The News Review:
- USA Rugby makes strides but still lags behind
- Canada hammered 86-0 by Australia at world under-20 rugby championship
- Jack: I want to play good rugby again
- Rugby Specialist To Help Bafana
- Rampant Lions fire rugby Test warning
USA Rugby makes strides but still lags behind
Chicago Tribune
“I said ‘Believe it or not I need seven weeks this time. ‘ “Petri is a 24-year-old New Yorker who works in finance. He’s also the symbol of USA Rugby’s struggle to narrow the gap between its national team the Eagles and its European counterparts. Without a professional league in the country and with a future to consider Petri must strike a balance unlike players on the world’s best teams.
Canada hammered 86-0 by Australia at world under-20 rugby championship
The Canadian Press
The Australians who defeated Canada 81-12 at last year’s tournament when they finished fifth ran in 14 tries in all. “bviously it was a difficult game and our boys are disappointed” said Canadian coach Tim Murdy. “The Australian side is incredibly talented and we can’t do anything more about this game. “Kurtley Beale and Richard Kingi scored four tries apiece at the Best Amenity Stadium for the young Wallabies who featured nine players on Super 14 contracts.
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Jack: I want to play good rugby again
The Press Association
Jack quit New Zealand rugby after the failed 2007 World Cup campaign and signed with English club Saracens. But recent changes at the Guinness Premiership club saw him surplus to requirements and he has re-signed with the New Zealand Rugby Union from next year and will link up with the Crusaders on his return. “I’m not just going back to muck around. If I wanted to muck around I would have stayed up there.
Rugby Specialist To Help Bafana
Goal.com
Bafana assistant coach Pitso Mosimane who is familiar with the mentalelements affecting local players is at the forefront in working withGericke. ?We are trying to uplift the mentality of the players while trying tofix here and there in consultation with Henning. We know Henning hasbeen working with the rugby team where the players are from a differentbackground and the culture different but we are looking at finding acommon principle of success” says Mosimane. Henning is assisting in consultation with us because we want him tounderstand the kind of background that our players are from and thekind of fans that follow the game. ?There will be something common found that worked for rugby that we canalso use here. In the past while I was at SuperSport we engaged apsychologist from the Proteas and it worked and I hope the magic ofsuccess in rugby will also rub onto Bafana Bafana. ” Advertisement.
Rampant Lions fire rugby Test warning
CNN International
Jamie Roberts Ugo Monye and Tommy Bowe scored two tries each with Brian ‘Driscoll Tom Croft James Hook and Stephen Ferris getting the others. Warren Gatland the Lions’ assistant coach hopes the scoreline earns his team a little more respect with the first of three Tests scheduled for Saturday June 20. "I think it’s a big step" Gatland told Sky Sports. "We were pretty disappointed with the opening game but we hadn’t been together for a long time.