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Marseille vs Toulon – Half Rugby Union, Half Football, in Le Choc
For those who have always wanted to see quite how talented footballers are at playing Rugby, and how good Rugby players would be in playing soccer, Ligue 1 club Olympique Marseille and Top 14 team RC Toulon will play in a charity match that will incorporate both sports in what has been billed as Le Choc (The Shock).
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New Zealand Kids Performing the Cutest Haka Ever
Rugby, specifically Rugby Union is a religion in New Zealand, so it’s no surprise seeing kids who can barely walk or speak imitating the Haka performed by the All-Blacks prior to their test matches.
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Squads for the 2013 U-21 Euro
The 2013 UEFA U-21 Championship kicks off for the 19th time, with host nation Israel seeded in Group A along with England, Italy and Norway, while defending champions Spain are in Group B, playing with Germany, Netherlands and Russia, with each side bringing a squad of 23 players, some of them who have already played for their senior national sides.
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Opeti Fonua Runs All Over Jonny Wilkinson
Usually, big Rugby Union hits are delivered by the tackles, but in this case, it was the man with possession who delivered the pain. Opeti Fonua of Agen has often been described as a tank in human form, and Jonny Wilkinson of Toulon felt the full strength of the Tongan’s size, mass and momentum when he tried to tackle the big number 8.
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All-Time Six Nations Standings
Wales won the Six Nations tournament thanks to point difference and a massive win on the final day of the tournament over England, but that still isn’t enough, despite winning the title for the second consecutive time (being the first side to retain the trophy since France from six years ago, to climb too high on the all-time Six Nations standings.
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2013 Six Nations – Ireland vs France Predictions
Two sides that didn’t expect to be this far off the title in 2013 so soon – France, with three losses on their record already, looking more shell-shocked with every match, and Ireland, putting their great opener behind them with two consecutive losses.
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2013 Six Nations – Scotland vs Wales Predictions
Despite both sides losing their opening matches in the championship, both Scotland and Wales still have a shot at winning the 2013 Six Nations title if they manage to win out and wait for the tournament leaders to slip up.
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2013 Six Nations – England vs Scotland Predictions
Few sport rivalries in this world are as ancient as the one between England and Scotland in Rugby Union, playing for the Calcutta Cup, but in recent years, especially in the Six Nations, it’s been one of the more one-sided one’s as well.
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2013 Six Nations – Wales vs Ireland Predictions
The opening match in the 2013 edition of the Six Nations tournament brings together two teams that have formed possibly the finest rivalry in the tournament in recent years; Wales, the defending champions and Ireland, who haven’t won a Six Nations title since 2009.
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Squads for the 2013 Six Nations Championship
For the 14th time, the Six Nations Championship gets underway; counting the previous Home Nations and Five Nations incarnations, this is the 119th edition of the annual Northern Hemisphere championship. Wales are the defending champions, England are confident due to their Autumns tests and the win against the All-Blacks, while France always have the talent to win it, but not always the will.