tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15467677037447889292024-03-14T04:15:15.443-07:00Super IVs GibraltarFour teams battle for the honour of being the Rocks of Gibraltar.Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-86867528883218314762011-06-03T10:29:00.000-07:002011-06-03T10:31:19.116-07:00GIB BAY BUCCANEERS - SUPER IVs GRAND FINAL WINNERS!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9pMW4SgXeCWzdvyQn-qkcs4V4MWU2qQOFX_FK33oc2sded0kuZKoadvH3oglK0R1rtLXcYcnVTrN8hluqJJFXGCJQDnB43bAes1htq6DXBFACZCLHdqexXiI33-jk4jLtmt7yJjDC-A/s1600/Super+IVs+Champions+Rugby+Union+Gibraltar+Buccaneers+Bay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx9pMW4SgXeCWzdvyQn-qkcs4V4MWU2qQOFX_FK33oc2sded0kuZKoadvH3oglK0R1rtLXcYcnVTrN8hluqJJFXGCJQDnB43bAes1htq6DXBFACZCLHdqexXiI33-jk4jLtmt7yJjDC-A/s320/Super+IVs+Champions+Rugby+Union+Gibraltar+Buccaneers+Bay.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
The date will go down in history; 1066 the Battle of Hastings; 1704 the Gibraltar nation is born; May<br />
7th 1944 Victory in Europe day and May 26th 2011 the Grand Final of all Grand Finals – Cepsa Gibraltar<br />
Rugby Super IVs: the epitome of what sport stands for – 2 teams taking the field, standing face to face<br />
to do battle, all players taking part in the greatest Rugby occasion in Gibraltar’s history. For those lucky<br />
enough to be allowed to witness the event made their way down to the Devil Tower Road military<br />
facility looking forward to seeing these titan teams jostle to be top dog in town -if only Gibraltar Rugby<br />
had its own facility; the terraces would be packed to the rafters. Back to the game and there is a reason<br />
why you keep score in sport – to record who wins; the “Kedhlow Gibraltar Bay Buccaneers” led by<br />
Captain Chad Thomson, taking a small points for advantage, against skipper Chris Lugnani’s “Powerade<br />
Europa Stormers” were to meet for the 2nd time in six weeks following a draw in their first encounter.<br />
The two Captains combined weight of 38 stone (240kgs) set the atmosphere of two heavy weights, toe<br />
to toe, bout for bout, slugging out which team was going to be deserved of taking all honours.<br />
<br />
The teams lined up to the sound of Tarik’s bagpipe blasting out some familiar rugby anthems. The<br />
Honourable Edwin Reyes meeting the captains and his players, added to the expectation that this was<br />
not just any other game. This was for the glory of being Super IVs champions.<br />
<br />
Crowd silent, blast of the whistle, game on…..<br />
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The Europa Stormers with the more experienced pack took the game to a nervous Buccaneers team,<br />
the ferocity at the breakdown put pressure on the Buccaneers forcing a number of uncharacteristic<br />
errors which the ever spritely Nick Cruz snaffling up and exploiting opportunities putting Lee O’Sullivan<br />
in under the posts for the first score. 5-0 Europa Stormers, kick converted by Gibraltar rugby legend<br />
Paul Howard 7-0. Bucaneers, under the cosh, were awe struck but a rampant Storm from Europa, the<br />
blue and white check didn’t let up. Strong runs from Alex Lavarello and Chris Lugnani kept the pressure<br />
on. The classy presence of Teddy Sacerello in the midfield added to the direct play the Stormers<br />
orchestrated. Buccaneers defended aggressively on their try line with big tackles going in by Steve Cary,<br />
Sixto Parody and Moussa Tuznani kept the Storm at bay, great runs from whippets Mikey Massey and<br />
Danny Sweeney threatened the Stormers but that final pass went missing, “Arr, me hearty!” the crowd<br />
yelled as yet another pass went behind the back of the hard running Ashley Martins, failing to get on the<br />
end of another swash buckling move. The Buccaneers picking up the pace with feverish side stepping<br />
by Dave Martinez and the gliding action of Big Bob Massey was too much for the Stormers at times.<br />
Unfortunately, continued mistakes by the Buccaneers led to Charlie Laverello turning over the ball with<br />
Nick Cruz ultimately crossing the Buccaneers’ line to score 12-0 Europa Stormers, conversion missed.<br />
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Half time score 12-0<br />
<br />
Howling back into the Stormers came strong runs from youngsters Nathan Ponce De Leon, Sixto Parody<br />
and the experienced South African player Larry Nel controlling the game from fly-half. Andy Long John<br />
