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Older Lyon no longer closed book 2007-05-22 06:50:36
DRIER than the parched creek beds that surround his home town of Wee Waa in northern New South Wales, Jamie Lyon doesn’t come across as a candidate for information overload.
So how could anyone possibly expect to see him engrossed in a 600-page paperback about the Special Air Service (SAS) this week?
After all, when he quit the NRL for bush footy more than three years ago, Lyon had us all convinced he was a laid-back, pig-shooting disciple
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Blues vow to protect Mullen 2007-05-22 06:48:57
NEW South Wales hardmen Willie Mason and Steve Simpson last night sent out a blunt warning to Queensland players wanting to bash rookie halfback Jarrod Mullen
tonight: “You’ve got to get through us first.”
The Maroons this week revealed a controversial plan to throw their hitmen at debutant Mullen, believing he can be put under pressure when kicking in general play.
But
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Amos pleads guilty, Thorn not charged 2007-05-22 06:47:40
GOLD Coast hooker Clint Amos has been suspended for two NRL games after pleading guilty to a dangerous throw on St George Illawarra winger Jason Nightingale.
Amos was the only player cited by the NRL match review committee from the weekend round, with Brisbane Broncos back rower Brad Thorn
escaping a charge today after being placed on report in Monday night’s loss to Manly.
Referee Jared Maxwell placed Thorn on report for a lifting
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Giteau gets first shot at half 2007-05-22 06:46:56
MATT Giteau will be given first crack at halfback when Australia open its 2007 Test season against Wales at Telstra Stadium on Saturday night.
Giteau will be named ahead of long-time Test captain George Gregan to wear the No.9 jumper when coach John Connolly announces his 22-man squad on Wednesday.
In other key selections, 27-year-old Brumbies utility Julian Huxley will be named to make his Test debut at full back, Western Force winger
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Springboks in form for World Cup 2007-05-22 06:43:04
SOUTH African rugby is seemingly in pole position to be the strongest challenger for World
Cup honours in France later this year.
Winners in 1995 on home soil, the Springboks failed badly at the tournaments in 1999 in Wales and 2003 in Australia, but are now again at the top of their game and breathing down the necks of defending champions England and overwhelming favourites New Zealand.
Their Super 14 teams performed better this season
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Maroons target man, not ball 2007-05-21 20:43:50
QUEENSLAND has signalled an all-out assault on NSW kickers with the Maroons’ hitmen instructed to go for the man and not the ball in State of Origin I.
It is understood the Queensland coaching brainstrust and skipper Darren Lockyer have identified the Blues’ kicking game as a weak link, with rookie halfback Jarrod Mullen and five-eighth Braith Anasta to be put under constant
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Police Origin kick rushers 2007-05-21 20:42:47
NSW have urged referee Paul Simpkins to keep an eye on Queensland’s targeting of Blues kickers, with skipper Danny Buderus hoping to dine on a feast of penalties if it strays outside the rules.
Queensland has made noises this week about plans to arrow in on young NSW halfback Jarrod Mullen in his State of Origin
debut tomorrow night and to punish any Blues kicker by going after the man and not the ball.
Buderus today welcomed the approach,
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Webb ruled out, Kaufusi ready 2007-05-21 20:40:37
LUCKILY Antonio Kaufusi is the man for a crisis, because that’s exactly what Queensland is bracing for today after back-row enforcer Carl Webb was ruled out of the Origin opener.
Webb suffered a hamstring strain at training on Sunday and will not take his place in the Maroons side tomorrow night after failing a brief fitness test this morning.
Storm prop Kaufusi joined the Queensland squad as 18th man yesterday and will now make his Origin
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Barnes, Turner make Australia A 2007-05-21 20:36:29
YOUNG guns Berrick Barnes
and Lachie Turner
have been named to make their senior representative debuts for Australia
A in Friday night’s Pacific Nations Cup opener against Tonga at Aussie Stadium.
Rugby league converts Clinton Schifcofske and Ryan Cross were also handed their first chance to impress Wallabies selectors ahead of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, while disgruntled New South Wales full back Peter Hewat gained a representative
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Queuing for Reds chalice 2007-05-21 20:34:17
FORMER Wallabies David Nucifora, Michael Foley and Pat Howard are the chief contenders to take the poisoned chalice that is coaching Queensland Reds.
Queensland rugby reverted to its traditional state of chaos yesterday with the coach who was trumpeted into office on a three-year deal resigning after a single season.
