Goff on Rugby Archive: June 2005
 

June 30, 2005
Running Touch ... IOC Clock Ticking ... 7s Competitions Missing Something (teams) ... good refs, bad mauls, and coach's stats
Forwards Emerge Seasoned from Short Season

June 29, 2005
Ambassador's VII Wins PAC ... PAC 7s Premiership Scores ... Open and Social Scores ... Women and U19 scores
Palefau Ponders New Learning Experiences
Missouri U19s Heartened by Good Showing
We Ponder 7s Rankings and Up-and-Comers

June 28, 2005
Churchill Cup Not Coming to USA Yet
Can Changes Help Canada Against Pumas?

June 27, 2005
McCoy Poised to Take over Women's 7s Post
U19 GNT Team Making Its Mark
Midwest Leaderboard Takes Shape
Billups Must Switch to 7s Code Now
USA Climbs in World Rankings

June 26, 2005
USA v. Canada: Comments, Quotes, and Thoughts
Eastern Rockies Rock U19 LAU Tourney
Scioto Valley Wins Mudlobster
Daytona Wins at Triad
Captain Schubert Proud of Eagle Heart
USA Wins Razor-Thin Victory over Canada
Olympic Club Takes Tempe 7s

June 25, 2005
Louisiana Surprise of U19 LAUs
Much Tighter Game as Canada Girls Come Back
Barbarians Take Big Step at Bloodfest
Canadian U21s Pull Off First Win
Season Ends as it Began

June 24, 2005
USA Announces U19 Girls Team to Face Canada
Iraq Could be Site of Military International
Speedsters Will Need to Take Their Chances
Two Changes for USA ... Much to Do
Austin Bloodfest 7s First Big West Qualifier
Eagles Name Side to Face Canada

Canada Makes Five Changes for USA

June 23, 2005
Lakomskis Leaves Belmont Shore
Inong, Friends, On the Mend
Tempe Opens Up Pacific Coast 7s Season
OMBAC Returns from Cayman, on to Oasis

June 22, 2005
Big Surprise, Pumas Not Punished
Webb Returns to Captain's Role
Canada U19 Girls Take it to US
U19 LAU Tourney Welcomes 16 Teams
Eagles Cite Three Pumas
Oregon State to Host U19 Camp
Canada U19 Girls Prepares to Face USA
Lights Out in Las Vegas

June 21, 2005
Bombers Win in Louisville
No More Tomorrows in Eagles' Last Test of '05
Lobo Rugby Players Suffer Horrific Gun Attack
Qualifiers Struggle to Draw in Northeast
USA Announces U19 Girls Team to Face Canada
USA Girls Feel the Cross-Border Heat

June 20, 2005
Billups:  "There is not a single facet of our play we are satisfied with ..."
Daytona Beach Moves Up in South 7s
Letters - Our National Team and Elite Athletes
Pac 7s Offers Competitive Open, U19 Divisions
Was it a Try? (We Don't Think So)
RLT More on Refs
Eagles Tend to Wounds Physical and Spiritual

June 19, 2005
Final-Seconds Try Crushes USA Upset Hopes
On Bad Luck, Bad Decisions, and Referees
Missed Chances See Canada Lose to England
Midwest Win Again in Chivers' Last Nationals
U19 GNT Defeats SoCal U23s

June 18, 2005
U19 GNT Earning Respect
Churchill Cup Take No. 3 – A Gloryless Task
T-Birds in Control ... see also photos from U23 NASC from Dropkick Photos
Eagles Lineup: Speedy versus Brawny
Lik Rides Steep Learning Curve to 3rd Cap

June 17, 2005
Mediazone Snappy Web Rugby Broadcaster
U23 Grizzlies Speedy in Opening Win
Returning Faces on Eagle Lineup
Canada Names Side to Face England
Churchill Cup Live on PPV and Web
Mid-Atlantic 7s Starts Off at NOVA
U19 GNT Names Side to Play the South
USA Captain Helps Eagles Look Ahead
Churchill Cup is Doing Its Job, Say Coaches

