The News Review:
- Ospreys coach Jones leaves region
- Sarries sign Springbok van Heerden
- Blair is Scots’ player of season
Ospreys coach Jones leaves region
BBC News – May 16, 2008
Former Wales back-rower Emyr Lewis says that Jones’ departure was to be expected. “With the Ospreys’ playing squad and the people they have behind the scenes they haven’t had the results or the performances,” Lewis told BBC Radio Wales. “They got to the quarter-final of the Heineken Cup, but lost to a poor Saracens side. “That should never have happened to a squad of their calibre. Lyn did not get the best out of his players.
Sarries sign Springbok van Heerden
RTE.ie – May 16, 2008
‘We wish him all the best for the future, and we know that success with be inevitable at Saracens. Our loss is their gain. ‘
Heineken Cup semi-finalists Saracens have already recruited current England captain Steve Borthwick from Bath for next season, in addition to Wales international forward Michael Owen.
Blair is Scots’ player of season
BBC News – May 16, 2008
“There was a kind of negativity pushed towards the Scottish team. “And, when we beat England, the emotion should have been pure joy, but the overriding feeling was relief. ”
Blair’s Edinburgh and Scotland team-mate, hooker Ross Ford, won the try of the season award for his Heineken Cup score against Leicester Tigers.