The News Review:
- BBC SPRT / RUGBY LEAGUE
- Rugby blindside at centre of Clarke tax scrum
- Ejected rugby fan gets free Test seats
- Ted mondi Andrew Amonde recalled to the rugby sevens team
BBC SPRT / RUGBY LEAGUE
BBC News – May 28, 2007
Vinnie Anderson opened the scoring before Jon Wilkin pounced on defensive dithering to level for Saints. Mike Wainwright and Maurie Fa’asavalu were both yellow-carded for brawling before Henry Fa’afili dived over to put Warrington ahead at half-time. A Matty Smith try and Pryce’s treble put Saints out of reach with Fa’asavalu and Ade Gardner adding to the pain. Warrington began brightly with Anderson putting them ahead after good approach work by Fa’afili.
Rugby blindside at centre of Clarke tax scrum
The Age – May 28, 2007
Photo: Rob Homer Vanda CarsonMay 28 2007 MRE than a year after Macquarie Bank non-executive chairmanDavid Clarke slapped the Australian Taxation ffice with a lawsuitover a $450000 tax bill it has been revealed that the disputestems from his assistance in getting the bank to bail out hisbeloved rugby union from financial troubles in the early 1990s. The 65-year-old who took home $19 million last year as thebank’s longest serving employee wants the Tax ffice to reverseits decision forcing him to pay tax on $2. 3 million in aprofit-share payment he earned from the bank in 1991. If the Taxffice wins the $450000 bill will have ballooned thanks to 16years of interest and penalty payments. He is now semi-retired from the bank having stepped down asexecutive chairman in March.
Ejected rugby fan gets free Test seats
Sydney Morning Herald – May 28, 2007
Sydney woman Jean Richards inadvertently broke the law when sheentered the Telstra Stadium playing arena during the second half ofthe Test between the Wallabies and Wales in front of a vocalsection of Welsh supporters. Police told her the incident could attract a fine but insteadshe was escorted outside the stadium. Richards said she only went onto the field because shemistakenly believed that a Wallaby mascot was beckoning her ontothe field. “To me it looked as though he went like that (to come and joinhim)” she told the Nine Network”I didn’t think I did anything wrong.
Ted mondi Andrew Amonde recalled to the rugby sevens team
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation – May 28, 2007
Both will replace Collins Ijera and Edwin Shimenga who are injured. The national sevens team is already in Scotland for the season ending Edinburgh Sevens which will take place this weekend. They won a shield in the London Sevens over the weekend when they overcame Italy 15-0 in an error-strewn match. Kenya is currently placed tenth overall in the IRB rankings with 16 points.