Jones said he was "100 per cent" unlikely ever to coach again in Australia after a decision which he admitted was
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Ireland looking for first win in Argentina 2007-05-25 15:14:28 Ireland
’s new-look side are determined to beat Argentina
in their own back yard for the first time on Saturday and cement their places in Eddie O’Sullivan’s World Cup plans.
The head coach has given his starting XV in Santa Fe plenty of incentive by revealing half the places in his squad are up for grabs.
With Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations stars resting at home, the two Tests against the Pumas represent the perfect opportunity for their understudies to stake a claim.
One
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Mehrtens joins Toulon revolution 2007-05-25 15:11:51
Andrew Mehrtens has become Toulon’s third big-name recruit for next season - and club president Mourad Boudjellal has indicated there are more signings in the pipeline.
Former New Zealand fly-half Mehrtens signed a one-year contract on Wednesday with the big-spending French side, who will play next season in Pro D2, the country’s second tier.
The 34-year-old is set to form an exciting half-back partnership with Australia number nine George Gregan, who will join up with
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Australia A hammers Tonga 2007-05-25 04:49:45
HALFBACK Sam Cordingley made a strong return to representative rugby and young flyer Lachie Turner bagged a hat-trick of tries as Australia
A thumped Tonga 60-15 in the IRB Pacific Nations Cup match at Aussie Stadium.
The home team fell behind 5-3 early on, but produced a strong second half showing and finished with eight tries to two.
Cordingley, who hadn’t played a representative game for 10 months due to chronic foot problems, played
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Kiwi Boe keen to revive Reds 2007-05-25 04:45:35
THE man who almost engineered the boilover of the 2003 Rugby World Cup wants to resurrect Queensland as a provincial powerhouse.
Highly-regarded former Manu Samoa coach John Boe has thrown his hat into a sizeable ring to replace Eddie Jones at the struggling Reds.
Former All Black Boe, a Gold Coast resident for the past three years, believes he can turn Queensland’s fortunes around by going against the current Australian trend with an
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Sharks deny Kimmorley deal rumours 2007-05-25 04:42:32
SHARKS CEO Greg Pierce has denied former Australia half Brett Kimmorley has agreed to terms and is poised to sign a new contract with the club.
Earlier in the week the Sharks
withdrew an offer to Kimmorley that had been on the table for some weeks, stating that their intention to also re-sign five-eighth Adam Dykes made the terms previously offered to Kimmorley untenable.
Reports emerged yesterday suggesting the Sharks had again changed
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Thurston magic wins day 2007-05-25 04:40:32
JOHNATHAN Thurston broke blue hearts for the second time in 48 hours last night as North Queensland left the Bulldogs teetering on the edge of crisis.
Two days after winning a man of the match award for Queensland in its comeback victory over New South Wales in Origin I, the Cowboys captain lit up the same venue with a peerless display as the Cowboys ran out winners
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Raiders to spare Carney the sack 2007-05-25 04:38:54
THE Canberra Raiders
board will not sack Todd Carney over his latest off-field indiscretion, but no decision has been made on a return to the football paddock for the troubled youngster.
Carney is due to face ACT Magistrates Court on Monday to answer three separate charges after allegedly leading police on a high-speed pursuit through the streets of the nation’s capital on Friday evening.
Carney and teammate Steve Irwin, who was
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Norton-Knight in for Larkham 2007-05-24 18:24:41
FIVE-EIGHTH Stephen Larkham has been ruled out of the Australia team to play Wales tomorrow night through injury and Sam Norton
-Knight
has been called in for his Test debut.
Larkham was ruled out today because of a minor hamstring strain suffered in training on Wednesday.
New South Wales Waratahs five-eighth Norton-Knight was called in from outside the first Test squad and will start at five eighth in the Telstra Stadium match.
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Mehrtens signs for Toulon 2007-05-24 18:22:57
FORMER New Zealand fly half Andrew Mehrtens has joined the Kiwi exodus to France by signing up to play for Toulon next season.
The 34-year-old Mehrtens, who won 70 caps for his country, played with Harlequins in the English top flight this season, joining them after 2003 World Cup.
He was badly hit once again by injuries this year and has decided to take up a one-year contract with Toulon who fielded another former All Black Tana Umaga for
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Origin betting frenzy sets record 2007-05-24 17:57:21
PUNTERS went on a bettingfrenzy
on last night’s State of Origin
game with one bookmaking outlet holding a record $3.4 million on the result.
TAB Sportsbet reported a record splurge with $2.7 million invested by punters on the day of the game and a turnover increase of almost 20 per cent on game one last year.
