The News Review:
- Rugby: McGeechan revels in fourth Lions challenge
- Pay dispute clouds England’s rugby tour buildup
- Rugby: Rookies galore in England lineup
- PARKER: ‘Rugby injury’ story is all show
- Rugby: Crunch game doubles as trial
- Rugby: Chiefs ‘need to get heads right’
Rugby: McGeechan revels in fourth Lions challenge
New Zealand Herald – May 15, 2008
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Pay dispute clouds England’s rugby tour buildup
stuff.co.nz – May 15, 2008
A day after new coach Martin Johnson confirmed his 32-man squad to play the All Blacks in two tests next month the Daily Telegraph reported the dispute between the players and the Rugby Football Union (RFU). The paper said former international Rob Andrew the RFU's elite director of rugby and stand-in manager for the tour was due to meet with representatives of the players tomorrow in an attempt to thrash out a peace deal. But if they fail to reach a settlement or at least agree the way forward with negotiations the tour could be in danger. The dispute centres around the RFU's desire to reduce flat rate match payments and add win bonuses and incentives for good performances in the Six Nations and World Cup.
Rugby: Rookies galore in England lineup
New Zealand Herald – May 15, 2008
Johnson is sending six uncapped players plus a fistful of international rookies to New Zealand for next month’s test series with the All Blacks. Remarkably less than 50 per cent of the party who crossed the water for last year’s World Cup campaign in France will board the plane to Auckland.
PARKER: ‘Rugby injury’ story is all show
Rocky Mountain News – May 15, 2008
bucket_list –> More stories ». inline –>”It was a rugby injury” said former Gov. Bill Owens’ mouthpiece Dan Hopkins. That’s his story and he’s sticking to it. But if you want the truth behind Hopkins’ lame leg it happened inside a London theater during a performance of Wicked last week. “Thirty minutes into the musical I thought I was getting a muscle cramp in my left leg” Hopkins said.
Rugby: Crunch game doubles as trial
New Zealand Herald – May 15, 2008
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Rugby: Chiefs ‘need to get heads right’
New Zealand Herald – May 15, 2008
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