Here’s our daily round-up of the hot Oz and international rugby news.
[one_half last=”no”]
Beale checks himself into Rehab
As broken here last night on G&GR, Kurtley Beale has checked himself into a private clinic to deal with drink’s problem with him. The Rebels released a statement last night saying, “Kurtley will take an indefinite leave of absence from playing rugby to seek assistance in resolving personal issues.”
We wish Kurtley all the best. What now for Dingo’s back three?
[/one_half]
[one_half last=”yes”]
International player strike a possibility
Rob Nichol, the International Rugby Players’ Association executive director, and the boss of the New Zealand Players’ Association, said the international version of RUPA is so keen on an “integrated global season”, they’re even prepared to strike.
The change would include a 16 week off season instead of an eight week one, pushing the Super Rugby start back into March and shifting June internationals later. They also propose no break in Super Rugby for those. [/one_half]
[one_half last=”no”]
Mortlock puts in a vote for Cooper
Wallaby legend Stirling Mortlock has put his vote in for Quade Cooper to pair with Will Genia in the first Lions test.
“Whenever the Wallabies have done really well, it has hinged on a really strong halves combination.’Combination’ is the word and Quade and Will have just played so much rugby together.”
It’s interesting to see these names chip in. Clearly they see Deans making the same selections we do.
[/one_half]
[one_half last=”yes”]
Playing at the highest level
As guest speaker for the monthly Rugby Business Network meeting at the Sydney Rugby club last night, former Wallaby Hooker Jeremy Paul dropped a couple of anecdotes of his playing days with the Brumbies:
Responding to breaking new medical records with a skin fold test of 200, Wallaby prop Bill Young said “You can’t skin-fold the heart mate”.
Before their first trip to South Africa, the Brumbies had been warned about the effect of high altitude on the lungs. Sucking in the big ones during a game of beach touch in Durban, George Smith remarked “You can really feel the altitude, can’t you?”
[/one_half]
By the way, you can get these stories straight to your email inbox each morning by subscribing to our list here:
|
|
