Nottingham Internationals donate shirt for Queensland Disaster Relief Appeal

Posted on Jan 20, 2011 in Rugby News

International stars playing for Nottingham Rugby have donated a signed shirt to the Queensland Disaster Relief Appeal following widespread flooding in the Australian region.

The Green and Whites away replica shirt features the signatures of Tim Usasz (USA), Junior Sifa (USA), Ben Johnston (ENGLAND), James Arlidge (JAPAN), Sione Kalamafoni (TONGA), Cesar Sempere (SPAIN) and Ali Williams (NEW ZEALAND).

The donation was set up by Nottingham scrum-half Tim Usasz, who originally heralds from Brisbane and still has close family links with the area in the Australia.

Speaking today alongside his colleagues, Tim said: “It’s great that internationally sports people have come together to make donations which hopefully can be auctioned off to make a real difference.”
On 29 December 2010, the Queensland Premier launched a disaster relief appeal to help those affected by wide spread flooding in Queensland. The Queensland Government made a contribution of $1 million to start the appeal
For more information on making a difference in the disaster relief or to make a donation, please visit: http://www.thepremier.qld.gov.au/

Australia: Smith starts, Ioane at centre – squad announcement

Posted on Nov 5, 2009 in Rugby News

The return of George Smith to the starting XV, and the selection of an entirely new midfield combination featuring Digby Ioane and Quade Cooper, are the key changes to the Qantas Wallabies starting line-up that has been named today for Saturday’s Cook Cup Test against England in London.

Smith, the game’s fifth most capped player, has swapped roles with the Western Force 21-year-old David Pocock from last week. He will play in his 107th Test.

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Wales eyes on Tokyo this weekend

Posted on Oct 28, 2009 in Rugby News

All eyes in Wales will be firmly fixed on the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo this weekend when two of Wales opponents in next month’s Invesco Perpetual Series clash in a fourth Bledisloe Cup match of the season.

Last year the extra game was played in Hong Kong. This time New Zealand and Australia meet in the Japanese capital at the same venue where Lynn ‘The Leap’ Davies won his Olympic gold medal in the long jump way back in 1964.

The Wallabies may not be in Wales for a month, but they want to send a powerful message from Tokyo this weekend to Ryan Jones and his players that they are no soft option.

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