Month: September 2019

Injuries and suspension have wreaked havoc with the Melbourne Rebels’ lineup as they vie for their first-ever win in South Africa.

The Rebels have made five changes to their starting team, three of those forced with Lopeti Timani suspended, Dom Day (back) injured and Colby Faingaa remaining in Melbourne ahead of the birth of his first child.

Norths’ Shute Shield premiership captain Will Miller will be thrown into the Super Rugby cauldron at seven for the Sharks clash, after joining the team just a week ago as injury cover, while Jake Schatz will start for the first time this year.

The Rebels have had their way in the breakdown for much of this season, largely due to Faingaa’s influence, so the new backrow combination will be put to the test immediately.

James Hanson and Laurie Weeks have been shifted to the bench, with a rookie front row of Fereti Saaga, Siliva Siliva and Tyrel Lomax running on.

The young trio were the combination packing down late in the Rebels’ win over the Brumbies, clinching the match-winning scrum penalty.

Melbourne is yet to win in South Africa since the team’s inception in the competition in 2011.

Coach Tony McGahan said it was ‘disappointing’ not to be able to keep the team stable.

“A little bit disappointing to get a good result last week and then try and create some momentum and go back-to-back and that is disrupted,” he said.

“It’s always important to go back-to-back and have some consistency in your play. 

“All the young players coming in to that this weekend will be the beneficiaries of that.” 

McGahan said there were two key focuses for them ahead of the Durban matchup.

“We need to make sure we have great discipline, we need to make sure that we protect the ball, from a set piece perspective,” he said.

“South Africans are built on the back of that and a really strong kicking game. How we contend  with those two areas will be key.”

Prop Toby Smith’s return will have to wait another week, despite the front rower travelling to South Africa in the hope of being fit for this first tour match.

The Rebels take on the Sharks at 3:30am Sunday morning AEST, LIVE on FOX SPORTS.

TEAM

IN: Jake Schatz, Will Miller, Esei Haangana

OUT: Dominic Day (back), Lopeti Timani (suspension), Colby Faingaa (childbirth)

Rebels team to play the Sharks

1. Fereti Sa’aga

2. Siliva Siliva

3. Tyrel Lomax

4. Culum Retallick

5. Steve Cummins

6. Jake Schatz

7. Will Miller^*

8. Amanaki Mafi

9. Nic Stirzaker (Captain)

10. Jack Debreczeni

11. Marika Koroibete

12. Mitch Inman

13. Tom English

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14. Sefa Naivalu

15. Reece Hodge

Reserves

16. James Hanson

17. Laurie Weeks

18. Tom Moloney

19. Esei Haangana^*

20. Hugh Sinclair^*

21. Mick Snowden

22. Jackson Garden-Bachop

23. Ben Volavola

Israel Folau has been among the world’s best throughout his rugby career but NSW attack coach Chris Malone says the superstar has weapons that are still yet to be fully realised.

Folau’s aerial skills have always been among his most spectacular but it is only in the past two seasons that the Waratahs and Wallabies have really tried to harness this, with a switch to the wing last weekend only aiding that.

Though he wasn’t taking any credit for the positional move, NSW attack coach Chris Malone was more than satisfied with Folau’s game against the Rebels.

“I think the reality is you could pick him anywhere in the back line and he’s probably going to be the best player on the field and I was really pleased for the performance that he had, he embraced the move to the wing and obviously as you saw he was a huge difference in the two teams,” he said.

“The ability to get on the front foot through what he can do in the air was phenomenal.”

Malone admitted there was still more in Folau’s arsenal that might not have been maximised in his relatively short rugby career, a sport he only began playing in 2013.

“The great strengths that he has have probably not been used enough over the last five years and we want him to get his hands on the ball,” he said.

“If that’s good work inside him and passing it to him or kicking it to him or – there’s a number of different ways we can ensure we do that.

“He’s a huge threat and he had a good game last week and we’ll be looking for him to have another one this week.”

It wasn’t just Folau who enjoyed a positive afternoon the last time the Waratahs ran out – a dominant second half showed fans exactly the type of football they have the potential to play.

That was a display that Malone put down to one key factor, something that he is hoping will again be back in force in Canberra on Saturday night.

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“The change was just a little bit of composure,” he said.

“The reality was we’d already created a lot in that game as we have in the games prior to that in the season.

