Posts Tagged ‘RWC’

Manu Samoa player given a rosary as a good luck charm

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

A member of the the Manu Samoa Rugby World Cup Team has been given a rosary as a good luck charm. The Manu Samoa visited Tafa’igata Prison as part of their final preparations for the Rugby World Cup. An emotional meeting between Manu Samoa winger, Alesana Tuilagi and his father, Tuilagi Namulauulu Leo II, was the Read more

ABs silent on abstinence, but Henry is praying

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

The All Blacks refused to be drawn into the controversial Backing Black abstinence campaign. Before the campaign was canned assistant coach Steve Hansen said “Please, let’s not go there,”  in response to a query about abstinence. But Graham Henry is praying No 8 Kieran Read will heal in time for the quarter finals in the Read more

Rugby, religion and prayer: pray for a win

Tuesday, September 6th, 2011

Praying for a sporting result is one of the oddest and most widespread religious behaviours in the world. The Welsh do it, the Irish pray to St Jude, Henry says we should do it.  “Is it appropriate to pray for a win?” In May Wellington’s Marist-St Pats  survived an almighty scare and fended off relegation.  The win Read more