Wright and Hamish Black Sheep Couper (black beard’s southern hemisphere cousin) at centre put a<br />
number of passes together. The Stormers were receptive and defended well. Ronnie Gache and Martin<br />
Currie stood up to be counted and put in the hardwork to keep the Buccaneers at bay. The Buccaneers<br />
started to gel, put together a string of passes and final result being a try by Hamish Couper, conversion<br />
<br />
James Russo. The tide was beginning to turn 12-7 Stormers.<br />
<br />
Hamish continued to threaten the Stormers midfield despite the experienced Sam Worvell and Teddy<br />
Sacerello marshalling it. A good turn over from Chad Thomson at the breakdown created an over lap<br />
in the backline, Ashley Martins being on the end of the line crossed to bring the scores level 12-12. A<br />
great restart from Paul Howard put the Stormers on the front foot Nick Cruz continued to snipe the<br />
flanks caused the over confident Buccaneers to rest on the laurels. Stormers crossed the Buccaneers line<br />
thanks to Stefan Figueras linking with Teddy Sacarello who scored under the posts. Howard kicked the<br />
conversion 19-12 to Stormers.<br />
<br />
The Buccaneers came back and felt hard done by on a 50/50 call for a forward pass from Sixto<br />
Parody to Ashley Martins who would of coasted in under the posts, from the resulting scrum Charlie<br />
Laverello marched the Stormers forward and into another scoring chance to put the game beyond the<br />
Buccaneers, a try saving tackle from Buccaneer Mikey Massey forced the Stormer’s winger into touch<br />
just before he touched down.<br />
<br />
19-12 and this was becoming increasingly tense. Indiscipline from the Stormers started to show with<br />
referee Paul Forster marching them back on several occasion. Both sides battered and bruised knew<br />
there was only 10minutes left to play. The Younger Buccaneers team maintained the velocity of the<br />
game and cracks started to appear in the Stormers defence, continued infringements saw the touch<br />
judge intervene for foul play by the Stormers handing in a ruck. James Russo took a quick tap and passed<br />
to a future up and coming Gibraltar Rugby star Sixto Parody to crash through three defenders to score,<br />
conversion missed to leave the Stromers 19-17 in the lead.<br />
<br />
Five minutes left and the intensity was still there, the battle was almost over and with only 2 points in<br />
it everything was still to play for. Tactical kicking from both sides created a territorial advantages to be<br />
created the stalemate on offence was almost in the Stormers favour until indiscipline forced them back<br />
to defend. Slipping off a few tackles, near the end of time Hamish Couper crossed the line to put the<br />
Buccaneers in front for the first time in 78 minutes of the fixture 22-19, conversion success for James<br />
Russo. 24-19.<br />
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The score remained until the final whistle, Bucaneers jumping for joy and jubilation, the Stormers<br />
dropping to their knees in despair. All 30 players gave it their all in this epic battle with the Gibraltar Bay<br />
Buccaneers lifting the Cepsa Gibraltar Trophy to be the 2011 champions!! A special mention for Hamish<br />
Couper who scored two tries in the final and finished top overall try scorer with seven tries in total.</div>Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-27677346523448465142011-06-03T10:10:00.000-07:002011-06-03T10:10:24.691-07:00Rock Scorpions sting Straits Sharks to avoid Wooden Spoon<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIg4Sa4Jsq2x0Db_fw90LfuiRmmmDCj2pIcBh-qoVr4-S-h4-gylzgAMkVBbeyNJihlOwHYGTzwTHnWZgxOXF2cKsVn5zgqJDK4Ruljg5tM4TsMKH_QZnjcX0sDnfm6RbA_63_x5cW4E/s1600/Rocks+Scorpions+Gibraltar+Straits+Sharks+rugby+Super+IVs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaIg4Sa4Jsq2x0Db_fw90LfuiRmmmDCj2pIcBh-qoVr4-S-h4-gylzgAMkVBbeyNJihlOwHYGTzwTHnWZgxOXF2cKsVn5zgqJDK4Ruljg5tM4TsMKH_QZnjcX0sDnfm6RbA_63_x5cW4E/s200/Rocks+Scorpions+Gibraltar+Straits+Sharks+rugby+Super+IVs.jpg" width="194" /></a><span lang="EN-GB">Despite having different players each week, the Strait Sharks still put up a good contest against the Rock Scorpions in the wooden spoon play-off. The Sharks started strong scoring two tries and a penalty in the first half, however the Scorpions were able to score a try and convert it before the end of the first half bringing the half time score to 13-7. Both sides played well but the Scorpions had the upper hand, scoring two successive tries due to some week defending. Both tries were converted and the Rock Scorpions won the match 13-21.