Sent: 12 February 2010 21:26
To: Nigel Jarvis; bmaxwell@spidernet.com.cy; LAVRENDIOS VASSILIADES
Subject: February Moufflon Mouthpiece
The Moufflon Mouthpiece
Cyprus Rugby Federation General Newsletter February 2010
Important Dates for your Diary
6th March 2010 Cyprus v Azerbaijan Paphiakos Stadium, Paphos. KO 2.30pm
27th March 2010 Cyprus v Bosnia Paphiakos Stadium, Paphos. KO 2.30pm
European League XVs
We have an important month coming up in March with two full XV a-side internationals in Paphos against Azerbaijan and Bosnia. We need to win both March games to move up from European Division 3D to 3C. Please come along and support the lads. The usual refreshments will be available.
Hot News – "Total Rugby" the IRB rugby series shown on Sky TV are sending a team to cover the Cyprus v Bosnia game and produce a small feature on Cyprus rugby. This programme is broadcast all over Europe. Come along to the game and get on TV!
European Rugby 7s Championship
We then have this HUGE competition in June with the CRF hosting the final qualifying leg of the European Rugby 7s Championship. France, Spain, Georgia, Germany, Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Israel, Malta and of course Cyprus will be taking part. This will all be held at the Paphiakos Stadium in Paphos. There are 6 tournaments held in May/June with the qualifiers going to the finals in Moscow in July. Our lads will be aiming to get there.
We have a sponsorship opportunity presentation on our website for anyone interested.
This is the full programme.
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| FINAL Tournament |
| POLAND | DENMARK | ROMANIA | UKRAINE | CROATIA | CYPRUS | RUSSIA |
| Sopot | Odense | Bucharest | Odessa | Split | Paphos | Moscow |
| 15-16 May | 22-23/May | 22-23/May | 29-30 May | 5-6 June | 12-13 June | 10-11/July |
| Italy | France | Russia | Russia | Italy | France (2) | 1 |
| Spain | Poland | Moldova | Georgia | Portugal | Spain (4) | 2 |
| Poland | Czech Rep | Romania | Moldova | Germany | Georgia (5) | 3 |
| Ukraine | Denmark | Poland | Romania | Nederlands | Germany (9) | 4 |
| Czech Rep | Lithuania | Cyprus | Ukraine | Croatia | Cyprus (12) | 5 |
| Lithuania | Switzerland | Nederland | Belgium | Denmark | Croatia (15) | 6 |
| Belgium | Luxembourg | Bosnia | Latvia | Bosnia | Serbia (21) | 7 |
| Latvia | Hungary | Greece | Switzerland | Serbia | Greece (23) | 8 |
| Hungary | Norway | Bulgaria | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Israel (29) | 9 |
| Norway | Andorra | Israel | Malta | Andorra | Malta (30) | 10 |
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| ( ) European Ranking | 11 |
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Cyprus Olympic Committee Membership
The Cyprus Rugby Federation has now been voted onto this Committee. We are optimistically working on inclusion in future Games.
New Club in Larnaca
Great news - Mark LePou is attempting to set up a new Club in Larnaca and is recruiting players and anyone that can help. Also any schools interested in playing TAG rugby in the Larnaca area please contact Mark. Email marklepou@yahoo.co.uk .
New Level 1 Coaches
We now have nine new IRB Level 1 Coaches in Cyprus: Phil Lisseman, Laura Hardy, Andy Kingsland, Glyn James, Nick Charalambides, Vince Allen, Matt Lowe, Antonio Fiorillo and AJ Pugh. Congratulations to them all.
New Level 2 Coaches
We also have four new IRB Level 2 Coaches in Cyprus: Gary Thomson, Graham Boyle, Jim Oram and Nick Bilton.
Liam Bellamy and Ted Cypiot also qualified; coming from Greece and UK to attend the course.
Many congratulations to all these coaches.
Coaching Courses
There will be more coaching courses run in the autumn. More details later.
Referees
Congratulations to Johny Stavrinou for being appointed as the referee of the Greece v Finland game in Greece on the 27th February.
Mini Rugby
There will be a Cyprus Schools National Tag Rugby tournament at the AEK Katholiki Ground in Limassol, 14th March 2010. Mini rugby tournaments are also being planned for each month for the rest of the season. Contact Milton on 9647 5984 for details.
Sally from the Tigers is putting together a recipe book to raise funds for Tigers mini rugby, contact Sally on 99326452 for details or send recipe to secretary@cyprus-rugby.com .
Cyprus Rugby Shirts
We will order new Cyprus rugby shirts will arrive at the beginning of March we will have around 70 shirts available for sale at €45 each. Please contact Duncan at Duncan Kirby dkirby@iacovougroup.com to order.
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ΚΥΠΡΟΣ ΡΑΓΚΠΥ.... Ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς
Cyprus Rugby “Come back from the wars carrying your shield, or be carried on it”
Website www.cyprus-rugby.com
The CRF Committee comprises of
| President | Loukis Pattihis | president@cyprus-rugby.com | 99685798 |
| Vice President/Laws | Johny Stavrinou | johny.stavrinou@hermesairports.com | 99811412 |
| Treasurer | Duncan Kirby | 99309197 | |
| Secretary/Tigers Rep | Ron James | 99934315 | |
| Publicity | Alex MacGowan | mac123@cytanet.com.cy | 99354306 |
| Coach | Paul Shanks | shanksie777@hotmail.com | 99165221 |
| Team Manager | Theo Lenos | theocyprus@hotmail.com | 99412631 |
| Captain | Jonathan Pettemerides | +65 9168 3688 | |
| Tigers Rep | Peter Morrish | morrishp@cytanet.com.cy | 99458027 |
| Crusaders Rep | Michael Quain | michaelquain@hotmail.com | 96336276 |
| Crusaders Rep | Bob Maxwell | bmaxwell@spidernet.com.cy | 99340163 |
| Barbarians Rep | Lavrentios (Lawrence) Vasiliades | 99478348 |
Any constructive comments on this newsletter gratefully received secretary@cyprus-rugby.com .
Attached is fantastic news about International Rugby coming shortly to Paphos.
Not only full International XV matches but a weekend of European Sevens, and TV coverage as well.
Congratulations to the CRF on not only capturing these fixtures but also for hosting them in a fantastic and fitting stadium, the Paphiakos Stadium in Paphos.
Read on and make sure you mark your diaries for these great opportunities to see 12 different countries playing rugby in Paphos over the next few months.
Nigel Jarvis
Secretary
PTRFC are sponsored by M1 Lux Cyprus, Horizon group & Mercato del Golfo.
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