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- Rugby’s ‘Chabal-mania’ worth 1.5 million euros a year
- Rugby coach Howley says Stevens case a warning for rugby
- HC the rugby champs
- Briefs2-Italy rugby chief unhappy with TV rights deal
Rugby’s ‘Chabal-mania’ worth 1.5 million euros a year
AFP
5 million euros a year17 hours agoPARIS (AFP) — France’s bearded man-mountain Sebastien Chabal one of the most recognisable figures in world rugby has tripled his annual salary to 1. 5m euros since shooting to fame a year and a half ago l’Equipe magazine reported. The impact on the sport made by this marketing phenomen who is in the France squad for the Six Nations championship opening against Ireland on February 7 is unique in rugby the paper claimed. The 31-year-old known as ‘the Caveman’ for his long hair thick beard and impressive physical presence won over a legion of admirers at the 2007 World Cup. He has 42 caps to his name and has played for English Premiership club Sale since 2004.
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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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HC the rugby champs
The Nation Newspaper Barbados
com%2Fstory%2F354081599317908. HARRISN CLLEGE are the champions of the inaugural Barbados Rugby Football Union Under-16 Ten-a-side Schools Rugby Tournament held recently at the Garrison Savannah. The competition sponsored by ADeB Consultants was meant to be a six-team tournament but Garrison School Princess Margaret Secondary and Foundation School could not field full squads. As a result a Combined Schools squad was formed to make a four-team round-robin competition with each school playing three games. The St Michael School and Queen’s College opened the event with a close hard-fought match until Ché Goring scored a converted try (seven points) to make it 21-12 in favour of St Michael. Much improvedHarrison College won easily 46-0 against the Combined Schools who were just getting to know each other towards the end of the game.
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.