History of the European Underwater Rugby League I/II
On the creation of an underwater rugby tournament for the first time, I thought in 2005, following my first major international tournament - the European Championships in Helsinki. Of course,…
Stats, innovation, etc. Go discover!
What’s up Downunder?
Last week we had Bobby Simonsson joining our training, and it was great to talk rugby with such an experienced player. I'm always curious to learn how the development of…
Learnings from years of brute-force recruiting
As time passed, people started moving to other places for jobs, getting families, training went down, we lost our pool (due to years of underset maintenance) for about a year and a half, losing the Champions Cup, the National championship, and Felix Cup. During those years we, to my memory alone lost 4-5 beginners of ages 12-25 that would potentially have become really good. That is something that many of us deeply regret today.
A Széchyben is folyt az elmélyült eszmecsere, a játék civilizálta-e az embert?
Annual Report of 2019 and a request to the Diving Federation
The Current has been operating for one and a half years. The first training was held in May 2019, two of us tested the fresh purchase of UWR balls. Since then the club has grown a lot, as of now we have 6 players licensed by the federation and 23 on the entry list of the National Swimming Complex.
A flag girl, the captain of the Orcas and The Current's draft on one screen during the ceremony
Euroleague 20/02: high heels and Belgrade
Coming in late Friday we just slept in the car right by the pool. If you visit tournaments regularly, you probably know how chaotic things look in the morning when all players are gathering around at the meeting of the team leaders eager to learn who and when they play against. Well, we woke to nothing like that.
First dives under the surface
I think I know quite much about rugby teams, but I never really had an idea, what a coach does. Something I needed myself, something I needed to do myself.
UWRWCGRAZ2019 2.
There are clear differences between the nations based on the background and culture of the game and it can be observed in the style they play.
11. CMAS UWR World Championships – The Empire Strikes Back
To sum it up, it is a common opinion that The Empire Strikes Back is the best episode of the SW-saga. The organizers did splendid work to let countries from all around the globe show the best of their underwater rugby. If you’re not watching, you’re missing out! To be continued with the matches of the first half of the UWR World Championships.
Colombian coaches Samuel Gaviria and Jorge Franco pose with their Molde buddies. Photo: Molde Facebook page
Philosphy to build a club
“If you don't have enough money, sell your house. If your job will not let you off on Fridays, get a new job. If your wife or girlfriend complains about too much rugby, get a new woman,”
European lampreys are not eels at all but an ancient lineage of jawless fish. Photo: Pekka Tuuri
Why fish porn literally beats out underwater rugby
"Most of the underwater photography is of nature. All the most well known underwater photographers are nature photographers while in land photography all of known photographers have people as their subject."