“For us, it’s about believing that we’re going to get the outcome that we want, we don’t have to get it straight away on the first phase every time.

We had a golden patch in the game on the weekend, (but) the Brumbies, they have the best defence in the Australian conference, so you know we’re going to have to maintain possession for a lot longer than we have so far.

“I think the belief and the potential in this team, the boys have seen that now, so it’ll be our intention to continue to play good rugby, we don’t want to stop playing, we’re just finding a nice balance there keeping the pressure on the opposition as opposed to ourselves.”

Malone said halfback Nick Phipps was still ‘maybe, maybe not’ going to be back for the round seven match, still recovering from a preseason calf injury.

Jake Gordon should be back in the starting spot, overcoming a concussion.

The Brumbies are expected to name David Pocock to return from a knee injury for the derby.

The Waratahs take on the Brumbies at GIO Stadium on Saturday March 31, kicking off at 7:45pm AEDT, LIVE on FOX SPORTS and via RUGBY.com.au RADIO. Buy tickets here.

Who stood out on another disappointing weekend for Australian rugby?

Here are our best XV. 

1.   Toby Smith

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It was a tough day for the Rebels but Toby Smith put in a solid performance in his first start after a serious hamstring injury. In just his second game of the season, Smith brought plenty of much-needed experience to the Rebels pack, and it showed in his combination with Laurie Weeks and James Hanson.

2. Tolu Latu

Latu continues to lead the way when it comes to hookers in Australian rugby. Scored a try that helped spark the Waratahs’ comeback against the Blues and was a threat at scrum time.

3. Tetera Faulkner

Faulkner continued his consistent 2017 against the Sharks, packing down at tighthead. The Force pack has been one of Australia’s most solid this season and he is a major part of that.

4. Will Skelton

The Waratahs found themselves in a 26-0 hole at half-time on saturday and Will Skelton’s injection into the game was a big part in changing that. Skelton made 40 run metres, the most of any Waratahs forward and finally showed glimpses of the threat the Waratahs want him to be.

5. Dom Day

Welsh international Dominic Day has found his way with the Rebels after some injury troubles hampered his start to the year. The 31-year-old was a force in defence against the Lions.

6. Brynard Stander

Brynard Stander shook off injury troubles to be among the best for the Force in their clash with the Sharks. Stander ran for 69 metres, had 13 carries and a linebreak on a difficult day out.

7. Will Miller

When it comes to the step up between Shute Shield and Super Rugby, Will Miller has had no trouble breaching the gulf, in another stellar performance. Twelve tackles and three turnovers showed his impact in defence, again stepping up in the absence of Colby Faingaa (quad).

8. Amanaki Mafi

If it weren’t for Amanaki Mafi, the Rebels would be in an even bigger abyss than they find themselves in now. The Japan international had another influential performance at the back of the scrum, making 50 run metres, 10 tackles and causing three turnovers. Not bad at all.

9. James Tuttle

James Tuttle has battled hard after being thrown in the deep end this year, but he seems to have no trouble swimming. The 21-year-old was consistent again under immense pressure in New Plymouth.

10. Jono Lance

Jono Lance made the most of his return to the Force starting team on Saturday night, with an impressive stats sheet either side of the ball. He made 70 run metres and beat three defenders in Durban, also finishing with 12 tackles and a turnover.

11. James Verity-Amm

A debut Super Rugby try in Durban in just your second game? We’d take that any day. The youngster showed his X-factor against the Sharks and a glimpse of his long-term potential.

12. Bill Meakes

Bill Meakes’s abrasive style is winning him plenty of fans and he showed glimpses of that again against the Sharks, also helping set up Verity-Amm’s spectacular try.

13. Curtis Rona

His rugby stint might only last a year but Curtis Rona is making the most of whatever time he has at the Force. The outside back formed part of the Force’s promising backline, making 40 run metres and eight tackles and won two turnovers.

14. Marika Koroibete

Marika Koroibete says he has no regrets in his code switch, but it’s probably the Rebels who have more to thank him for than the other way around. The former NRL winger showed his progress in defence, especially, on Saturday. Made 48 run metres and finished with nine tackles, the equal-highest of any Rebels back, including a sensational try-saver.

15. Israel Folau

Israel Folau broke his try-scoring rut on Saturday night, collecting a double in the process. While he’s still not at his best, his finishing is the first step in getting back to the player he has been.

