Daily Archive for September 16th, 2010

A tarnished golden boot

Posted in Rugby on Sep 16th, 2010

Gavin Henson was back in the media spotlight tonight in an interview on Scrum V. It was another disastrous set of public utterances and can be summarised thus: “I just want to get back to playing rugby, the game I love, and I’m only going on Strictly to pay the bills.” “I want to play [...]

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Player Strike Looms Over Pay

Posted in Rugby on Sep 16th, 2010

Magners League games could become even more unbearable following news that half-time ‘mini-rugby’ players are threatening strike action over a bitter pay dispute with the Welsh regions.  The players, who between themselves and their relatives are known to swell attendance numbers at some matches by up to 30%, are presently paid naff-all to represent their [...]

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