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14 Tuesday 20th September, 2011 BY JEROME PUGMIRE nals. Palisson looks certain to miss the AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) All Blacks game when Lievremont — Several France players are nursing announces his team on Tuesday. minor injuries after their bruising “I hoped he would be (fit to play), encounter with Canada at the Rugby but it’s looking complicated,” World Cup. Lievremont said Monday. “We’re not Hooker William Servat slightly going to take any risks by pushing twisted an ankle, prop Jean-Baptiste things. I think we will have to do Poux needed stitches under his left without Alexis again.” eye, reserve hooker Guilhem Guirado Flyhalf David Skrela flew home required stitches above his left eye- last week after injuring his shoulder Supporters of the Italian rugby team watch the Rugby World Cup brow and winger Vincent Clerc in the opening win against Japan. His Pool C game between Australia and Italy at North Harbour Stadium bruised his left thigh after scoring the replacement, utility back Jean-Marc in Auckland, New Zealand, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011. second of his three tries in France’s Doussain, was expected to arrive later (AP Photo/Ross Land) 46-19 win on Sunday. Monday but will not be ready for All of the players are expected to Saturday’s match. be fit for selection for the decisive “I think it will be hard, even impos- Pool A match against New Zealand on sible. He doesn’t know the squad and Saturday. Three late tries against has to get over his jet lag,” Canada ensured France received a Lievremont said. “We would (only) bonus point to move level with the All have picked him if we forced to Blacks on 10 points. because of an injury against In other injuries in the French Canada.” camp, prop Nicolas Mas is nursing a The 20-year-old Doussain, whose hamstring strain and winger Alexis club Toulouse played him last Friday Palisson is yet to play because of back against the wishes of Lievremont, can muscle injury. slot in at either scrumhalf or No. 10 Mas has already been ruled out of and is considered one of the most the New Zealand match and France’s exciting French prospects for many final group game against Tonga, years. although Lievremont hopes to have Flyhalf Francois Trinh-Duc and BY DENNIS PASSA Italy captain Sergio Parisse said after a “We have to maintain our concentration him back in time for the quarterfi- scrumhalf Morgan Parra both came brief training run Monday that a bonus- and try to show what we can do if we have through unscathed against Canada. NELSON, New Zealand (AP) — With point win is a necessity.His side and the chance.” France’s Louis Trinh-Duc is likely to retain his place against New Zealand but Dimitri three matches completed at the bottom tip Russia are the only teams at the World Cup For Russia, Australian-born lock Adam Picamoles, Romain to have not scored a try yet. Byrnes will make his first Rugby World Yachvili may replace Parra, who can of the South Island at Invercargill, the Millo-Chluski and Rugby World Cup moves as far north as it “We obviously must score as many tries Cup start for the Bears. also play as an emergency flyhalf. can on New Zealand’s lower island for a as possible, not change our game plan, but Byrnes, whose mother, Olga, was born William Servat con- Pool C encounter between Italy and Russia keep the pace of play as high as possible,” in Russia and migrated to Sydney as a gratulated team- on Tuesday. he said through an interpreter. child, will try to help the World Cup debu- mate Vincent Clerc, It will be the first of three matches — Asked if Italy should be concerned tants win its first match following the 13-6 bottom, after he Italy plays the United States on Sept. 27 because Russia is the underdog and could loss to the Americans. The Melbourne scored a try during and Australia meets Russia on Oct. 1 — in provide an upset, Parisse said he and his Rebels player was selected on the reserves their Rugby World this picturesque harbor city named after team know that situation well. bench in the opening match. Cup game against “Every time we take to the field in a Six “We are going to try to get some parity, British Admiral Horatio Nelson, who Canada at McLean defeated French and Spanish fleets at the Nations match, we are the underdog,” he get our own ball back,” Byrnes said. “The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. said. “We know that anything can happen, Italian scrum and lineout are both very Park, in Napier, Trafalgar Park is one of New Zealand’s so we will be certain to keep our level of strong.” New Zealand, oldest sporting centers, originally built for concentration up.” Vyacheslav