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal">Both teams should be applauded for their valiant efforts and for fielding teams which had many newcomers to the game. The Scorpions in particular have brought many enthusiastic raw talent, which improved considerably as the tournament progressed. The end result being that Nolan Romero was awarded most improved player of the tournament, in the night's award ceremony.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Well done to both teams on a valiant effort and we are certain both teams have the potential to make it to the Grand Final next year.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div>Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-9719271949237789382011-05-24T12:45:00.000-07:002011-05-24T13:15:50.601-07:00Teams announced for Finals week<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"></span><br />
<div class="gmail_quote"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">SHARKS PLAYERS</span></div><div class="gmail_quote">Chris Lyons</div><div class="gmail_quote">Leo Judkins</div><div class="gmail_quote">Jesse Lagares</div><div class="gmail_quote">Robert Blackburn</div><div class="gmail_quote">Sam Yeoman<br />
Richard buckingham<br />
David devlin<br />
James Bowen<br />
Stuart munton<br />
Gareth corcoran<br />
Peter Dunn</div><div class="gmail_quote">Julian Leigh</div><div class="gmail_quote">Kevin Bolton</div><div class="gmail_quote">Tyler Bowry</div><div class="gmail_quote">Dave Jacobs<br />
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SCORPIONS <br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1.<br />
2.<br />
3.<br />
4.Steve Marsden<br />
5.Calum Bruce<br />
6.Johan Fernandez<br />
7.Alert Loddo<br />
8.Ben Duncan<br />
9.Craig Sacarello<br />
10.Stef Paton<br />
11.Charlie Jaques<br />
12.Phil Reyes<br />
13.Phil Reihana (carrying injury)<br />
14.Albert Fernandez<br />
15.<br />
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AWAITING CONFIRMATION<br />
1. Paul Lucas<br />
2. Alex Enriles<br />
3.Mark Quick (told Gary he would play but has answered yet)<br />
4.Mani Gracia<br />
5.Nicholas Ramagge<br />
6.Sean Simmonds<br />
7.Nolan Romero</span></span> </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br />
</div><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">STORMERS</span></div><div class="gmail_quote">Chrico Lugnani<br />
Stefan Figueras<br />
Ronnie Figueras<br />
Malcolm<br />
Mick Lynch<br />
Ben Lynch<br />
Nick Cruz<br />
Lee O'Sullivan<br />
Martin Currie<br />
Paul Howard<br />
Sam Worvell<br />
Teddy Sacarello<br />
Jamie Thomas<br />
Adrian Horton<br />
Alex lavarello<br />
Alex Andrew<br />
Charlie Lavarello</div></div>Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-29117385540185823942011-05-16T05:05:00.000-07:002011-05-16T05:05:48.740-07:00Final Standings: Stormers and Buccaneers Make Play-off Final<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7lnfzFfC5lB8quOx5nx0zluPqrQ4dD1H5zJoI52_hMOCPmJ5iZdhbCylNkQ9Dfbw0PTCmOO2fkeSlDWuXNcTj29zI7mFG1YONHMuxsZoUkJV73ht1TrafMKVfnehyphenhyphenkl3cjuDejAGlI/s1600/Sharks+V+Buccaneers+Super+IVs+rugby+Gibraltar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJ7lnfzFfC5lB8quOx5nx0zluPqrQ4dD1H5zJoI52_hMOCPmJ5iZdhbCylNkQ9Dfbw0PTCmOO2fkeSlDWuXNcTj29zI7mFG1YONHMuxsZoUkJV73ht1TrafMKVfnehyphenhyphenkl3cjuDejAGlI/s200/Sharks+V+Buccaneers+Super+IVs+rugby+Gibraltar.jpg" width="200" /></a>Last Thursday saw the Stormers v Sharks playing at the DTC. The first encounter of the evening ended up being a fairly one sided affair as the Stormers accrued a tidy total of 50 points (Teddy Sacarello getting a number of tries), against a weakened Sharks side. The Sharks have underperformed this season, despite having a considerable advantage in the drafting of players. The convincing victory saw the Stormers clinch the first place in the Super IVs play off final. The Sharks will have to fight over the wooden spoon.<br />
