With the climax of the World Cup behind us, and the new Sevens season about a month and a half away, I crunched some useless ranking numbers and came up with this.  It is completely unscientific and should not be used as a basis for any kind of wagering.  This is based on the outcomes of the World Cup and the Sevens season.

1) New Zealand ( Read more... )

Team America lost against Canada and Fiji earlier, but beat Argentina overnight. If they win the next two games today, they'll get the third-level trophy for the Tourney. Unfortunately, if they lose the first one--against the powerhouse Australian team, it's over.

And the game will be too early for TV coverage. Nuts.

The IRB Rugby Sevens series is in Las Vegas this weekend. Sixteen of the World's best teams. (And I hope at least some of it will be televised ( Read more... )

Week 1: A rugby scrum cap (so I can convert it into a post-modern costume aviator helmet), and a Carrera Digital 132 Ford Capri slot car.

I'm attempting to follow the Rugby World Cup this time around, as some of you may know. Today/overnight, the US Team will play the Russians; the Eagles have just come from a loss against Ireland, where they still held the opposing team to 22 points and scored a touchdown in the final moments of the match. They have to win to advance ( Read more... )

Overnight/This Morning: US versus Ireland. 7PM local ~ 3AM Eastern US.

Thursday: US versus Russia. 8:30PM local ~ 4:30AM Eastern US.

Friday, September 23rd: US versus Australia. 9:30PM local ~ 5:30AM Eastern US.

Tuesday, September 27th: US versus Italy. 7:30PM local ~ 3:30AM Eastern US ( Read more... )

Today is Wear Your Hockey Jersey Day, so I have my Tampa Bay Lightning shirt on ( Read more... )

Rugby Sevens ( Read more... )