Grachev, Russia’s 38-year-old Sunday, Sept. 18, cricket in the 1880s, although the present Italy,which has beaten Russia in three No. 8, will start the match five days after 2011. stadium was constructed in the early 1950s. previous matches, rose one spot to 10th in being in the run-on team versus the U.S. (AP Italy and Russia are both looking to the new IRB rankings on Monday,the Russia made four changes overall. Photo/Christophe secure a top-two finish to reach the quar- team’s highest ranking in nearly three Vladimir Botvinnikov, Victor Gresev and Ena) terfinals. Ireland’s upset win over second- years. Russia, meanwhile, fell to 21st from Andrey Kuzin join Byrnes in moving up ranked Australia last week has given the 19th. other teams in the pool renewed, if not Italy made a change to its reserve false, hope of advancing to the next round. bench Monday,with both players involved Italy prop Martin Castrogiovanni, who born in Cordoba, Argentina. Flyhalf will win his 80th cap if he comes off the Luciano Orquera injured an ankle in bench against Russia, says Ireland’s upset training and was replaced by Gonzalo “changes nothing for us” and added that it Canale, a center. proves European teams are good enough to Assistant coach Carlo Orlandi said he beat those from the southern hemisphere. isn’t concerned that Orquera’s injury Italy,which lost 32-6 to Australia, plays would leave Italy without a specialist fly- its last match in the pool against Ireland half on the bench as backup for 22-year- on Oct. 2 in Dunedin. old Riccardo Bocchino, who will start his Ireland leads the pool with eight points first World Cup match in his ninth test. from the reerves bench, replacing Sergey from two matches, followed by Australia “No, I don’t think so. But in any case, if Popov, Denis Antonov, Artem Fatakhov, with five, the U.S. with four and Russia has he has to leave the field, (fullback) Luke and Yury Kushnarev. one bonus after losing to the Americans by McLean can cover the flyhalf position,” Italy made 12 changes to its starting seven points. Orlandi said. “But I am confident in lineup from the team that lost to Australia. That leaves Italy in last place without a Riccardo and were are expecting him to do Russian head coach Nikolay Nerush says point. well tomorrow. that will be more of a positive for Italy and “It complicates things a bit, but doesn’t Bocchino is well-placed to provide an not a concern for them. really alter anything for us,” backup hook- impression of the Russian side, having “Italy has 30 players, and they all knew er Tommaso D’Apice said. “We have to beat faced them in a Churchill Cup match in there would be some changes,” Nerush Russia and the United States. It is just that June. said through an interpreter. “The players now we need to take five points from each “They are a very tough team, physically are fresh and will be anxious to show what match. Even so we will be keeping an eye strong and good in the backline as many of they can do. So there is no negative from on what Ireland do against Russia.” them have played Sevens,” Bocchino said. that point of view.” Ceylinco Life Sports Festival bonds 4,000 in spirited competition ence from branches in the North and the raderie and team spirit,” Ceylinco Life East. Managing Director and CEO R. Friendly but keen competition among Renganathan, said. “The high level of the 12 groups that were formed for the participation even from areas such as the event culminated with the ‘WW’ group North and the East this year augurs well emerging victorious and the ‘MT’ group for the success of this team building ini- emerging runners-up. The Best Athlete at tiative.” the event was from Galle. Preliminary rounds for the eighth The 12 groups vied for honours in ath- Ceylinco Life Sports Festival were con- letics including track and field events, ducted over three weekends, prior to the football, volleyball, netball, cricket, tug- final rounds held at Homagama. of-war, fancy dress parade and fun games. Besides the Sports Festival, the “Informal group events such as these Ceylinco Life Sports Club also organises which bring together members of the Christmas Carols, Cricket Tournaments, Ceylinco Life team from all over the ‘Vesak Bakthi Gee’ and an ‘Avurudu country, are essential to build cama- Ulela.’ An event in progress. A sporting event of national scale in tors and spectators drawn from staff and Organised by the Ceylinco Life Sports terms of competitor numbers was sales professionals of the country’s lead- Club, the event was held at the Mahinda worked off recently, when Ceylinco Life ing life insurer descended into the sports Rajapaksa Stadium, Diyagama, conducted its annual sports festival.

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