The News Review:
- Rugby player suffered headaches eye infection until tooth found
- Tri Nations Rugby – All Blacks Wallabies & Springboks Rugby
- Edinburgh dispute heads for court
- Setanta unveils broadband service for US rugby fans
- Rugby World Cup | Venues | Bordeaux – ITV Sport
Rugby player suffered headaches eye infection until tooth found
ESPN – Jul 17, 2007
Czislowski was playing for Brisbane team Wynnum during the April1 incident involving Tweed Heads forward Matt Austin. He had a headwound stitched up afterward the Australian Associated Pressreported Tuesday. Czislowski later suffered an eye infection and complained oflethargy and shooting pains in his head. Then last week his doctor found a tooth embedded inCzislowski’s head.
Tri Nations Rugby – All Blacks Wallabies & Springboks Rugby
Tri Nations Rugby – Jul 17, 2007
sportsdigitalcontent. Latham who has played only 120 minutes of rugby since a knee reconstruction in January has been named at full-back with Adam Ashley-Cooper and a final decision on the starter will be made on Tuesday. Stephen Moore also returns to the team at hooker with Adam Freier on the bench and there is a surprise start for Waratahs number eight David Lyons who relegates Stephen Hoiles to the bench. George Smith once again beats squad co-captain Phil Waugh to the number seven shirt with Waugh on the bench and Stirling Mortlock captaining the team. “The Huxley situation has forced our hand.
Edinburgh dispute heads for court
BBC News – Jul 17, 2007
It had appeared that the battle over Magners League and Heineken Cup fees was poised to be resolved. But the SRU said it was no longer possible to accept the club’s offer of arbitration due to “leaks of confidential information” to the media. Edinburgh responded by saying “it will assert its rights through the courts”. The dispute revolves around franchise owner Bob Carruthers’ claim that Edinburgh are owed a seven-figure sum from last season… Peace appeared to break out in their bitter war of words last week when the SRU said it would discuss the possibility of mediation with its lawyers. But in a Tuesday statement the SRU said: “Following the continued and extensive leaks to the media of confidential information and documentation in regard to the relationship between Scottish Rugby and Edinburgh Rugby Limited Scottish Rugby has concluded that mediation is no longer an option. “Scottish Rugby takes very seriously any failure to abide by confidentiality agreements in regard to contracts and correspondence and believes the resulting publicity these leaks create is most unhelpful for the sport at all levels. “Various members of the Scottish Rugby and Edinburgh Rugby Boards have been in discussion since the end of last year. “But despite some significant financial concessions by Scottish Rugby agreement could not be achieved. “This together with Scottish Rugby’s confidence in its robust contractual position has led the national governing body to conclude that mediation will not achieve a compromise position which is acceptable to both parties. “Scottish Rugby believes that the contractual rights and obligations of both parties are very clear and is confident that it is currently complying with its contractual obligations.
Setanta unveils broadband service for US rugby fans
Siliconrepublic.com – Jul 17, 2007
2007 Irish sports broadcasting player Setanta’s US subsidiary is to rollout a broadband service targeting rugby fans in the US offering them online tournament tickets for all 48 games of the upcoming Rugby World Cup. Setanta’s US broadband service will exclusively carry live online coverage of all 48 matches from the third largest sporting event in the world including original in-country commentary pre and post match analysis as well as post-match analysis for US$119. Annual subscriptions to Setanta’s US broadband service offers access to all of Setanta’s rugby programming including the Ruby World Cup the Six Nations Guinness Premiership and Heineken European Cup for US$150 per year. Rugby is regarded as the fastest growing sport in North America and according to Rugby Magazine nearly 250000 people in the US play rugby every day.
Rugby World Cup | Venues | Bordeaux – ITV Sport
ITV.com – Jul 17, 2007
Formerly known as Parc Lescure the ground no longer hosts regular top-flight rugby as the city does not have a club in the elite however it will be hosting games for this World Cup. It has hosted six French championship finals though – the last in 1971 – while in 1999 Les Bleus beat Namibia here in a Rugby World Cup pool match.