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Ireland 1989, the New Zealand media kicked up a row afterwards about disrespecting Maori culture.

They think they can based on legal advice which cites a legal case around Newport County Soccer club 20 years ago. BBC The WRU wants more control over the regions and central contracts like the Irish model while the regions want more funding and less control. So now the WRU has it's finger...

The major flaw with that is that 2 regions are not enough to support a national side. Just look at Scotland, no strength in depth and one of the reasons Connacht were allowed to continue. Perhaps the WRU will expand when the break away regions go kaput in the expanded EPL. Too many questions...

Even a thesis from 2004 on the topic! http://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/bitstream/10092/2277/1/Thesis_fulltext.pdf Chapter 2 is worth a read for an overview of the history of the sport in Japan and the decline of it's media coverage.

On a sidenote Maitland and 3 of his Scotland teammates are up in front of the Sheriff next month for assault outside a takeaway. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/nov/14/scotland-grant-maitland-wilson-hughes-assault-charges Celtic players should just steer clear of takeaways after a...

No Scotland captain Kelly Brown, who is "rested". Scotland team to face South Africa: Sean Maitland; Tommy Seymour, Nick De Luca, Duncan Taylor, Sean Lamont; Ruaridh Jackson, Greig Laidlaw (capt); Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford, Moray Low, Richie Gray, Jim Hamilton, Alasdair Strokosch, John...

Depends on how you categorise Gaelic Games, many reports lump Gaelic Football, Hurling and handball under one cover heading of Gaelic Games. The GAA likes it that way or soccer might just pass them out as Ireland number one sport. Gaelic Games Soccer Rugby(starting to make inroads into non...

The Millennium stadium is a multi purpose arena. A rugby match one week, a Wales soccer game mid week then Song's of Praise the next week. They are constantly resurfacing the pitch meaning that it never knits properly to the surface underneath. The artificial pitch that Cardiff are using this...

Referee: Chris Pollock (New Zealand) Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), Stuart Berry (South Africa) Television match official: Geoff Warren (England) Assessor: Tappe Henning (South Africa)

I doubt they even know MF exists and they are probably much too busy checking out offices in Dubai for the HQ of the RCC.

Mike Phillips also got the bullet from Bayonne suspended, earlier reports said he was sacked. http://www.espn.co.uk/france/rugby/story/203613.html

White Smoke at last! http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/news/25300.php#.UmlAaHCOQ6U No mention of control or TV rights which is really what this is all about.

I am not a Cardiff Blues fan but will have a stab at your questions. Q1. Marketing gimmick, it's the Cardiff Blues European strip, they play in Blue for the Rabo. I think it started a couple of years back as a Breast Cancer awareness campaign and the marketing people at Cardiff ran with it...

Cardiff Blues 19- 15 Toulon, So be amazed!

Welsh regions to meet to discuss shortfall in revenue if HC doesn't go ahead next season. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/sep/28/welsh-heineken-cup-crisis Could be just a shakedown to wrangle more money out of the WRU. McCafferty and his cabal seem to think the Welsh are the weakest...

And now the end of the innings begins....

Aussies have really not worked out that reviews are for 50/50 decisions and Clarke has been one of the most wasteful with reviews so far in the series. Clarke gone for 187.

Bowe is a huge loss, Cuthbert was shocking in defense today.

I seem to remember SOB giving away some silly penalties in this year's 6 Nations when Ireland was building up pressure on the opposition. He needs to improve that part of his game for both Ireland and the Lions.

Class really shows, to quote the ref "he called me a fucking cheat". Lions tour over before it started for him. Parisse got 40 days, reduced to 30 days for a similar incident earlier this year and with Hartley previous record.......... Best should be a shoe in if he manages to get through...