The News Review:
- Rugby: Sanction for Howlett over rampage
- Rugby: Davies to manage 2009 Lions in South Africa
- Rugby: Wales recall Henson for South Africa match
- ‘Saru could pay R30m if found guilty’
- South Africa rugby team field nine World Cup winners against Wales
- Rugby bodies to separate rights.(Sky)(Brief article)
Rugby: Sanction for Howlett over rampage
New Zealand Herald – Nov 21, 2007
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Rugby: Davies to manage 2009 Lions in South Africa
New Zealand Herald – Nov 21, 2007
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Rugby: Wales recall Henson for South Africa match
New Zealand Herald – Nov 21, 2007
Henson who has suffered injury and poor form will be making his first start for Wales in more than a year. Llanelli fullback Morgan Stoddart will get his first Wales cap in a new-look team that includes Mark Jones and Tom Shanklin on the wings.
‘Saru could pay R30m if found guilty’
Independent nline – Nov 21, 2007
Former Spears chief executive Tony McKeever has brought the complaint against SA Rugby alleging that Saru and the five major unions conspired to have the Spears unlawfully excluded from the 2006 Currie Cup competition as well as the 2007 and 2008 Super 14. Nevertheless if found guilty SA Rugby face up to R30-million in penalties with the five major unions also potentially liable for having to pay damages. This would have devastating consequences on SA Rugby’s finances. In the last financial year SA Rugby performed poorly barely breaking even with reserves dropping to R18-million from R45-million just four years ago when former managing director Rian berholzer resigned. In the same period their administration budget has tripled from R30-million per annum to R80-million. SA Rugby have so far been unable to explain the huge increase in expenditure although it is believed massive payments to all three presidents as well as a top heavy committee structure is an aggravating factor.
South Africa rugby team field nine World Cup winners against Wales
Turkish Press – Nov 21, 2007
Although several players are missing from the two-match tour – South Africa play the Barbarians in a non-cap international at Twickenham a week on Saturday – their side still contains plenty of experienced campaigners. As well as Smit and Habana the World Player of the Year fellow World Cup final starters JP Pietersen Jaque Fourie and Francois Steyn are in the backs while up front talented back-rows Schalk Burger and Juan Smith together with lock Bakkies Botha and prop CJ van der Linde help form a powerful pack. This match where the inaugural Prince William Cup is the prize on offer will be South Africa’s first since they beat England 15-6 to win the Webb Ellis Trophy in Paris on ctober 20. In all the team shows six changes and a positional switch from the one that triumphed at the Stade de France.
Rugby bodies to separate rights.(Sky)(Brief article)
Free with registration – Marketing – AccessMyLibrary.com – Nov 21, 2007
(Sky)(Brief article) Premier Rugby and rugby union governing body the Rugby Football Union (RFU) are to negotiate their broadcast and sponsorship rights worth about pounds 20m a year separately following an accord struck between them last week. Previous commercial agreements including Sky’s broadcast deal which runs until 2010 had been negotiated.