48 Years old ex Rugby Player dies during Boxing Day rugby match

Mr Francis (centre playing in a previous game) had come out of rugby retirement to play the Boxing Day friendly and was known by his team mates as 'Vince the Prince'

48 years old Vincent Francis, an ex rugby player and father of three, who had specially come to play a Boxing Day rugby match dies right on the sidelines of the field in front of his own family.

Vincent had substituted himself off the pitch at the Caerau Ely RFC match in Cardiff when he felt unwell but he collapsed on the side line with a suspected heart attack soon after.

His daughter Sophie, 20, and other family members who were also watching the game, rushed to his side and despite treatment from paramedics, Mr Francis could not be saved.

Vincent Francis  who lived in Ely, Cardiff had come out of rugby retirement to play the friendly match. He was the club captain between 1992 and 1995 and remained involved in the club as assistant coach and backs coach.

Read details at Mail Online 

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Cricket and Rugby come to Football specific Brazil

Can baseball, rugby and cricket fly in the land of football and beach volleyball?

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If Brazilian sports officials have their way, they just may.

Flush with cash from a recent decade of economic growth and eager to broaden its athletic spectrum before hosting the 2016 Olympic Games, Brazil is on a hiring spree of foreign coaches for sports that traditionally are not its forte.

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In recent months, an American baseball player, an English cricketer and rugby players from New Zealand have spread out over Latin America’s biggest country to teach their chosen sports. At least 30 coaches from 18 different countries are now working with Brazil’s Olympic teams to help raise their games.

The hires come as Brazil tries to make itself more competitive in sports in the run-up to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Read more about it at Dawn News

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Watch Bradford Bulls Vs Castleford Tigers Live Stream Online Free June 4 2012

Bradford Bulls, in their testing times, face Castleford Tigers Monday evening.

The Bradford Bulls, beside their team fitness, are also worried about their financial crisis as they require £1.25m to see out the end of the year. But despite these bad news, the Bulls are in a charging form as in the last five head to head encounters, bulls have dominated the Tigers as can be seen from the stats below.

On the other hand, The Tigers have struggled so far this season; their difficulties were underlined when hey met close rivals Wakefield in Manchester last weekend. In that contest Cas‘ came out on the wrong side of the score once again and they too often look to Rangi Chase to spearhead their attacks. 

Head-to-Head (Last Five Meetings):
Castleford Tigers 12-20 Bradford Bulls (Super League Round 2, 12/02/12)
Castleford Tigers 34-30 Bradford Bulls (Super League Round 21, 10/07/11)
Bradford Bulls 18-14 Castleford Tigers (Super League Round 6, 20/03/11)
Castleford 28, Bradford Bulls 22 (Super League Round 19, 27/06/10)
Bradford Bulls 41-22 Castleford Tigers (Super League Round 3, 19/02/10)


The match referee for Monday evening will be Ben Thaler and he will work in tandem with video referee Phil Bentham. 



The match between Bradford Bulls Vs Castleford Tigers of Super League Rugby is scheduled for Monday, 4 June 2012 at 20:30 GMT at Odsal.


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Geordan Murphy announces retirement from International rugby

Leicester Tigers skipper Geordan Murphy has revealed he is quitting international rugby after failing to make the squad for the tour to New Zealand.

The Ireland full-back had been pondering his Irish future, and being left out of Declan Kidney's panel seems to have made his mind up.

"You know when it's time to hang up your boots at any level," Murphy told the Leicester Mercury.  "It is time for some young lads to come in and prepare for the next World Cup."

Read more: BBC Sport

Top 50 Quarterbacks

Who is the best quarterback in the NFL? How many times have you debated that question? Arguing who is better between Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady and even Drew Brees is enough to start a bar fight.

Some of the famous Quarterbacks

Bleacher Report has spent hours scouting every starter and every potential starter, the top 50 quarterbacks have been scored in 10 criteria (here's more on the criteria). In the slides that follow, we'll explain each player's strengths and weaknesses as the final ranking is revealed.

These names include celebrities like Curtis Painter, Blaine Gabbert, Donovan McNabb, Kyle Boller, Ben Roethlisberger, Ryan Mallett, Jason Campbell, Jake Locker, Sam Bradford, Alex Smith,  Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan and many more.

Read details / watch slide show: Bleacher Report

Who is NFL's Most Overrated Player?

The Sporting News' network of correspondents recently asked 111 players from 31 teams as to "who is NFL's Most overrated Player."

In the mid-season poll, players were not allowed to name their team, teammates or head coach for any of their answers. 

The answer came out something like following  [With Votes]

Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow-22.Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo-21.New York Jets QB Mark Sanchez-9.Detroit Lions DT Ndamukong Suh-6.Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson-5.New England Patriots WR Chad Ochocinco-5.New England Patriots QB Tom Brady-3.

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Catt hails Wilkinson's Legacy

[ vis Yahoo Sport ] 13 Dec

Mike Catt, while remembering the invaluable services of  Jonny Wilkinson, has said that Jonny has set the standard to which future generations of England fly-halves will always aspire."There are guys around who will try to reach the level that Jonny got to. Toby Flood will take on the mantle, with Owen Farrell and Charlie Hodgson beneath him," Catt added.

Jonny Wilkinson is England's most capped fly-half with 91 appearances and second most capped player in any position, leading points scorer with 1,179 and kicked the match-winning drop goal at the 2003 World Cup final.

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World Cup winning England hero Jonny Wilkinson announces retirement

[ via Mail Online ] 12 Dec

Jonny Wilkinson, England fly-half, who became rugby’s golden boy after his drop-goal secured victory in the 2003 World Cup final announced his retirement from international rugby Sunday.

A jubilant Wilkinson with 2003 Cup

"The time has come for me to realise that I have gone as far as I can go with this team," said Wilkinson. "It was a decision that filled me with great sadness," he added.

Watch video of Wilkinson's winning goal:

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