The News Review:
- Rugby: Crusaders send Robbie off in style (+photos)
- ‘Rugby shouldn’t be Stofile’s only concern’
- Rugby Union fights move to make crucial matches free-to-air
- Rugby: Uncertainty in both camps as Irish arrive for test of strength
- … blow past Bulldogs – New Zealand’s source for sport…
- … 14 wrap: Round 24 – Rugby News Results Fixtures and…
- Wisconsin Rugby Club falls short in national semifinals
Rugby: Crusaders send Robbie off in style (+photos)
New Zealand Herald – May 31, 2008
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‘Rugby shouldn’t be Stofile’s only concern’
Independent Online – May 31, 2008
So I found it strange that our Minister of Sport would take a swipe at rugby concerning transformation. Rugby may be guilty of not wanting to change (but rather waiting for change to be forced upon it) but De Villiers has taken steps in the right direction especially with the Springbok team. The players of colour in the team have made the grade on merit and it is unfortunate that more could not have made it as there were a number of individuals who had done enough to warrant selection.
Rugby Union fights move to make crucial matches free-to-air
New Zealand Herald – May 31, 2008
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Rugby: Uncertainty in both camps as Irish arrive for test of strength
New Zealand Herald – May 31, 2008
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… blow past Bulldogs – New Zealand’s source for sport…
stuff.co.nz – May 31, 2008
The Dogs were unable to consider 11 regular first-graders due to injury and were forced to make five personnel changes from the original team named on Tuesday with the most significant absentee being powerhouse second-rower Sonny-Bill Williams (knee). The home side also had a serious fitness concern of their own with centre Will Chambers ruled out for the season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee at training on Friday night. The Bulldogs made a solid start with winger Heka Nanai bundled into touch by Melbourne fullback Billy Slater near the left corner post in the sixth minute. But once Storm skipper Cameron Smith powered over from dummy half in the 13th minute the result had a sense of inevitability about it.
… 14 wrap: Round 24 – Rugby News Results Fixtures and…
Planet Rugby – May 31, 2008
Biarritz kept their slim semi-final hopes alive while Montpellier stayed in the race for Heineken Cup qualification. Results:Brive 15 – 12 Toulouse Auch 13 – 25 Perpignan Biarritz 30 – 10 Bourgoin US Dax 16 – 36 Montpellier Albi 13 – 6 Bayonne Stade Fran?s 44 – 15 Castres Montauban 18 – 16 Clermont Table after Round 241 Clermont Auvergne 91 2 Stade Toulousain 82 3 Stade Fran?s 75 4 Perpignan 66 5 Biarritz Olympique 64 6 Castres Olympique 61 7 Montauban 58 8 Montpellier 53 9 Bayonne 49 10 Bourgoin 48 11 Albi 46 12 Brive 45 13 Dax 34 14 Auch 19 Brive 15 – 12 Toulouse If ever there was a game that proved that rugby is played on grass and not paper this is it. Toulouse dominated the possession and territory stats. The team they brought to Brive was close to their strongest.
Wisconsin Rugby Club falls short in national semifinals
madison.com – May 31, 2008
– The Wisconsin Rugby Club’srun at a second national championship has come to an end. WRC lost in the semifinals of the USA RugbyDivision II men’s club national championships on Saturday 39-22 tosecond-seeded Red Mountain Rugby Club of suburban Phoenix. Wisconsin the sixth seed in the tournamentwill play the fifth-seeded Detroit Tradesmen for third place at 10a.