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TO: NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Cushla Dawson DATE: 05 January 2009 RE: Media Summary Tuesday 23 Dece TO: NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Cushla Dawson DATE: 05 January 2009 RE: Media Summary Tuesday 23 December to Monday 05 January 2009 NZ Warrior presumed drowned: Rising New Zealand Warriors star Sonny Fai is missing, presumed drowned, at Bethells Beach, West Auckland. His agent Frank Endacott said he understood the 20-year-old Fai had just completed a training run on the beach and had gone to cool off in the surf with three others yesterday evening. They then got in trouble in a rip, he said. Kiwis no chance at Halbergs: In one month's time the usual teeth- gnashing will commence over the announcement of the Halberg Award winners. Make no mistake about it, this is strictly a snob event. If you're not politically connected with rosy cheeks and pearly-white teeth then you can forget about collecting any hardware. I'm talking about New Zealand's only world cup holders here, the Kiwis. And I'm sad to say, boys, you haven't got a snowball in hell's chance of winning team of the year. You're damn lucky that you got nominated in the first place because that means they have to let you into the building. Tamihere urges protest shift to league: However politician turned broadcaster John Tamihere says institutionalised racism is behind the NZRFU's decision not to grant the Maori rugby squad any fixtures next year. The former chairman of New Zealand Maori rugby league says the lack of recognition is intolerable, and Maori must pressure the sport’s governing body to ensure the situation is rectified. Mr Tamihere says for the NZRFU to say it is a sporting decision and not political is absurd. He says all Maori should snub rugby and take up rugby league. Source: Waatea 603AM, 02 January 2008 Kiwi star Mannering a wanted man: HALF a dozen Australian NRL clubs are ready to chase Kiwi rugby league international Simon Mannering if he ends negotiations with the New Zealand Warriors. Souths are one club being linked to Mannering, who was the Warriors' player of the year in 2008. Mannering's manager Steve Gillis says at least another five Australian clubs are also showing interest. Bati to wait for Tests: The Fiji Bati will have to wait until 2010 to play Test matches against the top three rugby league nations of Australia, New Zealand and England. This is despite being rated number four after the Rugby League World Cup in Australia last month. The Fiji National Rugby League had written to the International Rugby League Federation seeking a spot in the 2009 Four Nations tournament. The FNRL questioned the inclusion of France in the competition after the Bati defeated the "les Chanteclairs" 42-6 in an upset at the RLWC in Australia. Kiwis deliver victory at cup: A season which began with New Zealand Rugby League in the pits of hell ended with the Kiwis on top of the sporting world. Such is the resilience of rugby league, a code too many critics have written off to their peril. Every time the doomsayers predict the sport is in its death throes, rugby league rises from the canvas, shakes its dizzy head and punches above its weight yet again. The Kiwis achieved what the All Blacks have failed to do since 1987 win a world cup. It made it especially sweet that it was the Kiwis' first since the tournament began in 1954. Pongia returns 'home': Quentin Pongia has played for five professional rugby league clubs in three countries. The Kiwi-born former prop represented his country 35 times before finishing his career in the English Super League, where he met his English wife. He's lived in Auckland, Sydney, Wollongong and Wigan and travelled the globe extensively. But ask him where he feels most at home and his answer is Canberra. 53 nominated for Halberg Awards: Outstanding sports performances by New Zealanders on the world stage have resulted in 53 nominations being considered for the 2008 Halberg Awards. The awards, organised by the Halberg Trust, salute outstanding achievement by New Zealanders in sport. Each year the trust calls for nominations from all national sporting bodies and a voting academy is asked to determine four finalists in the sportsman, sportswoman and sports team categories. The 2008 year of league in review: "The Kiwis are world champions!" Five words that will forever live in New Zealand rugby league immortality after the Kiwis' fairytale World Cup victory in November. They were slated, doubted and downright written off by many after New Zealand made the final alongside the hottest of favourites