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TO: NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Cushla Dawson DATE: 02 March 2009 RE: Media Summary Tuesday 03 Februar TO: NZRL Staff, Districts and Affiliates and Board FROM: Cushla Dawson DATE: 02 March 2009 RE: Media Summary Tuesday 03 February to Monday 09 March 2009 Why we love rugby league: "THE day that God invented rugby league he didn't do anything else than sit around and feel good." So said the immortal Jack Gibson supreme coach, shrewd analyst, master motivator, decent bloke and proud Australian when asked to describe the game he loved. There wouldn't be too many who'd disagree with Gibson's description and it would be only those rugby snobs with their heads up their backsides who would have a contrary view. Fortunately, even given a lingering old school and deep-seated antagonism towards the 13-man-code from some rugby union types, league is accepted as an integral and vibrant part of the sporting scene. Eastwood has Warriors option: Kiwi international Greg Eastwood is poised to join New Zealand Warriors if his move to Leeds Rhinos falls through. The Brisbane Broncos back-row forward has signed a three-year deal with the Super League champions and is currently appealing against a decision by the British High Commission to refuse him a visa because of a series of speeding offences. Go with Taranaki, urges league rep: With the sport in dire straits, Manawatu Rugby League board member David Puohotaua is adamant Sparc's report must be followed by all regions. Sparc said in a national review the sport must move to seven regions, and Manawatu and Wanganui must come within a zone run by Taranaki. Puohotaua, who is on the board representing Wanganui, said it would be detrimental for clubs to seriously consider voting against Sparc's recommendations. Sparc backs down on pokie claim: THE PROSPECT of legal action from a former rugby league official has forced Sparc to apologise and retract part of the Anderson Report into the sport. In an embarrassing climb-down after the fanfare that launched the hard-hitting report led by Sir John Anderson, Sparc moved quickly to avoid potential defamation action by issuing a written apology, altering its website and telling media to delete a section from their copies of the report. Tamou in the frame: HULKING young back-rower James Tamou, 20, remains in the frame to be a bolter for the Cowboys' round one squad, bound for Suncorp Stadium next Friday. The former Roosters Toyota Cup forward is a towering 193cm and weighs 111kg, and impressed during the Cowboys' trial hitouts against the Warriors and Panthers. The 2007 Junior Kiwi has a hard task to break into North Queensland's back row, headlined by former Test lock Luke O'Donnell. World Cup win could be helpful to Warriors: The Kiwis' World Cup victory last year may be rubbing off on the New Zealand Warriors as they head into the 2009 National Rugby League season. Seven Warriors played in the World Cup triumph last season -- Lance Hohaia, Manu Vatuvei, Jerome Ropati, Nathan Fien, Sam Rapira, Simon Mannering and Evarn Tuimavave -- and captain Steve Price said they had come back better players. Neville leaves Horo in heaven: Shellharbour Dragons coach Mark Horo will turn student when he takes charge of former Origin player Neville Costigan in tonight's trial against Wests Tigers at Ron Costello Oval. Horo's NSW Cup side will be boosted by the inclusion of Costigan, a Papua New Guinea international who is rated as one of the NRL's most fearsome defenders. Vatuvei wants premiership win for lost 'brother': MANU VATUVEI is set to become one of the faces of the NRL after being the first Warriors player flown to Australia for filming of this season's commercial, which begins airing on television tonight. The honour is recognition not just of Vatuvei's standing as the game's best winger but also the Warriors' emergence as a consistent premiership force. Clubs reject merger with Taranaki: A Conference of Clubs meeting at Sport Manawatu decided yesterday not to support a Sparc recommendation that Manawatu come within a new zone under Taranaki. Sparc said in a national review the sport must move to seven regions and Wanganui and Manawatu must come within a zone run by Taranaki. But Manawatu Rugby League vice-president Shane Culling said the club representatives weren't happy with a lack of consultation. World Club Challenge eyes Asia: Rugby League bosses admitted on Monday the World Club Challenge could be held in Asia in the future. Manly became the first Australian winners of the annual global clash of the champions for six years when they beat Leeds Rhinos 28-20 at Elland Road on Sunday. The match was held in England