The News Review:
- Misconduct charge for McCullough
- Quinlan ban is upheld
- Wales in crisis after Fiji defeat
- Robinson Joins Edinburgh a Year After England Exit (Update1)
Misconduct charge for McCullough
Ireland Online – Oct 1, 2007
The 25-year-old lock will be requested to appear before a disciplinary committee following an investigation by European Rugby Cup Limited. ERC disciplinary officer Roger O?Connor last month wrote to Ulster and Irish asking for full details. O?Connor has now decided there are grounds to proceed with misconduct complaints following the alleged incidents during and after Heineken Cup pool games between the teams in Reading on December 9 and Belfast six days later. Ulster mounted a vigorous defence of McCullough before Christmas following allegations by Irish that he racially abused Armitage.
Quinlan ban is upheld
Ireland Online – Oct 1, 2007
substring (2 11); document. Quinlan will miss the reigning European champions? final two Heineken Cup pool games against Bourgoin and Leicester this month before he can resume playing again on January 31. The player was cited following a stamping incident during the Heineken Cup clash between Munster and Cardiff Blues in Limerick last month. A three-man disciplinary panel subsequently banned the 32-year-old whose appeal was heard by Rod McKenzie (Scotland) and Robert Horner (England) yesterday.
Wales in crisis after Fiji defeat
Telegraph.co.uk – Oct 1, 2007
After April 2005 Welsh rugby enjoyed its most profitable times. Although never blase the Welsh Rugby Union had sponsors knocking down the door desperate to claim a piece of the new-found optimism within the Principality. The union attacked their mounting debt with confidence and though the Heineken Cup was a bridge too far for the four Welsh regions there was a significant upturn in playing fortunes both in the Magners League and the EDF Energy Cup. If history is anything to go by the same investors will be queuing to leave this week after the latest calamity. A nation which loves to enjoy is without doubt preparing itself to endure yet another period of uncertainty and instability. The finger of accusation has pointed and will continue to point at Jenkins and his coaching team for an international record that makes for uncomfortable reading.
Robinson Joins Edinburgh a Year After England Exit (Update1)
Bloomberg – Oct 1, 2007
It faces2007 finalist Leicester Tigers Leinster and Toulouse in thegroup stage of the Heineken Cup European rugby's premier clubtournament. Former Scotland and British Lions international Hay died atthe age of 57 after a long illness the SRU said. He played 23 times for his country from 1975 to 1982 atfullback and on the wing with his first and last appearancescoming against New Zealand in Auckland. Hay featured in 11 games on the British Lions' tour of NewZealand in 1977 though had to wait for the trip to South Africathree years later to make the Test squad. He represented theLions three times against the Springboks each time at leftwing and also appeared four times for the Barbarians a teamselected periodically from top players around the world.