The News Review:
- Heineken Cup quarter-finals referees
- Photography by Bob Grieser
- Bristol feel the pinch of the credit crunch
- Blowing the Dogs ff their Chains: Wind Breeze and More Wind …
- Tait’s work in progress
Heineken Cup quarter-finals referees
European Rugby Cup
And while the leading English referee controls his 49th Heineken Cup fixture Irish official Alan Lewis will be taking his tally to 59 matches later that afternoon when he is in the middle at the Walkers Stadium for the all-England contest between former Heineken Cup champions Leicester Tigers and Bath Rugby. n Sunday 12 April Wayne Barnes (England) will be at Thomond Park when defending champions Munster clash with the spreys and Welshman Nigel wens will bring the quarter-final weekend to a close at the Twickenham Stoop when Harlequins take on Leinster. 30 Cardiff Blues v Toulouse – Millennium Stadium – Chris White (E)18.
Photography by Bob Grieser
Caribbeanracing.com
Bartman’s Beneteau Cyclades 50 Gruppo Sportivo in Bareboat 2; Jeffrey Sochrin’s Beneteau ceanis 473 Team Goldendog in Bareboat 3; Ralph Van den Berg’s Beneteau Cyclades 43 French Kiss in Bareboat 4; and the Harmony 42 Renoir in Bareboat 5. For full information on the Budget Marine Match Racing Cup the IGY Commodore’s Cup and the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta as well as entry lists results photos videos and much more visit www.
Bristol feel the pinch of the credit crunch
Times nline
This has been done so that correct url isgenerated if we are coming from a section or topic –>Mark Sousterdiv#related-article-links p a div#related-article-links p a:visited {color:#06c;}It is impossible not to feel sympathy for Bristol. Their return from thewilderness four years ago was one of the most heart-warming domestic rugbystories of recent years. However after a brief period of consolidation anda flirtation with Heineken Cup rugby the club has become victims of thecredit crunch. After this one-sided derby defeat they are all but doomed to relegation. Inthat situation a club that has invariably been underfunded and operatedunder budget will have to shed some of their more expensive players such asShaun Perry and Dan Ward-Smith. After Richard Hill’s departure the re-signing of seven younger and moreaffordable players last week is a clear sign of Bristol’s future strategy. Without security though it is understandable that players such as Perrywho despite a thigh injury performed heroics defensively and Ward-Smithare being coveted.
Blowing the Dogs ff their Chains: Wind Breeze and More Wind …
Caribbeanracing.com
But with a first on Friday Speedy Nemo remains in the driver’s seat with one race to go. Last but not least in Spinnaker 6 Robert Armstong’s Bad Girl took a first and a second today and leads one of the closest divisions going into Sunday’s action. For full information on the Budget Marine Match Racing Cup the IGY Commodore’s Cup and the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta as well as entry lists results photos videos and much more visit www.
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Tait’s work in progress
Sunday Herald
But the pursuit of his own sporting ambitions has twice seen him make similar moves: the first in 1988 when he also turned his back on rugby union to play the 13-man code at Widnes; then less than a year ago when he accepted an offer to become backs coach at Newcastle Falcons. Having just left a position as Scotland defence coach pitching up at Newcastle seemed the sporting equivalent of a leap from the frying pan into the fire as the Kingston Park club spent the first half of the season sliding down the Guinness Premiership table to a spot where relegation seemed almost certain. Almost but not quite as they have lately been rocketing back up at a rate that has even brought Heineken Cup qualification within their grasp. advertisementNot that Tait renowned ferret keeper that he is will want to count the chickens of European rugby just yet. “We’ll keep quiet about that” he suggests when the Heineken issue is mentioned. “I’m just happy for the club to survive in the Premiership and get the foundations down for the future. While Newcastle’s revival owes something to the depletion of other sides by Six Nations commitments it also owes much to a fighting spirit best demonstrated in their riotously defiant 35-3 win over fellow strugglers Bristol last month.