Thursday, 20 June 2013 03:44
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WELLINGTON: France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has replaced more than half the side that caved in against the All Blacks 30-0 last week in a desperate attempt to avoid a series whitewash in the final Test in New Plymouth on Saturday.There are eight changes to the starting side, six on form and two to replace the injured Louis Picamoles and Frederic Michalak."We just tried to bring in very fresh guys and keep some experienced players," Saint-Andre said, noting the All Blacks have been beefed up with the established halves pairing of Dan Carter and Piri Weepu restored."With Louis Picamoles and Fred Michalak injured, we had to find some solutions. The All Blacks brought back a lot of experience with the scrumhalf and flyhalf."However, to combat the Carter-Weepu partnership, Saint-Andre has gone for novices Jean-Marc Doussain, the Toulouse scrumhalf, and Castres pivot Remi Tales who have only three caps between them.France club ...
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WELLINGTON: France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has replaced more than half the side that caved in against the All Blacks 30-0 last week in a desperate attempt to avoid a series whitewash in the final Test in New Plymouth on Saturday.There are eight changes to the starting side, six on form and two to replace the injured Louis Picamoles and Frederic Michalak."We just tried to bring in very fresh guys and keep some experienced players," Saint-Andre said, noting the All Blacks have been beefed up with the established halves pairing of Dan Carter and Piri Weepu restored."With Louis Picamoles and Fred Michalak injured, we had to find some solutions. The All Blacks brought back a lot of experience with the scrumhalf and flyhalf."However, to combat the Carter-Weepu partnership, Saint-Andre has gone for novices Jean-Marc Doussain, the Toulouse scrumhalf, and Castres pivot Remi Tales who have only three caps between them.France club ...
SALVADOR: Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi hinted on Wednesday that injured midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has lost in his bid to link up with the squad at the Confederations Cup in Brazil.The 20-year-old midfielder missed Nigeria's opening game, a 6-1 thrashing of Tahiti, due to a knee injury, but Keshi had expressed optimism he would be fit in time for Thursday's crucial Group B clash with Uruguay.However, he has now suggested that the Lazio player, who remained ...
MIAMI: LeBron James and the Miami Heat tied the NBA finals with a miraculous comeback Tuesday and now they face an even bigger hurdle -- a winner-take-all game seven.Ray Allen hit a three pointer in the final seconds of regulation and James shook off a slow first half to finish with a triple double as the Miami Heat forced a seventh game by beating the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday.Four time NBA most valuable ...
NEW YORK: World number one Serena Williams, a 16-time Grand Slam singles champion preparing to defend her title at Wimbledon, made an apology on Wednesday for comments in Rolling Stone magazine about a rape case.Williams was quoted regarding a case in Steubenville, Ohio, in a story about her posted online on Tuesday by Rolling Stone.In the case, two players from a high school American football team were convicted last March of raping a drunk 16-year-old ...
CALGARY: Max Gartner, Alpine Canada's chief executive, said Wednesday he will resign once a new leader is found, a change at the top coming only eight months before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.Gartner, 54, was appointed to the top job late in 2010 after serving various roles with Canada's governing body for alpine and ski cross since 1982, and he had planned to step aside once his contract expired after the Sochi Games.But as part ...
WELLINGTON: The France team named Thursday for the third Test against New Zealand at Yarrow Stadium in New Plymouth on Saturday (kick-off 0735 GMT):France 15-1Brice Dulin, Marc Andreu, Florian Fritz, Wesley Fofana, Yohann Huget, Remi Tales, Jean Marc Doussain, Antonie Claassen, Damien Chouly, Thierry Dusautoir (captain) Yoann Maestri, Alexandre Flanquart, Nicolas Mas, Benjamin Kayser, Thomas DomingoReplacements: Dimitri Szarzewski, Eddy Ben Arous, Luc Ducalon, Sebastien Vahaamahina, Bernard le Roux, Maxime Machenaud, Camille Lopez, Mathieu Bastareaud.Copyright AFP ...
CROMWELL: Australian Marc Leishman credits the confidence boost he received from winning his first US PGA Tour event last year with helping him share fourth at this year's Masters.Now the 29-year-old from Warrnambool will defend his title at the US$6.1 million Travelers Championship and take home the $1.08 million top prize when the tournament tees off on Thursday at TPC River Highlands.Leishman, the 2009 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, fired a final-round 62 last ...
