The News Review:
- South Africa: Transformation a Priority Says New Rugby Deputy…
- 48 hours: Carter’s judo tackle opens way for rugby’s next…
- Rugby: Ryan considering playing future
- Jones has rugby world at his feet
- … wins Andalucia pen – New Zealand’s source for sport…
South Africa: Transformation a Priority Says New Rugby Deputy…
AllAfrica.com – Mar 31, 2008
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );Newly appointed Saru deputy president Mark Alexander named those issues as two of his main objectives during his term following his election on Friday. He also made it clear he would not be used as a puppet in the next two years and would fight for what he believes in. In another action-packed day for Saru on Friday regan Hoskins retained his position as Saru president at the organisation’s annual general meeting forcing Stofile — his only contender for the presidency — out of rugby’s controlling body. Alexander — Golden Lions Rugby Union deputy president — and Falcons Rugby Union president Rautie Rautenbach were elected as the deputy and vice-presidents respectively.
48 hours: Carter’s judo tackle opens way for rugby’s next…
New Zealand Herald – Mar 31, 2008
css-trouble {display:block;font:bold 1. 6em Arial sans-serif;line-height:2em;}. css-trouble a {text-decoration:none;color:#FF0000;}… Carter should face the judiciary over his leg-throw tackle on Hurricanes back Tane Tu’ipulotu – it’s an action that needs to be stamped out before it creeps into the game. There were two absorbing Super 14 battles – from a New Zealand perspective – in the latest round. For all its mad mysteries rugby still produces games to gnaw at the nerves and set the heart racing. In Auckland the Blues and Bulls played out a murky B-grade thriller full of villains and one definite hero – the brave and clear-thinking Nick Evans. The big-name champion Bulls wasted muscular advantages while the Blues couldn’t get their best runners into clear air. In Wellington the individually belligerent Hurricanes were exposed again as disjointed pretenders against the efficiency of the Crusaders whose coach Robbie Deans is the Super 14 grand master. Both games threw up what should be new rule controversies – as if rugby needs more of those – involving Carter’s tackle on Tu’ipulotu and a block by Blues centre Isaia Toeava which assisted Keven Mealamu’s try.
Rugby: Ryan considering playing future
New Zealand Herald – Mar 31, 2008
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Jones has rugby world at his feet
BBC News – Mar 31, 2008
A repeat of shoulder trouble kept Jones out of the World Cup but after storming back into action in January in his first foray into captaincy at the spreys he then found himself doing the same job with Wales. But if Jones’ leadership qualities were obvious to spreys coach Lyn Jones and Wales boss Warren Gatland they were not so clear to the man who introduced a young Jones to the workings of the back-row. Jones is now tipped by many as the likely Lions captain to South Africa in 2009 but former Celtic Warriors coach Lynn Howells says the player was not obvious captaincy material when he joined them. Howells now director of rugby at Doncaster says: “Looking back to when Ryan joined the Warriors he seemed anything but captaincy material.
… wins Andalucia pen – New Zealand’s source for sport…
stuff.co.nz – Mar 31, 2008
Fisher's closing bogey at the 72nd hole and a par by Levet both for five-under 67s had locked the pair on 16-under-par 272 three strokes ahead of holder Lee Westwood of Britain. Fisher 19 and in his second season on the European Tour looked as though he had the title in his grasp when he came to the final hole a stroke ahead of Levet but he found the pond with his drive to bogey. Levet saved par to send the tournament into extra holes. At the first sudden-death hole Fisher came up short of the green to bogey while Levet's two putts for par earned him the $US250000 ($NZ315298) first prize.