RENEWED OPTIMISM WITHIN RUSSIAN RUGBY LEAGUE

Victor Sapozhnikov, Russian Association Of Rugby League Clubs Media Department As rugby league stands on the threshold of a big World Cup year, members of the Russian RL leadership have expressed a single unity of purpose and cautious optimism. The Association of Rugby League Clubs (ARLK), which assumed control of the sport in 2010, held their AGM in Vereya, south of Moscow and President Edgard Taturyan reported on...

Russian Rugby League Makes New Friends in Hawaii

From Keith Whitelock, Overseas Marketing manager, RRL I’m not going to lie, the main reason I flew 10 hours to the beautiful islands of Hawaii was for a much needed holiday, but that didn’t stop me from learning a bit from Sean the man behind the burgeoning success of our great game in Hawaii. If I was impressed by the progress made in just one year by the Hawaiian Rugby League, I left even more...

RLEF Completes Phase 2 of its Coaching Strategy

From Phil Cpalan, RLEF The last of the RLEF’s five regions has completed Phase 2 of the federation’s technical strategy, with four Russian and four Ukrainian candidates undertaking the four-day course led by RLEF Coaching Manager, Martin Crick. The Russian rugby league (ARLK) hosted the course in Rostov-on-Don, at the Rostov State Transport University. Vladimir Kuschnerchuk, the head of the ARLK’s southern...

Big Weekend of Internationals

By Various A big weekend of internationals has just passed us. The Colonial Cup ,as well as the European Shield have been completed. The Aussies had a scare in Port Moresby where the Kumuls almost beat them. The Tomahawks took out the 2012 Colonial Cup and Russia have taken a very commanding lead in the European Shield. Also a list of up coming international fixtures over the next couple months. Colonial Cup 2012...

Autumn Internationals are Here

By Various The Autumn International Series is upon us. There are many, many internationals being played over the next couple months. This week we see three internationals kick things off with The Colonial Cup, Euro Shield and Australia v PNG. Also coming up are the European Cup and also European Tri-Nations tournaments with Australia taking on new Zealand in Townsville as well. EUROPEAN SHIELD PREVIEW: GAME 6 –...

EDGARD TATURYAN TV INTERVIEW ON RUSSIA VS ITALY

Via Victor Sapozhnikov, Russian Rugby League Today an interview on Nara TV with Russian Rugby League President, Edgard Taturyan talking about the recent European Cup match between the Russians and Italy in Russia. There is an initial part discussing the game with RRL Vice President and local sponsor Alexey Morozov and also and interview with RLEF General Manager Danny Kazadjian. A further studio interview with...

RUSSIA HIT BACK TO LEAD RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN SHIELD TABLE

From Phil Caplan RUSSIA 32 ITALY 18 – SK NARA Stadium in Naro-Fominsk A 26-point winning margin saw Russia displace Italy at the top of the congested 2012/3 Rugby League European Shield table, the Bears coming from behind with a strong second half show. They were superbly led by prop Sergey Knostantinov, the giant policeman prop dominating the midfield. “It was a great game, both sides played really well,”...

ITALIANS HEAD FOR RUSSIA – RUGBY LEAGUE EUROPEAN SHIELD

From Phil Capalan The final matches in the first part of the 2012/3 RLEF European Shield will take place this month, with Italy this weekend and Serbia on 22ndSeptember visiting Russia. First up, the Bears will face the Azzurri at the SK NARA Stadium in Naro-Fominsk, 70km south west of Moscow city (kick off 4pm local time). Current league leaders Italy made six changes to the side that defeated Germany last time...