| Strauss arrives for stint with ND |
| 11 January 2008 England cricketer Andrew Strauss has touched down in new Zealand determined to cement his place back in his national side.Strauss will play for Northern Districts but has now been nam... |
| Tramper lucky to have survived |
| 11 January 2008 West Coast rescuers say a man who went into the bush without any equipment is lucky not to have been injured.Sixty-nine-year-old Juergen Ahrens was found in Kahurangi National Park af... |
| New laws to be trialled at all levels |
| CHANGES in the laws of rugby are to be given a trial at all levels of the game in South Africa from next month. The International Rugby Board has already conducted a series of trials with the experim... |
| Ballu Khan withdraws illegal detention case |
| 11 January 2008 New Zealand businessman Ballu Khan has withdrawn his case against the Fijian police commissioner over his alleged illegal detention.Mr Khan is currently on bail in Suva after being ch... |
| Mother made to play medic in back of ambulance |
| 11 January 2008 A Tokoroa mother was forced to perform CPR on her baby when an ambulance arrived with only one medic. The baby later died in hospital.St John Ambulance Regional Operations Manager Bre... |
| France's Ibanez quits Test rugby |
| France captain Raphael Ibanez has announced his retirement from international rugby. The 34-year-old said he would carry on playing with Wasps at least until the end of the season. He has repres... |
| Stade Francais v Bristol |
| Date: Friday, 11 January Kick-off: 2000 GMT Venue: Le Stade Jean Bouin Bristol head coach Richard Hill has made just two changes to his side for the Heineken Cup tie against Stade Francais in Par... |
| IRB intent on Olympic inclusion |
| Newspaper reports suggest that the International Rugby Board (IRB) is to appoint a professional lobbyist to press the case for rugby's return to the Olympic Games.According to Britain's Daily Telegrap... |
| Ulster keep hold of McCrea |
| Ulster have signed young wing Mark McCrea on a two-year contract, keeping him at Ravenhill until the end of 2009.The 20-year-old has been part of the Ulster Rugby Academy for just over a year and bega... |
| 'Ashton has got it wrong' |
| The selection of the England squad for the forthcoming Six Nations has sent our readers a-scribbling. The jury seems to be hung over the inclusion of the likes of Lesley Vainikolo and Iain Balshaw, an... |
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