for the 10th successive year but there are calls for a neutral venue, including Abu Dhabi and Hong Kong, while Leeds chief executive Gary Hetherington has put forward a proposal to expand the competition. Rugby league legends want fans to boycott Sonny Bill Williams' appearance: Rugby league legends have called on Sydney fans to boycott Sonny Bill Williams's controversial appearance for rugby's Barbarians against the Wallabies at the Sydney Football Stadium on June 6. Williams's inclusion in the UK-based invitational side has raised the hackles of many in the league community, who haven't forgotten the former Bulldogs star walking out on his club mid-contract last year to join French rugby club Toulon. Rugby League Test may be played in Melbourne: MELBOURNE is on the verge of landing a sporting coup with next year's rugby league Test between Australia and New Zealand set to be played at the new rectangular stadium. The Australian Rugby League confirmed it was deep in discussions with the Victorian Major Events Company to stage the match there in May. It would be just the third time the teams have played in Melbourne in more than 90 years and only the fourth rugby league Test staged in the city. Ireland eye up Championship bid: Ireland head coach Andy Kelly believes there is a major hunger for an Irish club to compete in the English game. And he predicts that, after Ireland's strong showing at the 2008 World Cup, a bid for an Irish club to be involved in the Championship could occur soon. Former ref will need to whistle up all his skills: Many would say Sonny Hohepa has jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire by accepting the chair of the Whangarei and Districts Rugby League in troubled times. The mild- mannered Hohepa, who has just retired from 25 years of refereeing the game, will once again be in the hot seat tomorrow night as he explains constitutional changes proposed by SPARC administrators to the New Zealand Rugby League. Williams to play for Baa-Baas: Former New Zealand rugby league international Sonny Bill Williams will return to Australia to play for the Barbarians against the Wallabies in June. Williams, who switched codes in a blaze of publicity to join the Toulon club in France last year, is the first Barbarians invitee announced for the historic showdown at the Sydney Football Stadium. Sinking clubs plead for pokies tax lifeline: PARRAMATTA LEAGUES CLUB has had what it believes to be the biggest loss ever for a club in NSW, $7 million last year, as big clubs cry poor over poker machine tax increases, the anti-smoking laws and the global financial crisis. Several leagues clubs say they will have to make cuts in their football departments unless things improve, and they are pleading with the State Government to reduce poker machine taxes. Why we love rugby league "THE day that God invented rugby league he didn't do anything else than sit around and feel good." So said the immortal Jack Gibson supreme coach, shrewd analyst, master motivator, decent bloke and proud Australian when asked to describe the game he loved. There wouldn't be too many who'd disagree with Gibson's description and it would be only those rugby snobs with their heads up their backsides who would have a contrary view. Fortunately, even given a lingering old school and deep-seated antagonism towards the 13-man-code from some rugby union types, league is accepted as an integral and vibrant part of the sporting scene. Central to that are the Warriors. The 2009 team is a strong, professional, well organised, disciplined, down to earth outfit that competes strongly in a sporting competition that ignites interest, gives us an emotional roller-coaster ride every week, and one that is eagerly anticipating the season kick-off. Why else would around 27,000 fans turn out to watch the Warriors in pre-season games? That question must have rugby union officials shaking their heads in disbelief. They'll be asking, "What is it about this game of state house rugby that's got everyone fired up?" It's simple really and it's not just the fact that scrums don't have to be reset every couple of minutes. Surely it has to do with the fact that fans young and old, new and aged can understand the rules, relate to the players and feel comfortable watching the Warriors or whatever team they support. That's the beauty of league compared with the other code. It's watchable. And the Warriors are supremely watchable. Sure, they'll frustrate the hell out of us again. But they'll also provide the sort of excitement and thrills you normally get at an amusement park. Let the 2009 NRL roller coaster get under way. I'll be there in the front seat.
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