Gibraltar Rugby Club have gone into partnership with Kukri to have the replica shirts sold by the world famous Kukri brand, who produce the team shirts for Guinness Premiership club Worcester and many international teams such as China, Malta, Norway and many others.
Lovell Sport are currently the only seller of the product and at £39.99. You will be the proud owner of a Gibraltar rugby shirt and be helping the club out through the purchase.
Both teams have had another fantastic and positive season, which we thank our respective players, sponsors, supporters and families for. In light of our achievements, we have decided to separate our administration, to give full focus and proper management to each team.
The GFRC will be concentrating and building upon their professional status within the First Division and for Honours, which they are very focused upon and successful in achieving.
The Gibraltar Dragons will continue to focus on the youth development of Rugby in Gibraltar and the Campo, as set out by the F.A.R.
Both teams will continue to support and encourage each other in their player development and Club mission statements.
Training times for the Gibraltar Dragons are at Victoria Stadium: Under 9s ,11s and 13s 5 to 6pm Tues and ThursUnder 15’s 5 to 6.30pm Mon and WedUnder 17s 6 to 7.30pm Tues and Thurs
Please contact: Allan Spark on 54275000 or Chris Hares on 540009960 for further information or see www.gibraltardragons.com
Training times for the GFRC Seniors and under 19’s (Academy) are at Devils Tower Camp: 7 to 9pm Mon and Thurs Please contact: Rob Uphill on 54009130 and Gibraltar_rugby@yahoo.com for further information or see www.gibraltarrugby.com
Junior rugby in Gibraltar has committed itself to making sure young rugby players receive the best and latest coaching techniques in what can only be described as a gruelling weekend. Ten people stood tall and paid to learn how to coach, not just children, but the first steps to current rugby coaching. The new RFU coaching standards mean there is no more Level 1 to 3 junior level coach, before beginning level 1 senior coaching. It has been re-formatted totally so level 1 is now for all age groups and many of the techniques and drills we covered are used by premiership rugby clubs as well as junior rugby.
Matt Sherratt level 4 coach , as well as being part of the RFU team, is an academy coach and co-ordinator at Worcester Warriors and his sights are set firmly on being first team coach at Worcester currently held by Mike Ruddock ex Welsh team coach who he says has inspired him to be the best.
Matt certainly inspired and enthused the guys he took this weekend. We consisted of people who knew nothing about rugby but “my son takes part and I want to help” to guys who have been involved in rugby in many forms and guises to a 17yo who wanted to play rugby when he was 11, but had to go to Marbella to do it because it was never offered here in Gibraltar, but now firmly wants to give something back to a game which he loves and believes should have been here in Gibraltar on a junior level a long, long time ago. Infact Matt was so impressed with Michael Massey, one of the rising stars of Gibraltar Rugby who has also been invited to take part in the Andalucian selection for his age group in the past, that he offered him to spend a week in Worcester training with there academy squad, though quick to point out it was only a training week and not a trial as such, it was a great accolade to his talent and Gibraltar and of course Marbella who developed him as a youth.
` Matt also made the point that he had never had ten coaches from one club before and never had ten people who put so much commitment into a course, a fact which was made more difficult with the course literature not having arrived even now and we had to work blind, however all ten guys not only passed but with merit.
Of course this weekend could not have gone ahead without the help of the Gibraltar government and a big, big thank you to the Hon minister of sport Edwin Reyes who has taken a keen interest in rugby and offered to help wherever possible on behalf of the Government. The Management, Sports development unit and staff of Victoria stadium whom provided us with the facilities and visual equipment, and have contributed to the costs of what was a very expensive weekend, Victor Chandlers International who provided the accommodation for Matt at one of there company flats overlooking the Stadium, making his job of getting there much easier Of course the final thanks go to the following people who have nurtured, developed and committed themselves to Junior rugby here in Gibraltar, I don’t think you will know who they are but the junior rugby players of Gibraltar certainly do and what can be a better CV for any coach than in the future one of them turns around and says if it wasn’t for him I wouldn’t be playing rugby, whether he be a club player or a player who makes the grade, so I thank the following people for there commitment and apologies to one guy who really wanted to be there but his wife is due to give birth and couldn’t make it.