June 16, 2005
Memories Fuel NYAC Fire
Time Off A Carefully Managed Resource
Building Rugby's Future – on Campus
England Choose XV to Play Canada
Mediazone Offers Free Look at Club Finals
Letters - Super League Expansion, and the role of the national team (two different topics)

June 15, 2005
Argentina's Lineup, Insult or Opportunity?
Who's Your Kicker?
Is it the Big Green Machine Again?
U23 All Star Rosters
Pacific Coast Revamps 7s Season
Denver Barbarians Looking for Director of Rugby
And the Winner Is ... OMBAC
Letters - On Super League Expansion

June 14, 2005
Super League Ponders Expansion Possibilities
Try for Others Makes Presentation Culley
Daughter of Late Coach Needs Help
MediaZone Offers Live Web PPV of Churchill Cup
Olympics Feathers Ruffled as IOC Report In

June 13, 2005
USRFF To Auction Dean Richards Jersey
Argentina Poses Major Challenge
Santa Monica Teamwork Wins DI
Toronto Xtreme Defeat Caribou

June 12, 2005
Canadian Super League Starts with Island Clash
More Letters
Unsung Haggis Beats Odds, Wins DII

College NASC Rosters for your reading pleasure:
Pacific Coast ... West ... So. Cal ... MARFU ... South ... Midwest ... Northeast ... Military Collegiates 

June 11, 2005
Sharks Make it Hard, but Defeat Charlotte
My Words: Tough Week for Tier II

Men's Club Finals:
DI: Santa Monica v. Back Bay
DII: Atlanta Old White v. Haggis
DIII: Pearl City 26 Montauk 10

Erskine Paces Santa Monica Past Worcester
Old White Start Well, End Well, Make Final
Pacific Coast Dominates in NASC Final
Welsh Scorch Canada
South Defeats MW College All Stars
Canada Limps A Little in Final 7s Stop
Rugby in an Uproar over Olympics Comments

June 10, 2005
May, 2005 Player of the Month: Diane Schnapp
Collegiate Grizzlies to Face West in Final Again
DIII Final Tomorrow
More Changes for Up-Against-It Eagles
More Changes in Eagle Squad Makeup
Grizzlies Pick Eight from Cal, Four from UW
South Ready to Rise

June 9, 2005
Running Touch ... Hodges Finally ... Canadian scheduling ... getting serious in lower divisions

Nittany Lion Rugby Academy July 5-9
Hodges Named All American Coach
College NASC: West Ready to Defend Title
Boca, Haggis, Face History
Anyone Can Take DII: Roses Face Old White
Canada Picks for Wales

June 8, 2005
Eagles v. Wales Statistics
Renegades Win Renegade 7s
DI Finals: Something Looks Familiar
DI Finals: Back Bay Speed Versus Charlotte Power
My Words: Questioning the Questions
Canada Faces Welsh Challenge
Letters ... About ... What Else?

June 7, 2005
Raleigh Venom Win Women's DII Title
Pac 7s Women's Bracket Ever More Competitive
Super League Final Gallery

June 6, 2005
Why? Wales Crushes USA
Some Good News
USA v. Wales Picture Gallery
Why NYAC Won
Close Win Sweetest for All Blues

June 4, 2005
Brilliant Welsh Dragons Scorch USA
Valkyries, All Blues Rematch in Final
Tight Five Power - NYAC Powers Ahead
Super League: NYAC Upsets Belmont Shore

June 3, 2005
Super League: Front Row Could be Key
Billups: We Want to Play Positive Rugby
World Cup Qualifies On in North America

June 2, 2005
World Cup Qualifiers On in North America
Women's Semis – The Rundown
USA Makes Four Changes for Wales
New York, Valkyries, Not Looking Past Semi

June 1, 2005
First Taste Overwhelming for Mangan
Wales Name Team for USA Test
Canada Women Name Squad for Canada Cup
Midwest 7s Teams Prepare to be Kentucky Fried
Will Attention Help USA v. Wales Gate?