The News Review:
- … confirm Kidd trade – New Zealand’s source for sport…
- Rugby: Henjak’s career appears over
- Bunfight over gay rugby team
- More mudslinging in rugby
- Carluccio converted from football to rugby
- Rugby Union (Feb 20)
… confirm Kidd trade – New Zealand’s source for sport…
stuff.co.nz – Feb 20, 2008
The Mavericks said on their website they had dealt Devin Harris DeSagana Diop Trenton Hassell Moe Ager Keith Van Horn two draft picks and money to acquire Kidd Malik Allen and Antoine Wright from New Jersey. Kidd who turns 35 next month made his NBA debut with the Mavericks in 1994. He left for the Phoenix Suns in 1996 before joining the Nets five years later. Dallas is third in the Southwest Division behind the San Antonio Spurs and the pacesetting New rleans Hornets.
Rugby: Henjak’s career appears over
New Zealand Herald – Feb 20, 2008
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Bunfight over gay rugby team
NEWS.com.au – Feb 20, 2008
article-tools –> February 20 2008 12:00am NRTHERN Ireland’s Sports Minister reckons the province’s first gay rugby team should be banned from competition – because it discriminates against heterosexuals. The Ulster Titans Rugby Football Club founded last year specifically welcomes gay rugby players. But Sports Minister Edwin Poots an evangelical Protestant in the Northern Ireland government accused the team of being bigoted. "I just cannot fathom why people see the necessity to develop an apartheid in sport" Poots told the Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast. "It would be unacceptable to produce an all-black rugby team or an all-white team or an all-Chinese team.
More mudslinging in rugby
Independent nline – Feb 20, 2008
A move by AfriForm and a group of former Springbok rugby captains handing over a petition to the SA Rugby president regan Hoskins calling for an end to political interference in rugby elicited a scathing attack by sport minister Makhenkesi Stofile last week. The FF Plus on Wednesday condemned accusations levelled at it by ANC MP’s in parliament’s portfolio committee on sport on Tuesday indicating that the party had used AfriForm and the former Springbok captains to obtain their own objectives. ‘We regret this apparent rattling of the skeletons in the apartheid cupboard’”They should rather judge the merits of the Springbok captain’s criticism of the government’s interference” the FF Plus said in a statement.
Carluccio converted from football to rugby
Telegraph.co.uk – Feb 20, 2008
Born in Vietri Sul Mare Salerno and brought up in Piedmont the Italian restaurateur TV chef and food expert rejoices in a passion for rugby. How serious a rugby fan are you? I am 71 and passionate about the game now but when I was growing up in Italy I don’t remember rugby existing. It’s a relatively modern thing. If I had had the opportunity to play when I was young I would definitely have enjoyed it. But like all Italian boys I was more interested in football.
Rugby Union (Feb 20)
NEWS.com.au – Feb 20, 2008
article-tools –> February 19 2008 11:00pm Super 14 The ACT Brumbies team to play the Highlanders at Canberra Stadium on Saturday: Julian Huxley Mark Gerrard Tyrone Smith Anthony Faingaa Francis Fainifo Christian Lealiifano Josh Holmes; Stephen Hoiles George Smith (capt) Mitch Chapman Al Campbell Mark Chisholm Guy Shepherdson Huia Edmonds Nic Henderson. Reserves: Saia Faingaa Salesi Maafu Peter Kimlin Julian Salvi Patrick Phibbs Peter Playford Afusipa Taumoepeau. Hurricanes team to play Reds in Wellington on Friday: Cory Jane Hosea Gear Conrad Smith Tane Tu’ipulotu Ma’a Nonu Jimmy Gopperth Piri Weepu Rodney So’oialo (captain) Chris Masoe Jerry Collins Jason Eaton Craig Clarke Neemia Tialata Andrew Hore John Schwalger. Reserves: Hikawera Elliot Tim Fairbrother Jeremy Thrush Thomas Waldrom Alby Mathewson Willie Ripia Shannon Paku. Ireland team to play Scotland at Croke Park Dublin on Saturday: Girvan Dempsey Tommy Bowe Brian ‘Driscoll (capt) Andrew Trimble Robert Kearney Ronan ‘Gara Eoin Reddan Jamie Heaslip David Wallace Denis Leamy Mick ‘Driscoll Donncha ‘Callaghan John Hayes Bernard Jackman Marcus Horan.