The News Review:
- Harlequins Win to Clinch Top Group Spot in Heineken Cup Rugby
- Rugby coach Howley says Stevens case a warning for rugby
- Briefs2-Italy rugby chief unhappy with TV rights deal
- Iain Morrison: Punishment doesn’t fit the crime as rugby gets …
- Charter School With LA’s First Inner-City Rugby Program to Send …
Harlequins Win to Clinch Top Group Spot in Heineken Cup Rugby
Bloomberg
24 (Bloomberg) — The Harlequins ran in four tries todefeat the Scarlets 29-24 and finish atop their group inEuropean rugby?s Heineken Cup. Chris Robshaw George Robson James Percival and TomWilliams all touched down for the Harlequins. The London clubhad already been assured of a spot in the quarterfinals ofEurope?s top club competition and the victory clinched the topspot in Pool 4. The first-place teams in each of the six pools advance tothe quarterfinals along with the two best-second place squads. Stade Francais beat Ulster 24-19 to finish second in Pool4 and the Sale Sharks defeated ASM Clermont 26-17 in Pool 1.
Rugby coach Howley says Stevens case a warning for rugby
AFP
Stevens would have been in contention for this year’s British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa where former Wales scrum-half Howley will be the backs’ coach. Howley who admitted he was stunned when fellow Wales coach Neil Jenkins told him about the Bath forward’s fall from grace said of Stevens: “He is an exceptional rugby player a great talent. “But Howley speaking at a Sports Journalists’ Association event here on Wednesday added: “Matt had a responsibility as a rugby player. Unfortunately the social side of drugs his celebrity got in the way. “It just shows you have to be very mindful of the pitfalls the celebrity status brings when you are an international rugby player or football player or tennis player. “The advent of professionalism has seen some modern day rugby players subjected to a degree of public scrutiny in the gossip columns never mind the sports’ pages of national newspapers unknown to their amateur forebears. But while backroom staffs at club and national level have expanded greatly in the age of full-time rugby union squads Howley said there was no escaping the ultimate responsibility of players for their own conduct.
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Briefs2-Italy rugby chief unhappy with TV rights deal
guardian.co.uk UK
Rugby – Italian Rugby Federation president Giancarlo Dondihas hit out at Six Nations organisers for selling the 2010-2013television rights for Italy matches to subscription service Sky. Six Nations matches have previously been on a free-to-airchannel but Sky have taken over thanks to a 10 million euro ($13million) bid. “Not having Italy’s Six Nations matches live and onfree-to-air television damages our shirt sponsor and those whobuy space at the side of the pitch” he told reporters. “Irespect Sky but it is a bad day for Italian rugby. Soccer – AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied he hasfallen out with Ronaldinho after media reports said theBrazilian would be dropped to the bench for Sunday’s home gamewith Fiorentina.
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Iain Morrison: Punishment doesn’t fit the crime as rugby gets …
Scotland on Sunday UK
Wasps played against Leinster in the so-called Battle of the Capitals. There were over 30000 fans at Twickenham to witness a match with all the intensity if not quite the same level of skills as a fully fledged international.
Charter School With LA’s First Inner-City Rugby Program to Send …
MSNBC
To prepare for the games in England renowned rugby coach Jake Howard wholed Australia to the World Cup Championship and coached both xford andHarvard universities volunteered to hold a coaching seminar for ICEF?scoaches and to mentor players during several practices over the next twoweeks. The first practice open to the media will take place today from 4 to 5 p. at Jesse wens Park in Los Angeles. The final practice open to the mediabefore the team goes to England is next Wednesday January 28 2009.