Due to all the “comment-shout-outs” on the Free Rugby Ball post.  I decided to  do a blog where all the ruggers and ruggettes can give a shout out:

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Rugby is starting to hit the big screen alot more. Here is a link from TheMovieBlog.com about new rugby film called Human Factor. Morgan Freeman will play Nelson Mandella. Check out the article at TheMovieBlog.com

Penn Badgley as Lars in Forever Strong

Penn Badgley

At 21, actor Penn Badgley is destined for a distinguished acting career. He currently stars as the male lead in the CW’s new hit drama series Gossip Girl for producer Josh Schwartz (The O.C.). Though life began in Baltimore, he split his formative years between Richmond, VA and Seattle. It was there that Penn became actively involved in the Seattle Children’s Theater and did voice-over work that eventually lead him to Los Angeles where he secured an agent. Upon relocating, he landed a coveted guest star role on Will & Grace; recurring roles on The Young and the Restless, The Brothers Garcia, and Daddio followed. His first starring role was the lead of the acclaimed Warren Littlefield-produced, WB comedy series Do Over. He then segued into a WB Network drama series The Mountain with Barbara Hershey and Oliver Hudson. He currently stars as the male lead in the CW’s new hit drama series Gossip Girl for producer Josh Schwartz (The O.C.). Penn also recently starred for Tom Fontana (Oz, Homicide) in the WB’s mid-season college drama The Bedford Diaries with Matthew Modine and Milo Ventimiglia. Prior to relocating to New York City for production on the show, he starred alongside Jesse Metcalfe and Brittany Snow in Fox’s hit comedy film John Tucker Must Die. He will next be seen starring in the rugby themed film Forever Strong, as well as the lead in Screen Gems’ remake of the ‘80s thriller classic The Stepfather. In his spare time, he enjoys surfing, soccer, skiing, snowboarding, singing, and playing the guitar.

We are pretty stoked at the positive response that we have been getting to our trailer and we want to share the trailer with as many people as possible. That’s where you all come in. We are giving away these awesome Forever Strong rugby balls to a couple lucky people who help us spread the word about this awesome movie. We are having two contests starting right now and ending at the end of the day; next Wednesday August 13.

The first contest is to see who can post our trailer the on the most pages on the internet.
It’s simple, just grab the code from our YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3C2HvQ8KFE and post it anywhere you can. You could post it on your MySpace, your Facebook, your personal blog, your parents blog, your team website, and anywhere else that you can think of. Then when you have put this trailer all over the internet just send me a message with the links to all the spots you posted it on. Whoever can show us that they posted the the most will win the rugby ball.

The second way you can win is through a forwarding contest. Copy this message and email it to as many of your friends and contacts as you can.

“Hey, check out this movie www.rugbymovie.com/blog it’s called Forever Strong and it’s an inspirational and action packed sports film about rugby. That’s right, finally a movie about rugby! So check it out and spread the word.”

Just add all of your contacts in one email and then blind carbon copy (Bcc) cnelson@cranemovieco.com. I’ll count the people you emailed it to and whoever sends it to the most people wins.

These Forever Strong rugby balls are pretty sweet so you won’t want to miss this opportunity! You have until the end of the day Wednesday, August 13. Get posting and emailing!

MTV Movies Team wrote:

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Forever Strong’ Trailer

Published by MTV Movies Team on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at 11:09 am.

I know what you’re thinking: not another rugby movie! We jest of course. “Forever Strong,” while clearly following the treasured sports film model of many that have come before it, at least delves into a sport that’s rarely, if at all, been shown off on screen. And it stars an attractive young cast by way of Sean Faris, Arielle Kebbel, and Penn Badgley. Here’s your first exclusive look.

MTV.com released the full theatrical trailer. Its exciting MTV.com held the exclusive premiere; this means more exposure for Sean Faris, Penn Badgley and america’s first rugby movie.