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Rugby World Cup 1995 On this day: Aussies subdue plucky Canada, Italy push England, Japan win hearts and All Blacks beat Wales
JOE Roff scored some nice tries for Australia as they made their come back by beating Canada after losing to the Springboks in the 1995 Rugby Worlkd Cup match. | ArtPhotoLimited Australia's follow-up game to their shock loss to the Springboks in the 1995 Rugby World Cup was against the tough Canadians and it was an ill-tempered affair in which the Wallabies had to sweat for their 27-11 win. This was a golden era for Canadian rugby and they had a host of players based at top European clubs. Their flyhalf, Gareth Rees was world class as was their South African-born centre Christian Stewart, the prop Rod Snow and the great flank/lock Al Charron. The Aussies were still smarting from their defeat at Newlands and they allowed the belligerent Canucks to get under their skins. The North Americans were an abrasive lot — as the Boks would discover at Boet Erasmus Stadium the following week — and there were ugly incidents. There was also some good rugby, including tries for young Aussie wing Joe Roff, flank Ilie Tabua and flyhalf Michael Lynagh. Australia led 17-6 at half time and could score just 10 points in the second half as the Canadians fought back. They were rewarded with a try by Charron. The balance of the Wallabies' points went to the boot of Lynagh. In Bloemfontein, over 10 000 Free Staters adopted Japan as their team for their fixture against Ireland. The Japanese were based in Bloemfontein and the locals warmed to them, with the referee being booed each time he awarded Ireland a penalty. It was easy to like the Japanese because they almost never kicked. They ran everything and were rewarded with four excellent tries. Ireland won 50-28 and scored just one more try than Japan. The balance of their points came from penalties and conversions by flyhalf Paul Burke. In Durban, rainy conditions greeted England and Italy at Kings Park for their crunch clash. England were one of the pre-tournament favourites but did not look it as the Italians pushed them close. This was the era of Red Rose greats in Jason Leonard, Rory Underwood, Jeremy Guscott, Rob Andrews, Martin Johnson, Neil Back, Mike Catt and Graham Rountree. Underwood's brother, left wing Tony, opened the scoring after a break by fullback Catt and, later, South African-born Catt repeated the act when he put right wing Rory away. The latter Underwood had scorching pace and was famously an RAF pilot at the time. Italy had an ace kicker in the Argentinian Diego Dominguez while their try was scored by prop Massimo Cuttita, who was a product of Pinetown Boys High School in Durban. The final score was 27-20 to England. In the third match of the second round, the All Blacks beat Wales 34-9. New Zealand were massive favourites to win the tournament and were expected to win by more even though this was a good Wales team. Still, the Welsh could muster just nine points courtesy of flyhalf Neil Jenkins while his opposite number, Andrew Mehrtens delivered a Player of the Match performance for his excellent goal-kicking and his playmaking, with tries going to centre Walter Little, wing Marc Ellis and flank Josh Kronfeld. New Zealand won 34-9.
Borneo Post
08-05-2025
- Business
- Borneo Post
Socso counter at Sibu Central Market for self-employed workers, housewives
Catt (facing camera, left) and Socso officer Mohd Al-Hafiz Suprani on her left engage with a hawker today. SIBU (8 May): The Social Security Organisation (Socso) has set up a counter at the Sibu Central Market to facilitate self-employed workers and housewives in signing up for protection schemes. Socso Employment Services officer Awang Abdul Razzaq said this move, in collaboration with the Sibu Central Market Hawkers' Association chairman Catt Tan Hong Kiang, aims to ease the registration process for Socso's Self-Employed Social Security Scheme (SKSPS) and Housewives' Social Security Scheme (SKSSR). 'This is our first time opening a counter at the Sibu Central Market this year, targeting hawkers and self-employed individuals. 'For today, we are focusing on food stall operators and other small traders,' he told reporters when met today. Under Plan 2 of the SKPSPS, which costs RM232.80 per year, self-employed individuals only need to pay RM70 per year after receiving a 30 per cent government subsidy. 'The protection covers their journey to the workplace, during working hours until they return home, and involves any activities related to their work such as buying supplies or meeting clients. 'In case of accidents or disabilities due to work-related activities, they are protected,' Awang Abdul said. Touching on the SKSSR, he explained that the scheme is open to women under the age of 55, whether they are married or single, employed or self-employed. 'Being a housewife does not mean you stay at home all the time. It includes managing household affairs, cooking, caring for parents, sending siblings to school, buying groceries, and more. 'For RM120 per year (or RM10 per month), housewives are protected against accidents while performing such household duties,' he added. Adding on, Awang Abdul said the counters are strategically located at the Sibu Central Market as hawkers are often too busy to visit the office. 'Instead of them coming to us, we come to them to make it easier for them to renew their contributions or for new ones to register. 'They can pay and immediately receive their receipt without needing to use their mobile phones or travel to our office,' he added. As of this morning, five new contributors had registered while over 20 hawkers renewed their contributions. 'This shows that the awareness among hawkers is quite high, especially with the support of the hawkers' association leaders in informing them on this scheme.' Awang Abdul added that the government subsidy for Plan 2 of the SKSPS, which was announced in last year's Budget 2025, would continue until the end of this year, subject to the available quota. He also reminded that the registration is mandatory for hawkers who need to renew their trading licences, noting that having Socso contributions is now a requirement. housewives self-employed Sibu Central Market socso
Reuters
25-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Waratahs' Suaalii ready to return for Hurricanes clash
MELBOURNE, March 25 (Reuters) - Big-money recruit Joseph Suaalii is fit to return for the New South Wales Waratahs after recovering from a toe injury that has sidelined him since round one of Super Rugby Pacific. Waratahs assistant coach Mike Catt confirmed the rugby league convert was available for selection for the Wellington Hurricanes match on Friday. "Joe's trained well. It was a tough session today," Catt told reporters on Tuesday. "He's had a good four weeks off, cleared the head and mind and he's got all the afterburners on." The four-test Wallaby's availability adds to coach Dan McKellar's selection headache with his outside backs, led by Max Jorgensen, performing well in the 21-year-old's absence. "It's what we want," Catt said of the competition for spots. "We want the Triston Reillys and the Darbys (Lancaster) to come through to put pressure on the guys that have come back." The Waratahs are fourth on the table heading into round seven after claiming their fourth win of the season against the ACT Brumbies last weekend.
