KAPRILIAN Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hello everyone, My name is Angelo Kaprilian, I live in Newcastle Australia and played rugby for my local team call Mayfield East for almost 20 years playing in and winning 5 Grand Finals. I was a back rower, lock and specialist goal kicker during my time. In Australia, Rugby is very popular and I was just wondering how big it was in Armenia and if interest was growing? If on a scale of 1 to 10, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and France rated say 8 out of 10, where do you thing Armenia would rank? I would be very interested in responses please, so don't hold back. As time progresses, I would love to see Armenia do well at Rugby at the International level. Regards Angelo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hello everyone, My name is Angelo Kaprilian, I live in Newcastle Australia and played rugby for my local team call Mayfield East for almost 20 years playing in and winning 5 Grand Finals. I was a back rower, lock and specialist goal kicker during my time. In Australia, Rugby is very popular and I was just wondering how big it was in Armenia and if interest was growing? If on a scale of 1 to 10, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa and France rated say 8 out of 10, where do you thing Armenia would rank? I would be very interested in responses please, so don't hold back. As time progresses, I would love to see Armenia do well at Rugby at the International level. Regards Angelo Hi Angelo, Welcome to hyeforum I hope you'll enjoy your membership here and that your interest will go beyond sports as well. I'll give you this web site and hope that it will answer some of your questions. Here is the link http://www.armrugby.am/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vava Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 I played some rugby back in high school up here in Canada, where the sport enjoys a very small but loyal following. I played hook on the front row, but I was a tad too small for the position. I preferred the sevens games where endurance is more desirable than heft. Other than school/university leagues, there's a small provincial league here with about a dozens teams. I think the sport is more popular out in Western Canada. As far as Armenians go, I have never met a rugby playing Armenian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpa Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 (edited) Armenians seem to be more inclined, and excel in the business of "rug" than rug-by. Edited October 18, 2007 by Arpa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yervant1 Posted December 13, 2007 Report Share Posted December 13, 2007 INDIAN RUGBY TEAM Hindu, India Dec 12 2007 KOLKATA: The Indian Rugby Football Union announced a 24-member team for the Asian Trophy under-19 championship under the captaincy of Ajmin Shahi Janitirkordy. India has been placed in a strong group alongside Chinese Taipei, Arabian Gulf and Brunei. The tournament will be played in Brunei from Dec. 15 to 21. The winner of the group, which will be decided in a play-off following a round-robin league, will get a place in the under-19 World Cup, informed Noomi Mehta, a senior IRFU functionary. The team, coached by former Fiji international Usaia Rokonai, consists pickings mainly from Armenian boys from the city, who dominate the country's rugby scene. There are some players from west and south. The selection will form the nucleus of the Indian team, which will participate in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. - Principal Correspondent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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