Third Edition - May / June 2012

3^rd Edition

May/June 2012

NEWSLETTER

Local Tournaments

RUM’s Championship 2012 is now over and we are pleased to announce the winning teams :-

RUGBY UNION MAURITIUS SEALEGS 2012 CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS
U11		U13	U15	U17
1^st	Northern Pirates	Northern Pirates	Highland Blues	Highland Blues
2^nd	Highland Blues	Western Cowboys	Northern Pirates	Northern Pirates
3^rd	Western Cowboys	Highland Blues	Western Cowboys	Western Cowboys
SENIOR B		SENIOR A	WOMEN
1^st	Highland Blues	Highland Blues	Pirates Chicks 1
2^nd	Western Cowboys	Western Cowboys	Rugweilers
3^rd	Stags	Northern Pirates	Pirates Chicks 2
4^th	Northern Pirates		Western Cowgirls
5^th	UOM

Training Courses

Gauthier Ozoux and Julien Blazy participated in an IRB Educators Course from 27^th to 29^th April at the Namibia
Rugby Stadium and they are now IRB Accredited Coaches and Referees Educators in Mauritius.

International Tournaments

·      It is the first time that the Lycee La Bourdonnais participates in the UNSS Tournament
      (Union National des Sports Scolaires). The team left Mauritius for Reunion on the 23^rd April and returned on
      the 25^th April. In the pool games, they won a game and lost one. They played semi finals but lost to College
    St Michel, coached by Jean Claude Caraguel who studied at Lycee La Bourdonnais when young.
      They lost their game for 3^rd place.

· A team from Reunion University will play two games against the National Team on :-

§ Wednesday 20^th June at Dodo Club at 19 hrs 30

§ Saturday 23^rd June at Riverland as from 18 hrs 30

· The Under 18 Seven’s Team will participate in the Reunion International Seven’s Tournament on 30^th June
as well as in the Beach Rugby Tournament on the 1^st July.

·      Mauritius XV will play a Test Match against Reunion on the 14^th July at Germain Comarmond Stadium.
       The Under 15 players will play a game as curtain raiser.

·       Mauritius XV will participate in the RWC Qualifier from the 20^th to 29^th July in Botswana.

Program: Arrival of Teams – Friday, 20 July 2012

Technical Meeting – Saturday, 21 July 2012

Match Day 1 – Sunday, 22 July 2012

Match Day 2 – Wednesday, 25 July 2012

Match Day 3 – Saturday, 28 July 2012

Departure of Teams – Sunday, 29 July 2012

We will send you more news about the above tournaments in the next edition of our Newsletter.

Rugby Legends Visit

Northern Pirates Rugby Club had the privilege to host the following people :-

Mr. John Allen (Ex Springbok, Scotland Hooker & Chairman of the Rugby Legends in SA),

Mr. Dick Muir (Ex Provincial & Springbok center as well as Assistant Coach for the Springboks during the 2011
World Cup) and Mr. Wayne Fyvie (Ex Provincial and Springbok flanker)

The above people interacted with the NPRC training and gave some valuable inputs and tips. It was also an
opportunity for them to see the progress that the NPRC has made during the past year and gave them advice
regarding the future plans and projects as well. The NPRC will be arranging more of these visits and will be
formalizing the Rugby Clinics and training sessions with ex-players in 2013 where all Clubs on the Island will
be invited, and to be hosted at their new facility at Edufields.

Initiation to Rugby

In view of developing Rugby in the region of Quatre Bornes, Rugby Union Mauritius organised a ‘Initiation
  Rugby’ at La Source’ field on Sunday 20^th May as from 08 hrs 30 to 11 hrs 00. At least 40 youngsters were
present on that event. Since then, Michel Jean Pierre, Fabrice Bussier and Patrice Francois are coaching these
players every Sunday at La Source as from 08 hrs 30.

RUM thank you for your attention and wish you all a good continuation.

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