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The second match of the night was a more closely and hotly contested encounter. Both teams were eager to gain victory and make it to the first final of the Super IVs. The Sharks started the match in a strong position and were able to exert plenty of pressure on the Buccaneers defense. The Buccaneers, however were in no mood to let this affect their game plan and were hungry for possession. Both teams wanted the win and their tempers flared on a number of occasions as both captain's battled to contain their players' discipline. Tries from youngsters such as Ashley Martins (Buccaneers) and Philip Reyes (Scorpions) ensured that the first half of match was an even contest. Philip's try was fantastic as he wormed his way through a number of players to give the Scorpions some real self belief. <br />
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The second half of the match was a slightly different story as the Buccaneers greater experience and slightly fitter players began to exert some dominance both in territory and possession. The Scorpions fought hard to the end but were unable to bounce back from a few more Buccaneer's tries. The final results was 25 - 10 to the Buccaneers.<br />
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The Buccaneers were delighted with their victory that gives them the final slot in the Super IVs, Grand Final. The final between the Stormers and Buccaneers sees a re-match of the inaugural match of the Super IVs where both teams drew 25 a piece. The Scorpions held their head high and now look forward to the 3rd and 4th place play-off.<br />
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It should be mentioned that the Scorpions have dug deep and brought some raw talent onto the field, which although inexperienced have served their team admirably. They have built on their successes in every game and will certainly be a force to be reckoned with in next year's league.<br />
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The play-offs will be held at DTC on Thursday 26th May:<br />
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Sharks V Scoprions 6:30pm<br />
Buccaneers v Stormers 8:00<br />
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There will be an award ceremony at the end for the victors, best player, top scorer and most improved player of the tournament as well as the wooden spoon.<br />
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Anyone wishing to come and watch the final can contact Robert Azopardi azopardi22@gmail.com</div>Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-18916006506608274432011-05-11T09:42:00.000-07:002011-05-11T09:42:28.984-07:00Round 3: Thursday 12th May. All 4 teams in action!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbm8AqKVgAIJyLsYFCtZDZ25wEmLwA3YujkPyZZZ8MDlsDDetQ0xeZ07VAmwiS1XfCgQRl2C5H3f8NihcqdJoHdJij8DVaJGuIX4HBPKUeLRIc53SzoOc-z_dDg-Q_u7a279PSvRJ6Yg/s1600/Stormers+Buccaneers+Rugby+Super+IVs+Gibraltar.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbm8AqKVgAIJyLsYFCtZDZ25wEmLwA3YujkPyZZZ8MDlsDDetQ0xeZ07VAmwiS1XfCgQRl2C5H3f8NihcqdJoHdJij8DVaJGuIX4HBPKUeLRIc53SzoOc-z_dDg-Q_u7a279PSvRJ6Yg/s200/Stormers+Buccaneers+Rugby+Super+IVs+Gibraltar.jpg" width="200" /></a>The final round of the Gibraltar Super IVs league kicks off tomorrow, with all four teams once again in action.<br />
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The first game will be played at 6:30.<br />
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12-5-11 Stormers V Sharks 6:30<br />
12-5-11 Scorpions V Buccaneers 8:00<br />
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Please contact your captains if you are available and have not yet been contacted.<br />
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regards<br />
<br />
GRFU<br />
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</div>Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-76832134024506907912011-04-15T07:22:00.000-07:002011-04-15T07:55:31.603-07:00Round 2: Stormers and Buccaneers Top League<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEP4MA01zynFBx-vvYepCqq2p_vgEUeneERIyQAt0XQqWFPWtUY2mySyYcyBzKgQXvwTvIb3tPwEdKp4PVL8Pz9Oo15kRni1UobxAfasf-8oFi-btgN492rEp9ZgatWOoio-u4QfdZls/s1600/Super+IVs+Team+Encounter+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPEP4MA01zynFBx-vvYepCqq2p_vgEUeneERIyQAt0XQqWFPWtUY2mySyYcyBzKgQXvwTvIb3tPwEdKp4PVL8Pz9Oo15kRni1UobxAfasf-8oFi-btgN492rEp9ZgatWOoio-u4QfdZls/s200/Super+IVs+Team+Encounter+copy.jpg" width="200" /></a>On a hot evening, with the fixtures changed a little to accomodate the Easter break. The four teams met at DTc to play the second round of Gibraltar's Super IVs.<br />