Australia. Just a year after one of the worst stretches ever, the Kiwis pulled off an unbelievable 34- 20 victory over the Kangaroos to lift the World Cup for the first time ever. Luke looks forward to bright NRL future: Young Whangarei rugby league player Luke Tuimavave could become known as "Lucky Luke" after a dream season that has drawn interest from two Sydney NRL clubs. He represented Northland with distinction at the under-15 national tournament in July and was chosen in the tournament squad as well as the best forward of the tournament. The 15-year-old prop's performance there wasn't missed by NRL scouts and he was offered a three-year contract with the Canterbury Bulldogs. Sports Tribunal suspends rugby league player for anti-doping violations: The Sports Tribunal has suspended rugby league player Duane Wineti from participating in sport for two years because of anti-doping violations relating to the prohibited substances DMethamphetamine, D-Amphetamine and Cannabis. Mr Wineti tested positive after playing in the Bartercard Premiership Final on 28 September 2008. NZ Warrior presumed drowned Rising New Zealand Warriors star Sonny Fai is missing, presumed drowned, at Bethells Beach, West Auckland. His agent Frank Endacott said he understood the 20-year-old Fai had just completed a training run on the beach and had gone to cool off in the surf with three others yesterday evening. They then got in trouble in a rip, he said. The alarm was raised about 8pm and two inflatable boats and the Westpac Rescue Helicopter were scrambled to the scene. Three of the men were rescued, but Fai remained missing when the search was called off, about 10pm. The search resumed this morning but a spokesman for Westpac rescue helicopters said they were no longer involved with the operation. Dean Duthie, of police search and rescue, said he understood a helicopter had flown over the area earlier today. He was unaware of any further search and recue operations being carried out at the beach. Bethells Beach Surf Life Saving Club president Dave Comp said the club was not involved in searching for Fai today. Team management addressed the rest of the team today, when pre-season training officially got under way in Auckland. Warriors management Don Mann and John Hart went to visit the Fai family this morning. Fai made 15 appearances for the Warriors after making his debut against Paramatta last year. A utility who signed with the Warriors as a 14-year-old, Fai has long been touted as a player of immense potential. The 1.92m tall, 109kg Fai is contracted to the Warriors until the end of the 2010 season. He extended his contract with the Auckland-based club last year despite reported interest from up to seven other NRL clubs. He has represented the Junior Kiwi's since 2004, as well as representing the New Zealand Under-18's and Under-16's. He has a fan club on social-networking site Bebo with almost 200 members. (Source: www.stuff.co.nz 05 January 2008) Kiwis no chance at Halbergs In one month's time the usual teeth- gnashing will commence over the announcement of the Halberg Award winners. Make no mistake about it, this is strictly a snob event. If you're not politically connected with rosy cheeks and pearly-white teeth then you can forget about collecting any hardware. I'm talking about New Zealand's only world cup holders here, the Kiwis. And I'm sad to say, boys, you haven't got a snowball in hell's chance of winning team of the year. You're damn lucky that you got nominated in the first place because that means they have to let you into the building. Don't forget this is the same mob who bypassed Russell Coutts, at the time the greatest America's Cup sailor bar none, because he had the audacity to jump from a sinking New Zealand ship. To every man and his dog (except the judges) team of the year is a no-brainer. It belongs to the Kiwis. But don't say I didn't tell you so when those odd-ball rowing personalities the Evers-Swindell twins giggle their way off the stage with the title. Having said that, I wouldn't give Steve Kearney the coach of the year due to the Wayne Bennett factor. Bennett's presence muddied the waters for first- year coach Kearney as to who was the most influential in the Kiwis camp. And besides, how in the world could you snub Kiwi expat Hugh McCutcheon, who guided the United States men's volleyball team to gold at the Beijing Olympics after his father-in-law was stabbed to death at those very same Games? That was an unbelievable effort. I still don't know how the man had the nerves to carry on with that emotional baggage and deliver the goods.
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