Playing the decider in Melbourne last year and the involvement of a number of Storm stars saw investment from Victorian punters
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Zinzan recovering after surgery 2007-05-28 13:09:10
NEW Zealand rugby legend Zinzan Brooke is recovering in a Spanish hospital after surgery on a head injury, a spokesman for the Barbarians organisation said today.
Brooke, who was coaching the Barbarians on their tour of Tunisia and Spain, sustained the injury after the side’s 52-26 win over Spain in Elche last Wednesday.
"He got the injury while getting out of a taxi at the hotel in the early hours of Thursday morning," Barbarians
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Kiwis keep hopes alive 2007-05-28 13:06:42
NEW Zealand kept alive its hopes of securing the Inyernational Rugby Board Sevens series by outclassing Fiji 29-7 in the London final overnight (AEST).
Fiji, the defending series champion, still tops the overall standings, with 120 points ahead of the final leg in Edinburgh next week, but New Zealand’s victory in London saw it close the gap to 10 points.
Samoa is third with 106 points.
South Africa meanwhile defeated
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Third-party protocols fine for deal 2007-05-28 13:05:58
THE Australian Rugby Union believes Western Force has no case to answer following allegations that it breached third-party payment rules to recruit star back Matt Giteau.
An article in a Sydney newspaper on Saturday accused Force chief executive Peter O’Meara of breaching the ARU recruitment protocols by soliciting fuel technology company Firepower to sponsor Giteau, who is believed to be the highest paid player in the country.
Eels keep power surging 2007-05-28 12:53:38
PARRAMATTA bashed North Queensland’s forwards last week and last night they gave the massive New Zealand Warriors pack a physical mauling.
The Eels walloped New Zealand 30-6 at Parramatta Stadium last night, with their big forwards towelling the Warriors a week after the side belted North Queensland 44-14..
Parramatta is running hot, but so are Wests
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Raiders clear way for Carney 2007-05-28 12:52:16
DISGRACED Canberra halfback Todd Carney is set to return to the NRL this season despite facing a range of serious driving charges.
Carney was due to appear in the ACT Magistrates Court yesterday to face three charges - including negligent driving - but he was represented by his lawyer Bill Andrews, with his case adjourned until next month.
Raiders
general manager Don Furner said the suspended Carney would have to complete a five-step
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Newton casualty of ‘mind games’ 2007-05-28 12:50:29
CLINT Newton
was looking for some kind of assurance during a conversation with Newcastle coach Brian Smith a fortnight ago that he had a future at the club.
He didn’t get one. More the opposite. What he was left with was a distinct impression he was "no longer required".
So Newton made the toughest decision of his career.
He chose to walk away, telling teammates of his decision during an emotional meeting at the club’s
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Ireland A side pushing for World Cup places 2007-05-28 11:48:03 Ireland
A coach Michael Bradley has upped the ante ahead of tomorrow’s Churchill Cup clash with New Zealand Maori by revealing a number of the players in his side are in the mix for World
Cup selection.
Bradley has been in regular contact with Ireland head coach Eddie O’Sullivan, who is on tour with the senior team in Argentina, to give updates on his squad’s progress.
O’Sullivan is considering a small group of the A team for the handful of places still available in his
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Argentina make changes for second Test 2007-05-28 11:45:40 Argentina
head coach Marcelo Loffreda has confirmed the 22-man squad to face Ireland next Saturday in Buenos Aires.
Players who were involved in the French league and were not considered as the Pumas won 22-20 over Eddie O’Sullivan’s side last night have now returned to the squad.
Loffreda has decided to include ten men who were part of the starting XV in Santa Fe yesterday.
They are Marcos Ayerza, Pablo Bouza, Tomas de Vedia, Martin Durand, Juan Martin
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Matt international man of mystery 2007-05-28 03:01:29
LESS than four months from the Rugby World Cup in France, Australia still does not know where superstar utility back Matt Giteau is best suited for the team.
The Wallabies’ come-from-behind 29-23 win against Wales in front of a disappointing crowd of 40,872 spectators at Telstra Stadium in Sydney on Saturday night was unimpressive, but the worst feature of the game for Australia
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Alarm at shoddy Wallabies 2007-05-28 03:01:03
FORMER Australia players fear for the Wallabies’ chances of winning a third Rugby World Cup in France after seeing it scramble to victory over a second-string Wales side.
Australia escaped with a winning try after the full-time siren to pip Wales 29-23 Saturday in the first of its two rugby internationals in the lead-up to the World Cup in September.
Nick Farr-Jones, who led the Wallabies to their first World Cup triumph in 1991, was
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