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- Always Looking Forward…………………Though the International Defence Rugby Cup may have finished the World Cup had yet to reach the end of round 1 with Wales due to play their first match in the competition later that night. Obviously there was a small but (as always with the welsh) vocal contingent from the Principality in the 2019 UKAF …
- UKAF Rugby 17 Republic of Fiji Military Force 31 – Full Match ReportEddie Jones, the England Head Coach stated before the World Cup that whichever team who coped with adversity in Japan the best, would be the one standing more chance of winning the trophy. And that quote was fully tested as the build up to the Final of the International Defence Rugby Competition 2019 could not …
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- Republic of Fiji Military Forces Retain Arthur Harrison VC TrophyDespite two second half tries through the RAF’s Rob Bell and the Army’s Ross Parkins, UK Armed Forces were unable to rest the trophy from RFMF’s grasp. The Fijian side produced a powerful performance to win a very physical match 31-17 through three first half tries and two in the second. The game had been …
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- RFMF Lead 17 – 3 at Half TimeA postponed start and a change of venue, due to high winds and broken posts at Kashiwa Noha led to a dsitruptive start to the IDRC 2019 final. James Dixon landed an early penalty to give UK Armed Froces and perfect start and an early 3 – 0 lead. However the Republic of Fiji Military …
- The Tinkermen – The Final AdjustmentsThe team selected for the IDRC final shows few changes from the team that defeated the French in the semi final In all there are just two changes to the starting line up plus one positional change. Up front the RAF’s Dave Manning brings all his experience into the front row at Tighthead Prop where …