The News Review:
- Rugby Digest
- Rugby player death accused bailed
- Top Day Trip from Cookeville: Historic Rugby
- Welsh rugby mourns Hillman
- Fiji pip Japan in last gasp rugby thriller
- Durable Senior set for landmark appearance
Rugby Digest
Irish Times
The ARU terminated the player’s lucrative contract without explanation and refused to comment further on the matter citing legal concerns. “It’s a legal matter it’s with the lawyers” Tuqiri said without elaborating. His sacking came days after the Wallabies said they were investigating player misconduct after three players – not including Tuqiri – were disciplined for a food fight at a team hotel. Coach Deans rings the changes AUSTRALIA CACH Robbie Deans has put his faith in fresh faces to take on New Zealand and South Africa in this summer’s Tri-Nations.
Rugby player death accused bailed
BBC News
Richard Wilkinson 17 died in the smash in the Borders on the way home from playing in a rugby sevens tournament on 4 April. His Hawick Wanderers team-mate Sean Goodfellow and also Murray McAllan appeared at Jedburgh Sheriff Court. The two 18-year-olds made no plea or declaration and were released on bail. The accused both from Hawick Roxburghshire were alleged to have committed the offence on the A698 Kelso to Crailing Road.
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Top Day Trip from Cookeville: Historic Rugby
UC Daily News
Time stands still at Rugby Tennessee – the restored Victorian village founded in 1880 by British author and social reformer Thomas Hughes. The social experiment was to be a cooperative class-free agricultural community for younger sons of English gentry and others wishing to start life anew in America. At the time younger "gentry" according to the social norms in England could not work for wages as did the lower classes. It simply was not done.
Welsh rugby mourns Hillman
BBC Sport
In a distinguished career he also played for Barbarians Swansea South Wales Police Bridgend Sports Merthyr Wales Sevens Schools and Youth. After his playing days the South Wales Police officer coached Nantymoel was director of rugby at Bridgend Ravens and played a key role with the Sevens. Hillman is survived by his wife Janine and sons Ben and Matthew. "Colin Hillman was passionate about Welsh rugby and I had the utmost respect for him as a person and as a coach" said Welsh Rugby Union head of rugby performance and development Joe Lydon.
Fiji pip Japan in last gasp rugby thriller
AFP
Number eight Netani Talei powered through the despairing tackles of the Japanese defence to force the ball down and present inside centre Seremaia Bai with a simple conversion attempt to secure the one-point win. The victory in the final match of the five-nation series lifted Fiji above Samoa into second place — their best ever finish — behind the Junior All Blacks in the round robin competition. Japan came within a whisker of their first ever win over Fiji in the Pacific Nations Cup but instead they finished fourth ahead of Tonga in their highest ever placing. Fiji’s win their third from four matches in the series means they hold on to their ninth ranking in the world and Japan remain at 14.
Durable Senior set for landmark appearance
The Press Association
The 33-year-old Leeds veteran has been one of the outstanding players of the Super League era featuring in every season since the switch to summer rugby in 1996. “You hear all these people who have retired who say once you have retired that’s it you can’t go back” said Senior. “I’m still enjoying my rugby and still feel like I am performing at the highest level. “He has made 304 appearances for the Rhinos alone and he intends to make many more after bringing up a quintuple century unique in the modern game in Saturday’s clash at Hull. Senior recently agreed a contract extension with the Rhinos until the end of the 2010 season and even then the fit and highly-motivated former Great Britain international might not be finished.