The News Review:
- Tanivula is 2008 best Fiji rugby coach
- STRAIGHT FROM THE COACH’S MOUTH: Japan rugby doing nothing wrong
- South Africa look to build on Dubai rugby 7s success
- Wallabies end rugby tour with win over Barbarians
- Stuart’s number may be up
- Bracknell Salabed aid rugby
Tanivula is 2008 best Fiji rugby coach
fijilive.com Fiji
COM ENTIRE WEB. The former Assistant Fiji coach to the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France was capped Fiji’s most successful coach after winning the Colonial Cup The Sullivan-Farebrother Trophy and the Digicel Cup. South African-based Sireli Naqelevuki was named as the ‘Flying Fijian’ Best Player of the Year. Awards presented by chief guest and Australian High Commissioner James Bentley: 1 ‘Flying Fijian’ Player of the Year: Sireli Naqelevuki. 2 Digicel Player of the Year: Emosi Vucago.
STRAIGHT FROM THE COACH’S MOUTH: Japan rugby doing nothing wrong
The Daily Yomiuri Japan
“Webb Robins Nicholas good Japanese names those” was one comment passed on to me. Comments like that can be looked as being racist prejudice or simply driven by jealousy. First of all it is important to understand that under the laws of rugby we are doing absolutely nothing wrong. Look at the islanders that play for New Zealand or the South Africans playing for England. And it is not just rugby. The problem Japan rugby has is the foreign-born players tend to stick out more than a South African playing cricket for England or a Kenyan running in the U.
South Africa look to build on Dubai rugby 7s success
AFP
Hosts South Africa have never won on home soil but their victory against England in Dubai a week ago has given Paul Treu’s men an extra spring to their step. “It’s always special playing in front of your own supporters and George is a special place for us” said Treu. “We owe our fans a victory and they can be assured we will be doing everything in our power to give them the win they’ve been waiting for. There is a burning desire in this team to finally win at home more so now following our victory in Dubai last weekend.
Wallabies end rugby tour with win over Barbarians
AFP
That was as intense as any Test. “This match was organised as part of the British Olympic Association’s celebrations of the centenary of the first Olympics in London where the Games will return in four years’ time. Australia took the rugby union gold medal in 1908 with a 32-3 victory over Great Britain represented by the south-west English county of Cornwall. The Barbarians in honour of that match all wore yellow Cornwall socks as they departed from their usual tradition of players wearing their club socks. The Barbarians were 13-6 behind with just under 30 minutes left when they got back into the game with a superb try. Australia outside-half Quade Cooper’s poor kick out of defence gave possession back to the Barbarians and Steyn playing at outside-half threw a long cut-out pass to Wales wing Shane Williams the newly-crowned International Rugby Board player of the year. Williams on as a half-time replacement for Percy Montgomery sprinted clear down the touchline.
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Stuart’s number may be up
The Canberra Times Australia
Stuart who has admitted to "inappropriate and offensive" behaviour when he allegedly abused referee Ashley Klein and English official Stuart Cummings in the foyer of a Brisbane hotel the day after Australia lost the World Cup final to New Zealand is expected to have his future decided at Tuesday's ARL annual general meeting. A report on the incident from independent investigator Rob Weber SC was handed yesterday to Rugby League International Federation chairman Colin Love who forwarded it to directors to consider ahead of an anticipated phone hook-up on Monday. It is alleged Stuart "verbally abused and physically and aggressively intimidated" Klein and Cummings as they were in the process of checking out of the Holiday Inn at about noon on Sunday November 23. Stuart is alleged to have called Klein a "f—ing cheat" and "the c— who cost us the World Cup".
Bracknell Salabed aid rugby
New Vision Uganda
Gideon Lukoda Kamya an ex-Heathens prop who plays for Bracknell RFC has helped initiate this process. Through his resourcefulness Salabed international the holding company of Salabed Cargo Uganda have guaranteed free freight for this and future consignments. Bracknell RFC have lived up to their promise to support local rugby especially totos rugby. Allan Gunner of Bracknell has been instrumental in coordinating this project.