Aussie trio return for Springboks clash

Nathan Sharpe, Lote Tuqiri and Wycliff Palu will all return to the Australia side for the Tri-Nations clash with world champions South Africa.

Aussie coach Robbie Deans believes that the three players can have a massive impact now that they’re fully recovered from their injuries.

He commented, “We needed to be absolutely certain that they were right, because the South Africans are going to be the most physical opponent we have played so far.

“By allowing them all time, we’re happy that they are at the level, both physically and mentally, that they need to be to play.”

Smaller countries priced out of World Cup

The smaller rugby nations are being priced out of hosting the World Cup, according to Australia’s rugby chief John O’Neill.

He believes that many countries will struggle to come up with the £100 million plus required to stage the competition, which is sad for the game of rugby.

O’Neill believes that the costs could lead to a major problem in the future. He commented, “You could end up with a situation where the Olympics were in 1984, when they couldn’t get anyone to host the Olympics and Los Angeles stepped up and did so on their own terms.”

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