Duco Events Australia CEO Rachael Carroll is confident the Brisbane Tens will have more top-line All Blacks in 2018, after the new edition of the event was launched on Wednesday.

The second rendition of the competition will be a day-night format, taking games out of the hottest part of the day, after fans sweltered through record temperatures in Brisbane this year.

Carroll said they had taken fan feedback on board in establishing the new schedule, which will also be shifted to start on Friday, rather than Saturday.

“We saw how hot it was last year, everyone remembers that, so we’re going day-night,” she said.

“We’re going Friday night, Saturday night, so you can imagine rocking in after work, 2,3,4 o’clock, on a balmy night in Brisbane.

“It’s going to be fantastic.”

New Zealand Rugby prevented its Test stars from playing in the 2017 tournament, including paid ambassador Israel Dagg, due to restrictions on load for touring stars, but Carroll said that would be different this year.

Julian Savea, who was a surprise omission from the Rugby Championship squad, is the high-profiel Kiwi ambassador and Carroll said they had moved to ensure his playing participation, irrespective of whether he makes it back into the international fold.

“We’ve worked really hard this year straight off the back of the first event, we went into New Zealand rugby and said, ‘Right, how are we going to do this? Let’s get these big guys on the field and here we’ve got the second-biggest tryscorer of all time for the All Blacks, Julian Savea, who’s guaranteed to play next year, even if he goes on tour, he’s guaranteed to play next year,” she said.

“We’re working really closely with New Zealand Rugby to assess each on a case-by-case basis and get some more All blacks on the field, but it’s also about the new stars.

“If you  look at this year – (All Blacks and Hurricanes back) Jordie Barrett, breakthrough star, platform and look what he’s gone on to do.

“This is about, yes, the stars of today, but also the stars of tomorrow.”

Next year, the competition will also see some new international teams, with a Fiji national team joining Samoa, as well as top 14 team Pau.

“We know that when Fiji plays anywhere in Australia in both New South Wales and Queensland , you get a huge following of fans in the stands and we’re absolutely expecting that the Fijians are going to come out in Force and support the Brisbane Global tens next year,” Carroll said.

Aussie fans could see David Pocock on home soil for the first time in the competition as well, with the flanker’s Panasonic Wild Knights in action for the second year.

Closer to home, there will be a WA representative side regardless of the outcome of the long-running Super Rugby saga, with Carroll floating the idea of a WA Barbarians team should the Force no longer exist.

The 2018 Brisbane Global Rugby Tens kicks off on Friday February 9, running over two days.

Rebels coach Tony McGahan will depart Melbourne at the end of 2017, bringing his four year tenure at the club to an end.

There have been whispers for some months that McGahan would not be part of the club beyond 2017 and the Rebels confirmed those whispers with a statement today.

The club have not announced who will be the head coach in 2018, though Morgan Turinui has been calling the shots at training for the back half of this season, with McGahan only playing a minor role.

The Rebels have managed just one win in 2017 and that, along with the anxiety as to whether the club will survive the ARU’s axe, is understood to have taken its toll on McGahan.He breathed life into a club that struggled for consistency under Damien Hill, taking the team to two straight seven win seasons but injury has crippled the club’s campaign in 2017.

“Tony has been a loyal and committed leader of the club since the moment he arrived in Melbourne,” Rebels CEO Baden Stephenson said.

“This has been a particularly tough year on and off the field and we are grateful for the resilience and determination Tony has shown to keep the players and staff focussed on performance.

“Tony’s legacy will remain with the club through the program that he has established, processes that are in place and upcoming talent he has nurtured and we wish him the best in his future direction.”

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika expressed his surprise at the decision at Wallabies training this afternoon.“I think it’s a shame because he’s been in a very difficult situation this year without a doubt,” Cheika said.

“One thing you see about the man is the way he’s held himself all season and he’s probably been under different types of pressure and it says a little bit about him too – he was up here yesterday, he didn’t mention it at all.

“We were all sitting together.

“He’s done a good job down there and it’s going to be a shame that he’s finishing up.

“That’s the first thing I can (say) but I’d rather speak to him first.”

It’s not known where McGahan will head from this point forward, though he is held in high regard in Europe, where he coached Munster from 2008 to 2012.

