Publishing holiday
August 3rd, 2006Gainline.us is on holiday. Of the 250 or so stories published in the past 8 months, here are some of the best read and most fervently debated.
Halfback turnover as Eagle vets return for World Cup qualifier
August 1st, 2006Halfbacks Tyson Meek, Jason Kelly, and Alipate Tuilevuka, 2006 debutants who each earned three caps earlier this summer, have been omitted from the World Cup qualifying squad for next weekend’s Canada match.
Canada West claims NA4 title
July 31st, 2006Fast-starting Canada West claimed the inaugural North American 4 championship with a 31-20 win over the Falcons Saturday, led by a brace of tries from fullback DTH van der Merwe.
Eagle trio are Falcon starters for NA4 final
July 29th, 2006Past Eagles Kimball Kjar, Jason Pye, and Scott Jones come into the Falcons’ starting XV for the first time in today’s North American 4 final against Canada West.
Girls high school brawl results in jail time
July 27th, 2006The protagonists in a May 2005 brawl which erupted in Rohnert Park, California, have been sentenced to jail terms and probation.
Falcons nab win, first place
July 26th, 2006Pat Bell’s Falcons pitched a second-half shutout over the Hawks en route to a 45-17 win, not only earning a place in the final but also grabbing the North America 4’s first place in the wake of Canada East’s 34-18 victory over the West.
Falcons aim for winning record, finals berth
July 26th, 2006The Falcons can clinch a winning record and berth in the North American 4 final with a win tonight over their intra-American rivals, the Hawks.
NorCal refs aim to save time, energy
July 25th, 2006Northern California’s 7s referees aren’t exactly changing the laws. It’s more thinking on their feet.
Maryland Exiles among national 7s qualifiers
July 24th, 2006Half of the sixteen places in next month’s national 7s championship were determined this past weekend, and only three slots remain open.
Uruguay waits for North American runnerup
July 23rd, 2006Uruguay downed Chile 43-15 yesterday in Montevideo, earning the Teros second place in South America’s World Cup qualifying tournament and the right to play the loser of August 12’s Canada-USA matchup.
The hosts led 25-3 at half, en route to a five-tries-to-two victory, RugbyRugby reported.
Uruguay and the North American runnerup are tentatively scheduled to play a home-and-away series in September, with the winner claiming the Americas 3 seed in pool A, which features defending champion England, South Africa, and Samoa along with a repechage qualifier.
The victor in next month’s St. John, Newfoundland, contest goes directly in pool C, with Australia, Wales, and Fiji.