The News Review:
- De Villiers comments despicable – ‘Driscoll
- ruggamatrix – Show 023 – The Rock
- ruggamatrix – Show 019 – Flower power
- Harlequins clash perfect preparation – Hogg
- CRRECT: FCUS: New Brewery A Threat To SABMiller In Its Home Market
- Chris Hewett: This era of eye-gouging must come to an end
De Villiers comments despicable – ‘Driscoll
Irish Times
” This will go down as ’Driscoll’s best season. He adopted a new training regime trimmed himself down by a stone and conscious that he would be turning 30 last January he returned for the start of his 12th season with renewed vigour. He captained Ireland to their first Grand Slam in 61 years helped inspire Leinster to their first Heineken Cup was joint leading try scorer and player of the tournament in the Six Nations leading try scorer in the Heineken Cup and IRUPA Players’ Player of the Year. Yet it ends with a third losing Lions’ series. “That’s the thing. What I hate is that essentially that’s the last chapter which will prey on your holidays a little bit. That’s the taste that’s left in your mouth; it’s defeat in a series with the Lions having won the Slam and the Heineken Cup.
ruggamatrix – Show 023 – The Rock
Heavensgame Rugby Union
jpg IMAGE–>He’s the man the whole world is talking about and he’s on RuggaMatrix for Episode 023 – The Rock. Leinster flanker Rocky Elsom joins the full panel this week to talk about the Heineken Cup final series and life in general in Ireland. Elsom’s immediate future had not yet been decided but he’s keen to play for the Wallabies when the Test programme resumes in June.
ruggamatrix – Show 019 – Flower power
Heavensgame Rugby Union
jpg IMAGE–>RuggaMatrix takes on a family feel for episode 019. Leinster scrumhalf and former Wallaby Chris Whitaker joins us just hours after the arrival of his third child in Dublin and just a few days after qualifying for the Heineken Cup semis.
Harlequins clash perfect preparation – Hogg
RBS 6 Nations
The capital side will face Harlequins in a warm-up match at Myreside on August 22. Edinburgh are aiming to surpass last season’s second spot finish in the Magners League. Hogg said: “We are looking forward to playing Harlequins because they are a good side as they proved last season in the Premiership and the Heineken Cup. “They throw the ball about – like we do – and it should be an entertaining game for the supporters. “In terms of preparation I’m sure it will stand us in good stead for the season ahead and help us to see where we are in terms of overall sharpness and fitness levels. “We’ve put in some hard work in pre-season and everything is building up towards the start of the new campaign. Hopefully with a new head coach on board we can improve on what we achieved last season.
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CRRECT: FCUS: New Brewery A Threat To SABMiller In Its Home Market
Wall Street Journal
AE) and Diageo PLC (DE) about to come onstream in the next few months SABMiller PLC (SAB. J) faces a major threat to its long-term sales and profit margins in its home market particularly in the important premium segment. The new brewery will allow Heineken and Diageo to brew rather than import brands such as Heineken Pilsner Guinness.
Chris Hewett: This era of eye-gouging must come to an end
Independent
In the British Isles alone there have been three high-profile cases involving Dylan Hartley the promising young Northampton hooker banned for six months in 2007; Neil Best also of Northampton who was suspended for 18 weeks at the start of last season; and Alan Quinlan the Munster flanker who would have played on this tour but for a 12-week punishment imposed following the Heineken Cup semi-final with Leinster. Television footage showed Quinlan running his fingers across the eyes of Leo Cullen. In addition the Romanian hooker Marius Tincu was at the centre of a rugby-style international incident in ctober when after playing for the French club Perpignan in a Heineken Cup pool match against spreys he was suspended for 18 weeks after being found guilty of going for the eyes of the prop Paul James. Perpignan claimed there was no independent evidence firm or otherwise against their player; dismissed the disciplinary tribunal as being worthy of a "banana republic"; and threatened to bring a civil action under European law. The Catalans ignored the suspension and played Tincu at domestic level.