71.   South Africa and England rugby union teams have aligned with Nike, while Australia wears Reebok gear.

72.   Stand-off Andrew Mehrtens has been sidelined by a shoulder injury as the New Zealand rugby union team gears up for its upcoming tour of Italy and France.

73.   Steel said some concerns had been raised by the Maori about the use of a Maori logo by an Auckland rugby league team to sell beer.

74.   Test reject Allan Langer was named Monday to lead a Queensland rugby league team drawing heavily on players from the Brisbane Broncos club.

75.   The Australian rugby league team arrived in England under armed guard Tuesday for its truncated tour of England.

76.   The ANC charged that both cricket and rugby teams were not trying hard enough to promote talented players of other races.

77.   The Australian rugby league team left for its revamped and shortened British tour on Monday, not expecting to be welcomed with open arms in England.

78.   The financially-troubled Fiji rugby union team has a point to prove on its six-match tour of New Zealand, coach Brad Johnstone said Wednesday.

79.   The Haka was made famous by the All Blacks rugby team, and is performed by New Zealand teams in many sports.

80.   The Lions rugby union team lost its tour in Australia last month.