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IRB To Add Another Big International Fixture?
2008-02-27 15:25:00 When the IRB meets with the heads of the leading rugby unions this weekend in Hong Kong , one of the topics of discussion will be whether or not to add another big international fixture to the schedule each year. The idea is, a one-off match between the winner of the Tri-Nations taking on the winner of ... More About: England , International , Scotland , France
Nowak Calls 24 In For Final U-23 Training Camp
2008-02-27 03:15:00 USA U-23 Head Coach Peter Nowak has called 24 players into the final training camp prior to the 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The top two nations will receive an invite to the Beijing games. The USA are in Group A and will take on Cuba , Panama & Honduras. The tournament begins on March 11th for ... More About: Football , Soccer , Olympics
IRB Top 25
2008-02-27 02:42:00 It has been awhile since I’ve posted the latest IRB World Rugby Rankings, mainly because not a whole lot happens from week to week. I must be honest, I’m not real sure why the IRB puts out weekly rankings. I wish they would follow the “FIFA” model and have more time between rankings. That being said, ... More About: England , Japan , Scotland , Korea , France
ARN?s ?Rugby Talk? To Be Added Tonight
2008-02-26 15:08:00 Just wanted to hop on the blog right quick to inform everyone that the latest edition of ARN’s “Rugby Talk ” podcast will be available via TryGol.com tonight. I wanted to get everything up this past weekend but I ran into a couple of snags. But it will be up by the end of the day. ... More About: General , Tonight
Watch Out South Africa, The ?Yank Invasion? Is Going Down!
2008-02-26 00:35:00 This November, I’m traveling to the “City of Roses” as I will be traveling with my lovely wife to visit her family in Bloemfontein, South Africa . It will be great to finally meet her family. I’ve kept in touch with her folks and brothers via phone, email & even Face Book, but after 4 years ... More About: Watch , Soccer , South Africa , General
Gamba Osaka Spanks Houston To Take Title
2008-02-24 14:50:00 Japanese club Gamba Osaka thumped the Houston Dynamo 6-1 to take the first Pan Pacific Championship last night in Hawaii. The LA Galaxy rebounded from their 1-0 defeat to Osaka by defeating Sydney FC 2-1 to take 3rd place. In the headlines you’ll see “Beckham & the Galaxy win”…whatever, he wasn’t the huge factor the media ... More About: Soccer , Title
Wasps Slip Past Bristol
2008-02-24 01:43:00 The London Wasps defeated Bristol 32-30 this afternoon at Adams Park. Bristol had the lead until the 80th minute, when Mark McMillan scored the game winning try with no time remaining. I had to follow this via match cast, but from what I could tell, this was a fantastic match. I honestly feel the Wasps ... More About: Rugby , Past , Guinness Premiership
England Provides Wales With A Gift
2008-02-24 01:27:00 The Welsh rugby team should send the English squad a “thank you” card after handing France their first 6 Nations loss this season. Jonny Wilkinson lead the way with his boot, scoring 3 times on penalty kicks and once via a drop goal as England defeated France 24-13 at Stade de France. England improves to ... More About: Scotland , Wales , Italy
Time For A Shower?
2008-02-23 18:06:00 …Cause Fulham got FUCKED today at Craven Cottage. The match featured 2 “no calls” on clear West Ham hand balls that would have lead to Fulham penalty kick attempts and West Ham CLEARLY scoring late off a fucking HAND BALL! Fulham loses 1-0. Both teams had several chances and I could give a fuck less what ... More About: Soccer , Time , Shower , English Premier League
COME ON YOU WHITES!!!
2008-02-23 06:47:00 WE NEED A VICTORY TODAY!!! BEAT WEST HAM!!! I’ll have a halftime update and post match thoughts. For you Yanks reading this, Eddie Johnson may see his first bit of playing time this week. Should be interesting. I’m pumped, it’s been a couple weeks since I’ve been able to WATCH a Fulham match. The Boro match ... More About: Soccer , West Ham , English Premier League , Whites
Crusaders Shit Stomp Bulls
2008-02-23 06:26:00 Remember earlier today when I was telling you how excited I was to watch the Bulls play for the first time this season? Well now I wish I hadn’t as the Crusaders crushed the defending champs 54-19 in Pretoria. Richie McCaw’s soldiers went down 12-0 at one point in the first half and for about 30 ... More About: Rugby , Shit , Super 14
Full Slate Of Rugby Action This Weekend
2008-02-22 17:16:00 Well it’s Friday and we are in store for another fantastic weekend of rugby action. Unfortunately if you live in the United States, you will not see much of it. Setanta Sports will provide coverage of a few Super 14 fixtures as well as delayed coverage of the RBS 6 Nations, but once again, no ... More About: England , Scotland , Action , France , Wales
Site News: Try Gol To Offer ARN?s ?Rugby Talk? Podcast
2008-02-21 16:45:00 My favorite USA Rugby website is easily AmericanRugbyNews .com. I enjoy their website because not only do they cover the USA Eagles & Eagles who play overseas, but they do an outstanding job covering Rugby Union in the States, Rugby League in the States & College Rugby, which doesn’t get a whole lot of exposure. On top ... More About: Site News , Podcast , Site , Talk
Liverpool ?Stuns? Inter
2008-02-20 16:34:00 Can you really call this an “upset?”, I mean, they are Liverpool . Still to many, Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Inter yesterday was a bit of a shocker. Dirk Kuyt & Steven Gerrard scored in the 85th and 90th minute and Inter played 2/3 of the match down a player. This will put a ton of pressure ... More About: Champions League , Soccer
*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*?Is This Thing On???
