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- Australian rugby league star charged with sexual assault
- Rugby-Rejuvenated Thion ready for return against old foe England
- fficial Fantasy Rugby: Round 5 Best Buys
Australian rugby league star charged with sexual assault
AFP
The Manly Sea Eagles reigning National Rugby League (NRL) champions have confirmed that police charged star fullback Brett Stewart with sexual assault late Tuesday over an alleged incident last week. Police allege Stewart attended a club reception on Friday then met the teenager outside his apartment block and was chatting to her before the attack occurred. Lawyers for Stewart have publicly denied the allegation. The case will go to court on April 7.
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Rugby-Rejuvenated Thion ready for return against old foe England
Reuters UK
ur win atTwickenham in the 2006 Six Nations has left me with lastingmemories but I also remember our two defeats to England in thesemi-finals of the 2003 and 2007 World Cup” he said. “They stuck in my throat but a game against England isalways a very hard and very rough game with a lot of intensityin the rucks and the set pieces and for a forward it’s always afantastic game of rugby. The 31-year-old Thion — who formed one of if not the mostpowerful second row partnerships in French rugby with formercaptain Fabien Pelous — has only been selected twice in 13games by Lievremont after struggling at his club Biarritz. “My club became my shelter. I refused to give up workedhard and it helped me to bounce back” said the rejuvenatedsecond row. “This season I have played all the 19 games of the Frenchchampionship all for 80 minutes but one because I got a yellowcard” he added. “Biarritz are back in contention and so am I.
fficial Fantasy Rugby: Round 5 Best Buys
ARU Rugby
With 4 rounds down in the Investec Super 14 competition we’ve made some improvements to our fantasy rugby site giving you more detail on how you have scored points. To view the full points breakdown for your team just click on the link below. Here are your best buys for round 5.