McGahan will still take the reigns for the club’s last two games of 2017 – a clash with the Force in Perth and a home game against the Jaguares.

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They played as though their Super Rugby life depended on it but the Rebels have fallen short, the Jaguares spoiling their 2017 finale with a resilient 32-29 win.

This was no ordinary match for the Rebels.

While the club is confident they will be playing Super Rugby in 2018, the fact remains they are yet to be guaranteed survival.

Add that to the departure of coach Tony McGahan along with several players and there couldn’t have been more to play for.

There was a clear sense of determination and grit about this performance from the outset, matching an AAMI Park crowd that were similarly optimistic.RUGBY.com.au spoke to several fans as they entered the ground and there was no sense of doom and gloom, even with the ARU’s axe hovering over their heads.

The playing group have steered clear of the matter this week as well, preferring to focus on the job at hand.

They certainly got on with the job in the first half with organised, physical defensive work, dominance at the breakdown and some of the best attacking sets they have stringed together this year.

It may actually have been the best half of football this team has played in 2017, though clearing that bar isn’t any sort of significant feat.

They applied themselves with similar vigour in the second term but the Jaguares lifted a level and the Rebels couldn’t go with them, a pair of soft tries in the final quarter proving the difference.

While they fell short, the usual suspects were enormous tonight.

Lopeti Timani was destructive on both sides of the ball, leaving several Argentinians flailing on the turf after copping a hit to the ribs.

Amanaki Mafi was similarly explosive.When he hit top gear on kick returns, there wasn’t a Jaguares player in sight keen to take him on.

It was another outstanding performance from the star No. 8, who was treated to a standing ovation when he was taken off with 20 to play.

Colby Faingaa was at his best come breakdown time, pinching a pair of pilfers in the first term.

Sean McMahon tackled like a man possessed, while Mitch Inman was at his busy best in his 100th Super Rugby match, popping up every time the Jaguares looked a chance of a line break.

Jack Maddocks also looks a serious talent, running superb lines and supporting each and every line break.But it was Reece Hodge that stole the show.

He was responsible for all 19 Rebels points at the break, slotting four penalties and converting his own try.

That try was one of the best the Rebels have scored all year.

A solid scrum was followed by a slick, if not forward, inside ball from Hodge to impressive youngster Jack Maddocks, Hodge backing up to reap the rewards his sleight of hand created.

That left the score at 16-3 with 25 gone but the Jaguares hit back off the back of their own sturdy scrum.No. 8 Leonardo Senatore peeling off the back and finding Martin Landajo, who drew a nervous Marika Koroibete, leaving Santiago Cordero unmarked in the right hand corner.

A Hodge penalty in the 37th minute would be the final scoring act of the first term, as the Rebels took a 19-10 lead into the break.

Nicolas Sanchez narrowed the gap to six early in the second term before Hodge kicked his fifth penalty of the night.

This one was from 55 out and hit the cross bar on the way over, much to the delight of the vocal crowd.

But the home side got too cute and five minutes later, a wayward Toby Smith pass was cleaned up by Sanchez, who popped a flick pass to Guido Petti for a big try against the run of play.

That was followed by the softest of tries to reserve halfback Gonzalo Bertranou, who slipped a Nic Stirzaker tackle from five out to canter over and give the visitors their first lead of the night at 25-22.

Melbourne were out on their feet at that point and a beautiful cross field kick from Juan Martin Hernandez gifted Cordero his second, the final nail in the coffin of the one-win Rebels, who crossed through a Steve Cummins consolation try on the siren.

RESULT

Rebels 29

Tries: Hodge, Cummins

Cons: Hodge, Meehan

Pens: Hodge 5

Jaguares 32

Tries: Cordero 2, Petti, Bertranou

Cons: Sanchez 2, Hernandez

Pens: Sanchez 2

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After 17 Rounds and 135 matches the quarter-finalists for the 2017 Super Rugby tournament have been confirmed by SANZAAR.

Following the Crusaders 22-31 loss to the Hurricanes, the Lions 27-10 win over the Sharks away in Durban saw them finish as the top ranked team.

The Crusaders’ 14-match winning streak came to an end in Wellington and they ended up as the second ranked side entering the quarter-finals.

