The News Review:
- ‘Third force is running SA rugby’
- Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
- Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
- Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
- Australia’s Tuqiri fighting for rugby Test spot
- Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
- Super 14 Rugby Super Rugby News Fixtures and Results
‘Third force is running SA rugby’
Independent nline – May 16, 2007
Watson speaking for the first time since the Springbok selection furore that has engulfed Luke selection said on Tuesday that his son was paying the price for his political activism. Watson began playing rugby in the townships in 1976 and was ostracised from white rugby at the age of 23 the same age Luke is. The top figures of SA rugby have been involved in a row since Saturday when South African Rugby Union (Saru) President regan Hoskins overruled Bok coach Jake White and selection convener Peter Jooste and added Luke’s name to a 45-player squad.
Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
Worldcupweb.com – May 16, 2007
sportsdigitalcontent. Durban plays host to the first ever Super rugby final to take place on South African soil. And not only that a South Africa franchise will lift the trophy for the first time since the tournament kicked off way back in 1996. However the level headed 22-year-old has not let the enormous occasion in South Africa’s rugby history take over the task at hand – win! “We;re all very excited and looking forward to the game on Saturday” Pienaar told this website. “It’s going to be a big one and it’s definitely a huge occasion for everyone not only taking part but watching as well.
Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
Worldcupweb.com – May 16, 2007
sportsdigitalcontent. Gast?e Robertis cannot get permission from his club Biarritz to play as Biarritz will be playing their vital last round of France’s top 14 with a semi-final berth at stake. At present the Basques are locked into a tussle with Perpignan for the fourth spot. Fullback Federico Serra has been forced to withdraw as he has not fully enough recovered from an operation to the socket of his left eye. Mat? Cortese of Northampton Saints replaces De Robertis while Horacio Agulla of Hind?mes in for Serra.
Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
Worldcupweb.com – May 16, 2007
Skirving 23 had been preparing for England Saxons’ Churchill Cup opener against the USA at Edgeley Park on Friday night when he was summoned to join the senior Test squad. Gloucester flanker Peter Buxton’s dislocated right thumb has handed the Saracens back-row prospect an unexpected opportunity as one of seven uncapped players in a severely-depleted tour party. And he is determined to take whatever chance might come his way during the next 18 days as England prepare for battle with South Africa in Bloemfontein and Pretoria. “I heard on Monday there was a chance I would go on the tour and I was put on standby for Pete” he said.
Australia’s Tuqiri fighting for rugby Test spot
Turkish Press – May 16, 2007
Tuqiri the highest-paid player in Australian rugby has scored just one try in his past 21 matches at Super 14 and Test level and critics say he has lost some of his previous lightning pace. “That’s what they say. I don’t think I’m going too bad” the Fiji-born player told reporters at a training camp for the 37-man squad ahead of the Wales Test on May 26. “There’s a lot of critics out there.
Rugby World Cup 2011 The Unofficial Rugby World cup website
Worldcupweb.com – May 16, 2007
Sky Sports are the host broadcasters of the tournament which is being hosted by England for the first time in it’s five year history. In addition the matches will be televised (live and in highlight form) to North America Eastern Europe Asia Africa Indonesia Thailand Malaysia and the Middle East. Sky Sports are broadcasting seven of the nine matches live to thousands of homes in the UK including the main Barclays Churchill Cup Final which is being staged at Twickenham on Saturday 2nd June. The tournament is contested by six teams – England Saxons the New Zealand Maori Scotland A Ireland A Canada and USA and will this summer act as a genuine chance for players to try and earn selection to their senior teams ahead of September’s Rugby World Cup.
Super 14 Rugby Super Rugby News Fixtures and Results
Super 14 – May 16, 2007
sportsdigitalcontent. Full-back Clinton Schifcofske finished a creditable third in the voting tally in his debut season in rugby union after switching from rugby league at the end of last year. Croft who played his 100th game for Queensland during the season collected 188 player votes in a steady accumulation during the season followed by Roe (186) Schifcofske (160) James Horwill (119) and retiring veteran Ben Tune (115). The skinhead flanker played every Super 14 game of the season to stretch his unbroken run to 81 consecutive Super rugby games while Roe was forced to miss the last two rounds in South Africa because of a family emergency. Croft’s all round efforts this season for the Reds was overlooked by the Wallaby selectors and failed to crack the nod in John Connolly’s 59-man “train on” squad.