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The first game was played at the earlier time of 6:30. With the temperature in the mid twenties and the sun in their eyes, the Stormers were made to face the low lying sun. This advantage was used to great effect by Stef Paton who persistenly kicked high and deep to gain valuable territory.<br />
<br />
The Stormers however, had the stronger pack and were able to put more phases together, weakening the Scorpions defence. The Scorpions' rallied hard and managed to withhold the relentless Stormers attack with great success. The first half ended with the scoreline at 0-0.<br />
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The second half started off in the same vane but the Stormers soon combined their phase posession with width and began scoring two tries in the corners. The Rock Scorpions did find a response to the Stormers' pressure by scoring two tries themselves. Most of the carrying work being done by Phil Reihana.<br />
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Eventually the battering of the first half on the Scorpions' defense took its toll and the more experienced Stormers attack finished the last quarter by scoring to tries, sealing a well deserved victory. The Scorpions certainly were no push overs and deserve a big hand for their valiant efforts, despite the high injury list.<br />
<br />
<b>Final Score:</b><br />
Stormers 20<br />
Scorers:<br />
<span style="color: blue;">Steve Ecclestone</span><br />
<div style="color: blue;">Lee O'Sullivan</div><span style="color: blue;">Alex Lavarello</span><br />
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<br />
Scorpions 10<br />
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The second game in the second round was disputed by the Buccaneers, who knew that the Stormers had beaten the top of table Scorpions, with a four try, bonus point. This meant that it was vital the Buccaneers not only won but did so by at least four tries.<br />
<br />
The Sharks just managed to start the game with 15. The team had suffered gravely from the battle between the Scorpions and the Sharks and both teams suffered dearly from the previous week's match. Sharks' injury list included the permed efforts of their illustrious, health freak Gary Evans, who was suffering from a deeply infectious bout of man flu. This however, did not dissuade Chris Lyons and his askew marine mammals, who rose to the challenge of a well equiped Buccaneers team, who had beneffited from an extra week's lay off.<br />
<br />
The big boys of the Buccaneers were in no mood for mercy and clearly wanted to impose themselves on a team that despite injuries still posessed quality players. Evidence of the desire for the victory was evident fromt the off, with both team being vociferous in their urgency. This indiscpiline was soon staved as the Buccaneers plied pressure ont he Sharks' defence. The continued gains over the gain ball line split the Sharks' defence on a number of occassions, and was met by a desperate defence who conceeded a number of offside infringements. This afforded the Buccaneers greater territorial advantage and possession, culminating in a number of tries.<br />
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In the second half, the Sharks continued to put in a stern defence but were unable to respond to the Buccaneers' dominance. The final score allowed the Buccaneers to reach their objective of four tries, thus winning the much needed bonus point, resulting in them being head to head in the Super IVs standings.<br />
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<b>Final Score:</b><br />
Gibraltar Bay Buccaneers 30<br />
Straits Sharks 0<br />
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Gib Bay Buccaneers Scorers:<br />
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The other game between the Buccaneers and the Sharks will also be played this Thursday 14th but will kick off at the slightly later time of 8:00pm.<br />
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The Tangier 7s trials will still be be run by Paul Forster at 6:00-6:30pm on Thursday 14th.<br />
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Temporary posts have been put up and we will therefore have penalties and conversions in the second round of the Super IVs.<br />
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Visit the Super IVs site for scores, results, standings, stats etc:<br />
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The captains' contact details are as follows:<br />