The Conference winners and their rankings are: Lions [1], Crusaders [2], Stormers [3], Brumbies [4]

The four wild card teams (best runner up from South Africa Conferences 1 & 2, and three next best teams from the Australian & New Zealand Conferences) and their rankings are: Hurricanes [5], Chiefs [6], Highlanders [7], Sharks [8]

RANKINGS

2017 Super Rugby Quarter-final Draw

QF1: Lions [1] versus Sharks [8]

QF2: Crusaders [2] versus Highlanders [7]

QF3: Stormers [3] versus Chiefs [6]

QF4: Brumbies [4] versus Hurricanes [5]

SCHEDULE

Quarter-final Match Schedule (all times local)

Fri July 21: Brumbies v Hurricanes, Canberra @ 19:35

Sat July 22: Crusaders v Highlanders, Christchurch @ 19:35

Sat July 22: Lions v Sharks, Johannesburg @ 14:30

Sat July 22: Stormers v Chiefs, Cape Town @ 17:00

Semi-final Draw:

Pre-determined draw as follows (highest ranked team to host):

SF1: Winner QF1 v Winner QF4

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SF2: Winner QF2 v Winner QF3

Final Draw:

(highest ranked team to host):

Final: Winner SF1 v Winner SF 2

An exhibition at the National Library of China in Beijing illustrates how books published between the 15th and 19th centuries allowed China and the West to gain insights into one another.

In most history books, the Manchu Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) Emperor Kangxi is depicted as nursing great ambitions to make his country strong and prosperous.

But under his reign (1662-1722) the empire is known for its exclusion, Sino-foreign trade and communications having been strictly curbed.

But that page of history does have another side. Anyone seeing a Manchu-language edition of Euclid’s Elements at a new exhibition in the National Library of China is likely to gain a new understanding of this emperor.

Thanks to a group of European missionaries serving for the imperial court, Kangxi was exposed to Western natural sciences and technology. He was obviously a keen student of Elements, using red ink to highlight certain sections.

“The emperor believed his divine power derived from heaven,” Zhao Daying, a researcher at the library, says.

“He thus felt that he was given the privilege of knowing the rules of nature and of the universe. But that privilege did not extend to others; he did not disseminate what he learned to a larger circle at all.”

More than 300 precious ancient books throughout Chinese history, collected from 40 public institutions and 30 individuals nationwide, are now on display in an exhibition celebrating the 110th anniversary of the National Library of China that opened on Sept 7.

Compared with other national treasures in the library that tell of the country’s history in a matter-of-fact way, this exhibition comes across as truly exotic. As with Kangxi’s geometry textbook, dozens of other exhibit give visitors a special insight into Sino-Western communication.

In the footsteps of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), European missionaries continued to come to China in the late Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing dynasties, introducing important Western books of the time to the country.

The Belgian Ferdinand Verbiest, also an astronomer, was Kangxi’s first teacher of Western sciences. A collection of illustrations presenting his astronomical instruments, printed in 1674, is displayed in the exhibition in Beijing. The book in which they are contained is on loan from Liaoning Provincial Library.

Chinese No 1 taking setbacks in her stride as positive thinking prevails

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Although Wang Qiang is almost certain to finish the season as China’s No 1, the 27-year-old has experienced one of the toughest years of her career.

Nagging injuries and the death of her coach have made for a particularly difficult 2019 for the world No 16, with Wednesday’s 6-2, 6-1 loss to American Alison Riske (No 35) at the Wuhan Open symptomatic of her stuttering form.

But Wang is made of steely stuff mentally, and her positive post-match attitude demonstrated a determination not to let setbacks divert her from her ultimate goal of winning a Grand Slam.

“My whole team tries to avoid letting me think too much. They don’t want to focus only on how many points I have earned in the second half of the season,” said Wang in Wuhan.

“After being injured this year, I haven’t been in good condition. To improve I need to play more and win more.”

Wang enjoyed a breakthrough season last year when she captured her first two WTA titles and reached the final of the WTA Elite Trophy Zhuhai.

However, a waist injury that she described as “a time bomb that could explode any time” put the brakes on her rapid rise up the rankings.

“The injury has been bothering me this season, which is a problem I’ve never faced before,” Wang told China Daily in Wuhan.

“I missed many tournaments this season. The waist injury cannot be totally repaired immediately. I’m still receiving treatment and need to stay relaxed off the court. The priority is to control it.

“This has been a very tough year for me with everything that happened, including the change of my coach.”

