Thanks for all who offered a question this week. It has become clear that attention is turning rapidly towards Wallabies selection for the series against France. I am interested in taking our strengths, accepting our current weaknesses and building an Australian team that can at first hold its own and then become superior. Any ideas […]
Now New Zealand Rugby, facing mounting losses, wants to leverage that valuable asset by selling a slice of its commercial operations to U.S. private equity firm Silver Lake. But the proposed deal requires the approval of the players, who fear it will bring a level of commercialization that could do more harm than good to the All Blacks.
The New Zealand All Blacks huddle on the pitch after their Rugby World Cup 2019 Semi-Final match in Yokohama, Japan.
It’s a dilemma rippling through all levels of world sport. Owners of teams and leagues are increasingly drawn to the marketing expertise offered by private equity and the money. For their part, investors see profit potential in fan loyalty and lucrative broadcast contracts.
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Panasonic players including Kenki Fukuoka (right) celebrate a try against Suntory during Sunday s Top League final at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground. | KYODO
Kyodo May 23, 2021
The Panasonic Wild Knights beat the previously undefeated Suntory Sungoliath 31-26 to win the Japan Rugby Top League’s last championship and their sixth Japan national title on Sunday at Tokyo’s Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground.
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There was no news conference tonight, however, the permanent secretary for Health and Medical Services Dr James Fong announced two new cases of COVID-19.
Two new cases
They are both cases of local transmission.
The first, he said, is the husband of case 159 from the Vunimono cluster and he has been in isolation since Wednesday, May 12.
The second case is a healthcare worker from the Colo-i-Suva isolation ward who is now in isolation himself. Both patients are asymptomatic.
Of the 51 cases we have now, four are border quarantine cases, 35 are local cases and 12 are classified as cases of community transmission.
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