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 With other sporting teams in the area on their knees at the moment, could this season be an opportunity for South Dorset Giants to grasp the nettle and grab some supporters? |
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World Club Challenge Review |
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Leeds Rhinos couldn't repeat the feat in beating Melbourne Storm as they had two years ago.
As a result the Aussies became world club champions. |
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2010 Fixtures are released |
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03-May-10 (Monday) South West Nines
08-May-10 South Somerset Warriors A Round 1
15-May-10 Exeter Centurions A Round 2
22-May-10 Somerset Vikings H Round 3
29-May-10 Cup Quarter Final
05-Jun-10 Exeter Centurions H Round 4
12-Jun-10 South Somerset Warriors H Round 5
13-Jun-10 (Sunday) Weymouth Gala
19-Jun-10 East Devon Eagles A Round 6
26-Jun-10 North Devon Raiders H Round 7
03-Jul-10 Cup Semi Final
10-Jul-10 Plymouth Titans A Round 8
17-Jul-10 Devon Sharks H Round 9
24-Jul-10 Somerset Vikings A Round 10
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Match report from away day... |
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| Have a bimble over to Sang-et-or elsewhere on the network for a mtach report. |
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Dragons slayed in SDG away day |
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A cold and drizzly afternoon in the capital saw Catalans beaten in front of South Dorset Giants fans.
Not that I am sure London need a small travelling contingent from South Dorset to boost their crowds but the third away day to the Stoop was a thoroughly enjoyable experience (unless you are me and take the result into account!).
After a meeting for lunch at the Albany we arrived at the Stoop as both teams were going through their pre-match warm ups.
The cold was biting and the rain stoped the match from being a repeat of last seasons try-fest between the two clubs.
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South Dorset Giants fans away day 14/2/10 |
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| South Dorset Giants fans are invited to spend Sunday afternoon watching Rugby League. |
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The South Dorset Giants will soon be gearing up for their 2010 league campaign.
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Didn't get what you wanted for Christmas? |
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| If Santa didn't bring you exactly what you wanted this Yuletide then start the new year with a bit of shopping at the South Dorset Giants store. |
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!!! |
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I wanted to take this opportunity to wish our readers, South Dorset Giants fans and rugby league supporters of all teams a really Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
From the team at South Dorset Giants blog... |
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I know it is the off season and I said no more articles until we get back into pre-season but I wanted to put a few words down about the Gilette 4-Nations which finished over the weekend.
Of course much has been made about the last 20 minuties of England vs Australia and the subsequent end of Tony Smiths reign. But how has the game of rugby league football benefitted from the tournament and what could it have done better?
For me it all goes back to the first match of the tournament and a trip in person to the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster.
The atmosphere before the match was superb. And not just because we were in the pub, there was a great crowd all up for supporting England and looking to enjoy the night.
Inside the ground it was a slightly different picture with a number of groups of Saint Helens and Leeds fans more interested in baiting each other than cheering England on.
It didn't spoil the experience too much though and my highlight was the length of the field breakaway try from Ryan Hall of the Rhinos.
You would have had long odds on that being the highlight of his tournament at the time, of course.
Hopes were high for England fans going into the next match at Wigan. But the Aussies showed us the gap with a first half blitz. Having said that, seeing the match in BBC terrestrial will have done the game the world of good... as long as people stayed around long enough to see the second half that is!
The Australia vs France match in Paris was sparsely spectated, but did form the platform for the potential Paris Super League bid to be discussed.
As a Catlans fan I had been watching the French closely as they were more or less my team with a few amateurs. They stayed in the games a lot longer than I expected and in Oli Elima they have one of the true legends of the current era. Top man and top player.
My only negative about the French contribution is the number of players who only qualify on residency, you would hope that is addressed in the years to come and is just a temporary mesaure to get the country established.
We went into England vs New Zealand thinking that a pasting could be on the cards but this match got the game into the spotlight in this country and showed that the English players in Superleague can deliver on the big occasion.
In comparison to the big match of the other code last weekend there is no doubt where the drama and excitement was... and it wasn't Twickers!! :0)
England were through to the final and the only downside was there was a week until the match.
The final itself was a brilliant game of rugby league. Up until the hour mark you really couldn't call it and if Billy Slater hadn't gone over the line almost instantly after Sam Burgess had put us in front you may have seen a different result.
As it was once we started chasing the game the Aussies showed incredible finishing to put England away and give the scoreline a less respectable look.
Let's be clear about this though. The result of the final will not have too detrimental effect on the perception of the game after that tournament. The coverage was good in the media and Englands players and management conducted themselves well throughout. I enjoyed seeing it in the flesh and although not well placed geographically to see the South Dorset Giants play (224 miles to be precise!) I am keen to top up my trips to Super League with visits to my local Cambridgeshire club "St Ives Roosters".
It is interesting to see that the country sees rugby as a dual code game again so it is important to keep the pressure on and enchance the sport wherever we can.
South Dorset Giants are part of a dual code club and if that is the way to get both codes as popular as possible then I have no problem with that.
Enjoy the winter and see you soon.
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Giants break their league duck |
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Over the weekend, South Dorset Giants won the first league match in their short history.
A 24-0 win over Plymouth was the final score, more to follow. |
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