31.   Australian rugby league player Matt Spence has admitted a positive test to a banned substance.

32.   Australian rugby union coach Greg Smith jumped before he was pushed Wednesday, quitting a day after declaring he would fight on despite a record loss to South Africa.

33.   Australian rugby union coach Greg Smith resigned Wednesday ahead of a meeting which was expected to sack him for poor performances.

34.   Australian rugby union got another winger from the ranks of rugby league players Friday with Nathan Blacklock announcing a two-year deal with the New South Wales Waratahs.

35.   Australian rugby captain John Eales has suffered a shoulder injury which has put his World Cup campaign in jeopardy.

36.   Australian rugby great David Campese has quit playing, but it seems he has no intentions of toning down his outspoken views on the sport.

37.   Australian rugby spokesman Strath Gordon said Burke was expected to be sidelined for up to seven months.

38.   Australian rugby union captain John Eales could return from injury for the final tri-nations match against South Africa next Saturday, team medical staff said Sunday.

39.   Australian rugby union coach Rod MacQueen is leery of facing a traditionally powerful side that has been slumping.

40.   Australian rugby union players Tim Horan and Phil Kearns celebrated their Bledisloe Cup win over New Zealand on Saturday with a nude dip in the Avon River.