Author: Trevor Hancock

A battle of attrition versus flair, and in the end there was no Winner! The Match It was a beautiful afternoon in Sydney with the sun shining down on Leichhardt Oval, although there was a brisky breeze to remind us that Summer has yet to arrive, but also toallow for perfect Rugby weather.  The game itself, Sydney Stars versus UC Vikings reminded me of the first Rocky movie, where Apollo Creed (in this case UC Vikings) had all the flair challenged the more tenacious Rocky (Sydney Stars) in a battle that ended in a draw!  Like today, where the flair of the UC…

The University of Canberra (UC) Vikings initially named 13 Brumbies in their starting 15 to hold favouritism at Viking park.  But nobody told QLD Country! The Match The anticipation of heading to Vikings Park with the UC Vikings naming 13 contracted Brumbies in their starting 15, and the return of the potential Wallabies wingers going forward, Henry Speight and Joe Tomane was slightly dampened on arrival with the news that Henry Speight hadn’t quite recovered from the hammy injury, pulling up sore after Friday training.  Although his replacement Jerome Niumata showed he is one to watch, providing great coverage for Henry, and probably out…

UC Vikings have had some politics that has polarised the ACT Rugby Community. Will Canberra be able to get behind the UC Vikings in 2014?

Vikings Props – Ruan & JP Smith As the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) attempts to reignite the concept of adding a tier between Super Rugby and local rugby competitions, the National Rugby Championship (NRC), we will continue our player interviews to assist in getting to know the University of Canberra (UC) Vikings in their push to conquer the remaining eight (8) teams and become the inaugural NRC champions. Today we are going to meet two more Brumbies, who although being South African have been adopted by Canberra, due to their engaging personalities and front row experience, and this will continue as they take on their roles in the…

Vikings Hooker – Siliva Siliva As the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) attempts to reignite the concept of adding a tier between Super Rugby and local rugby competitions, the National Rugby Championship (NRC), Brumbies Man (BM) will attempt to help you get to know the University of Canberra (UC) Vikings in their push to conquer the remaining eight (8) teams and become the inaugural NRC champions. Today we are going to meet one of the Brumbies super stars who will be representing the UC Vikings in 2014, once he recovers from his latest injury, Siliva Siliva.  Siliva comes to us from…