to three World Series Cup victories - including in New Zealand - and six finals. In 2009, he was voted World Rugby Seven’s player of the year. He also played in 15-a-side rugby union at wing and full-back for Harlequins, Newcastle Falcons, Stade Français and Gloucester Rugby. In all, he played in three Heineken Cups, a European Cup Final, and was voted Best Overseas Player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martyn Thomas (rugby Union)
Martyn Thomas (born 24 April 1987) is a Wales, Welsh rugby union player. He plays in the Fullback (rugby union), full back position. He went to UWIC from 2005 to 2008. He studied Sports Development during this period before joining the Scarlets regional team and subsequently Dragons (rugby union), Newport Gwent Dragons. Thomas signed an extended contract with Newport Gwent Dragons in January 2010. Thomas joined Gloucester Rugby on a one-year contract, option for a further season, starting at the 2012/13 season. Following a stint in France, Thomas signed for Coventry R.F.C., Coventry. He made his debut on the bench for Coventry's game against Richmond F.C., Richmond on 31 January as they look to attain promotion back into the RFU Championship. On 27 February 2015, Thomas made his return to the Aviva Premiership as he signed for Wasps RFC, Wasps until the end of the 2014–15 season. On 24 April 2015, Thomas signed a permanent deal with London Welsh in the RFU Championship fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rudd (rugby Union)
John Rudd (born 26 May 1981 in London) is a former rugby union footballer who played on the wing or at centre. John Rudd spent a decade as a professional rugby player representing London Wasps, Northampton, Newcastle Falcons and London Irish amassing more than 200 professional matches in his career. John Rudd represented England at various levels including U21, Sevens and England Saxons England A is England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England Saxons. England A play a key role in the development of emerg .... References External links Newcastle profile [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Wilson (rugby Union)
Brent Wilson (born 9 September 1981 in Napier, New Zealand) is a rugby union player for Nottingham in the Aviva Championship. He previously played for North Harbour in the ITM Cup and Newcastle Falcons in the Premiership. He primarily plays at flanker Flanker may refer to: * Flanker (perfume), a newly created perfume sharing attributes of an existing one * Flanker (rugby union), a position in rugby union (not found in rugby league) * ''Su-27 Flanker'' (video game), a 1996 computer game modelin .... References External linksNewcastle Falcons profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Brent 1981 births Living people Rugby union players from Napier, New Zealand Newcastle Falcons players North Harbour rugby union players New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in England New Zealand rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Richards (rugby Referee) (born 1954), Chicago TV reporter
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Dean Richards may refer to: * Dean Richards (rugby union) (born 1963), English rugby union player and coach * Dean Richards (footballer) (1974–2011), English footballer * Dean Richards (reporter) Dean Richards (born March 31, 1954) is an American film critic and entertainment reporter for WGN-TV and a longtime radio host for WGN (AM) in Chicago. Early life and education Now living on Chicago's northwest side, Richards is a native of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Wales
Newport ( ) is a city and Principal areas of Wales, county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, northeast of Cardiff. The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, rising from 145,700 to 159,587, the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Wales, and List of Welsh principal areas, sixth most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, and the Cardiff Capital Region. Newport has been a port since medieval times when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman Britain, Roman town of Caerleon, immediately upstream and now part of the city. Newport gained its first Municipal charter, charter in 1314. It grew significantly in the 19th century when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre. The ground is on Rodney Road, a short walk from the city's central bus and railway stations via Newport Bridge or Newport City footbridge. There is no spectator car park at the ground but a number of multi-storey car parks are nearby. Rodney Parade is the home ground of Dragons RFC, one of the four Welsh regional rugby union teams. It is also the home ground of Newport County football club. It is the third-oldest sports venue in the Football League, after the Racecourse Ground and Deepdale. Stadium capacity is reduced from rugby levels for football matches. In 2017 the rugby union club Newport RFC sold Rodney Parade to the Welsh Rugby Union and subsequently in 2021 Newport RFC relocated to Newport Stadium. In 2023 a private consortium purchased Rodney Parade and the Dragons regional rugby union team from the WRU. Newport Squash Rackets Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Cipriani
Danny Cipriani (; born 2 November 1987) is an English former professional rugby union player. He most recently played for Premiership Rugby side Bath and previously played for Gloucester, Sale Sharks and Wasps in the Premiership and Melbourne Rebels in Super Rugby. He plays fly-half and fullback. He has also played for England. Since starting in the Wasps academy in 2003, Cipriani has been capped for England 16 times. Early career Cipriani went first to Donhead Preparatory School in Wimbledon, London. Spotted as a rugby talent at Donhead, he was offered a full scholarship and was then advised to move to the Junior House of The Oratory School near Reading in order for him to continue his development. He later moved to Whitgift School in Croydon after Common Entrance. A keen all-round sportsman, Cipriani played junior football for Queens Park Rangers and was offered youth terms by Reading. He also played schoolboy cricket for Berkshire and Oxfordshire. He was invited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceri Sweeney
Ceri Sweeney (born 21 January 1980) is a rugby union footballer who plays at fly-half for Pontypridd RFC and Wales. Club career In 1998, Sweeney joined Pontypridd RFC from Glyncoch RFC. In 2003, with the introduction of regional rugby in Wales, Sweeney joined the Celtic Warriors. When the club was liquidated in the Summer of 2004 he signed for the Newport Gwent Dragons. In the summer of 2008, after 4 seasons with the Newport Gwent Dragons Sweeney signed for the Cardiff Blues. Sweeney was told upon joining the Blues that he was signed to be used as an outside-half (his preferred position) as opposed to inside centre. This meant that Sweeney would be competing with Nicky Robinson for the number 10 jersey. He scored a try seconds after coming on in the EDF Energy Cup final against Gloucester at Twickenham on 18 April 2009. Despite several times being linked with moves away from the capital city side, Sweeney remains at his home region. In 2012, ambitious Russian club Kra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Robertson (rugby Referee)
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Bruce Robertson may refer to: * Bruce Robertson (judge) (born 1944), New Zealand judge * Bruce Robertson (swimmer) (born 1953), Canadian Olympic Games swimmer * Bruce Robertson (rugby union) (1952–2023), New Zealand rugby union player * Bruce Robertson (rower) (born 1962), Canadian rower * Bruce Robertson, anti-hero of the novel ''Filth'' by Irvine Welsh * Bruce Robertson, creator of the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year The ''Bookseller''/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, originally known as the Diagram Group Prize for the Oddest Title and commonly known as the Diagram Prize, is a humorous literary award that is given annually to a book with an unusu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester
Gloucester ( ) is a cathedral city, non-metropolitan district and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West England, South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west; it is sited from Monmouth, from Bristol, and east of the England and Wales border, border with Wales. Gloucester has a population of around 132,000, including suburban areas. It is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary. Gloucester was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans and became an important city and ''Colonia (Roman), colony'' in AD 97, under Nerva, Emperor Nerva as ''Glevum, Colonia Glevum Nervensis''. It was granted its first charter in 1155 by Henry II of England, Henry II. In 1216, Henry III of England, Henry III, aged only nine years, was crowned with a gilded iron ring in the Chapter House of Gloucester Cathedral. Gloucester's significance in the Middle Ages is unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
