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...needn't worry. A Girl's Guide to Rugby accompanies each book; it doesn't just explain the meaning of offside and line-outs but also provides information about where to view matches - they can jet off to Dubai for the International Rugby Sevens or catch the Tri Nations tournament in Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. Readers will find out about rugby's various positions through the stories too. In The Prince's Waitress Wife, Holly encounters the word hooker and exclaims to the prince, "I can't believe they named a rugby position after a prostitute!" She soon...
...more homespun methods of Rafael's uncle Toni, whose tennis credentials consist of a brief stint competing on the national circuit. Passing up funding from Spain's national tennis academy, and scholarship money from America's private academies, Rafael and Toni would travel to the mainland only when a tournament required it. More skillful opponents were viewed as problems to overcome, not exemplars to be mimicked. Nadal - who first picked up a racquet aged 3 - and his coach found their own solutions, developing a style of play concerned less with form and technique than with results. What matters is winning...
...normally wears knee-length shorts and a sleeveless shirt - a trademark pirate costume loved by fans, which looks ridiculous on anything other than Nadal's muscled body. Nike said the new line would be "more mature" and appeal to an older tennis-playing public. But only days before the tournament began, the clothes were withdrawn because Nadal said he felt uncomfortable...
...graduate assistant under Bill Walsh at Stanford. He then moved to Hawaii, where he coached for three seasons, then moved to work under Rick Neuheisel at Washington for three years. In 2002, just one year before Neuheisel was axed after numerous recruiting violations and gambling on the NCAA tournament, Williams returned to his alma mater as defensive coordinator. In 2005, he worked under former Texas coach Dick Tomey at San Jose State as the defensive coordinator. The next year, he moved to the Jaguars, where he has served as a defensive assistant under head coach Jack Del Rio. Williams steps...
...small squad struggled to make an overall impact, settling for 21st in the 47-team field.“[The Championships] could have gone better,” Caputo said. “Overall, we’ve got some strides to make, but going to these tournaments is all about facing the best guys in the country and seeing where we stand.”Caputo and Jantzen entered the tournament ranked fourth and first, respectively, but both faltered late in the draw.The third-seeded Caputo rode a technical fall, a major decision, and a 4-2 victory...