51.   Afterwards there was speculation that former All Blacks and Eastern Province rugby coach Alex Wyllie was set to take over from Kitch Christie at Transvaal.

52.   Australian rugby union coach Bob Dwyer said Friday several World Cup positions were still up for grabs.

53.   Australian rugby union coach Bob Dwyer immediately responded by saying none of the Wallabies squad had signed a deal to switch codes.

54.   Australian Test rugby league coach Chris Anderson has successfully undergone heart surgery here, his Cronulla Sharks club general manager Steve Rogers said Monday.

55.   Meninga confirmed on his arrival home Thursday that he had spoken with organisers of the French Super League proposed by former French national rugby union coach Jacques Fouroux.

56.   New Zealand rugby coach Laurie Mains was dragged into a new controversy Tuesday over the dropping of star winger John Kirwan.

57.   Pierre Berbizier confirmed his resignation as French national rugby coach on Tuesday.

58.   Pierre Berbizier was expected to resign as French national rugby coach on Tuesday after losing a power struggle with federation president Bernard Lapasset.

59.   Pierre Berbizier, hounded for making France play boring rugby, was replaced by Jean-Claude Skrela as French national rugby coach on Tuesday.

60.   South African rugby coach Ian McIntosh says he is relaxed about what the All Blacks might throw at the Springboks.