The following people took and passed the course. Chris, Jacko, Herbie, Dino, Craig, Allan, Taff, Mikey , Patrick and Neil who took all the pictures which appear on Gibraltar Dragons face book page of the weekend and everyone is invited to view them, and of course the biggest thanks go to Matt who showed us what is possible, what we can achieve and more importantly to believe we are good enough, and a final mention to David Jacobs who was one of the first guys to put his name down but due to imminent birth of his twins had to step down, we wish them all well and look forward to the newest rugby players be it girls or boys soon being part of Gibraltar Dragons Rugby as is there brother Killian.
The final day of the Women's Cup Winners Cup Trophy was held today in Gibraltar. (click on images to enlarge)
The two teams promoted were the Ukranian team Dinamo Sumchanka and the French team, Lille Metropole, who yesterday struggled to beat the Gibraltarian side Eagles.
The final games were close encounters, with scores of 4-3 for the Ukrainians and 4-2 for the French. The latter of the games was played in some very humid conditions. Both teams however, gave it their all and worked hard to try and push their side to the coveted promotion to the B Division.
After the French game an award ceremony was held, where the Minister for sport attended along with some of the Senior EHF officials.
The tournament was heralded by all as a great event and all those involved in the preparation and running of the event were thanked, from the ball boys to the ground staff. A big thank you should go to all of the Eagles organisers and players who made the event such a success. They are true amabassdors for Gibraltar. Thank you.
Final Standings of the competition:
Monday 9 April 2007 10.05 4A v 3B Eagles HC v HC Olten 0-3 (0-0) 12.30 2A v 1B Royal Antwerp v Dinamo Sumchanka 3-4 2-2 (1-1) 15.00 1A v 2B Lille MHC v Meteor Ceske Budejovice 4-2 (3-1)
Final Ranking: 1. Dinamo Sumchanka (UKR) Ukraine promoted to Cup Winners Cup 2008 1. Lille MHC (FRA) France promoted to Cup Winners Cup 2008 3. Royal Antwerp (BEL) 3. Meteor Ceske Budejovice (CZE) 5. Vympel Korolev (RUS) 5. HC Olten (SUI) 7. Eagles HC (GIB) Gibraltar relegated to Cup Winners Challenge 2008Final awards ceremony held on the 9th April 2007
Eagles Hockey Club (click on image to enlarge) have recently been very busy, for both their senior men and women respectively taking part in European Competitions. The men did really well in Malta coming in third spot and just missing out on promotion. The ladies have had a very tough competition to compete in and had already suffered a 5-0 and 8-0 defeat (results below). Until yesterday, when in front of a supportive crowd they managed to restrict the goal margin to a very respectable 3-1.
Their opponenets were Lille Metropole from France who have been doing very well in the competition. The French team looked stronger from the start and managed to score within the first five minutes. It looked like the local girls were in for a damage limitation exercise. This, however was not so and the girls battled hard in defending their D, with some excellent saves from the Eagles' keeper.
The French team did eventually, manage to squeeze another goal. Shortly after the Eagles seemed to find heart in conceeding what was an unorthodox goal. Eagles began passing more consistently and their possession and territroy increased substantially. This led to a lot of pressure with their opposition's D, which led to a few short corners in the Eagles' favour. The ladies capitalised on this opportunity to score their first Cup Winner's Cup goal, much to their delight and the partisan crowd.
The game continued very much in the same way, with the local girls making several good attacks on the Lille goal. The French however did manage to snatch another goal to make the final score 3-1. Our local girls should be given credit in what was a great example of determination and pride.
