The News Review:
- BRIEF-Rugby-Reds rocked again as CE follows Barnes out the door
- The Toughest Team in Sports?
- Rugby: Hungry tago will need to keep focus
- SP Rugby Wins Bele Chere Sevens Tourney
- Wheelchair rugby star from mid-Missouri
BRIEF-Rugby-Reds rocked again as CE follows Barnes out the door
Reuters UK
Freer’s resignation came a day after the team’sinternational playmaker Berrick Barnes said he was leaving theReds to join New South Wales Waratahs. Wallabies forward Hugh McMeniman also recently announced hewas quitting the Reds while international back Digby Ioane saidhe was now considering his options. Queensland have traditionally been one of the strongeststate teams in Australia but have fallen on hard times inrecent years finishing no higher than 10th in each of the pastfive Super Rugby seasons. (Reporting by Julian Linden; Editing by Peter Rutherford. Toquery or comment on this story emailsportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.
The Toughest Team in Sports?
Wall Street Journal
” After less than a minute of play Mr. Burger was sin-binned or penalized for what looked like an attempt to gouge an opponent’s eyeballs. Far from condemning the act that earned Mr. Burger an eight-week ban South Africa’s head coach Peter de Villiers suggested that the offended parties “go to the nearest ballet shop get some nice tutus and get a great dancing show going.
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Rugby: Hungry tago will need to keep focus
tago Daily Times
tago has been developing a core of experience in the past couple of years and Martin said it was time for some of those players to stand up and deliver. “Guys like [Chris] Noakes [Sean] Romans Ben Smith have 10 to 12 games under their belts and some of them have good Super 14 experience. Clearly these sort of guys are the future for tago rugby. This is the season for them to get a chance to start games and to grow as players. What tago cannot afford is what happened when it last visited Westpac Stadium. Two years ago tago journeyed to Wellington for the first game of the season and got hammered falling to a record 68-7 loss. But only four players from that tago starting side will run out tonight while Wellington has just three backing up from that game a clear example of the huge turnover of players in New Zealand rugby.
SP Rugby Wins Bele Chere Sevens Tourney
Southern Pines Pilot
Rugby Wins Bele Chere Sevens TourneyA short-handed Southern Pines Rugby team outplayed and outlasted 14 other teams to win the 2009 Bele Chere Rugby Sevens Tournament held this past weekend in Asheville. Throughout the tournament the Southern Pines team overcame injuries and younger opponents to win the title. In fact the team needed sudden death play in its semifinal and final matches to emerge victorious. “This is so deserving for our team after so many near wins in the different tournaments we have played in” said Steve Anchor captain of the Southern Pines Rugby club. “We had guys playing with stitches who were exhausted and physically drained so to come away with the championship trophy is a reward for the hard work in not only this tournament but for all the years we have been together.
Wheelchair rugby star from mid-Missouri
KRCG
Derrick Helton grew up in the country just outside Tuscumbia. He now lives in Arizona living a life he never expected. He is a member of the national wheelchair rugby team. His journey started about five years ago. “I just finished high school and me and some friends were going to go join the Marine Corps” says Derrick. ”I went in to do the whole processing thing and all that. And I found out I had a little partial hearing loss in my right ear.