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May 09 2008 16:00 CET
by Kevin Ogley
The multi-national Murphy's Misfits are in their sixth season of existence, and the forthcoming weekend sees the club compete in the Sofia Sevens while at the same time hosting English touring team Whitney RFC. Now in its 14th year, the Sofia Sevens is an annual Sevens Rugby event that is held at the beautiful campus of the National Sport Academy (NSA) in Sofia. Participating teams will be travelling from all over Europe, from countries including the United Kingdom, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia, in addition to local Bulgarian teams such as those representing NSA, the Bulgarian National Sevens Team and Merkuri.
Mar 14 2008 16:00 CET
by Kevin Ogley
Sundays are traditionally a time for quiet relaxation and contemplation. On this Sunday in question I had the pleasure of talking over coffee to the Reverend Martin Jacques, chaplain at the Church of the Resurrection in Bucharest and Sofia. Martin didn't follow the traditional path to becoming an Anglican priest. In fact, he only became a Christian 12 years ago, at the age of 33. The journey from non-religious man in
Bulgaria's landmark deal with Dundee Precious Metals for the state to take a vastly bigger chunk of the company's gold mining operations; our own critical look at the BBC documentary that unleashed the Mogilino controversy; and the latest on the tug o' war over the name of Macedonia: all of this is in the newest issue of The Sofia Echo.
The Sofia Echo's Rene Beekman, an expert on all matters video, outlines in detail the flaws and shortcomings in how the Mogilino documentary was put together - including serious errors in translation.
Feb 22 2008 19:00 CET
by Kevin Ogley
February 23 is the opening of the rugby season for Murphy's Misfits. New players and old will awake from their winter slumber and meet to play touch rugby at 1pm at the National Sports Academy. Now in its sixth year, Murphy's Misfits has grown to become a well respected and prominent figure in the international and, increasingly, the Bulgarian communities in Sofia. Murphy's Misfits was formed in 2002 when a small