The latter was necessitated by the July death of Wang’s former mentor, Peter McNamara, following a battle with cancer.

By Wang’s own admission, McNamara was a key factor in her spike in form last season. The Australian’s confidence in his protege was clear at last year’s Wuhan Open, when he told China Daily: “The potential is there. It’s about whether she can believe in herself and continue to work in a right way. I think she can. She’s a fantastic kid.”

McNamara’s death clearly rattled Wang.

“I knew he was sick, because earlier this year he couldn’t stand but only sit to watch my training sessions,” she said.

“I always worried about him. I was afraid something could go wrong when he sat by the court.

“He did not tell me what kind of illness he had so as not to worry me too much.

“I never thought that everything would happen so fast.”

Like McNamara, Wang’s new coach, Thomas Drouet, reckoned the player had some unrealized potential after being immediately been impressed with her athleticism and analytical capacity – which he described as her “two weapons”.

Although it’s still early in Drouet’s tenure, Wang’s run to the US Open quarterfinals indicated the Frenchman is the right fit.

Wang defeated French Open champion Ashleigh Barty at Flushing Meadows before being abruptly halted in her tracks (6-1, 6-0) in the last eight by 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

“Before the match I knew Williams was a great player, but I didn’t realize just how good she could be,” Wang told China Daily.

“After the match. I was like, ‘wow, she’s too impressive.’ It’s about her strength, the way she attacks and the pressure she puts you under.”

For now, Wang’s focus will start to shift toward next season as she targets more deep runs at the majors.

“This year, I rested totally about two months,” said Wang. “I didn’t even do much rehab to recover from the injury. For non-athletes, two months sounds not too long. For us pros, it’s a very long time. And it’s hard to return to my peak condition after that. I believe things are getting better, and I’m trying to rediscover the best me.”

The 25-year-old moved to the top of the Catalan side’s shopping list before the transfer window closed but the Red Devils refused to sell

Victor Lindelof’s agent says Barcelona tried to sign the defender from Manchester United after Matthijs de Ligt rejected them to join Juventus.

The Catalan side were one of the leading contenders to sign De Ligt from Ajax before he made a €75 million (£68m/$84m) move to Italy in July.

Barca were soon linked with Swedish centre-back Lindelof before the transfer window closed, but he ended up signing an extension earlier this month.

And the 25-year-old’s representative, Hasan Cetinkaya, says Barca made several attempts to convince United to sell, but the club refused to let one of their top players leave.

“Lindelof was perhaps Man Utd’s best player last season, and there was a lot of interest from clubs that are even better [than United] at the moment,” he told Aftonbladet.

“When Matthijs de Ligt chose Juventus, Victor was pronounced Barcelona’s first choice.

“His way of playing, his DNA, is very close to Barcelona’s way of playing. He is one of the world’s best centre-backs with the ball at his feet, and Barcelona wanted him. That’s how it was. I can talk about that now.

“They contacted Ed Woodward on numerous occasions with concrete offers. I had a meeting with their transfer manager, Matt Judge, to try to make a transition. But they just said: ‘There is no chance. Victor is one of our best players’.

“It ended up being a new agreement instead, even though Victor actually had three years left. Usually, they do not make extensions with players who have so long left on the contract, but when there was an interest at this level they had no other option.”

Cetinkaya says Lindelof has come a long way since the day they met in a Lisbon restaurant while the Sweden international was still in the Benfica youth system.

“The day he signed the new contract was one of the finest moments I’ve had,” he said. “I’ve been with him from the day he was an academy player in Benfica, and I met him and Maja (Nilsson, Lindelof’s wife) at a very sunny little restaurant in Lisbon. 

“Back then he was a kid with a little potty salary that he barely managed, and Maja was a girl who had left her job and all her childhood friends just because she believed in love. Two young people with big dreams, but with the same uncertainty. 

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“Victor wanted to become a world-class player, but worked with an agent who wanted to take him home to Allsvenskan. There was a clear agreement between Malmo and Benfica – only missing the player’s signature – but then I came in after flying five hours from Istanbul and declared that he would ditch both the agreement and his agent. 

“Within a few years, I guaranteed that he would play at world-class level – and everything has gone to plan. It is a completely indescribable journey. Now the future is secure for both him and his family. Now Ulrica Lindelof (player’s mother) can sit back and see what she made possible when she fought with four children as a single mother.”