The News Review:
- Who needs skill when there’s the ‘Heineken moment’?
- All Blacks geared up to take on Munster
- Asthma in sport: three other cases
- Rugby: Men of Munster on a legendary crusade
Who needs skill when there’s the ‘Heineken moment’?
Independent, UK
Moments of great skill, such as a well-placed volley or a delicately controlled drop shot, go almost unnoticed. However, scoreboard messages giving the speed of particularly big serves are greeted by gasps, routine smashes by loud applause and long baseline rallies by amused surprise. Some of the biggest cheers of the day come during the "Heineken Moment" at the conclusion of matches, when television cameras scour the arena before settling on a member of the crowd who is holding one of the sponsor’s products. As for the players, the Shanghai experience has clearly been a pleasurable one. "The atmosphere in all the matches has been great," Andy Murray said. "They get very excited during all the matches. I haven’t met too many people, but I really enjoy myself here.
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All Blacks geared up to take on Munster
Newstalk ZB, New Zealand
The All Blacks and Munster square off at Limerick’s Thomond Park. All Blacks coach Graham Henry is quick to point out that Munster have won two of the last three Heineken Cup competitions. He says that is very significant, because it is a hugely competitive competition. Henry says it is a good thing for an international team to play the club champs on tour. Members of the 1978 Munster team which beat the All Blacks will present this year’s team with their jerseys at special lunch before the match.
Asthma in sport: three other cases
Irish Independent, Ireland
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Tuesday November 18 2008
The Irish rugby hooker got a two-year ban for having too much Salbutamol in his system after a Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulouse in April 2003. He successfully argued that his particularly high Salbutamol level was due to weather conditions and dehydration. He had previously had a written exemption (called a Therapeutic User Exemption or TUE) for using an inhaler but had failed to submit one at that time; for that error alone, he received a three-month suspension and a €5,000 fine. SCOTT MacLEODScottish and Llanelli rugby lock Scott MacLeod was suspended last January for a doping violation related to asthma medicine. At the time he did have an exemption for using one particular type of asthma medicine and he successfully argued that he was caught out because his prescription changed.
Rugby: Men of Munster on a legendary crusade
New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
It doesn’t quite seem right – that this tiny little pocket in a remote part of Ireland has managed to become a rugby phenomenon. But they are a phenomenon, having won the Heineken Cup twice in the last three years. There is no better way of putting this than to say Munster are the Crusaders of Europe, who pride themselves on having no stars and a culture where no one is bigger than the team. Just like the Crusaders, they have relied on developing local talent and keeping things in-house. In the professional era, Munster have had one chief executive and just three coaches. The bulk of their players are local boys, men from the area who have grown up dreaming of playing for Munster.
November 30th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
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