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Scorpions: Paul Tunbridge 54018889<br />
tomtunbridge@hotmail.com<br />
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Sharks: Chris Lyons 0034 670577005 (returns to Gib Tuesday)<br />
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Stormers: Chris Lugnani 58167000<br />
rock19838@hotmail.com<br />
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Buccaneers: Chad Thomson 56000200<br />
chad.thomson@quayfinancials.com<br />
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RobGibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-7578433011157065842011-04-10T10:14:00.000-07:002011-04-16T02:31:03.500-07:00Results and Standings After Round 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u>Round 2:</u></span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gibraltar Bay Buccaneers 30 v Straits Sharks 0</span></b><br />
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Scorpions:<br />
1 Nick Rammagge<br />
2 Andy Rodriguez<br />
3 Chris Marsden<br />
4 Dermot Duncan<br />
5 Paul Newman<br />
6 Mark Cooper<br />
7 Gary Evans<br />
8 Tom Tunbridge<br />
9 Craig Sacarello<br />
10 Stef Paton<br />
11 Paul Lucas<br />
12 Phil Reihana<br />
13 Tom Cawthorn<br />
14 Phil Reyes<br />
15 Albert Loddo<br />
16 Nolan Romero<br />
17 Charlie Jaques<br />
18 Alex Enriles<br />
19 Chris Gomez<br />
20 Albert Fernandez<br />
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1, leo judkins<br />
2,kevin bolten<br />
3,luke walsh<br />
4,joe holiday<br />
5;joe dennis<br />
6,joey Galloway<br />
7,chris lyons<br />
8,sam jordan<br />
9,sam yeoman<br />
10,rob blackburn<br />
11,dave jacobs<br />
12,ady thomas<br />
13,jesse lagarus<br />
14,tyler bowry<br />
15,julian leigh<br />
16,charlie jaques<br />
17,mark mulhern<br />
18,mat trousdale<br />
19,richard buckingham<br />
20,nick seabourne<br />
21,jordan butlerGibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-66719239102200443862011-04-03T01:36:00.000-07:002011-04-03T03:07:40.763-07:00Stormers and Buccaneers battle to the final whistle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUv6cKHi6VQL5fUf0FI6JooyCGiFy77xQSKr9GvijWe0Aymax0L2RvDdQ7uzULAtLeXmioA8JS3w4PvatQXnK4pjdngubLRGN-FF9cbwCBDER39CbiaGonoZmQOY3sdSgl4qGV1HE3M5s/s1600/Gibraltar+Rugby+Super+IVs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUv6cKHi6VQL5fUf0FI6JooyCGiFy77xQSKr9GvijWe0Aymax0L2RvDdQ7uzULAtLeXmioA8JS3w4PvatQXnK4pjdngubLRGN-FF9cbwCBDER39CbiaGonoZmQOY3sdSgl4qGV1HE3M5s/s200/Gibraltar+Rugby+Super+IVs.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Thursday 31st March saw the first ever league match to be played in Gibraltar for the new Super IVs League. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3333ff; font-weight: bold;">Nick Cruz (St) - 2</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffcc00; font-weight: bold;">Larry Nel (Buc) - 1</span><br />
<span style="color: #ffcc00; font-weight: bold;">Mikey Massey (Buc) -1</span><br />
<span style="color: #3366ff; font-weight: bold;">Teddy Sacarello (St) - 1</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b>Srormers Starting XV: </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div align="left" dir="ltr"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Steve Ecclestone</span></div><div align="left" dir="ltr"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Teddy Sacarello</span></div><div align="left" dir="ltr"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Chrico</span></div><div align="left" dir="ltr"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Ronnie 'SHALAU' Gache</span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Martin Currie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;">Timy<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Pereira</span></span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Alex Lavarello</span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Paul Howard</span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Micky 'DAD' Lynch</span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Stefan Figueras</span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Ben 'TV personality' Lynch</span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Jamie Thomas</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: blue;">Ryan Green<br />
