21.   He also coached English premiere league club Blackburn, Swiss club Grasshoppers and was in charge of the Swiss national team for four years.

22.   He has since been sought by several rugby league clubs, including English teams Leeds and Wigan.

23.   I am hoping the chance of rebuilding a league club will tempt him if he wants to stay in this country.

24.   Lawyers for the player, his Turin-based league club and the Dutch national squad argued on behalf of Davids before the disciplinary commission hearing.

25.   Lawyers for the player, his Turin-based league club and the Dutch national squad were expected to argue on behalf of Davids.

26.   New Zealander Frano Botica has been axed by champion English rugby league club Wigan.

27.   Offers from rugby league clubs like Leeds and the Sydney Bulldogs have been substantially higher.

28.   Rugby league club Warrington Monday announced it had hired two Tongan World Cup players, including an Olympic sprinter.

29.   Rugby union in South Africa was fighting off a raid by an Australian league club, declaring Sunday that scrum half Joost van der Westhuizen was its player.

30.   Rugby union in South Africa was fighting off a raid by an Australian league club, declaring Sunday that scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen was its player.