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Rugby: Ref challenges proposed
It’s come in for a bit of a battering but while the physical shape of 15-team Super Rugby will not change much next year, the technology could, with the possibility mooted of ‘challenges’ to referees’ decisions, as in tennis and cricket. The most meaningful discussions regarding the competition could come around officiating and the use of technology
Afghan players dream of rugby
On a dusty field, as military helicopters buzz overhead, a group of Afghans are tackling a new challenge. Divided into two lines, the hopeful rugby players race toward each other, one line of men trying to wrap their arms around the legs of players on the other line to stop them.
Afghan players dream of rugby
On a dusty field, as military helicopters buzz overhead, a group of Afghans are tackling a new challenge. Divided into two lines, the hopeful rugby players race toward each other, one line of men trying to wrap their arms around the legs of players on the other line to stop them. Only a few carry the hulking frame typical of rugby players, the rest almost impossibly skinny and light on their feet.
Afghan players dream of rugby glory
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP)—On a dusty field, as military helicopters buzz overhead, a group of Afghans are tackling a new challenge. Divided into two lines, the hopeful rugby players race toward each other, one line of men trying to wrap their arms around the legs of players on the other line to stop them.
Padres lefty John Spence sparks excitement Down Under (Reuters)
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Josh Spence’s family will be crossing their fingers 10,000 miles away when the San Diego Padres take on the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, hoping the lefthanded pitcher gets the call from the Fenway Park bullpen for his first taste of Major League Baseball. The 23-year-old from Geelong, near Melbourne, was called up by the Padres from their Arizona minor league club on Tuesday and flew from Texas to Boston only to sit out San Diego’s 5-4 win over the Red Sox
Padres lefty John Spence sparks excitement Down Under (Reuters)
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Josh Spence’s family will be crossing their fingers 10,000 miles away when the San Diego Padres take on the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, hoping the lefthanded pitcher gets the call from the Fenway Park bullpen for his first taste of Major League Baseball. The 23-year-old from Geelong, near Melbourne, was called up by the Padres from their Arizona minor league club on Tuesday and flew from Texas to Boston only to sit out San Diego’s 5-4 win over the Red Sox. On Wednesday, Spence, only the second player from the 2010 MLB draft to get the call-up to “the show,” will get his second chance to become the seventh Australian to play Major League Baseball this season
Rugby loses a great in Dave Brockhoff
Dave Brockhoff (directly behind the cup) poses with team-mates after winning the Bledisloe Cup in 1949 Source: Supplied AUSTRALIAN Rugby is today mourning the death of one of the greats of the game former Wallaby and Test coach David Brockhoff.
Rugby loses a great in Dave Brockoff
Dave Brockhoff (directly behind the cup) poses with team-mates after winning the Bledisloe Cup in 1949 Source: Supplied AUSTRALIAN Rugby is today mourning the death of one of the greats of the game former Wallaby and Test coach David Brockhoff. A Wallaby flanker who played in eight Tests, between 1949 and 1953, “Brock” as he was affectionately and almost universally known, later coached the Wallabies between 1974 and 1979. He also played for NSW between 1949 and 1954.
What makes McIlroy tick? Look to his roots (AP)
By JOHN LEICESTER, AP Sports Writer HOLYWOOD, Northern Ireland – “Catch yourself on!” That’s the melodious phrase people in Rory McIlroy’s homeland of Northern Ireland direct at those they suspect have let their egos get the better of them.
Rugby-Shelford slams NZ blowout rule as ‘social engineering’
WELLINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – All Black great Wayne Shelford has slammed as “social engineering” a new rule which prevents blowouts in children’s rugby in New Zealand by capping the maximum score at 35-0. Under the rule, introduced by the New Zealand Rugby Union, coaches of teams with players aged 13 and under are encouraged to discuss how to create a more even match if one side is leading by more than 35 points. “It’s social engineering people not to be hurt by scorelines, not to be hurt by losing,” former All Blacks skipper Shelford told Thursday’s New Zealand Herald