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Nick Cruz</span></div><div><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial;">Sam Worvell</span></div></span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span></span>Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-55374122300679393002011-03-29T13:06:00.000-07:002011-03-29T13:08:19.483-07:00Super IVs Rugby Teams Announced Today!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQJf5FaOJTrK4-6cy4Eyag1VH1Djavfx5hwYhy-qtlmO9ctdV6cNeGphxw5EIxbtP4qi_BTFFhwggrMsTpse6a7x64vKbqFxLH6Yydbo2ywZm3_xs6tpCSHTGxRXzHbXdySEL-XWi8u8/s1600/Gibraltar+Rugby+Football+Union+Teams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIQJf5FaOJTrK4-6cy4Eyag1VH1Djavfx5hwYhy-qtlmO9ctdV6cNeGphxw5EIxbtP4qi_BTFFhwggrMsTpse6a7x64vKbqFxLH6Yydbo2ywZm3_xs6tpCSHTGxRXzHbXdySEL-XWi8u8/s1600/Gibraltar+Rugby+Football+Union+Teams.jpg" /></a></div>Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-82844891703942431542011-03-23T11:29:00.000-07:002011-03-23T14:37:23.169-07:00Super IVs Launch Party this Tuesday 29th (6pm)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHo4Q_2J7PYHoBwDHdtdZOQNH_z7fQndKZwBxG_kIpFI3TAtYP4PtUwlSiMhFAYIbq_zCoPyunY3FJYGgyok7_GiUE3C-tAcpTJLXhDdF-K-d5egH229omP38cgchBwN6gnJgBNZGmSg/s1600/Lord+Nelsons.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhHo4Q_2J7PYHoBwDHdtdZOQNH_z7fQndKZwBxG_kIpFI3TAtYP4PtUwlSiMhFAYIbq_zCoPyunY3FJYGgyok7_GiUE3C-tAcpTJLXhDdF-K-d5egH229omP38cgchBwN6gnJgBNZGmSg/s200/Lord+Nelsons.jpg" width="200" /></a>The registration process has been a fantastic success bar the one or two who are still not in the 21st century and still owe Moses a £5, aka Lyons.<br />
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All players are invited to the launch party on Tuesday 29th, from 6pm onwards. The event will be hosted at the Lord Nelson, home of Gibraltar rugby. <br />
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The captains/managers and Super IVs committee, will be meeting, Monday at the GRFU's posh new office (Lathbury Barracks) to thrash out the teams and ensure that all teams have an equal chance of winning. <br />
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The teams will then be announced on Tuesday night and members of the media will be there to photograph the teams and their new kits (team photo so please be sure to be there).<br />
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We will then go through the upcoming events and have a couple of team building exercises. Nothing too heavy booze wise as we know it's a school night.<br />
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The first game will be played Thursday 7:30 at the DTC. Please make sure you bring id along and for those of you who haven't played there before please be aware that no mettle studs are allowed but that there is a bar.<br />
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We are all looking forward to the tournament and it truly promises to be a success.<br />
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Big thank you to everyone who bothered to register. It makes the lives of those putting the Super IVs together a heck of a lot easier.<br />
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See you all on Tuesday!Gibraltar Rugby Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01243624415532825240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1546767703744788929.post-50564671243769474592011-03-01T13:46:00.000-08:002011-03-01T14:18:26.219-08:00Super IVs to Start 31st March<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jVEBjFj-3W8eXawrf26bvADcoDqjszaxVAFY2YRRhXUqhrMEgxh9XjgwPIhECgw_FbnG_wEPYUV3CQEwQWZZTVdac2PQyHdN0Le5x11O4atzZklZjLxVs7rcaCSdT74stABbvZ83KuY/s1600/Super+IVs+Logo+white+background.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1jVEBjFj-3W8eXawrf26bvADcoDqjszaxVAFY2YRRhXUqhrMEgxh9XjgwPIhECgw_FbnG_wEPYUV3CQEwQWZZTVdac2PQyHdN0Le5x11O4atzZklZjLxVs7rcaCSdT74stABbvZ83KuY/s200/Super+IVs+Logo+white+background.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>A launch party will be held on Tuesday 29th March, in the Lord Nelson.<br />
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Team registration will take place on this day and team captains will announce the players in each team. <br />
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Team building exercises will take place and team photos with kits will be taken.<br />
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8pm Lord Nelson. Don't miss out!<br />
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