Zen and Rugby

Written by Jim on January 2, 2012

Over the pre-season I’m going to be posting some of my thoughts about playing rugby on the website. I’m doing this as a way to open up the process, to bring new players up to speed and hopefully, to get the more experienced of us thinking differently about our game. Rugby union is a wondrous [...]

Thriller: A night of fright!

Written by Jim on October 25, 2011

Come hither my little ghouls and gastlies. Listen now and listen well. This Saturday night you are most cordially invited to a night of darkness and debauchery at The Lugi Lions Clubhouse. There will be cauldrons of writhing morsels, rituals of putrescence not for the weak of stomach and, of course, as always, brews strong [...]

Men’s Winter Training 2011/2012

Written by Jim on October 20, 2011

That’s right lads, training has finally finished. It’s been a long year; a great year I think most people would agree. A year that Olof, Paolo and I have been happy to have be involved in. A year that the men’s team have grown and its players matured and developed. But, that ain’t quite it [...]

Lugi Lions Fantasy League

Written by Jim on August 26, 2011

The 2011 Rugby World Cup in less than two weeks away! And so I am pleased to announce that it is that time again ladies and gentlemen: time to start putting together your fantasy rugby team. Signing up is free and can be done at: espnscrum.fantasyleague.com. Following the 6 Nations earlier this year, I must [...]

Karlstad vs Lugi, August 14th

Written by Jim on August 17, 2011

Most of what needs to be said about the match against Karlstad has already been said. Poor attendance at training damages our game. Getting up at six in the morning makes us drowsy. Travelling for seven hours saps the strength from our legs. It’s hard to turn that around and with the exception of a [...]