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Archive - December 2008

Date	Headline
1 Dec	Moody ready for second chance
1 Dec	Champions face Fiji and Wales after World Cup draw
1 Dec	Nine Boks for Babaas
2 Dec	Leamy out of action again
2 Dec	Welsh stick together
2 Dec	Smith staying with All Blacks
2 Dec	Hastings confident for '09
2 Dec	Murray not swayed by Lions plaudits
2 Dec	Bok makes move to the right
2 Dec	Boost for Boks before Lions
3 Dec	McCaw backs Boks over Lions
3 Dec	Powell a Lion says Young
3 Dec	Lions captain honoured by ERC
3 Dec	Rossouw won't face Lions
3 Dec	Mortlock eyes 2011 World Cup
3 Dec	Lion stars for Babaas
4 Dec	Fitzpatrick joins Quins
5 Dec	Lion kick starts HSBC campaign
5 Dec	Powell and co return for Blues
5 Dec	Thomas to prove his worth
5 Dec	Italians could join Magners League
5 Dec	Bennett leaving it late for Lions
6 Dec	Lions coaches back on track
6 Dec	So near yet so far for Robinson
6 Dec	Sale put announcement behind them
6 Dec	Lions coach delighted with win
6 Dec	Munster's Lions expect tough test
8 Dec	Tigers make it three in a row
8 Dec	Murphy expects even tougher test
8 Dec	Henson set for welcome return
8 Dec	Williams a winner once more
8 Dec	Quins set record after Stade
9 Dec	Lions to face full-strength Boks
9 Dec	Muliaina set for UK or Ireland?
9 Dec	O'Gara to set European first
10 Dec	Lewsey still has Lions ambitions
11 Dec	Stcherbina returns home
11 Dec	Lions on Shane's horizon
11 Dec	Quotes from Lions briefing at Heathrow - 11.12.2008
11 Dec	Rowntree joins Lions set up
11 Dec	Rowntree under the spotlight
11 Dec	New Lions shirt on sale now
11 Dec	McGeechan praises Rowntree
12 Dec	Former Lion backs Welsh duo
12 Dec	Johnson applauds Rowntree choice
13 Dec	Lion sets European record
13 Dec	Lion secures draw for Scarlets
13 Dec	Blues make it four from four
13 Dec	Ryan satisfied with five points
15 Dec	Potential Lions to settle futures?
15 Dec	Welsh Lions to return to action
15 Dec	Ken Scotland
15 Dec	Ollie Campbell
15 Dec	No guarantees says Hastings
15 Dec	Ellis to be cited
19 Dec	French turn to Bok influence
19 Dec	Roberts back in training already
20 Dec	Dragons spoil Lion's return
21 Dec	Returning Phillips targets Lions
22 Dec	Tiatia plans extended Welsh stay
22 Dec	JPR fancies Lions� chances
23 Dec	New shirt, same ethos
23 Dec	Dooley returns to rugby
23 Dec	Lions tour is huge says Tiger
23 Dec	Character pleases Bok coach
29 Dec	Trio given Lions boost
29 Dec	De Villiers backed by union bosses
29 Dec	Williams rested ahead of Six Nations
30 Dec	Quins target full house
30 Dec	Three Ospreys sign up for more
30 Dec	Lions kick offs confirmed
30 Dec	Borthwick absence angers Eddie
30 Dec	Unity crucial says JPR
30 Dec	Tigers coach returns home