2008-02-19 14:42:00 It would seem that the server issues are some what fixed and I can finally post here again. I had asked my wife once why is our web hosting provider “so cheap” and I found out why this past month. It has been one problem after another and I’m starting to think perhaps we should ... More About: Soccer , Rugby , Thing
Sorry?
2008-02-17 14:56:00 We have had “technical” issues all weekend here at Try Gol. Its nothing on our end but our web provider seems to be having issues. We host like 4 websites with them, so when they are having server issues, it really takes a bite out of my ass. I’m not going to post any more info ... More About: General
Rugby Weekend USA
2008-02-15 15:16:00 Well this weekend will be all about rugby for yours truly. The Premiership has the week off due to the FA Cup and I only passively watch the other European leagues, so I’m not all that interested. Yes, there are some interesting FA Cup match ups this weekend but the fact of the matter ... More About: Soccer , Weekend , Rugby , Setanta Sports , Paul Emerick
Sorry About The Lack Of Updates This Week
2008-02-14 17:26:00 I’ve been pretty busy this week, including announcing my intentions to run for public office this year, so posts have been few and far between. It doesn’t help matters any that Fulham are off this week, so soccer wise, not much to report. I will be here either late tonight or sometime tomorrow to preview all ... More About: General , Updates , Week , Lack
USA Heading To Wembley?
2008-02-12 16:28:00 According to NewsOfTheWorld.co.uk, the United States Men’s National Team may be heading to Wembley Stadium for a May 28th friendly versus England after Scotland pulled out of the match. For those USA supporters who bitch that we need to take on better competition, I believe you are getting your wish. If this happens, then the next ... More About: Soccer , Heading
Super 14 & Euro Club Rugby Take Center Stage This Week
2008-02-11 15:37:00 Since Fulham is off this week, you may not see much soccer coverage here on Try Gol this week. The “Gol” portion of this blog may take the week off, but the “Try” portion will be rockin’ full steam ahead as Super 14 & Euro club rugby will take center stage. Let’s start with the “Euro” ... More About: Rugby , Donald , Week
England Gets Back On Track
2008-02-11 15:10:00 It wasn’t impressive but England defeated Italy as expected yesterday 23-19. I honestly felt England would blow out the Italians but I was wrong. Now the match hasn’t aired in the U.S. yet so I can’t really speak on it until I watch it, however, I am happy that Jonny Wilkinson booted 13 points for ... More About: Back , Rugby , Track
USA Sevens: Kiwis Take Title; USA Falls Short
2008-02-11 06:41:00 New Zealand defeated South Africa 27-12 in the Cup Finals of the USA Sevens tournament. The Kiwis have now won all 4 tournaments thus far this season and are well on their way to winning the entire series. I can’t see anyone knocking these guys off, if you think the All Blacks are dominate ... More About: Title , Short , Falls
USA Sevens: Day 2
2008-02-10 16:51:00 Rugby fans who follow “Sevens” rugby must be very excited about Day 2 of the USA Sevens tournament. Reason being, there is a blockbuster match in the Cup quarters between New Zealand and Fiji , currently the top 2 teams in the world when it comes to sevens rugby. Fiji are the defending champs and the ... More About: Eagles , Rugby , Setanta Sports
USA Sevens: Eagles End Day 1 On A High Note
2008-02-10 02:57:00 After suffering two defeats to start the day (including a heartbreaking 7 point loss to England), the USA Eagles ended the day on a high note by defeating Mexico 52-0. The U.S. will finish 3rd in Pool D and will take on Chile in the Bowl Quarterfinals tomorrow. Takudzwa Ngwenya opened the scoring with a sizzling ... More About: Note , Rugby , High , Sevens
England Slips Past Eagles
2008-02-10 00:13:00 Another USA Sevens update, England secured a spot in the Cup quarterfinals tomorrow as they defeated the USA Eagles 28-21. I don’t have many details as this match happened just before Setanta’s live coverage began but I’m happy to see that we bounced back from the South Africa match and kept things interesting. Good job ... More About: Rugby , Past
USA Sevens Update
2008-02-09 23:36:00 Just a quick update from San Diego. Day 1 of the USA Sevens is about half over and thus far only one “near” upset has gone down as the favorites continue their winning ways. New Zealand kicked things off in Pool A with a 19-0 victory over Wales. Maybe jet lag kicked in for the Kiwis ... More About: Eagles , Update
Wales & France Remain Unbeaten
2008-02-09 23:11:00 Wales vs Scotland Wales improved to 2-0 after doubling up Scotland 30-15 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff earlier today. Shane Williams (pictured) lead the way with two pretty exciting tries. The Welsh lead 10-6 at the half but completely dominated the rest of the match. Scotland falls to 0-2. I picked Wales to win it ... More About: France , Wales , Ireland , Rugby
Fulham Falls 1-0
2008-02-09 18:08:00 Well the road woes continued today. Fulham fell to Middlesbrough 1-0 at the Riverside. I’ll have to gage reaction from those who actually watched the match because I had to follow the updates at FulhamFC.com. What I do know is we needed at least a point today and we ended up once again walking away empty ... More About: Scotland , Soccer , Wales , Rugby
Rugby 7?s: Lady Eagles Fly High In San Diego
More articles from this author:2008-02-09 17:12:00 The USA Lady Eagles won the first San Diego Invitational Sevens Tournament held prior to the USA Sevens Tournament, which begins later today. Infact, the United States took 1st & 4th place. The senior national team defeated Canada in the finals by a score of 19-5 while our “A” side lost to Canada “A” in the ... More About: Women , Rugby 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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