Rugby union at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
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Rugby union
at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
was held in Netanya
with the final played at Herzliya Municipal Stadium in Herzliya
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The USA Maccabiah squad suffered a setback when Kevin Armstrong, 26, was taken off in the first twenty minutes of their first match. However, his team would later take the silver.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
at the 2005 Maccabiah Games
2005 Maccabiah Games
The 2005 Maccabiah Games were the 17th incarnation of the 'Jewish Olympics.' They attracted the largest attendance of any Maccabiah Games to date, including more than 900 representatives from the United States, almost 500 from Australia, and more than 2,000 from Israel, bringing the total...
was held in Netanya
Netanya
Netanya is a city in the Northern Centre District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is located north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa between the 'Poleg' stream and Wingate Institute in the south and the 'Avichail' stream in the north.Its of beaches have made the...
with the final played at Herzliya Municipal Stadium in Herzliya
Herzliya
Herzliya is a city in the central coast of Israel, at the western part of the Tel Aviv District. It has a population of 87,000 residents. Named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, Herzliya covers an area of 26 km²...
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The USA Maccabiah squad suffered a setback when Kevin Armstrong, 26, was taken off in the first twenty minutes of their first match. However, his team would later take the silver.
Tournament
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