The News Review:
- Rugby: Queensland boss not giving up on Jones
- FEATURE: The Southeast Asian women who have `rugby spirit’
- Millar joins rugby’s world elite ‘Legion’
- Quinn: open season on Henry – TVNZ Portable – tvnz.co.nz
- … sign NZ prop Kepu – New Zealand’s source for sport…
Rugby: Queensland boss not giving up on Jones
New Zealand Herald – Dec 13, 2007
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FEATURE: The Southeast Asian women who have `rugby spirit’
Taipei Times – Dec 13, 2007
PHT: AP Pony tails bob as a player stiff arms an opponent to ward off a tackle. Another dives headlong into a forming scrum. A third shouts unprintable words at the referee. Meet the latest entrants in the world of international rugby — the women’s national teams of Laos and Cambodia. It may not be World Cup action and the players average 1.
Millar joins rugby’s world elite ‘Legion’
Belfast Telegraph – Dec 13, 2007
Millar’s contribution to rugby football has been nothing short of phenomenal – from player coach manager and latterly world class adminstrator who presided over two outstanding Rugby World Cups and leaves the game well equipped to continue its global expansion in the professional era. The French honour is not only appropriate given the huge success of the recent World Cup in France but also a hugely fitting end to his rugby career as he steps down as chairman of the world’s governing body after five years at the helm. The man who replaces him Bernard Lapasset was on hand at Eaton Park last night along with rugby’s great and good to bestow the award on Millar on behalf of French President Sarkozy. "It is with great honour that I am here tonight on behalf of President Sarkozy of France to present to Dr Sydney Millar the L?on d’honneur for a lifetime of service to Rugby" said Lapasset. "The L?on d’honneur is France’s highest honour… Nominations to the L?on d’honneur are made by the President of the French Republic himself. "President Sarkozy has personally directed that Syd should receive this honour in recognition of his outstanding service to the Game and to the community. He also asked me personally to present this award to my rugby friend Syd. Syd has achieved everything there is to in rugby as a player coach manager and administrator. "f course he is presently serving as the Chairman of the International Rugby Board from which he retires at the end of the year. He is also Chairman of Rugby World Cup Ltd but his achievements are many and include wonderful service both on and off the field over the years. "Millar who won 37 Irish caps between 1958 and 1970 and played nine Test matches for the British Lions over the course of three Tours said: "This award means a lot to me but it is a recognition of rugby football.
Quinn: open season on Henry – TVNZ Portable – tvnz.co.nz
TVNZ – Dec 13, 2007
There is a large divisive scandal going onaround New Zealand rugby circles at the moment. But the good bit iswe of the rugby media have been offered carte blanche to say whatwe like about the man in the middle of the story the recentlyappointed All Black coach for 2008-09 Graham Henry. You see Mr Henry himself told the gathered news media inWellington on the day of his controversial re-appointment that he”is aware there has been criticism in recent months. ” That is overthe performance of his All Black team at the recent Rugby World Cupand his coaching of it. But he seems not to care one jot about whatwe of the news media say about the story which has the whole of NewZealand buzzing.
… sign NZ prop Kepu – New Zealand’s source for sport…
stuff.co.nz – Dec 13, 2007
Counties Manukau loosehead Kepu who weighs 125kg today became the 33rd and final member of the squad joining them for pre-season training this week. The former New Zealand age-group player was born in Australia to Tongan parents. A member of the Chiefs wider training group from 2005 to 2007 a broken collarbone suffered in June ruled Kepu out of this year's Air New Zealand Cup. "Sekope came to us looking for an opportunity which we were only too happy to accommodate" Waratahs coach Ewen McKenzie said.