The News Review:
- ‘Fully fit’ Farrell ready to fire
- SRU dismisses insolvency claims
- Scan for Boss
‘Fully fit’ Farrell ready to fire
BBC News – Aug 1, 2007
" Against Wales he will play alongside 25-year-old Leicester centre Hipkiss who was unavailable for the summer tour and will be making his debut in an untried partnership. "Dan Hipkiss deserves his chance" said Ashton. "He played really well in the second half of the Premiership this season and in the Heineken Cup as well and certainly would have gone to South Africa had he not been involved in the later stages of the play-offs and the Heineken final. " Hipkiss was part of the Leicester team which won the EDF Energy Cup and Guinness Premiership title and lost the Heineken Cup final and he thinks that big-match experience will help him keep his nerves under control on Saturday. "I’ve played in three finals this year at Twickenham" he said. "I’ve got a lot of homework to do on the Welsh before leading up to Saturday so I don’t want to play the game too soon in the week. " [3].
SRU dismisses insolvency claims
BBC News – Aug 1, 2007
“Therefore I would suggest that you treat any reports to the contrary with the contempt they deserve. Bob Carruthers took charge of Edinburgh last year on a franchise basis signing a five-year contract to run the club previously under SRU control. The dispute centres on Edinburgh’s claim that they are owed a substantial six-figure sum by the SRU in overdue Magners League and Heineken Cup match payments. Jack stressed that the SRU had “explored every avenue” in an effort to avoid a courtroom confrontation. “Your elected representatives on the Scottish Rugby Council have been kept fully up to date with regards to the dispute.
Scan for Boss
Ireland Online – Aug 1, 2007
Boss injured the shoulder in the fourth minute of Ulster’s Magner’s League tie with Glasgow on Saturday. He took a blow to his AC joint. There is a possibility that Boss could miss out on Ulster’s last two Heineken Cup matches and paret of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign.