HAIL PELICUS! Pelican House The eye of the camera settles on a solemn scene.   The Board of Directors of the Finest Rugby Referee Society in the land were staring morosely into their beer, looks of dejection on their faces the order of the day.   Heavy sighing and...

HAIL PELICUS! A Story Of Kit Summer is here so you know what that means: Sun’s Out Guns Out!   Time to pick up all your summer Pelican Gear.    Yes, this also includes tracksuits and everything else for summer or winter and it will delivered in time for the 7s season.  But...

HAIL PELICUS! A Few Good Satires It has been some time since the last Hail Pelicus was released to my adoring public and I know some of you are jonesing hard right now, so let’s apply the tourniquet of rugby news to our arms and pop up the veins...

HAIL PELICUS! 4th Yourself To Like It So we are back in circulation and there is plenty of rugby to cover.   To start, the USA finished a disappointing 4th in Vancouver. Let me repeat that: the USA finished a disappointing 4th in Vancouver. Why am I making such a big deal about...

HAIL PELICUS! Back To Back Drained.   Ecstatic.   Awed.   Befuddled.  Joyful.   All of these emotions and more were present at this year’s installment of the USA 7s in Las Vegas.   The USA came in tied for #1 with New Zealand by being the most consistent team on the circuit.  Not the...