Brilliant Nagusa vital to Ulster’s chances
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Ulster wing Timoci Nagusa continued his recent excellent scoring run by touching down against Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Saturday.
It was the fourth successive match in which the 22-year-old Fijian flier had scored, for in his previous three outings he had crossed the Connacht, Scarlets and Bath goal lines.
Saturday's try against Edinburgh in the Scottish capital was opportunism at its best, with the wing swooping to score following good work by the Ulster pack. Edinburgh could only look on in near-disbelief as he responded fastest to break for the line, so giving Ulster their first points of the afternoon.
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Life has been real pain for ace Josh
Monday, October 19, 2009
WHEN an innocuous tumble turned into a paralysis scare, Josh Afu was still cracking jokes.
Taking the tackle at Druid Park in pre-season action against Watsonians, Tongan international Afu lost all feeling in his arms and legs.
As time ticked on and the sweat should have started pouring, the Newcastle Falcons back-rower struck up some topical banter with the medics.
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Nagusa is real blast from past
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Nagusa's emergence as Ulster rugby cult figure has seen him likened to another wing wizard, Trevor Ringland.
Ringland, the Ballymena ace who will be 50 next month, collected 31 caps for Ireland and made 4 apperances for the British and Irish Lions on the 1983 tour of New Zealand, is fondly remembered -and much respected- for being fast and fearless.
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Athletic Afu could figure for Falcons
Friday, October 09, 2009
TONGAN back-rower Josh Afu could feature in competitive Newcastle Falcons action for the first time this weekend.
The summer signing from Doncaster has been suffering from a back injury since pre-season runouts at Ulster and the Middlesex Sevens, but has stepped up his return to training this week.
Falcons rugby director Steve Bates will look to balance the need to further gel his developing side and hand battered bodies a break. Injury issues will have the biggest effect on that process, with Bates still looking closely at Carl Hayman and Jon Golding.
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'Settled' Nagusa starting to shine
Friday, October 09, 2009
In only his second year as a professional rugby player, Fijian flyer Timoci Nagusa is quickly establishing himself as one of the players to watch in the Magners League. rugby365's Peter Murison spoke exclusively to the young Ulster star.
Bursting on to the scene at the 2008 Pacific Nations cup, Nagusa quickly made an impression on the then Ulster head coach Matt Williams. Before he knew it, he was on his way to Belfast and had signed his first professional rugby deal - leaving behind his job as a Police Constable in Fiji.
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Rising SA talent ponders League future
Thursday, October 08, 2009
One of South Africa's brightest schoolboy rugby talents, JP du Plessis, is weighing up the merits of joining an Australian Rugby League club against staying in South Africa to take up an offer with the Golden Lions. He spoke exclusively to rugby365 about his options.
Du Plessis, who matriculates at the end of the year from Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, sparked the interest of scouts from Australian NRL outfit, the Sydney Roosters, with his performances at the St. Johns Easter Rugby festival earlier in the year.
"The Roosters approached me at the St Johns Easter festival and laid a contract in front of me," du Plessis told rugby365.
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