In their final game today the girls lost by 3-0 against HC Olten. There is no demotion from the competition so we hope the girls will use this experience to continue working hard and use this experience to further their hockey ambitions.
Pool A: Royal Antwerp HC (BEL), Vympel Korolev (RUS), Lille MHC (FRA), Eagles HC (GIB) Pool B: Dinamo Sumchanka (UKR), Meteor Ceské Budejovke (CZE), HC Olten (SUI)
Friday 6 April 2007 12.00 B Meteor Ceské Budejovke v HC Olten 1-2 (1-1) 14.00 A Vympel Korolev v Lille MHC 2-2 (1-0) 16.00 A Royal Antwerp HC v Eagles HC 5-0 (1-0)
Saturday 7 April 2007 12.00 B Dinamo Sumchanka v HC Olten 5-1 (3-1) 14.00 A Royal Antwerp HC v Lille MHC 0-1 (0-1) 16.00 A Vympel Korolev v Eagles 8-0 (4-0)
Sunday 8 April 2007 12.00 B Dinamo Sumchanka v Meteor Ceské Budejovke 4-5 (2-2) 14.00 A Royal Antwerp HC v Vympel Korolev 2-1 (0-1) 16.00 A Lille MHC v Eagles 3-1 (2-1)
Final Ranking Pool A: 1. Lille MHC (7pts), 2. Royal Antwerp (6pts), 3. Vympel Korolev (4pts), 4. Eagles HC (0pts) Final Ranking Pool B: 1. Dinamo Sumchanka (3pts) 2. Meteor Ceske Budejovice (3pts) 3. HC Olten (3pts)
Monday 9 April 2007 10.05 4A v 3B Eagles HC v HC Olten 0-3 (0-0) 12.30 2A v 1B Royal Antwerp v Dinamo Sumchanka 15.00 1A v 2B Lille MHC v Meteor Ceske Budejovice
Minsk, Cardiff win promotion in EuroHockey Cup Winners Challenge By MM Sports Apr 8, 2007 -
The Men's BDO EuroHockey Cup Winners Challenge hosted at the Corradino Hockey Complex came to an end today with the final three games.
In the first game HK Zelina beat Seijanoki Utd 4-0 with all four goals coming in the first half. The Croatian goals were scored by Edo Jalzabetic and Nikola Jalzabetic who each scored two.The Croatians also missed two penalty strokes.
The last two games were the matches that decided the promotions. In the first game, RCOR-MIF Minsk surprised favourites Eagles HC from Gibraltar by three goals to two. For the Belorussians it was a positive end to a positive tournament. Stefan Rodriguez put Eagles into the lead after 11 mins from a penalty corner but by the end of the half Minsk had turned the score around with goals from Yauhen Velihon and Allaksand Hancharov.
Eagles came out strongly in the second half and their efforts were rewarded with a goal from penalty corner specialist Gareth Henwood. Things were pointing to extra time until nine minutes from time Allaksand Hancharov got his second goal from a short corner to give promotion to Belorussian side.
The final game of the tournament saw Cardiff University win promotion with a straight forward victory over Slagelse HC from Denmark. An early goal after 7 mins from Martyn White got the ball rolling and a second from the same player before the half time gave Cardiff a two goal cushion. Cardiff, who impressed with their fitness, scored a further two goals from Gavin Vollmer and David Hughes before Slaglese pulled one back through Jesper Sorensen. White notched up his hat-thrick with the fifth goal a minute from time.
With these three goals White equalled Stefan Rodriguez (Eagles HC) as the tournament top scorers while Christian Nielsen (Slagelse HK) was voted Tournament Best Player.
Final Positions were as follows:
1. RCOR-MIF Minsk (Promoted)
1. Cardiff University (Promoted)
3. Eagles HK
3. Slagelse HK
5. Sliema Hs
5. HK Zelina
7. Seinajoki UTD
8. Rosco Budapest
Click here: to find out all of the tournament's results
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